Comments on: MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/03/26/my-favorite-day-of-the-year/ Politics served up with a smile... And a stilletto. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:39:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: JT http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/03/26/my-favorite-day-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-592991 JT Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:26:52 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/03/26/my-favorite-day-of-the-year/#comment-592991 In March of 2000 I was living in Durham NC, there were two snowstorms that dumped 12 inches of snow each. The bradford pears were blooming, just like in your picture. Every bradford pear in the Raleigh/Durham area was destroyed due to the massive snowfall. the vast majority were split down the trunk, like a banana peel. Other species of trees were damaged as well, but the devastation to the bradfords was astounding. The structure of the tree seemed to be perfectly designed to hold on to the snow until the trunk failed. In March of 2000 I was living in Durham NC, there were two snowstorms that dumped 12 inches of snow each. The bradford pears were blooming, just like in your picture. Every bradford pear in the Raleigh/Durham area was destroyed due to the massive snowfall. the vast majority were split down the trunk, like a banana peel. Other species of trees were damaged as well, but the devastation to the bradfords was astounding. The structure of the tree seemed to be perfectly designed to hold on to the snow until the trunk failed.

]]> By: Sissy Willis http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/03/26/my-favorite-day-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-592681 Sissy Willis Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:16:55 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/03/26/my-favorite-day-of-the-year/#comment-592681 I love this post. It called to mind the philosophy of Jens Jenson, the renowned landscape architect of the heartland: "Everywhere he championed his core conviction: people must have some contact with the 'living green' -- flowers and plants native to their home. To Jensen, landscape architecture was not just a profession, nor was the use of native plants just one style among many -- they expressed his near-mystical belief in the renewing and civilizing powers of nature. He was a reformer with his hands on a spade and his head in the clouds." Henry Thoreau said best: <a href="http://sisu.typepad.com/sisu/2004/12/the_most_alive_.html" rel="nofollow">The most alive is the wildest. Not yet subdued to man, its presence refreshes him.</a> I love this post. It called to mind the philosophy of Jens Jenson, the renowned landscape architect of the heartland:

“Everywhere he championed his core conviction: people must have some contact with the ‘living green’ — flowers and plants native to their home. To Jensen, landscape architecture was not just a profession, nor was the use of native plants just one style among many — they expressed his near-mystical belief in the renewing and civilizing powers of nature. He was a reformer with his hands on a spade and his head in the clouds.”

Henry Thoreau said best:

The most alive is the wildest. Not yet subdued to man, its presence refreshes him.

]]> By: bubbaj http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/03/26/my-favorite-day-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-591661 bubbaj Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:54:14 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/03/26/my-favorite-day-of-the-year/#comment-591661 I live in Maryland, and as much as I despise winter, I have no desire to move south. I know I would miss the sweet expectations of spring. I love the change of seasons. As special as the sights, sounds and scents of spring are, fall's are just as wonderful! Yesterday, we did some yard work and then I sat out on the deck and read a book savoring every minute of the light and warmth of the sun on my face. Praise God! It was awesome! I live in Maryland, and as much as I despise winter, I have no desire to move south. I know I would miss the sweet expectations of spring. I love the change of seasons. As special as the sights, sounds and scents of spring are, fall’s are just as wonderful!

Yesterday, we did some yard work and then I sat out on the deck and read a book savoring every minute of the light and warmth of the sun on my face. Praise God! It was awesome!

]]> By: Hector http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/03/26/my-favorite-day-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-591454 Hector Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:02:39 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/03/26/my-favorite-day-of-the-year/#comment-591454 Well said. Here in DC, Weather was perfect and the cherry trees have a hint of pink as the cherry blossom buds are beginning to burst open. Spent the day, in a hammock, with a beer and a very good book. All was right in the world until my Bulldog decided he wanted to spend time in the hammock as well. Well said. Here in DC, Weather was perfect and the cherry trees have a hint of pink as the cherry blossom buds are beginning to burst open. Spent the day, in a hammock, with a beer and a very good book. All was right in the world until my Bulldog decided he wanted to spend time in the hammock as well.

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