tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post9143643738649051632..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: trees are neighbours too!materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-3085645676423202082008-03-28T18:14:00.000-07:002008-03-28T18:14:00.000-07:00my neighbour built his fence arounda large tree on...my neighbour built his fence around<BR/>a large tree on his property. hooray. Another neighbour cut down a beautiful tree on his front lawn.<BR/>two steps forward....<BR/>HilaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-69292604862469342612008-03-27T21:24:00.000-07:002008-03-27T21:24:00.000-07:00lovely to have you stop by, Mames. If you're talki...lovely to have you stop by, Mames. If you're talking about Saltspring Island, we love it there as well, altho' it's much bigger than our own little island. We sometimes head over there for the Saturday morning market. Can't claim any 'made on Saltspring' babies tho'.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-72334150256493381242008-03-27T19:59:00.000-07:002008-03-27T19:59:00.000-07:00just found you via blue garters comments. i loved ...just found you via blue garters comments. i loved seeing all the photos of your island life. my husband and i took a trip to salt creek island where we camped for a while and i fell in love with the islands there. it is my greatest fantasy to go back and stay forever this time. it holds a very special place in our hearts because we can say our twin babies were 'made in canada". wink. i will b checking back here.mameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586918865232386537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-8684113515308226722008-03-27T19:03:00.000-07:002008-03-27T19:03:00.000-07:00LBR, Gina, Alison, Pseu, Thomas: If only we were i...LBR, Gina, Alison, Pseu, Thomas: If only we were in charge, eh? <BR/>And Thomas, yes, that's an amusing and puzzling parallel.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-86106587983983753082008-03-27T14:28:00.000-07:002008-03-27T14:28:00.000-07:00I am reminded of the current efforts to possibly s...I am reminded of the current efforts to possibly save the "empty tree" in Stanley Park. Perhaps if we spent more time looking at the trees we actually have which are still alive...Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03874196441496831678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38657119207238044752008-03-27T08:01:00.000-07:002008-03-27T08:01:00.000-07:00In France this would go down as a bit of judicious...In France this would go down as a bit of judicious pruning! I think your post is very pragmatic/diplomatic and its good to remember nature always reclaims her own eventually.indigo16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16982477144454205765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21857969055410834242008-03-26T19:46:00.000-07:002008-03-26T19:46:00.000-07:00I'm always saddened at the loss or damage of a tre...I'm always saddened at the loss or damage of a tree. Having grown up in an area with lots of trees, and then having lived a lot of my adult life in an area with far fewer, my arboreal appreciation has grown. What a shame that more forethought wasn't given so that the road could be cleared more judiciously.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-50280802270236381582008-03-26T10:19:00.000-07:002008-03-26T10:19:00.000-07:00Cheers. Well said.Cheers. Well said.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631687084204022574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-62380486757451297592008-03-26T08:00:00.000-07:002008-03-26T08:00:00.000-07:00I can easily cry over broken trees and dead animal...I can easily cry over broken trees and dead animals on the side of the road. It happens against my will. These pictures are so sad.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.com