Woos visit to the 21rst century

Hmmm ... that's the 21st century for you. Horrible isn't it I believe it's called progress.
But when you think of it, the 19th and 20th centuries were not very different, they had the industrial revolution and look what happened to the countryside then.

 

All the time we keep proliferating we will take up more land to the detriment of wildlife.
I can't see any end other than climate change wiping us all out.

 

I agree but the village where I grew up had a steel and tin works where there used to be fields.
And the nearest towns had sprawling urban suburbs where there used to be open countryside.
I agree that the countryside has shrunk even more now, but it started to disappear many years ago.

 

I remember my old dad going on about how things had changed since his childhood.
I think we all go there as we get older.
The big difference now is every thing is changing more rapidly and it will continue to become more rapid.

Without another massive financial crisis it's not going to slow down.

I think you just have to be glad you saw it before the tower block or housing estate was put up, it could have a really depressing effect if you dwell on it too long.

 

I think we must try not to be too disheartened and do what we can. Us gardeners care about the earth, we grow food for ourselves which lessens air miles, we have wildlife ponds, we grow flowers for pollinators, and flowers for our vases. We have wild areas, rotting stumps for stag beetles, we let lawns grow longer, have wildflower lawns. Between us all we can make a difference I think. Joining this forum shows me that people do care which is heartening.