tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post9040218344724427430..comments2024-03-23T17:29:21.173-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: Goodbye Privacy TulipBill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-40512260307571201542008-03-25T11:19:00.000-04:002008-03-25T11:19:00.000-04:00With tree fellers like this around the nature love...With tree fellers like this around the nature lovers have some hope left:<BR>http://owlbox.blogspot.com/2008/03/tree-felling-sa-style.htmlOwlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397568108655750480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-15219857462720194782008-03-02T20:15:00.000-05:002008-03-02T20:15:00.000-05:00I can't help but feel increadably saddened by thi...I can't help but feel increadably saddened by this story. Some people may say it's just a tree, but it's never "just" anything, it's a life, it's a story, it's a part of a greater picture. It has meaning and to let something as fleeting as money destroy that is wrong.Mary Jowww.tickletickledesigns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-24881448970747837582008-02-27T15:49:00.000-05:002008-02-27T15:49:00.000-05:00Doesn't it help, though, to think of the birds tha...Doesn't it help, though, to think of the birds that might benefit from it. Guess you gotta make of it what you can.The Zen Birdfeederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628190881212793758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-29590857004596827192008-02-27T09:08:00.000-05:002008-02-27T09:08:00.000-05:00I sure wish I knew how to make people who see tree...I sure wish I knew how to make people who see trees as nothing but something to be harvested feel the same way you and I do about them. If I could just change one person's perspective on that, it would make me happy.<BR><BR>Carolyn H.<BR>http://roundtoprumings.blogspot.comCarolyn Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-73444762874796061802008-02-26T18:53:00.000-05:002008-02-26T18:53:00.000-05:00What a bummer to lose that beautiful tree and your...What a bummer to lose that beautiful tree and your privacy along with it. Some people just don't get "it."<BR>BTW I love your latest BWD - read it cover to cover. I didn't realize until reading it that the boreal forest was in trouble. Bummer to that, too.NatureWomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272529400065960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-47462902449941911102008-02-26T13:24:00.000-05:002008-02-26T13:24:00.000-05:00Oh man, how depressing.Oh man, how depressing.Patrick Belardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-90205673734824035162008-02-26T11:32:00.000-05:002008-02-26T11:32:00.000-05:00I know he has the right but that doesn't make it r...I know he has the right but that doesn't make it right.<BR>I feel ill.Rondeau Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740342799585280444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-66810404858094829642008-02-26T11:25:00.000-05:002008-02-26T11:25:00.000-05:00I am sad for you and for the Privacy Tulip. Kudos ...I am sad for you and for the Privacy Tulip. Kudos to Zick for trying to save it. Maybe you could plant another tree on your property, but in the same sight line?dguzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-743430996772291662008-02-26T06:43:00.000-05:002008-02-26T06:43:00.000-05:00Made me want to cry for the poplar. :c( For some ...Made me want to cry for the poplar. :c( For some people, if there is a buck to be made, nature be damned.Jaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-37554403860460774322008-02-25T22:26:00.000-05:002008-02-25T22:26:00.000-05:00Very sad... You'll miss the privacy, but I agree t...Very sad... You'll miss the privacy, but I agree that the birds will miss that tree more.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-12534670703731326702008-02-25T22:17:00.000-05:002008-02-25T22:17:00.000-05:00"The chainsaw started and it was over in a matter ..."The chainsaw started and it was over in a matter of minutes." That brought tears to my eyes.aviennehttp://avienne.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-45275340614386477262008-02-25T20:55:00.000-05:002008-02-25T20:55:00.000-05:00Owlman: KEEP THAT TREE!Owlman: KEEP THAT TREE!Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-70457736049806139952008-02-25T20:50:00.000-05:002008-02-25T20:50:00.000-05:00Tragic and heartbreaking... I'm betting if your ne...Tragic and heartbreaking... I'm betting if your neighbor lived here, he'd know the true value of trees...SLWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574103178321487531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-56262288885752261852008-02-25T20:34:00.000-05:002008-02-25T20:34:00.000-05:00So sad, especially when you have a special attachm...So sad, especially when you have a special attachment to that one special tree. Our neighbor to the south of us clear-cut his land last month, not for the wood, but to make it easier to mow. What was a birdy patch of forest is now red clay with tread marks. He didn't use the trees, just piled them up and burned them. I don't know how he's planning to grow grass- there's no topsoil, either. Thanks for the tale.zeladoniachttp://drawingthemotmot.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-23442961310363531932008-02-25T20:30:00.000-05:002008-02-25T20:30:00.000-05:00:(:(egretsnesthttp://egretsnest.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-56246360875690556152008-02-25T19:58:00.000-05:002008-02-25T19:58:00.000-05:00A brave and beautiful post. I miss that tree so. I...A brave and beautiful post. I miss that tree so. I keep meaning to go measure the stump but haven't had the heart.Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-55756311144463997632008-02-25T19:24:00.000-05:002008-02-25T19:24:00.000-05:00It hurt to read this. The whole concept of ownersh...It hurt to read this. The whole concept of ownership has run amok with regard to nature and natural resources.Wrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15824283256883254008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-50846621743751662652008-02-25T19:21:00.000-05:002008-02-25T19:21:00.000-05:00The only cure for your ills is to buy everything t...The only cure for your ills is to buy everything that joins you. It's an endless task and endless amounts of money. It was my Dad's philosophy and he ended up with over 500 acres.Catbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17063382285988211334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-63471946806071625832008-02-25T19:06:00.000-05:002008-02-25T19:06:00.000-05:00Yip, you really captured the dichotomy of thought ...Yip, you really captured the dichotomy of thought between the nature lover and the 'regular' citizen who views a tree from its utilitarian perspective. I had a large pine tree die in my yard this last fall and everyone that sees it wants to know when it’s coming down. What they don’t realize is that it will be a great garden tree for birds such as woodpeckers, nuthatches etc.Owlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397568108655750480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-77569388162992915622008-02-25T14:58:00.000-05:002008-02-25T14:58:00.000-05:00For all the reasons you mention, I ache with you f...For all the reasons you mention, I ache with you for the loss of the tree. It seemed so perfectly well suited for its site.<BR><BR>Eloquent blog. Thanks for making us think.NCmountainwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.com