Daily Prompt: Publish a post in the style of a favorite author/blogger or photographer.
Quite frankly, I can’t write like anyone else but myself, even if I tried to write like some of my favourites, I would fail dismally.
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So, here is what I want to tell you about today, in my own style. This happened a few days ago,
I love trees and have had many an argument over people wanting to cut them down. One of the reasons I don’t like my neighbour very much is because when he moved in he cut every tree in his garden down. I thought that was quite appalling. Many of us who live in South Africa have electric fences around our homes because they are very necessary. One of the trees in my garden needed to be taken down unfortunately, because it was causing problems with the electric fencing. So, faced with a choice of chopping the tree down and the safety of my family you will understand why I chose the latter.
The guys came out, all muscle bound with their tank tops and chainsaws. They were told which tree to cut down. I had to leave. When I came home I had found that they had chopped down the wrong tree. Some people have found my angst about this quite amusing, I suppose I could see the humour if I looked deep enough, but I just don’t feel like seeing the humour in the whole thing.
I was so angry, but no amount of harsh words or anger would bring the tree back again.
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Please don’t change your style, it’s amazing! Sorry about the tree too. God bless you. 🙂
Thank you so much Steve. You are so kind.
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Kill the bastards if you can and now look carefully at the “victim tree” and prune it to be above the fence line. These bastards will charge you an arm and a leg for their pockets when for half their legal money theft they could prune the tree.
Yes, I thought I’d prune it right down, but it is really old, and it looks as though it will be falling over soon. They didn’t charge me.
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I get it and don’t you hate that you have to hang around and babysit service people to make sure they’re doing whatever it is they’re supposed to do?
I know, I really thought that they would do it right.
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Wow. That stinks. Good of them not to charge for their big mistake. Your writing is just fine, change it not! 🙂
Thanks John, you are sweet 🙂
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Omg.. I am the same way.. I was walking the other day and saw some sort of gardening place for which and I think it will probaby end up being cleared. And in this fence-divided place, there were so many beautiful pines, big, amazing pines. And I said pointing, look at that, the pine this big took about 30 years to grow and then they cut them down, isn’t that sad? I hate that we can’t just remove them to different place.
I agree with you, it is really sad, and they should rather just mover them.
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shame on them – how could they do such a thing? I adore trees. each time I have seen one taken down or damaged it just breaks my heart.
I feel the same way.
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I love trees. We have a massive one that blooms in summer.Absolutely lovely.Had great times.xoxo Hugs
Sounds lovely Rem 🙂
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Anyone with any intellect whatsoever will regret the unnecessary cutting down of a tree. There is nothing amusing about your feelings.
You would be within your rights to demand that a similar tree be replaced there, or damages paid. That might make them more careful in future.
I am thinking about something like that, Col.
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Sheesh! I’m glad those tree guys aren’t surgeons!!
Same here.
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I would also be very annoyed at the mistake. Trees take such a long time to grow. It’s like having the wrong leg amputated in hospital, and that has also happened. 😦
You are quite right ad.
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I can imagine, seeing the wrong tree down, devastating. could you not plant another one though?
It was quite a big tree and filled a large space. I was thinking of replacing it with a quick growing bush.
Thanks ute.
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Make them replace what was wrongly taken here in the states if you take down a wooden lamp pole/electric pole they charge by the FOOT!!!! Hugs
I am so annoyed with them.
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I bet I hate killing trees as well
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What a perfect response to “the wrong one” I would have been angry too. I think of trees as feeling pain and their reaching is for life, just as we do. So, you are not alone *hugs*.
Thanks Dor, I knew you would agree.
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Lovely and serene photo Michelle. Love your style and I would have felt the same. Some people just don’t listen. We call them idiots. LOL!
Hahaha! you’re quite right Sonel 🙂
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Oh that is just terrible. I also love tress – my backyard has a very old and massive Oak which in the summer spreads an awning of branches & leaves over the yard- I love to lay down and look up. Unfortunately we have suffered many severe storms in my area in the last few years and many have resorted to taking down older trees as they have fallen on homes in these storms. It is so sad to see them go.
It is sad to see such beautiful trees go 😦
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I can’t imagine what it’s like to have to have an electric fence around your home…
Well, its a huge wall and then above that is the electric fencing. I’ll post a picture of it one day 🙂
It does help one feel safer though.
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Your writing is very good and I like the way you said this very much. I am so sorry about the tree. I too love trees and it is sad when one has to be taken down. It is more than sad when one is taken down and has no reason to be taken down. Hugs!
It is very sad, Mags. Thank you so much for what you said about my writing, I appreciate it 🙂
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