The Cry Of 'Timber!!'
Dear Reader, On this Saturday morning, I listen, painfully, to the unending sound of sawing as yet more trees are brought down to make way for some extension or construction of some kind as people seek to expand their homes into palaces. Since we came here seven years ago, we have joyfully watched the birds making their homes in those trees, and we have seen their newborn and praised God that here is our own mini Garden of Eden. But the house owners relentlessly think that palace building is superior to the interests of wildlife, which we depend on for our ecosystem to flourish. The above is a picture of most of the trees and bushes that still surround our garden, but which I happen to know will largely be no more this time next year when a homeowner has finished his demolition work. To my wife and I this is so sad. We feel for the trees and for the wildlife that has made those trees their home. And - it has to be said - shields us from the sight of other housing. But this situation,