tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post3536920836481244803..comments2024-03-06T14:31:44.299-06:00Comments on monkeybox: If Trees Could TalkSharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913201824588109760noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-71429493636096531902007-07-21T21:25:00.000-05:002007-07-21T21:25:00.000-05:00Olive lives in a different part of Texas than wher...Olive lives in a different part of Texas than where I am from, I'm a San Antonio native. There was a big controversy because Lowe's cut down a bunch of extremely old trees to build a store - after the promised they would leave the trees alone. I think it's very sad. Progress is not automatically bad, but it should be done with some sense. Which seems to be lacking. The trees should have been left alone!Otter Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150285495175373444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-63118464494673123642007-07-21T14:52:00.000-05:002007-07-21T14:52:00.000-05:00Boy, I know the feeling of the way trees provide j...Boy, I know the feeling of the way trees provide just such a tremendous touch to an area. I so miss the giant old maples on the next street! The colors, birds and the way they subdued the noise was remarkable! I am always sad for days when a big tree is removed, I have even told my family I was going to come back as one! Guess that's why my favorite books is "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" ! SO sorry your sad! LoriLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260211673617167087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-58129129626725753182007-07-20T16:16:00.000-05:002007-07-20T16:16:00.000-05:00I am very sorry. We are having a lot of discussio...I am very sorry. We are having a lot of discussions here in our town in NC about the loss of trees. They cut down these huge, beautiful trees, build something, then plant these puny little things in their place. It's just like the Joni Mitchell song "...they paved paradise, and put up a parking lot..."<BR/><BR/>LibbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-86762855997486431232007-07-20T10:44:00.000-05:002007-07-20T10:44:00.000-05:00Not sure if it is just our state, but trees are hi...Not sure if it is just our state, but trees are highly regarded in Tx. There is some rule for builders that a certain # of current trees must remain and something like 5 new trees must be planted for every ONE that is cut down. <BR/><BR/>I wish I had a pic of the tree replanting that just took place here. The city is building onto our rec center and they used this humongous machine that had an icecream scoop looking thing on it that went in under the roots and just scooped it out. They have moved several trees to the barren soccer fields, so now they will have beautiful shade trees.<BR/><BR/>With the recent flooding, our city park lost several gigantic trees. I'm sure they will replant something, but some of these were 100 plus yrs. old.<BR/><BR/>I am sad for your local trees.oliveoyl64https://www.blogger.com/profile/08043694366488352015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-26264646381727957472007-07-20T01:54:00.000-05:002007-07-20T01:54:00.000-05:00So sad. It's such a sad sight that tree. It's prob...So sad. It's such a sad sight that tree. It's probably had seen alot of things happen in front of it in it's lifetime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-68402346933865822772007-07-20T01:28:00.000-05:002007-07-20T01:28:00.000-05:00"I speak for the trees" says the Lorax...I am sad ..."I speak for the trees" says the Lorax...I am sad for th eloss of a beautiful piece of God's Shade...UGH. That;s actually TOTAL BS about the trees planted in honor taken OUT...I would have gone to the &*^()&*%&* school board...that is AWFUL!<BR/><BR/>Chrisx4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com