Merle, But, more importantly, YOU are doing something about it!
...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > >  and so bill!..i know from experience and observation that climate change > and global warming are real.. > i see the evidence every second of the day and night on my mountain top in my > garden of paradise. and i do cry tears of blood >  merle >  > Merle, > > Good on ya girl! > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > > > > > àright billllll > > > > ...so here we go..want the short or the long version?... > > > > à4 acres of damaged earth here on this mountain top in may 1969... with > > a small pocket of half an acre of rainforest......à> > > > à1978..commencement of the garden of paradise... > > àaustralian natives encouraging and nurturing re forestation of original > > forest àplanting european and chinese exoticsà> > including the construction of 4 small ponds and a billabong... > > àplus 30 àclumping varieties of bamboos...à> > > > àthere you have it home to now:à> > earthworms, snails, frogs, gold fish, lizards, black snakes, pythons, > > wallabies, possums, flying foxes, ring tail possums, rats, mice, funnel web > > spiders, trap door spiders, pigeons, bellbirds, kookaburras, parrots, > > cockatoos, finches, sparrows, ibis, european blackbirds, bower birds, to > > name but a few... > > > > àorange trees..including the seville orange tree ( my marmalade tree) > > apricots plums, chinese gooseberry vine, chocko vine, peaches, àlemon > > tree, lime tree... > > > > kafir lime, vietnamese mint, thyme, rosemary, tarragon, coriander, parsley, > > àsage, etc. > > the garden won the in 2009 the grand champion spring garden of the > > hawkesbury district... > > > > from nothing sprung àa labour of love to transform , nourish and care > > for this patch of earth to create beauty and dare i add truth... > > > > a zen approach to the doing, a zen to the making, a zen to the enjoying, a > > zen garden of beauty, tranquility and peace > > à> > 2003 saw the neighbours from hell destroy the top part of the rainforest( > > which was àtheir's to cherish and nurture) to make way for their now > > weed collection... > > and low and behold our section of the rainforest was open to the light > > hence weeds ..and destruction.. > > spent in vain an arm and a leg getting legal advice... > > àpooh to that..bloody lawyers..all they are interested in is the > > dollar..well this weasel was... the dollar and deceitful as the devil! > > > > àright NOW billllll....... tell me i have done nothing! > > > > tell me i do not care? > > I care alright... > > > > i weep tears of blood at what is occurring as i type to the paradise that > > was once this planet earth > > > > àthe garden of eden > > àparadise lost! > > àmay there be enough folk amongst us that do care > > > > àmerle > > > > Merle, > > > > I know you care, but what are YOU doing about it besides POSTING A BUNCH OF > > POSTS IN ALL CAPS? > > > > ...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Ãâàbecause it is falling in BILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i actually > > > care!...merle > > > Ãâà> > > Merle, > > > > > > Why are you running around crying 'the sky is falling', and what do you > > > propose WE do about it? > > > > > > And more to the point, what are YOU doing about it? > > > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bill!..you are lagging behind..lovely the unspoilt beaches... there are > > > > very few of those...the unspoilt is being destroyed..you know that!..so > > > > why are you pretending that all is well?..merle > > > > > > > > > > > > ÃÆ'ââ¬Å¡Ãâà> > > > Joe, > > > > > > > > I never said that I thought everything should just stay as it is. It > > > > won't. That's all part of impermanence. And...I believe the urge of > > > > Merle and you and anyone else to 'make things better' is natural too. > > > > > > > > What I bristle at is people trying to use labels such as 'unnatural' or > > > > 'interfering with nature' as a reason to justify their environmental > > > > (especially if conservationist) agenda. > > > > > > > > I look at beaches and see that I like sparsely populated beaches better > > > > than those littered with condos, but I don't label the condos as > > > > 'unnatural' nor their developers as 'interfering with nature'. > > > > > > > > I just say I like the uncluttered beaches better. They are more > > > > pleasing to me. Why should I have to say more or try to justify that > > > > further? > > > > > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Bill!, > > > > > > > > > > I know that you are. And I don't disagree. > > > > > > > > > > But don't give yourself airs. You're not arguing at all, Bill. > > > > > > > > > > You just seem to passively accept them. I'm not sure that that is > > > > > natural. It seems self-defeating, not Nature's way. > > > > > > > > > > We can naturally step in, step up, and do a hell of a lot better for > > > > > Nature (ourselves). It's only natural that we should want to do so. > > > > > And we will. Even if you benefit. > > > > > > > > > > --Joe > > > > > > > > > > > "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Mike and Joe and maybe even Merle, > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not arguing that all these things are not happening. I'm only > > > > > > arguing that all these things are natural activities. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! 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