tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post9082945538464212639..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: Game changerChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-23314835854396841682019-07-30T13:21:16.197+10:002019-07-30T13:21:16.197+10:00So true, Donna, we can only do what we can do. Tha...So true, Donna, we can only do what we can do. Thanks for your kind words, and I've given some thought to some new ways, we can help the wildlife. Because that's something we don't want to stop practicing. It's just got to change, how we help. :) Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-30986834933090330292019-07-25T13:47:42.852+10:002019-07-25T13:47:42.852+10:00Tough decisions, yes. My heart empathizes. More sm...Tough decisions, yes. My heart empathizes. More small farmers, homesteaders, nature loving land owners are being pushed out, up and away. Because all our time is limited and none of us get out of this life thing alive, we can only do what we can do. You've made a huge positive impact the last 12 years and I trust your decision to stay will result in even more benefits for the wildlife around you. Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-17557086468456368862019-07-23T15:03:40.695+10:002019-07-23T15:03:40.695+10:00Thanks for your kind words, Bev. The pace of today...Thanks for your kind words, Bev. The pace of today's society, is perhaps what causes all the rushing around. We did plenty of that, when we were younger, lol. Moving out here though, shifted our focus in so many ways. We had no idea, the impact it would have in the end. <br /><br />You actually came up in conversation, with David, in one of our many discussions of what to do. I shared how I knew a woman in her seventies, maintaining her 2.5 acre bush block, mostly by herself. Also shared the story about your daily, "do something", to get through all the work, without killing yourself. He was impressed. <br /><br />Leigh (above) and her husband Dan, also came up in conversations too. I think they're both in their late 50's, early 60's now. Correct me if I'm wrong, Leigh? It's a reminder that slowing down for various reasons though, need not be a complete barrier, or to fear what seems undoable. It just has to be approached differently. So kudos to my peers in landscape management. Who may well have been doing it longer than me! It's great we can all learn from each other. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-6281635873603798152019-07-23T12:53:15.480+10:002019-07-23T12:53:15.480+10:00So sorry, Chris, that you might be considering sel...So sorry, Chris, that you might be considering selling or that unwanted changes are being forced upon you. I've been following you for I don't know how long and know how you love the property. Suburbia is a cancer that seems to always catch up with those of us who don't wish to be a part of it. I don't know what else to say.<br /><br />You're a rare person these days....an observer and a thinker. You never rush into anything, unlike most people I know. I feel sure that you'll make the right decision for you and your family, and hope that wherever you end up, you'll keep blogging about your experiences, especially if they involve wildlife and the natural world. Bevhttp://www.foodnstuff.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-43722082867934580832019-07-23T11:41:02.072+10:002019-07-23T11:41:02.072+10:00Thanks Leigh, and it's true - progress in the ...Thanks Leigh, and it's true - progress in the mainstream, hasn't bode well for nature. Mankind and nature can coexist, usually in the beginning. But a couple of degrees shift, out of balance, and it starts to snowball in favour of progress. It's been difficult, watching that play out. In hindsight though, I guess it was inevitable.<br /><br />I knew you and Dan, would understand the health aspect - considering the injury to his hand, not that long ago. It tends to change how everything is done. Makes you a little wiser in daily operations too. Suddenly, you're not bulletproof any more. Very sobering. Any solutions adopted out of that experience though, tend to be more practical.<br /><br />We look forward to what emerges from this point onwards, too. :) Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-41574961605148532019-07-23T10:37:03.800+10:002019-07-23T10:37:03.800+10:00Thank you Patricia. Much grace has been required t...Thank you Patricia. Much grace has been required throughout this process. All things considered, we're still fortunate to have choice. I'm very grateful for that. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-18385401508987197552019-07-23T00:30:30.962+10:002019-07-23T00:30:30.962+10:00Oh my, that's huge news. But it's the kind...Oh my, that's huge news. But it's the kind of thing most of us have to face and contemplate eventually. The sad thing is that progress for modern society is not progress for nature. <br /><br />Physical ailments are another challenge that we all hope to avoid and may do. Likely not. Dan and I try to make choices that will help us continue to work well on our property as we get older. But it requires a cooperating level of health.<br /><br />I'll look forward to how all this plays out. Sounds like you won't have trouble selling if that's the route you finally go. It will certainly be a new adventure. Happily, you have many observations made, successful experiments, and lessons learned to take with you wherever you go. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-19978569181216285822019-07-22T23:30:32.267+10:002019-07-22T23:30:32.267+10:00Change is hard, so is acceptance. I am glad that f...Change is hard, so is acceptance. I am glad that for the moment you are staying. Much grace to you.<br />Patricia/Fl-USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com