The Other Coast by Adrian Raeside for September 10, 2024

That was very rude!

That’s Sad!!

Hazel nuts here are being harvested by squirrels. My dog is getting tired.

Wood you beleaves them steenky hoomins is at it again.

A few years ago, a large number of trees on the site where I work were cut down to make room for some new construction. I assume that the squirrels and birds were inconvenienced, but hopefullly they found other trees among the many in the area. But we had a mass migration of evicted caterpillars streaming across our parking lot.

How do you think the trees feel?!!

Usually the warning is the sound of the four thousand nearby trees being cut down.

Did you not hear the chainsaws?

There’s no point in acting surprised about it. All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display at your local planning department in Alpha Centauri for 50 of your Earth years, so you’ve had plenty of time to lodge any formal complaint and it’s far too late to start making a fuss about it now. … What do you mean you’ve never been to Alpha Centauri? Oh, for heaven’s sake, mankind, it’s only four light years away, you know. I’m sorry, but if you can’t be bothered to take an interest in local affairs, that’s your own lookout. Energize the demolition beams.”

My son was cutting down a tree, removing branches, and realized there was a nest with babies in it…. and decided to wait till they had fledged to remove the rest!

Sad

There was a spraypaint cross on the bark a few days ago.