Re: Temple Grandin, animals & trees

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I planted a bunch of mums this year. It was a little late in the season but most of them are still looking OK. They are showing the effects of winter, but I think so far only one of the 20 or so that I planted has died. That's frankly amazing since I have never planted them before. If any come back in the spring and summer I really will be surprised.

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In a message dated 1/3/2006 3:41:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mikecarrie01@... writes:

To me it feels like murder when I see threes cut being down, especially if it's not for something like building a house or making furniture; then it would at least live on and spread joy, comfort and usefulness for several generations.

I make my living in the forestry business and I don't like natural Christmas trees either. All the trees harvested from my properties will go to things like paper, plywood, furniture, some housing materials and power poles among other things. Even the bark ends up as mulch. I don't like seeing trees cut just to be used for a few days and then thrown in the trash.

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In a message dated 1/3/2006 5:26:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, inglori@... writes:

What's a mum? I take it you're not talking about mothers..? :-)

Inger

Chrysanthemum. Most people just call them mums because it is quicker. They are, however, my mom's favorite flower. If the grass had come in, I would have taken a picture of the backyard with them in bloom. But at the time most of the yard was still dirt.

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They survived?! He must have one green thumb indeed! I wonder what he

did.

> > And I too find it depressing that so many Christmas trees are

killed

> every year, just to amuse us for a few weeks. Such a waste.

>

> I'm not the only one in here, hey! that's cool! I do know one vegan

> person who would save christmas trees from garbage and plant them in

> his garden, they looked really sad, but they survived! )

>

[Guest guest]

They survived?! He must have one green thumb indeed! I wonder what he

did.

> > And I too find it depressing that so many Christmas trees are

killed

> every year, just to amuse us for a few weeks. Such a waste.

>

> I'm not the only one in here, hey! that's cool! I do know one vegan

> person who would save christmas trees from garbage and plant them in

> his garden, they looked really sad, but they survived! )

>

[Guest guest]

I hate to throw scraggly plants out and always try to nurse them back

to health. My husband doesn't like the ugly plants so they're

relegated to the back bathroom. I have a couple of really bad looking

ones that I keep for the beautiful flowers that bloom once a year. One

of them has an amazing large flower on it--I have no idea what it's

called so I call it swamp flower. It's kind of an Ugly Duckling thing

that pleases me.

> > And I too find it depressing that so many Christmas trees are

killed

> every year, just to amuse us for a few weeks. Such a waste.

>

> I'm not the only one in here, hey! that's cool! I do know one vegan

> person who would save christmas trees from garbage and plant them in

> his garden, they looked really sad, but they survived! )

>

[Guest guest]

I hate to throw scraggly plants out and always try to nurse them back

to health. My husband doesn't like the ugly plants so they're

relegated to the back bathroom. I have a couple of really bad looking

ones that I keep for the beautiful flowers that bloom once a year. One

of them has an amazing large flower on it--I have no idea what it's

called so I call it swamp flower. It's kind of an Ugly Duckling thing

that pleases me.

> > And I too find it depressing that so many Christmas trees are

killed

> every year, just to amuse us for a few weeks. Such a waste.

>

> I'm not the only one in here, hey! that's cool! I do know one vegan

> person who would save christmas trees from garbage and plant them in

> his garden, they looked really sad, but they survived! )

>

[Guest guest]

To me it feels like murder when I see threes cut being down, especially

if it's not for something like building a house or making furniture;

then it would at least live on and spread joy, comfort and usefulness

for several generations.

I get a bad 'murdered' feeling when I see huge uprooted trees. And

large, older trees give off a certain strong living feeling for me.

[Guest guest]

What's a mum? I take it you're not talking about mothers..? :-)

Inger

Re: Re: Temple Grandin, animals & trees

I planted a bunch of mums this year. It was a little late in the season but most of them are still looking OK. They are showing the effects of winter, but I think so far only one of the 20 or so that I planted has died. That's frankly amazing since I have never planted them before. If any come back in the spring and summer I really will be surprised.

[Guest guest]

What's a mum? I take it you're not talking about mothers..? :-)

Inger

Re: Re: Temple Grandin, animals & trees

I planted a bunch of mums this year. It was a little late in the season but most of them are still looking OK. They are showing the effects of winter, but I think so far only one of the 20 or so that I planted has died. That's frankly amazing since I have never planted them before. If any come back in the spring and summer I really will be surprised.

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>Inger: "What's a mum"Chrysanthemum, a popular, easy to grow, perennial, household garden flower.http://www.mums.org/photo_gallery/mum1.jpg   Rainbow

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Oh, THAT kind of mum!

Inger

Re: Re: Temple Grandin, animals & trees

>Inger: "What's a mum"

Chrysanthemum, a popular, easy to grow, perennial, household garden flower.

http://wwwmums.org/photo_gallery/mum1.jpg

Rainbow

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In a message dated 1/4/2006 2:16:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, julie.stevenson16@... writes:

Still funny visual of planting his mum in the garden - was in my head anyway :-)

I don't think she'd sit still for that. Besides, she wants to be cremated anyway. I'm not going to pour her ashes out though: she is so good at killing plants as it is, her ashes would probably leave the ground barren for decades.

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I got the same visual, hehe.

But ashes is good fertiliser, isn't it?

Inger

Re: Re: Temple Grandin, animals & trees

In a message dated 1/4/2006 2:16:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, julie.stevenson16@... writes:

Still funny visual of planting his mum in the garden - was in my head anyway :-)

I don't think she'd sit still for that. Besides, she wants to be cremated anyway. I'm not going to pour her ashes out though: she is so good at killing plants as it is, her ashes would probably leave the ground barren for decades.

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That'd be a great business--planting mothers and selling them. I'm

sure they'd sell for a lot of money.

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> What's a mum? I take it you're not talking about mothers..? :-)

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> Inger

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> I planted a bunch of mums this year. It was a little late in the

season but most of them are still looking OK. They are showing the

effects of winter, but I think so far only one of the 20 or so that I

planted has died. That's frankly amazing since I have never planted

them before. If any come back in the spring and summer I really will

be surprised.

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[Guest guest]

You are a bad son! Hee hee hee, very funny, though.

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> In a message dated 1/4/2006 2:16:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> julie.stevenson16@n... writes:

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> Still funny visual of planting his mum in the garden - was

in

> my head anyway :-)

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>

>

> I don't think she'd sit still for that. Besides, she wants to be

cremated

> anyway. I'm not going to pour her ashes out though: she is so good

at killing

> plants as it is, her ashes would probably leave the ground barren

for decades.

>

>

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In a message dated 1/4/2006 9:42:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, inglori@... writes:

But ashes is good fertiliser, isn't it?

Inger

Possibly. I was making a joke about my mother's poor horticultural skills. Rarely does a plant in her care last very long.

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Here, there is always a notice in the of when people can bring their trees to be shredded into mulch. Our family doesn't get a real tree anymore.We use a Palmetto bush in my parents living room. The only thing close to a real tree is the artificial one which is a mini tree with lights. Inger Lorelei <inglori@...> wrote: That's good. I just hate waste. Inger Re: Re: Temple Grandin, animals & trees In a message dated 1/3/2006 3:41:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mikecarrie01@... writes: To me it feels like murder when I see threes cut being down, especially if it's not for something like building a house or making furniture; then

it would at least live on and spread joy, comfort and usefulness for several generations. I make my living in the forestry business and I don't like natural Christmas trees either. All the trees harvested from my properties will go to things like paper, plywood, furniture, some housing materials and power poles among other things. Even the bark ends up as mulch. I don't like seeing trees cut just to be used for a few days and then thrown in the trash. If you love something, set it free! So it is with books. See what I mean

atwww.bookcrossing.com/friend/nheckoblogcritics.orghttp://notesfromnancy.blogspot.com Heckofreelance proofreadernancygailus@...

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[Guest guest]

Here, there is always a notice in the of when people can bring their trees to be shredded into mulch. Our family doesn't get a real tree anymore.We use a Palmetto bush in my parents living room. The only thing close to a real tree is the artificial one which is a mini tree with lights. Inger Lorelei <inglori@...> wrote: That's good. I just hate waste. Inger Re: Re: Temple Grandin, animals & trees In a message dated 1/3/2006 3:41:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mikecarrie01@... writes: To me it feels like murder when I see threes cut being down, especially if it's not for something like building a house or making furniture; then

it would at least live on and spread joy, comfort and usefulness for several generations. I make my living in the forestry business and I don't like natural Christmas trees either. All the trees harvested from my properties will go to things like paper, plywood, furniture, some housing materials and power poles among other things. Even the bark ends up as mulch. I don't like seeing trees cut just to be used for a few days and then thrown in the trash. If you love something, set it free! So it is with books. See what I mean

atwww.bookcrossing.com/friend/nheckoblogcritics.orghttp://notesfromnancy.blogspot.com Heckofreelance proofreadernancygailus@...

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mikecarrie01:I was thinking how recycling is no longer 'cool.' Have you noticed it? In the early 90's there were recycling bins and people were using cloth bags at the grocery store.

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Yes, I have. Here in Mesa, AZ one can get ticketed via random checks if items are not in the correct bin (my husband is a bit perseverative on this point), although I am not sure how strictly this is enforced nor how often the "checking" actually takes place. We have only two separations: all recycling items together and then everything else.

My otherwise "green" friends in Dayton, Ohio were complaining that recycling was "too much trouble" during a recent visit there, where it seems that it is somewhat optional.

When I lived in Raleigh, NC 7-8 years ago, the apartment complex had about five different separations.

Where I am from in Kentucky, recycling is not even offered on a regular basis (other than people voluntarily taking their items to a recycling center on certain days.

Amy