tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post6513479807811457202..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: Back for 2015Chris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-65711510602985121692015-03-12T17:43:02.046+10:002015-03-12T17:43:02.046+10:00The natural world is changing some minds though. M...The natural world is changing some minds though. Many in the city, seek to carve out a place in nature where they can. Those are hopeful signs. :)<br /><br />We may find it difficult to pay back our collective debt of convenience though. I try to remember that when I think I need something I probably don't. ;)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-48776626747985910672015-03-12T17:34:36.504+10:002015-03-12T17:34:36.504+10:00Thank you Nanna Chel. Your place definitely sounds...Thank you Nanna Chel. Your place definitely sounds like a nice place to be on the hill too! All those fruit trees. I guess we find and make our happiness where we can. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-23197246427945612882015-03-12T03:04:56.006+10:002015-03-12T03:04:56.006+10:00Yes, it's Bev. Certainly our biology impels us...Yes, it's Bev. Certainly our biology impels us to interact with other living things. We are part of the living earth, not separate from it. Unfortunately, our present culture doesn't see it that way and we treat the earth as a commodity, something to be exploited and used. Indigenous peoples have always had a much healthier view and see themselves as just one small part of life. Leaving the natural world and living in cities was the worst thing humans ever did, both for themselves and for the rest of Nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-62039493379171184332015-03-11T19:33:12.362+10:002015-03-11T19:33:12.362+10:00Good to hear you are staying put, Chris...even tho...Good to hear you are staying put, Chris...even though it is lovely up here on the hill. You sound so happy to be living there. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-56724096787529411752015-03-11T14:27:01.875+10:002015-03-11T14:27:01.875+10:00Thank you, foodnstuff. It's Bev, though, isn&#...Thank you, foodnstuff. It's Bev, though, isn't it? I recall someone calling you that on your blog, or am I imagining things?<br /><br />Having raised one toddler in the burbs and one in the countryside, I'd have to agree in your comments about learning in a real environment, versus a mostly constructed one. The more natural the environment, the more hyper aware people become. I wonder if its because our biology impels us to interact with other living things? Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-53462041022244163152015-03-11T11:26:05.271+10:002015-03-11T11:26:05.271+10:00I'll join the "I'm glad for you"...I'll join the "I'm glad for you" chorus as well. While I'm enjoying the art work blog, I have missed the 'Grove'. I think it's good for kids to be growing up in a non-suburbia environment and learning self-sufficiency skills. Plus learning how the 'real' environment works by actually living in it.<br /><br />Welcome back! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-27504677173071382952015-03-11T07:59:19.713+10:002015-03-11T07:59:19.713+10:00Thank you Liz. And I know all you three lovely lad...Thank you Liz. And I know all you three lovely ladies, have worked hard on your respective properties (with your partners) too. It's incredibly hard to walk away from those efforts. I'm happy we can reopen the door and try again, with still plenty to do. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-59781968166964006722015-03-11T07:51:22.232+10:002015-03-11T07:51:22.232+10:00Thank you Linda. He's definitely determined, l...Thank you Linda. He's definitely determined, lol. He doesn't always like it when I draw boundaries for him though - like not stopping at meat-ants nests, walking in long grass and taste testing the dried kangaroo poo! Mums are fussy like that. ;)<br /><br />It certainly feels like this is where we belong, even if it does play hard-ball. I hope that mud clears up for you guys soon. Its a sure sign Spring is on its way in the northern hemisphere! :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-69225649139079578522015-03-11T07:32:11.071+10:002015-03-11T07:32:11.071+10:00Thank you Leigh. Family is so very important. :)
...Thank you Leigh. Family is so very important. :)<br /><br />Peter's mission outside is to explore, get dirty, pull grass seeds off and he even helps with the chicken chores now, at nearly two years of age. He loves the chickens, and is fearless with them too. I remember the first time I met chickens at my grandmother's house, I squealed and ran to her legs for protection, lol.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-1829594940770362902015-03-11T07:03:39.474+10:002015-03-11T07:03:39.474+10:00Oh I'm so glad you're staying! You have d...Oh I'm so glad you're staying! You have done so much work on that property already, I'm looking forward to seeing what else you do with it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-32600333744427820902015-03-10T23:09:23.671+10:002015-03-10T23:09:23.671+10:00Just look at the beautiful boy! Those little arms ...Just look at the beautiful boy! Those little arms look so determined! <br />I am glad you are back here-it seems to me from here that this is exactly what you should be doing because its where you belong right now. linda marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201901762476827737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-32993154763837353542015-03-10T19:17:38.706+10:002015-03-10T19:17:38.706+10:00Chris, this is fantastic news! I'm delighted t...Chris, this is fantastic news! I'm delighted to hear it. I definitely agree in meeting family needs first, so it's wonderful to know there were other opportunities to be found. Moving is never easy. Peter is so adorable! A little man on a mission!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com