tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134083639420431298.post129139314624892094..comments2024-03-19T02:36:01.440-04:00Comments on The Florida Native Orchid Blog: At Long Last, Platanthera integraPremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720547317948102261noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134083639420431298.post-52679970065571150922012-10-10T13:07:31.898-04:002012-10-10T13:07:31.898-04:00Karyn, I do indeed mention her name and link to th...Karyn, I do indeed mention her name and link to the news article describing the situation more in depth, so anyone can read more about her, see her picture, etc. <br /><br />She is, indeed, a lost soul, but that does not lessen the crime that was committed here. She trespassed onto public property and lit an illegal, unauthorized fire to better see the drugs she was taking. <br /><br />That is arson. <br /><br />The result of that arson was the death of a tree that stood for millenia...one of the oldest known trees in the world. She was uninjured in the fire...it was only because she bragged about it to friends and showed cell phone video that she took that investigators were even able to determine the cause of the fire--previously, it had been deemed possibly a natural event.<br /><br />Addiction may be entrapping, but there is a component of selfishness involved...the addict ceases to care for others who care for her by continuing her self-destructive behavior, causing pain, heartache and grief for those who love her. This person further showed a callous disregard for others' property by trespassing in the park and lighting a fire, a habit that she regularly did. <br /><br />I never advocate her destruction, but I do think she should be punished for her crimes. Just because they were fostered by addiction does not exonerate her in the slightest, even if you could argue that her judgment was impaired by her addiction. <br /><br />A crime was committed here...and what might have otherwise have been a petty crime happened to rob us all of an irreplaceable living organism. It is a crime against us all.<br /><br />Premhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720547317948102261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134083639420431298.post-10200301062250232462012-10-10T10:59:32.030-04:002012-10-10T10:59:32.030-04:00I'm new to your site. Was surfing the net for ...I'm new to your site. Was surfing the net for information on native orchids of Florida. Thank you for this lovely and informative blog. I'd like to comment here about a post you made in March about the loss of 3500-year-old Senator. I agree that it's a tragic and unfortunate loss of our natural history, however I find all the more tragic your description of the lost soul, the drug addicted woman responsible for this. You write: "3500 years of history erased by a woman with a drug habit." And you close the blog by implying that she's an arsonist. You've summed up a life, a human life, in a couple of ugly sentences. Not a word in your piece about how she fared in the fire. No matter that the natural world is probably lost on her because drugs have taken over her mind and spirit. Because of her very unfortunate choice to light her drugs in proximity of Senator (interesting that you've named a tree, but leave her nameless and faceless)and cause its destruction, she too is worthy of destruction?<br /><br />We really are all one. We must nurture and grow our outer and inner landscapes if we and the planet are to survive.Karynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349063712380406309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134083639420431298.post-79405726581597088392012-09-23T10:55:35.849-04:002012-09-23T10:55:35.849-04:00I blog quite often and I genuinely appreciate your...I blog quite often and I genuinely appreciate your information.<br />The article has truly peaked my interest. I will bookmark your website and <br />keep checking for new information about once per week.<br />I subscribed to your Feed too.<br /><i>my website</i> - <b><a href="http://Www.TheTaoOfBadassReviewed.org/" rel="nofollow">Joshua Pellicer</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134083639420431298.post-82890247222404653822012-09-17T23:07:37.643-04:002012-09-17T23:07:37.643-04:00You have taken us to heaven through such a beautif...You have taken us to heaven through such a beautiful Pics of Platanthera integra. Really marvelous Pics and marvelous flowers. Samithttp://www.floworldonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134083639420431298.post-77070429097102755692012-09-08T22:20:33.997-04:002012-09-08T22:20:33.997-04:00Thanks for allowing me to see these beautiful nati...Thanks for allowing me to see these beautiful native orchids. ❤Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134083639420431298.post-16469759072200569042012-09-05T10:23:02.183-04:002012-09-05T10:23:02.183-04:00Um show, maravilhosa
abraçosUm show, maravilhosa<br />abraçosAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306433331546779690noreply@blogger.com