tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post8196378768874749927..comments2024-03-23T12:52:32.450+13:00Comments on The Paddock: The far sidePaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post-71146232962223437112015-07-21T23:24:26.466+12:002015-07-21T23:24:26.466+12:00That first shot is stunning!! Love the layers of ...That first shot is stunning!! Love the layers of mountains - I'd be intrigued to visit the 'V' too - but I'm guessing it's a hair raising drive?Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post-24007020317149951762015-07-19T03:33:51.683+12:002015-07-19T03:33:51.683+12:00I am going to have to remember to google the tree ...I am going to have to remember to google the tree that has its own name...I am way behind on your blog and don't know when I will catch up. I just do hit and miss blogging when granddaughter is here.<br /><br />The river looks beautiful here...also looks big. I should google it, too.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post-28507297540384262182015-07-13T17:30:52.629+12:002015-07-13T17:30:52.629+12:00This is very sad, I wish more people would take no...This is very sad, I wish more people would take notice of the signs that require you to clean your footwear...when walking with my Dad last year we noticed several people that weren't going to bother - it is only a small thing to ask which may or may not help in protecting these wonderful trees, but surely it is worth doing if there is the slightest possibility of minimising the risk of spreading it.<br /><br />Tane Mahuta is of course a favourite of many and I remember visiting it as a child when you could still get 'up close and personal' with it and us all giving it a hug to see its trunk span - my parents, my sister and I, and my grandparents - what a treat. Of course now we know the damage that this caused and thanks to a lot of work and effort on the behalf of volunteers and the like, there are boardwalks to protect the roots and undergrowth. Serenatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post-40603465883246345662015-07-13T10:55:29.727+12:002015-07-13T10:55:29.727+12:00That's really sad. with globalization diseases...That's really sad. with globalization diseases seem to be able to travel and find plants that have no immunity.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post-74017195759945141872015-07-13T03:16:46.773+12:002015-07-13T03:16:46.773+12:00Such lovely places, it's sad to think of the t...Such lovely places, it's sad to think of the trees not being there any more.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post-87571202900010960632015-07-13T02:03:06.842+12:002015-07-13T02:03:06.842+12:00A shame to hear about the disease. Our American C...A shame to hear about the disease. Our American Chestnut trees suffered as well. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post-259231946130339132015-07-13T02:02:01.125+12:002015-07-13T02:02:01.125+12:00That's sad. I hope they find some way to stop ...That's sad. I hope they find some way to stop it.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post-43281420996895672252015-07-13T01:32:03.507+12:002015-07-13T01:32:03.507+12:00Pretty views and scenery! It is a shame about the ...Pretty views and scenery! It is a shame about the trees dying and the disease! Have a great day, enjoy your new week!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post-14130072030635381472015-07-13T01:26:13.134+12:002015-07-13T01:26:13.134+12:00With climate change we are getting increases in so...With climate change we are getting increases in some pests and diseases as well and many of our trees are fighting various beetles. I personally think it is a lost cause to try to fight 90% of these invasives as the cure is worse than the disease.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post-88620250594988851982015-07-12T22:34:45.359+12:002015-07-12T22:34:45.359+12:00That die-back is really worrying. We lost all our...That die-back is really worrying. We lost all our British Elms a couple of dceades ago and now our Ash trees are threatened by a similar die-back disease. It may be part of the natural cycle of life but that doesn't make it any easier to live with.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post-70925137940944118542015-07-12T21:48:59.726+12:002015-07-12T21:48:59.726+12:00I hope they find some way to fight the disease, I ...I hope they find some way to fight the disease, I think it is a sad thing if we were to lose these trees. One of the things I want to do in this life is visit Tane Mahuta, it's a shame about that stretch of water between the islands haha.<br /><br />Diana<br />http://adifferentlenslens365.blogspot.co.nz/2015/07/a-colourful-nest.htmldoodles n daydreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489851609110132969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post-71054285058268021392015-07-12T18:53:05.376+12:002015-07-12T18:53:05.376+12:00I feel almost honoured to have seen Tane Mahuta fo...I feel almost honoured to have seen Tane Mahuta for which I have you to thank of course. That view on such a clear, crisp day of the Uppity Downities makes me feel very homesick.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768256566462414032.post-9987418676890918672015-07-12T18:22:29.687+12:002015-07-12T18:22:29.687+12:00Good composition in the first shot but I enjoyed t...Good composition in the first shot but I enjoyed the second more. Don't know why.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com