tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041437999194031830.post9206746881102567996..comments2023-05-20T04:17:12.313-07:00Comments on My life with the critters: Old Trails and New AdventuresJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08231007979360748217noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041437999194031830.post-89193574103483664522015-11-27T23:50:51.542-08:002015-11-27T23:50:51.542-08:00ps. re Scotch broom.. A very pretty plant in bloom...ps. re Scotch broom.. A very pretty plant in bloom, in my opinion, & brilliant to see in spring along the roads...(It's the grass thats invasive & a pain in my opinion) I leave scotch broom to grow in my landscape amongst the plants & Arbutus tress...It's not hard to thin & pull out ...(not nearly as invasive as pesticides)...I actually heard they where spraying it one year right here on SSI on Beddis road...Idiots!Wendy Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885508969962273651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041437999194031830.post-46281440501026772632015-11-27T23:23:13.458-08:002015-11-27T23:23:13.458-08:00WTF?... The municipality is intentionally "po... WTF?... The municipality is intentionally "poisoning" Alder and Arbutus trees!....My head almost exploded reading this. Perhaps I shouldn't be so surprised --thought I heard it all.<br />Developers together with government just wont be happy until they've succeeded in destroying every aspect of natural beauty and wild life there is, deemed in their way.<br />Arbutus trees are unequivocally among the most gorgeous, exotic and rare (already threatened) trees there are here on the west coast (or the planet!!).. Shocked to hear this... I'd like to know more about the area & who's behind the gross decision to use pesticides to destroy them & everything else in their wake in a forested area....So sickening & senseless.Wendy Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885508969962273651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041437999194031830.post-3362838925934374512015-11-27T20:56:52.946-08:002015-11-27T20:56:52.946-08:00Your adventure greatly interested me as my dogs an...Your adventure greatly interested me as my dogs and I got lost on this trail about 2 weeks ago. We were up for an adventure such as yours and took a trail we had never taken. We ended up going round in a circle for about half an hour and rather than continuing to guess where we were, took the main trail down Richards Mountain and called my husband to pick us up to take us to me car back at the top of Escarpment way. It was a grand adventure but the dogs were not impressed.<br />I am disturbed to hear about pesticides being set out to kill arbutus. As you noted in your blog, the arbutus are beautiful and mage stick. Their colour and shedding bark is magnificent. <br />Thank you for your blogs. 😊Ferretlady Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304922508476943406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041437999194031830.post-66551843504750088222015-11-27T09:39:34.749-08:002015-11-27T09:39:34.749-08:00Thanks for taking me on your walk through your won...Thanks for taking me on your walk through your wonderful forest. Have seen a bit of them, but mostly from a train on the mainland. So very sorry to hear about that beautiful arbutus tree. It is so lovely. Hope they are leaving some. Not everything in life needs to make a profit. <br />Just love your journeys. Thanks for taking me there.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519915986183936104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041437999194031830.post-56996809733605867772015-11-27T06:58:31.697-08:002015-11-27T06:58:31.697-08:00Thanks for taking us on your hike up the mountain,...Thanks for taking us on your hike up the mountain, it is sad to hear of the pesticide killing off the vegetation and those lovely arbutus trees, how does one stop "progress"? Once again, lovely pictures.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07308484107697183925noreply@blogger.com