tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post5722474215731323444..comments2024-03-09T02:05:54.509-07:00Comments on An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel: Heading for the beach or extinctionKay L. Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-87934944590459869222013-10-11T15:30:35.828-06:002013-10-11T15:30:35.828-06:00Thank you for sharing, Kay, this sad article and y...Thank you for sharing, Kay, this sad article and your poem in response, an important message to bring public attention to. humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-91885732173674330062013-10-10T19:25:36.134-06:002013-10-10T19:25:36.134-06:00Gosh, but it's so disheartening to realize how...Gosh, but it's so disheartening to realize how many species have left the world and heartbreaking to realize how many more teeter on the edge of complete oblivion. What on earth are we doing to this planet?TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-39254358206657441362013-10-10T15:52:20.548-06:002013-10-10T15:52:20.548-06:00You really touched on emotion-no one is exempt fro...You really touched on emotion-no one is exempt from extinction...scary and so vividly real! I feel sad and know we all need to do what we can to save all the living creation on earth! Powerful poem~<br /><3Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-86026565642951790432013-10-10T13:30:41.358-06:002013-10-10T13:30:41.358-06:00Kay you really are a fine poet. This one is so tru...Kay you really are a fine poet. This one is so true and meaningful that I hope it can reach a wider audience.Phil Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-11750268242628092162013-10-10T12:13:55.907-06:002013-10-10T12:13:55.907-06:00The perfect poem to help spread the word. Well, s...The perfect poem to help spread the word. Well, somebody has to be the last one out. I wonder if it will be a human?<br /><br />BTW, the documentary I watched on this showed poachers stealing those eggs, very blatently.<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-82017488565451363092013-10-10T08:55:22.169-06:002013-10-10T08:55:22.169-06:00I feel you on their struggles to live & not ge...I feel you on their struggles to live & not get wiped away to extinction ~ Good one Kay and Happy Thursday ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-67639060408157518072013-10-10T08:53:40.965-06:002013-10-10T08:53:40.965-06:00I love turtles, and it's heartbreaking to hear...I love turtles, and it's heartbreaking to hear about the destruction of their nesting grounds. So sad.Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-43227307274246381792013-10-10T08:25:28.303-06:002013-10-10T08:25:28.303-06:00we’ll all be extinct— but still strangers.
Sad po...we’ll all be extinct— but still strangers.<br /><br />Sad poem and esp., because it is truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-53722696172989581302013-10-10T07:27:11.843-06:002013-10-10T07:27:11.843-06:00An apt warning, for sure! And such acceptance of ...An apt warning, for sure! And such acceptance of fate.... they are truly gentle souled creatures. I watched one, transfixed, at an aquarium in Charleston, SC. Her movement was therapeutic Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-18213114291955213552013-10-10T07:06:31.491-06:002013-10-10T07:06:31.491-06:00Awareness is key to bringing about some change in ...Awareness is key to bringing about some change in our attitudes towards animals. Poetry like this is vital in spreading the message.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-69399507250258997382013-10-10T07:03:04.527-06:002013-10-10T07:03:04.527-06:00I'm glad there's a poem! It's not lik...I'm glad there's a poem! It's not like you to direct us to the endangered site without putting in a few words of your own. And this is such a humble character, determined to lay the eggs, and yet full of wit and satire: how overcrowding turns on us and how we lived and die strangers.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-78285827845437018572013-10-10T05:11:17.953-06:002013-10-10T05:11:17.953-06:00As I said, very partial to turtles. now they were ...As I said, very partial to turtles. now they were before the dinosaurs and live the longest lifespans. I just read on the science magazines that the longer the lifespan of humans the less room for other species to share the wild. As my comment to Grace, this relates to the issues in this prompt. Can there be a balance? Like the sea turtles off course too far into cold waters do we cease by L. Edgar Ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525169618204198073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-22389015905296959992013-10-10T00:04:22.625-06:002013-10-10T00:04:22.625-06:00We should all work towards conservation, or it wil...We should all work towards conservation, or it will be too late.Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-87431459408560166572013-10-09T21:20:12.204-06:002013-10-09T21:20:12.204-06:00This is sad Kay. Thanks for posting this. By the ...This is sad Kay. Thanks for posting this. By the way the link posted on Mr. Linky took me to a news article about the turtles--I got here from the link in the sidebar. Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-77475165332128250832013-10-09T14:19:35.417-06:002013-10-09T14:19:35.417-06:00A sad thought, Kay, and I so feel for the turtles....A sad thought, Kay, and I so feel for the turtles......so happy you wrote about them. (I love this prompt!) Needless to say:)Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-77792844134223595872013-10-09T08:24:28.800-06:002013-10-09T08:24:28.800-06:00Their extinction is a consequence directly of man ...Their extinction is a consequence directly of man itself. It was a thriving business to sell turtle eggs until recently when they were declared as protected. And selling them are considered illegal now. Nicely Kay!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-92052580689714580992013-10-09T06:39:02.014-06:002013-10-09T06:39:02.014-06:00Hari Om
A heart-rending thought. Each generation,...Hari Om<br />A heart-rending thought. Each generation, it seems, has to go through a learning about interacting with nature. All we can ever do is 'best practice' now. It will never be enough though. YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.com