Who cares? .. well I do, I get sick of hearing the pundits that talk about vanishing species when they do sweet noting about it, it's all verbal garbage from their mouths. I'm not going into statistics here as I don't have them at my fingertips, but you can find them in the relevant places.
What has brought this on you ask, well I'll tell you, I took a walk up on the local playing fields today, I haven't been since before Christmas as they would have been too boggy.
Not so long ago about twenty years, they were farmland and the council claimed it for football pitches, there are three in one area, then another patch was used for car boot fairs and carnivals etc, another patch had a youth centre built on it, and a field for school sports, A wholesale nursery claimed a large part with huge greenhouses and some land for cultivation, this is the part that got me angry today.
In this part they grew maize for animal feed and the wide verges contained around four or five large patches of bramble, in summer the swallows would swoop over the sweet corn, and the bramble patches were alive with birds and butterflies.
Today as I walked down the piece of ground that runs alongside it I suddenly realized they had cut the brambles!, completely razed to the ground, I just couldn't believe it, all for the sake of gaining a few feet of more space for corn. When I think of the wildlife that these patches held I was heartbroken, and they go on about the disappearing species, well, what the hell do they expect ! just where are these birds etc going to roost, nest and find shelter now, there is nothing on the one side and the nearest trees etc is way over at the other side of the fields.
I don't think this world will ever recover from man's onslaught. it just makes me so sad.
Thank you for visiting and please come back, Arlene, Tango and Ruby
If you come on here looking for some mind-blowing conversation or profound words of wisdom, well you've come to the wrong place and will be disappointed. I'm just an ordinary bod who likes to share my day with anyone who cares to listen. Tales of my dogs, my garden, my family and happenings in my life that I feel might just be amusing....If you're happy with that, draw up a chair, light up a ciggie if you wish or have a cup of tea and make yourself at home.
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Me 'n' Ruby and of course Tango
Excellent post and I completely agree with you1
ReplyDeleteThank you Beth, I wish more people cared.
DeleteI couldn't have put it better myself. It seems if there is a plot of land without a building of some kind that must be taken out for more buildings. They are so short-sighted it is down right disgusting.
ReplyDeleteSo it's happening in your part of the planet Terry, how sad, it seems they cannot abide to see a bit of green, just where do these people get their quiet moments from or is it just busy, busy, busy. Thanks for dropping by and commenting X
DeleteYes Arlene it is very heartbreaking to say the least. In fact I think Councils are stinkers! Do they know what they are doing. At least while we are living here , 2 acres are there for the taking to the Wildlife. I heard a Skylark or two last week. What a wonderful sound gives you a warm glow.
ReplyDeleteTake care enjoy your weekend x Sheila x
Hi Sheila, do you mean that the two acres are protected for wildlife? how lovely if so, I do hear skylarks but they are on the golf course, !
DeleteWeekend weather makes you want to shout hallelujah. X
Well as far as we are living here I mean , parts of the garden is left wild for the little critters. A cluster of Nettles where the Peacock Butterfly often breed.
ReplyDeleteHope you having a good day, pretty good here .
Warm for a change.
x Sheila x hallelujah