Comments on: let there be light

By: supermasdos

supermasdos — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:29:36 +0000

I think that was cheap for all the skilled hard work & cleanup. A bargain in fact.

By: ilene

ilene — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:34:49 +0000

“Swinging through the trees eating birds and fruit” hmmm…. sounds like one of our family reunions. ;^)

By: Jonna

Jonna — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:18:27 +0000

I think there are forest people and savannah people and I’m the latter. I grew up on the coast in the semi-desert of southern California and I like living at the edge or at least where I can see off to the horizon. I feel kind of trapped by too many trees and overgrowth or mountains that are too close. Add in that I’m addicted to sun and you’ve got a happy desert dweller or someone who at least needs a clear view of the sky. It’s one reason that many tropical places would not make me happy, too much jungle and too high a canopy. Cities can be like a forest at times, lots of high buildings and narrow streets. I guess that is why I like Mérida, flat and low and with lots of sky. Clearly I come from the human line that sat around on the plains and hoped the lions were sleeping and that someone would run down a gazelle and not from the line that swung through the trees and ate birds and fruit.

By: jeanie

jeanie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:38:50 +0000

LOL This post reminded me of last summer. My next door neighbor (an Italian man in his 80′s) decided to trim his tree.I think it was causing more shade than he wanted on his tomato garden. He climbed the tree with a chainsaw and spent the day buzzing away. We had to go out because it was too noisy to sit out and in the house we heard the loud thumping of huge branches hitting his shed and the ground. I kept running to the door certain that the old guy was still alive. When we came home every branch on the tree was gone. Now there is just a 30 foot trunk. It’s not pretty at all.

By: ilene

ilene — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:14:29 +0000

I guess I must be a weirdo. I love trees and have a hard time sitting in the direct sun. I don’t like gloom but I do like dappled sunlight. Looks like you got the best of both… still a tree there but now sunlight too. Can’t wait to see what you do with your garden.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:33:15 +0000

Oh, I can completely relate to the joy of being freed from the darkness. We just had a bunch of tree work done at our new place, including the removal of 5 large trees. Three very BIG ones remain, and there’s still plenty of shade, so you can imagine what it was like with eight!

PS – I think it’s amazing that he did all of that with a machete!

By: Mic

Mic — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:51:39 +0000

uh huh, much better – Good Job guys.

By: jennifer rose

jennifer rose — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:59:29 +0000

What a difference! How soon before it all grows back?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:28:22 +0000

Really nice! I am like you, I need light. Whenever I used to look at houses or apartments to rent or buy, the first thing I did was look out the windows!

I am looking forward to seeing what you do back there, I know the rock paving wasn’t right for you, but what is the plan??

By: Debi

Debi — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:00:44 +0000

Very Cool that you found someone that did such a great job! It looks awesome and you are correct – much brighter and open. Plus I bet the pool will be a bit cleaner.
Well Done
Debi