Animal Crackers by Mike Osbun for February 24, 2024

Which most people can ill afford…..

We can’t afford to lose more forests.

Without that tree cover, that ground will just get warmer. And more CO2 stays in the air instead of being converted to oxygen. Is it possible that CO2 is a symptom of global warming instead of a cause?

Trees are a renewable resource.

But it takes a while to renew.

That statement is sad but true ;-(

Termites, carpenter bees,

home wrecking builders. :D

Yes, it is. Where will the birds go in the meantime.

Then the humans complain when coyotes and bears come in to their neighborhoods. Who was there first?

This one has me stumped.

Those trees were awfully close to one another.

Nothing will grow in concrete!!!!!

japanese have an aversion for pre-owned homes, which is partly understandable, given the crappy construction of older homes (and most newer homes), and housing developments continue to pop up like mushrooms, offering new home owners tiny houses squeezed into postage-sized lots jammed next to neighboring lots, often encroaching on wild habitat, which is why we have so many stories about bears and other critters wandering residential areas. home building requires lots of imported lumber, since japan doesn’t have much in the way of those kinds of renewable resources. trees grown for lumber are a renewable resource, but it sure seems a waste to have good lumber being sent here when so many properties that could be refurbished are sitting around disused…