tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912321843321447366.post8437315816389361243..comments2023-11-21T13:12:09.387-05:00Comments on Rattling the Bones: Consciousness Issues.Lisa F. Tardiffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11417343793276016602noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912321843321447366.post-7766723496923844572013-01-19T10:10:57.484-05:002013-01-19T10:10:57.484-05:00I really hope Murlfe is alright. There is nothing...I really hope Murlfe is alright. There is nothing worse than a beloved pet being poorly...<br /><br />At work the factory is surrounded by a large grassy area which is maintained by outside contractors. I hate that as a matter of course they spray all along the edges. Does that little dead strip really look better than the a slghtly unruly mowed bit of grass at the edge? I find it hard to believe...<br /><br />I love seeing grass with other things mixed in and even at work they let the dandelions be and I love to watch them flower and sometimes I blow their seeds off. As a child we had a strange plant come up in the lawn and for years my parents did not mow that bit, so this plant could flowere in it's raggedy orange loveliness.<br /><br />There are other places where butterflies and moths are a tourist attraction. We came across one on Rhodes last year. All the reviews say that the people visiting are disturbing them and their numbers are dropping. We did not go. We did however have a visit from one of the beautiful moths when we visited a lovely ruin by the sea. I like that nature sorted it out and I hope it does too for the moths of Rhodes...<br /><br />I have to admit I wanted somethingmiraculous to happen too...Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02335627965504673440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912321843321447366.post-60984366143415985292013-01-18T17:13:07.996-05:002013-01-18T17:13:07.996-05:00My cat has at least a dozen allergies, most of whi...My cat has at least a dozen allergies, most of which I'm sure are due to the chemicals sprays and other toxins in our environment. I've spent a small fortune finding out what was wrong with her and getting the proper treatments. She has suffered with skin lesions and now has to endure weekly allergy shots. <br /><br />All my neighbours have impeccable lawns. I am the only one who doesn't use chemicals... but now I have an overgrowth of dandelions and digging them out one at a time just isn't enough anymore. <br /><br />I am thinking of turning my front yard into a garden that butterflies and bees can enjoy. Why have a lawn that we don't use because that is what everyone else does?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />MaryRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333077284447655739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912321843321447366.post-52395686596155788112013-01-17T16:13:20.378-05:002013-01-17T16:13:20.378-05:00Bootie,
Territoriality is definitely a huge theme...Bootie,<br /><br />Territoriality is definitely a huge theme here too... We also have NEW neighbours and they decided to cut down one of our Butterfly bushes because they thought it was theirs. They felt it was in the way when they mowed the lawn. The idea of ownership -- is ridiculous when it comes to Mother Nature. At least that's the way our ancestors thought.<br /><br />I think we need to be conscious of the toxins we continuously spread through our world and realize how much of an impact they have on us and Nature as a whole.<br /><br />LISA<br />Lisa F. Tardiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11417343793276016602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912321843321447366.post-76645779182803130072013-01-16T18:08:59.317-05:002013-01-16T18:08:59.317-05:00Lisa,
I like KM's story and mother nature taki...Lisa,<br />I like KM's story and mother nature taking care of the Monarchs.<br />I am sorry to hear about Murfle. I hope she recovers okay. <br />I will pray for her tonight.<br />LeanneLilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624557781876903457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912321843321447366.post-31618621238298633712013-01-16T07:22:44.586-05:002013-01-16T07:22:44.586-05:00I never use pesticides in my yard and like to leav...I never use pesticides in my yard and like to leave portions of it "natural" for the local wild-life. Along one length of my yard I have an herb garden, a blackberry bush, and several butterfly bushes.<br /><br />When a new neighbor developed the lot next to mine I cam home one day to find him spraying pesticide and weed killer all along our shared property line.<br /><br />It upset me to see poison being applied to places where I harvest food, where my dogs play, where indigenous reptiles and amphibians live... The turtle who lived in my garden moved away.<br /><br />I asked the new neighbor to please not spray so close to my yard. He was afraid he had killed some of my plantings and asked me to point out what could stay and what could go...<br /><br />It all stays.Bootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13172384426611745917noreply@blogger.com