The world passes by at a fast clip when you’re traveling 45 miles per hour and watching out for traffic in the adjacent lane.

But despite the slight blurring that occurs at such speed, the human eye can still take quick snapshots, freezing images with reasonably good detail.

Lately, what the eye has seen driving past some of Natchez’s most traveled roadways hasn’t looked all that good.

Realtors call it “curb appeal,” visitors call it a “pretty city,” and fortunately, Natchez may soon have something that all can agree is an improvement on the status quo.

After much head scratching, muttering and worry, the City of Natchez appears to have at least a short-term solution in place to help handle the out-of-control grass and weeds along city medians.

The Natchez Board of Aldermen on Tuesday voted to accept one of the quotes from a private contractor to begin cutting the grass in the medians of some of the city’s most traveled arteries, including John R. Junkin Drive, Seargent S. Prentiss Drive and D’Evereux Drive.

More important than just getting the grass cut, the city seems to be developing a plan to ensure a controllable grass species in the areas, to reduce the need to cut more often in the future.

We’re glad the city has eventually managed to work this matter out to a reasonable solution.

Hopefully, as the grass becomes tamed, motorists may opt to slow down a bit and truly enjoy how much greener — and more beautiful — the grass can be on the other side of the highway.