nature

the force that through the green fuse drives the flower...

submitted by robertkamper on sat, 2008-11-29 21:51.

...apparently drove this tree through the limestone that covers much of the surface of the land (and the land under the surface) in these parts.I might have related this story before, but back on election day, I made a presentation to a group of middle school (6th grade) robotics class students about climate change and native plant gardening, and used a slide with two mushroom shapes - one of an atom bomb, one of an oak tree crown. The point made was the rate of change - rapid or slow, and the kind of change - destructive or creative. And the changes in climate over the last 100 years due to human activities and what can be expected in the next 100 years...

my dogs are not part of nature - period

submitted by susanjillian on sat, 2008-03-22 13:15.

I am proud to say that my 2 dogs have been trained to never do harm to the critters that wonder into our property. In fact a very interesting dynamic has happened. By training them to guard the birds that come to the feeders the birds have figured out that they are safe to feed, bathe, play, and pollinate in the yard when the dogs are there. Bonnie and Fergus can sit right up to the feeders and the birds flock around them safely.