Silvaculture is pleasantly lonely work but it takes years and years to see progress. Agriculture gives you rewards in a single season but it’s a lot of work. Aquaculture has always interested me but I’ve never tried it.
Here, sown by the Creator’s hand,
In serried ranks, the Redwoods stand;
No other clime is honored so,
No other lands their glory know.
The greatest of Earth’s living forms,
Tall conquerors that laugh at storms;
Their challenge still unanswered rings,
Through fifty centuries of kings.
The nations that with them were young,
Rich empires, with their forts far-flung,
Lie buried now – their splendor gone;
But these proud monarchs still live on.
So shall they live, when ends our day,
When our crude citadels decay;
For brief the years allotted man,
But infinite perennials’ span.
This is their temple, vaulted high,
And here we pause with reverent eye,
With silent tongue and awe-struck soul;
For here we sense life’s proper goal;
To be like these, straight, true and fine,
To make our world, like theirs, a shrine;
Sink down, oh traveler, on your knees,
God stands before you in these trees.â€
-by Joseph B. Strauss
builder of the Golden Gate Bridge
Thanks babs – funny to hear you say that, I’ve never thought of silvaculture as a fancy pants word at all because it was so much a part of my vocabulary growing up (logger dad).
“Sure, OK. I assume you never travel then. Or eat cheese or olives from Europe. Or French wine.”
Nobody’s perfect, and I really have cut down on a lot of things as I’ve become more conscious of all this – like I almost never buy bottled water any more. I do what I can within reason, and maybe what seems reasonable to me isn’t to others and vice versa, but at least I know I’ve tried.
And I do like what you’re saying and your use of big words (silviculture – I’m impressed!). But I will let others buy your lovely red oak flooring.
It is interesting how you explained that, le chacal (7:38 pm). Thanks.
Silvaculture is pleasantly lonely work but it takes years and years to see progress. Agriculture gives you rewards in a single season but it’s a lot of work. Aquaculture has always interested me but I’ve never tried it.
on OT subject of silviculture:
“The Redwoods
Here, sown by the Creator’s hand,
In serried ranks, the Redwoods stand;
No other clime is honored so,
No other lands their glory know.
The greatest of Earth’s living forms,
Tall conquerors that laugh at storms;
Their challenge still unanswered rings,
Through fifty centuries of kings.
The nations that with them were young,
Rich empires, with their forts far-flung,
Lie buried now – their splendor gone;
But these proud monarchs still live on.
So shall they live, when ends our day,
When our crude citadels decay;
For brief the years allotted man,
But infinite perennials’ span.
This is their temple, vaulted high,
And here we pause with reverent eye,
With silent tongue and awe-struck soul;
For here we sense life’s proper goal;
To be like these, straight, true and fine,
To make our world, like theirs, a shrine;
Sink down, oh traveler, on your knees,
God stands before you in these trees.â€
-by Joseph B. Strauss
builder of the Golden Gate Bridge
Who Is Silvia?
Who is Silvia? what is she,
That all our swains commend her?
Holy, fair, and wise is she;
The heaven such grace did lend her,
That she might admirèd be.
Is she kind as she is fair?
For beauty lives with kindness.
Love doth to her eyes repair,
To help him of his blindness,
And, being helped, inhabits there.
Then to Silvia let us sing,
That Silvia is excelling;
She excels each mortal thing
Upon the dull earth dwelling:
To her let us garlands bring.
William Shakespeare
Thanks babs – funny to hear you say that, I’ve never thought of silvaculture as a fancy pants word at all because it was so much a part of my vocabulary growing up (logger dad).
silviculture
“Who is Sylvia?”
“Sure, OK. I assume you never travel then. Or eat cheese or olives from Europe. Or French wine.”
Nobody’s perfect, and I really have cut down on a lot of things as I’ve become more conscious of all this – like I almost never buy bottled water any more. I do what I can within reason, and maybe what seems reasonable to me isn’t to others and vice versa, but at least I know I’ve tried.
And I do like what you’re saying and your use of big words (silviculture – I’m impressed!). But I will let others buy your lovely red oak flooring.
ditto…always a catch with anything Filipino!!!!!!!
OK asshats. Going to the gym. laters.