tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post9109127063246609425..comments2023-07-05T11:48:14.973+01:00Comments on LOOSE AND LEAFY in DORSET: STREET PLANTS - AUGUSTLucy Corrander Now in Halifax!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-14500924408313492122015-09-02T00:10:38.343+01:002015-09-02T00:10:38.343+01:00Sorry to take so long before replying, folks.
Mik...Sorry to take so long before replying, folks.<br /><br />Mike - during the election I was specially struck by the way representatives of the parties couldn't avoid being photographed alongside these dreadful bins.<br /><br />Hello Philip. Oxford is an odd place for a visitor. One is invisible to students, townspeople and tourists alike.<br /><br />Hello Rowan. Oddly, despite disliking Oxford, I did like the street where this bookshop is. Jericho (how did it get a name like that?) seems a lively area.<br /><br />Hello Ann. I expect the bin manufacturers would mourn their passing. They must be making a fortune.<br /><br />Hello Hollis. I enjoyed your urban plant post too.<br /><br />Hello John. Pleased that you liked the urban plants post. (Which is turning out really to be the Wheely Bin post!)<br /><br />Hello Amanda. It's maddening when one finds good things to photograph when one's camera is left at home.<br /><br />Hello Pat. Where people live in terraces, with no access from the street to back gardens or yards, the result is unsightly rows of wheelie bins. Round here every house has two, plus a bucket with a lid for food waste and a large tray for putting glass jars and bottles in.<br /><br />Donna - why do you not have street plants where you live? Is it too rural or do you have over assiduous street cleaners?<br /><br /><br /><br />Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-57013408943293801292015-08-29T23:12:27.641+01:002015-08-29T23:12:27.641+01:00I tend to not like crowds either or bins...I wish ...I tend to not like crowds either or bins...I wish I did have street plants here....they would be fun to explore.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-69614576371260248812015-08-22T12:49:49.259+01:002015-08-22T12:49:49.259+01:00Thanks again for hosting this great idea! I have a...Thanks again for hosting this great idea! I have added my offering of summer streetplants.<br />I hope you are enjoying your break from the heavy blogging, but I look forward to your return in autumn.<br />By chance the plastic wheely bins are causing a bit of a furore in Cardiff at the moment as more people are being forced to use them instead of bin bags. OK for me as I have somewhere to hide the bins and we have the smaller ones anyway, but many people without gardens or garages are annoyed...<br />All the best :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-25589198717544189602015-08-21T21:12:24.189+01:002015-08-21T21:12:24.189+01:00I still look out for plants when I'm out in ur...I still look out for plants when I'm out in urban areas, just to day I had to call at a large store, I noticed four Large white butterflies they had found a small Buddleia tree growing out of the curb. After looking round I had wished I had brought my camera as they were many wild flowers to be found in this carpark next to a very busy road. You never know what you are going to find if you take the time to look.<br />Amanda xx Amanda Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760505541954557539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-48484356010572483242015-08-21T17:30:20.503+01:002015-08-21T17:30:20.503+01:00A very thoughtful post, enjoyed it immensely. A very thoughtful post, enjoyed it immensely. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845113520987402425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-17791127324553314032015-08-21T15:50:41.352+01:002015-08-21T15:50:41.352+01:00You are right, Lucy. Urban plants ARE beautiful! ...You are right, Lucy. Urban plants ARE beautiful! and often awesome in the home fate gave them.Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-53497224422568370172015-08-21T00:52:10.277+01:002015-08-21T00:52:10.277+01:00I loved your words about the future snuggling up a...I loved your words about the future snuggling up against the plant. Unfortunately, in our world, I wouldn't be surprised if someone did mourn wheelie-bins! Lovely post!! Hugs, Anngracefulfighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875374468866068651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-68897544628440403022015-08-20T21:00:41.750+01:002015-08-20T21:00:41.750+01:00I've only visited Oxford once and I rather lik...I've only visited Oxford once and I rather liked it but I was looking round some of the colleges so probably didn't get a true picture. I don't like crowds and traffic either - nor wheelie bins:)Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-12280355895041869872015-08-20T11:57:46.145+01:002015-08-20T11:57:46.145+01:00I also agree with what you said about Oxford, it h...I also agree with what you said about Oxford, it has some lovely bits like the Modern Art and the Ashmolean (although I like it less in its new tarted up image) but it's also easy to feel an outsider because of the conspicuous cash and privilege that ooze from the colleges.Philip Strangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270337174345527565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-44543015350004458262015-08-20T10:22:47.839+01:002015-08-20T10:22:47.839+01:00A thoughtful post, and interesting pictures. I ag...A thoughtful post, and interesting pictures. I agree what you say about plastic bins and Oxford. Flighty xx Flightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082758817547303423noreply@blogger.com