tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post2120506241226781208..comments2023-08-16T18:56:13.685+10:00Comments on diary of a suburban gardener: good nature news and bad nature newsSue Catminthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-61966496423760868352018-02-20T00:17:01.577+11:002018-02-20T00:17:01.577+11:00I agree, Denise.I agree, Denise.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-61559350192321645612018-02-20T00:15:52.914+11:002018-02-20T00:15:52.914+11:00It's very disturbing how so many insects have ...It's very disturbing how so many insects have disappeared. I remember moths squashed on the windscreen. That doesn't happen any more.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-5168259507674488442018-02-18T03:05:28.936+11:002018-02-18T03:05:28.936+11:00I often wonder whether the alternatives are less e...I often wonder whether the alternatives are less expensive. Has anyone ever calculated the benefits of trees? If not, they should.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883576149835739996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-65543598089929805452018-02-01T19:23:23.002+11:002018-02-01T19:23:23.002+11:00Good news. If I go back a number of years ago bumb...Good news. If I go back a number of years ago bumble bees were a common site in the Scottish garde, very few of them these days. Bad news about the trees.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-70035574483175061472018-01-27T21:52:12.849+11:002018-01-27T21:52:12.849+11:00Yes - pollinators and pollinatees need to fit toge...Yes - pollinators and pollinatees need to fit together like a jigsaw puzzle! What you said about the Phillipines is relevant to our country. Our so called Minister for the Environment seems more like the Minister against the Environment. Supports new coal mines and fracking!Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-11897997301927916142018-01-27T21:48:12.939+11:002018-01-27T21:48:12.939+11:00Hi Nadezda, your city sounds very progressive in t...Hi Nadezda, your city sounds very progressive in this respect.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-4857946325777986242018-01-27T21:46:46.320+11:002018-01-27T21:46:46.320+11:00such an avoidable tragedy - the fear is people wil...such an avoidable tragedy - the fear is people will only realize what they've missed when it's too late. What happened in Sydney sounds similar to what is happening now in Melbourne.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-87938859848359845322018-01-27T21:44:17.890+11:002018-01-27T21:44:17.890+11:00I remember reading about an indigenous group somew...I remember reading about an indigenous group somewhere that referred to white people as children, because they were amazed at how they were unable to delay their gratification.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-11212992097021560472018-01-27T21:41:50.089+11:002018-01-27T21:41:50.089+11:00Makes sense, I shouldn't always be so cynical....Makes sense, I shouldn't always be so cynical. Our St Kilda Road will be like your Northborne Avenue.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-56201514386301919142018-01-27T21:40:22.652+11:002018-01-27T21:40:22.652+11:00Yay for California, Kris. Yay for California, Kris. Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-40562728032073675262018-01-27T21:38:21.407+11:002018-01-27T21:38:21.407+11:00It's scary what has happened to bees. Because ...It's scary what has happened to bees. Because Australia an island I think so far there's no virroa mite here.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-75317767069983818782018-01-26T13:08:48.060+11:002018-01-26T13:08:48.060+11:00OMG, and that is considering that Australian gover...OMG, and that is considering that Australian government is more responsible to the environment than ours! That is really sad. In this country, because heads of government always change, environment is always secondary to greed! And that happened just recently when an active environmentalist Gina Lopez as head of the environment and natural resources was rejected by the Commission on Appointment. It was rumored that the miners in government is against her. This is extremely sad for our country. <br /><br />Re-ur comment in my last post. Thank you very much. As for the specific bees visiting specific flowers, i guess it is the form and characteristics of their proboscis, as some flowers have very long neck that only very long proboscis can reach the bottom.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-3473869561425261342018-01-24T02:26:54.833+11:002018-01-24T02:26:54.833+11:00in a world of wounds, we were called trolls for wh...in a world of wounds, we were called trolls for whining about plastic when other people are worried about the real problem. Save water in the drought. Who cares about plastic in landfill or the ocean. We can worry about that later.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-46250026404545025682018-01-23T23:37:19.760+11:002018-01-23T23:37:19.760+11:00I agree, it's a bad news cutting down adult tr...I agree, it's a bad news cutting down adult trees to the detriment of the environment and the interests of the inhabitants.<br />I believe that they can always find another solution. In our city tunnels were laid deep, although the soil is very bad.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-21169010646086553922018-01-23T19:29:53.801+11:002018-01-23T19:29:53.801+11:00The removal of trees in Melbourne is similar to wh...The removal of trees in Melbourne is similar to what happened in Sydney to make way for the new light rail to the Eastern Suburbs. In Sydney’s case, century old trees along Anzac Parade were to be removed. The transport minister stated that at least two trees would be planted to replace each tree felled....elsewhere one presumes. Such a tragedy.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326022802944960576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-84051232848957869342018-01-23T14:37:06.036+11:002018-01-23T14:37:06.036+11:00Oh, that is terribly sad about the upcoming loss o...Oh, that is terribly sad about the upcoming loss of those mature trees! But good news about the company deciding to ban Round-Up. It seems like we're constantly taking two steps forward and one step back; or sometimes, two steps forward and three steps back. Aldo Leopold's quote speaks to me: “One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on land is quite invisible to laymen. An ecologist must either harden his shell and make believe that the consequences of science are none of his business, or he must be the doctor who sees the marks of death in a community that believes itself well and does not want to be told otherwise.”Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-38378932760005530952018-01-23T07:20:44.836+11:002018-01-23T07:20:44.836+11:00I agree! It's amazing how careless many peopl...I agree! It's amazing how careless many people are with those pesticides. Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-84452100155967307772018-01-23T07:14:32.484+11:002018-01-23T07:14:32.484+11:00Sigh. Our Northborne Avenue is a sad shadow of it...Sigh. Our Northborne Avenue is a sad shadow of its self as ALL the trees were removed to make way for the tram line. We are told they will be replaced, but...<br />I suspect Bunnings is slow because it has contracts with the suppliers of Roundup and similar poisons. I hope that is the reason for them dragging their size ten feet.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-56856137323830443542018-01-23T06:44:39.716+11:002018-01-23T06:44:39.716+11:00Ugh! One hand giveth and the other taketh away. ...Ugh! One hand giveth and the other taketh away. Australia's retailers are ahead of ours in the US on the Round-up issue, although many gardeners I know adamantly reject its use and use every opportunity to protest its sale. Meanwhile, the current resident of our White House shows absolutely no regard for the environment or preservation of the country's natural resources but at least California is fighting the federal government's intrusions in every way it can. Hopefully, US voters will take the trash out of Congress this year and clear out the White House in 2020.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-18279985026341314532018-01-23T04:56:15.357+11:002018-01-23T04:56:15.357+11:00Any time we can get rid of neonicinonoids it’s a v...Any time we can get rid of neonicinonoids it’s a victory for the environment, to say nothing about common sense. It is encouraging to see a pollinator in your picture.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com