Over recent weeks, some blog followers have revelled in watching the growth of the Giant Atlantic pumpkins in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). Last week I reported that one remained.
Since then, the RTBG has been the location for a Wine Festival. At some time during the evening of that festival, the pumpkin was left to die. I have assumed, wrongly or rightly, that some smart-arses had a few drinks and decided to see if they could lift the giant beast, to see if they were sufficiently strong. In the process the umbilical cord was snapped; that is, the pumpkin and its stalk were pulled apart. Alas, now we will never see the size which this pumpkin could have reached.
What more can I say!
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Can’t ‘like’ this, of course; it’s terrible news. How sad that an individual or a minority can spoil things for the rest. Cheers, Jon.
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Taking a philosophical approach (now that my fit of pique has passed) this is the way of the world – I guess none of us can foresee the consequences of our actions even when we think we are being careful. An accident can happen. A tragedy can unfold. But I also have to be realistic and remember the consequences of a few activities don’t affect others badly at all. Oh forget philosophy. Virtually anything anyone of us does affects the environment adversely and therefore affects everyone else. Cheers, Helen
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So sad. Every living thing needs RESPECT
On Fri, 12 Mar. 2021, 10:28 am Tasmanian Discoveries, wrote:
> Tasmanian Traveller posted: ” Over recent weeks, some blog followers have > revelled in watching the growth of the Giant Atlantic pumpkins in the Food > Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). Last week I > reported that one remained. Since then, the RTBG has been the l” >
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Its a difficult balance people having fun and keeping the world intact
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