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In the New Yorker...
serious crayons:
The emerald ash borer is so common here that they've cut almost all of the city-owned ones down, either because they already have it, or prophylactically. I used to be able to walk three blocks to my house in a medium rain without getting wet. Now all the trees on the boulevard have been placed by little babies.
The branches of the ash tree in my yard covers the whole yard, so it's pretty shady. If I ever have to cut it down, I'll have all the wrong perennials (luckily, a lot of them are hostas, which I think can go either way). The roots also spread through the yard, which is kind of a pain if you're trying to dig or mow. But if the tree comes out, I suppose the roots would have to, too, so another huge mess.
Front-Ranger:
I have a huge ash tree as well, and the emerald ash borer is on the way to Denver. It has been spotted just 10 or so miles away, so it is a very big threat.
Before my trip, we visited a friend in NE Pennsylvania. Last year when we were there, there were huge clouds of spotted lantern flies. They're really very pretty but a huge problem. So, this year, he said they were more under control. We had dinner in the tree house, which is a structure in a large tree but none of it actually touches the tree. It was a wonderful dinner and a great way to prepare for the trip.
Here's a link to that Rebecca Mead article in case any non-subscribers want to read it:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/24/the-therapeutic-power-of-gardening
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on October 01, 2020, 11:39:14 am ---I have a huge ash tree as well, and the emerald ash borer is on the way to Denver. It has been spotted just 10 or so miles away, so it is a very big threat.
Before my trip, we visited a friend in NE Pennsylvania. Last year when we were there, there were huge clouds of spotted lantern flies. They're really very pretty but a huge problem. So, this year, he said they were more under control.
--- End quote ---
They've moved south. My father sees them at his place, and complains about them, and I've even see one on my condo balcony.
--- Quote ---Here's a link to that Rebecca Mead article in case any non-subscribers want to read it:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/24/the-therapeutic-power-of-gardening
--- End quote ---
I guess I should make time to read it. I just realized over lunch that it was in the August 24 issue, which I never got. A little late to contact Customer Service now, I guess. I like Rebecca Mead.
Front-Ranger:
Can you guess who said this?
"The act of cooking is an escape from consciousness--the nearest thing that the nonspiritual man and woman have to Zen meditation; its effect is to reduce us to a state of absolute awareness, where we are here now of necessity. What you can't do is think and cook, because cooking takes the place of thought."
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on October 01, 2020, 02:32:00 pm ---Can you guess who said this?
"The act of cooking is an escape from consciousness--the nearest thing that the nonspiritual man and woman have to Zen meditation; its effect is to reduce us to a state of absolute awareness, where we are here now of necessity. What you can't do is think and cook, because cooking takes the place of thought."
--- End quote ---
This could almost go on the GtPPoT thread. Is it Alice Waters? Michael Pollan?
Re emerald ash borers: I hope Minneapolis has realized the folly of planting long rows with the same kind of tree. There may be some reason they did that at the time (they were cheap?) but city leaders should have learned a lesson from Dutch elm disease in the '70s or whenever it was. I hate to sound morbid, but the skinny thing in front of my house might grow up to be very nice, but it won't match the big one it replaced in my lifetime.
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