tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666248019899606244.post2536367050694473338..comments2023-05-14T10:51:23.004-04:00Comments on providenceplace: Waste Land?Harriettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763192953905542215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666248019899606244.post-77958727897757220492016-08-08T22:58:58.648-04:002016-08-08T22:58:58.648-04:00I'm very happy we have roadside waste lands. ...I'm very happy we have roadside waste lands. God makes a better garden than we ever could. The colour schemes are right up there with the colour wheel (who made that eh??) and actually we do have red headed woodpeckers in Ontario. They come to our feeder sometimes and are in our trees now and then. A lot of the diverse plants that are along the roadsides and ditches are edible or useful in another way. Most folks want everything pristine and neat and tidy but it doesn't allow as you say for the wildlife. I was happy to see a garter snake around my garden this year!! And toads and even some frogs which are becoming rarer in our farm area especially when it is so dry. I always enjoyed our children growing up and actually playing and being creative and having spontaneous fun together and separate. Enjoyed your blog...........:) I enjoy your thought processes ........ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666248019899606244.post-45789413922075960902016-08-08T12:07:42.112-04:002016-08-08T12:07:42.112-04:00I love this so much, Harriette! We have an open fi...I love this so much, Harriette! We have an open field beyond our back fence and the City used to leave it alone. Deer, turkeys, rabbits, frogs, grasshoppers, woodchucks and the odd fox could be seen enjoying the hiding and hunting. Plant species varied in the dozen or so. A neighbour's constant phoning to City Hall resulted in a twice monthly mowing of the whole field and it's been pretty barren for 6 years now. The neighbour passed away last year..... should I call the City and tell them to save the gasoline and labour? Because I miss the swishing grasses, pooling water and trailing grapevines, etc. Shirley H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com