[NatureNS] question to all re a "nature lover's take on the Xmas tree"

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Thank you - yes, I would like to use your comment.

I agree with you, although I have done it over the years.  I guess we just
have to think about it a bit to see how ludicrous it is.

I like Dave Webster's explanation of why the fir tree would be an
acceptable solution.


Nancy

On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dal.ca> wrote:

>  I haven't had a tree in the house for more than seven years. I don't see
> the point in growing trees to just to cut them down, use them for a week or
> two, and then throw them out.
>
>  You can use my name, etc. if you like.
>
>  Pat
>
>
>  On Nov 20, 2014, at 3:42 PM, Fred Schueler wrote:
>
>  Quoting N Robinson <nrobbyn@gmail.com>:
>
> Would any of you care to write to me to tell me what your take is on the
>
> Christmas tree and if you will buy one, cut one down yourself, substitute
>
> it,  do nothing or....
>
>
> * we've done two things: 1) bound together several sparse-branched Cedars
> (Thuja) from dense thickets, or 2) cut an invasive Scots Pine. Either can
> be fed to the Goats afterwards, since they love dried Conifer foliage. As
> with everything, the goal should be to accomplish at least two good ends
> with every action, and these get three ends: sylviculture/invasives
> removal, celebration, and feeding livestock.
>
> I would appreciate your input and would like the permission to quote you,
>
> first name or full name.
>
>
> * no problem,
>
> fred.
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>          Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad
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> "[The] two fundamental steps of scientific thought - the conjecture and
> refutation of Popper - have little place in the usual conception of
> intelligence. If something is to be dismissed as inadequate, it is surely
> not Darwin [, whose] works manifest the activity of a mind seeking for
> wisdom, a value which conventional philosophy has largely abandoned."
> Ghiselen, 1969. Triumph of the Darwinian Method, p 237.
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>
>
>
>
> Patrick Kelly
>
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>
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>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Thank you - yes, I would like to use your comment.=A0=
 <br><br>I agree with you, although I have done it over the years.=A0 I gue=
ss we just have to think about it a bit to see how ludicrous it is.=A0 <br>=
<br></div><div>I like Dave Webster&#39;s explanation of why the fir tree wo=
uld be an acceptable solution.=A0 <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>N=
ancy<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On =
Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Patrick Kelly <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:Patrick.Kelly@dal.ca" target=3D"_blank">Patrick.Kelly@dal.ca</a>=
&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0=
 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">



<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">
I haven&#39;t had a tree in the house for more than seven years. I don&#39;=
t see the point in growing trees to just to cut them down, use them for a w=
eek or two, and then throw them out.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>You can use my name, etc. if you like.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Pat</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
<div>
<div>On Nov 20, 2014, at 3:42 PM, Fred Schueler wrote:</div>
<br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div>Quoting N Robinson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nrobbyn@gmail.com" target=3D"=
_blank">nrobbyn@gmail.com</a>&gt;:<br>
<br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">Would any of you care to write to me to tell me w=
hat your take is on the<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">Christmas tree and if you will buy one, cut one d=
own yourself, substitute<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">it, =A0do nothing or....<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
* we&#39;ve done two things: 1) bound together several sparse-branched Ceda=
rs (Thuja) from dense thickets, or 2) cut an invasive Scots Pine. Either ca=
n be fed to the Goats afterwards, since they love dried Conifer foliage. As=
 with everything, the goal should be
 to accomplish at least two good ends with every action, and these get thre=
e ends: sylviculture/invasives removal, celebration, and feeding livestock.=
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">I would appreciate your input and would like the =
permission to quote you,<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">first name or full name.<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
* no problem,<br>
<br>
fred.<br>
------------------------------------------------------------<br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Frederick W. Schueler &amp; Aleta Karstad<br>
Daily Paintings - <a href=3D"http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/</a><br>
Vulnerable Watersheds - <a href=3D"http://vulnerablewaters.blogspot.ca/" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">http://vulnerablewaters.blogspot.ca/</a><br>
=A0=A0=A0study our books - <a href=3D"http://pinicola.ca/books/index.htm" t=
arget=3D"_blank">http://pinicola.ca/books/index.htm</a><br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0<br>
=A0=A0on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52&#39;N 75* 42&#39;W<br>
=A0=A0=A0<a href=3D"tel:%28613%29258-3107" value=3D"+16132583107" target=3D=
"_blank">(613)258-3107</a> &lt;bckcdb at <a href=3D"http://istar.ca" target=
=3D"_blank">istar.ca</a>&gt; <a href=3D"http://pinicola.ca/" target=3D"_bla=
nk">
http://pinicola.ca/</a><br>
&quot;[The] two fundamental steps of scientific thought - the conj