Ever been to one of those Mediterranean Fiorata festivals and wondered who cleans up afterwards?

The locals spend the night putting millions of flower petals, seeds, beans and nuts out all along the road to make lovely pictures and the have processions alongside them for people to admire the ephemeral art.

Then the next day, I presume Snow White or some other Disney Princess starts singing her lungs out…

because a whole load of birds come along and busily clean everything away.

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