tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post3431297155282235690..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: Shadows over the Future of CraighouseCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-57934507731085011272012-04-06T22:26:58.814+01:002012-04-06T22:26:58.814+01:00That seems to be the story the world over! Money m...That seems to be the story the world over! Money means more than Nature! There always seem to be plans to plant new trees and create gardens around new projects - intending to offset the tree hugger whingers! But why plant new when old already exists in beautiful harmony!<br /><br />This place seems so beautiful! No wonder you fight for it!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-6142181379812312032012-04-01T23:44:21.771+01:002012-04-01T23:44:21.771+01:00Oh, I do hope you don't lose your green space!...Oh, I do hope you don't lose your green space!<br /><br /><a href="http://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/wildflower-maiden/" rel="nofollow">Shadowy Wildflower</a>Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-50836315559309364632012-04-01T17:52:37.565+01:002012-04-01T17:52:37.565+01:00i love the beautiful, inspiring, delightful britis...i love the beautiful, inspiring, delightful british places!<br />absolutely beautiful shadow shots.<br />thanks so much for sharing.<br /><br />i came across your site by accident and i just loved your blog!Betty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-16980343798280709432012-04-01T17:13:48.534+01:002012-04-01T17:13:48.534+01:00What a beautiful building and grounds! Thank you ...What a beautiful building and grounds! Thank you for sharing it with us here.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-74438848402355800962012-04-01T16:34:21.151+01:002012-04-01T16:34:21.151+01:00best of luck with this...hope it all turns out!! ...best of luck with this...hope it all turns out!! thanks for bringing it to our attention.robin.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04998307727593108036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-74140455415212109872012-03-30T19:24:19.369+01:002012-03-30T19:24:19.369+01:00Sadly money talks in the world of planning. Public...Sadly money talks in the world of planning. Public bodies (health and education) often own buildings and land which they no longer want, and inevitably they get sold off for housing – never housing for ordinary people, mind, only more housing for millionaires. In the Scottish council elections of 3 May the people of Edinburgh have the option of throwing out the lousy lot who run the city at the moment, but councils have limited grounds under which they are allowed to refuse permission, and they are fearful of doing so in case the developers lodge an appeal and the council then has to pay the legal costs. I’d be inclined to say enjoy Craighouse while you still can. Also make the most of the wonderful grounds of the Astley Ainslie Hospital before the NHS sells off the land for more housing for millionaires.Howard of Belvedere Mountain Expresshttp://www.pigeonhouse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-51985023241992916032012-03-30T19:02:07.476+01:002012-03-30T19:02:07.476+01:00I recently went back to the village where I spent ...I recently went back to the village where I spent my childhood. When I lived there the village had a population of around three hundred. There were fields, woods, river banks - loads of places to be free and to play - lovely long lanes to go and look for birds' nests. Now the village is home to eighteen thousand people. So sad.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-12625466619806388122012-03-30T17:28:47.727+01:002012-03-30T17:28:47.727+01:00I despair at the way developers take over so many ...I despair at the way developers take over so many beautiful spaces. I am saddened as these spaces once gone are gone forever. The photos are of a beautiful space which you obviously love.Cubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12925180435458519715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-45268018554998725372012-03-30T10:03:22.366+01:002012-03-30T10:03:22.366+01:00Rabbits Guy - there have been some large scale dem...Rabbits Guy - there have been some large scale demonsstrations and there will be more - you can find out about them on the Friends of Craighouse website, see the link in the blogpost!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-27411222460810977152012-03-30T10:01:29.906+01:002012-03-30T10:01:29.906+01:00Martin - i have a horrible feeling that this site ...Martin - i have a horrible feeling that this site could be thought of as brownfield because of the existing buildings. But you're right of course. <br /><br />Shoreacres - I think people are still greedy for large homes (though probably more in countries larger than the UK). Thanks for telling me about your killdeer chicks - how sweet! <br /><br />Ms Sparrow - so sad to see the woodlands shrink isn't it? <br /><br />Eileen - thanks!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-18969647403104264652012-03-30T08:32:35.249+01:002012-03-30T08:32:35.249+01:00Haven't these developers heard of 'brownfi...Haven't these developers heard of 'brownfield' sites?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-84889611731727538112012-03-30T05:01:17.282+01:002012-03-30T05:01:17.282+01:00Oh, no!! I certainly will be hoping for success in...Oh, no!! I certainly will be hoping for success in the efforts of Friends of Craigjouse Grounds and Woods.bunnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762412508859521913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-33115284535352027032012-03-30T04:43:28.236+01:002012-03-30T04:43:28.236+01:00Man the barricades! Round up a LOT of people and ...Man the barricades! Round up a LOT of people and make one of those human signs!RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-48681283571342610752012-03-30T02:49:48.706+01:002012-03-30T02:49:48.706+01:00This makes me so sad. We are constantly fighting o...This makes me so sad. We are constantly fighting overbuilding here. It would be one thing if there was a desperate need for housing and commercial space, but much of the building is done "on spec", as they say - meant to be built and sold for a profit by speculators in realty.<br /><br />Another form of overbuilding we suffer are the so-called "mega-mansions" that are going up everywhere. People purchase a lot containing a smaller home, bulldoze it, and then erect a huge house. Apart from the initial cost, there are the issues of heating and cooling, and so on.<br /><br />I'm not one who wants to confine everyone to 800 square feet. That just isn't viable, especially for families with children or live-in elderly. Still, one wonders - are 3,000 square foot homes really necessary? I don't want government regulation of such - such a free-spirited American I am! - but I am very interested in finding ways to help people understand that smaller can be more enjoyable, less expensive and sometimes even more attractive!<br /><br />Now - on another note, I just have to tell you about my marvelous sighting yesterday. We have killdeer, which seem to be much like your Golden Plover. I've never seen babies, and yesterday I saw four with their parents. They leave the nest almost immediately, so the babies are just funny - like little meatballs with legs. And they're fast! You can see them scooting around through the grass, barely taller than the clovers. It really is such fun to see something so new and unusual - without even trying!shoreacreshttp://shoreacres.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-5835820652014076972012-03-30T01:53:10.726+01:002012-03-30T01:53:10.726+01:00The way developers keep nibbling away at green spa...The way developers keep nibbling away at green spaces makes me want to scream! This has to stop! When I moved to my condo in "Hidden Valley" there were acres of trees around me.<br />Since 1990, they have all been cut down and turned into housing. All that remains in the little wooded lot outside my bedroom window. How very, very grateful I am for that!Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-21543761624123678822012-03-30T00:51:14.270+01:002012-03-30T00:51:14.270+01:00What a pretty place for a walking and to see the b...What a pretty place for a walking and to see the birds. Beautiful photos. Wonderful shadow shots. I hope you have a great weekend!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.com