Ruby and Tango

Ruby and Tango
Me 'n' Ruby and of course Tango

Friday 3 January 2014

Environmentally speaking

I think just about everyone is being affected by this seemingly un-natural weather.,,from the devastating fires in Australia in summer to the floods and strong winds in UK, also the typhoons in the Far East,
Is it really man induced, or a natural cycle ?We know this planet have been through several climate changes through millenniums, but it's the frequency that seems to be causing the concern.
Could it be deforestation that is upsetting the natural cycle of rainfall, which is then sucked up by the trees and released back into the atmosphere to form clouds, which then again fall as rain? seems a bit too simple, but I wonder ??? Then there is the pollution of the oceans, which then again upsets the natural balance, poisoning the ocean bed and killing many species of fish and plants thereby again upsetting the natural cycle. who knows, I don't I can only wonder.
I get angry when I see or hear trees being felled, sometimes for no apparent reason but because they are in someone's way or blocking their view. Where are the birds, bats and other insects which depend on this habitat going to go?  Where I live there are many Mediterranean  Pines, many have grown to great heights and have been part of the landscapes for many, possibly hundreds of years, because of the severe storms and 70mph winds many are being blown over and many have to be removed for safety, they are shelter for many creatures as they are high, evergreen and quite dense at the top, Goldcrests and many finches rely on them for roosting and nesting, where are they going to go? The usual Beech, Oak Lime etc, have all lost their leaves so offer no protection from the elements. It's like taking the population of Southampton and moving them to Portsmouth, then when that's full moving them to London, till there's nowhere for them all to fit in, and the Government have the nerve to say we are losing species, Perhaps if they stopped people gravelling or paving over their gardens it would give the birds somewhere to grub for worms, perhaps if the builders built proper eaves to houses with an overhang at the apex for swallows to nest, stop clearing the hedgerows and dewponds , we as a nation are destroying the world in many ways, but personally I don't think what the environmentalists say or do, it won't make one whit of difference, greed, power and the need to look after no 1 is more important, I wouldn't come back to this world as it is, we had the best of it, environmentally, previous to to the Millennium.
On a lighter note, my neghbour phoned me this morning, telling me that she'd rescued a hedgehog at the top of my drive which divides us, she said it had been tangled in some wire and she wasn't sure if it was injured, she'd let it back to the nest where it had supposed to be hibernating, I scrabbled around and found it and took it to our vet as it shouldn't even be out this time of the year, but again this is because of the topsy turvy weather, The vet said they'd take it to their hospital and if it was OK they'd give me a call to fetch it back and put it where it came from, which they prefer to do, so fingers crossed that he/she is OK.


Thank you for visiting and please come back, Arlene, Tango and Ruby

5 comments:

  1. You are a very brave lady to pick up a hedge hog (we call them ground hogs here). They really get huge here and look very frightening.
    A very interesting post about the environment and what has brought about changes. It is bitter cold here and only to get worse. xx

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    1. No way am I brave Beth, LOL our hedgehogs are the most inoffensive creatures and not very big, smaller than a half grown cat curled up.
      Thanks for visiting. XX

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  2. Just to clear this up, a Hedge Hog is more like a Porcupine than a Ground hog. I've seen the Hedge hog and they are cut little guys. Not sure what they eat but I think it's earth worms and insects, If I'm wrong please feel free to enlighten me.

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    1. I think you're probably quite near the mark Horst, our little hedgehogs ear slugs, worms and any insect he can get hold of, I'll put up a photo of one I've taken the little garden divider that he's climbing over is about 4" high, thank you for dropping by and A Happy New Year, may it brin g you good health. X

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  3. I'm a chicken and don't mind admitting it. I don't pick up anything other than puppies and kittens.

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