Tom’s Comments (group member since Aug 24, 2009)

Tom’s comments from the Nature-loving, Tree-hugging hippies group.

Others I'm especially fond of include a Sweet Gum tree grown from a seed a friend gave me. That guy is about 3 years old, probably 15 feet high.

Another is a Holly vomitorium (I guess the berries produced by the females are toxic to people), which looks kinda like a weeping willow. I got this one in a one gal. container, less than a foot high. It's a female (red berries that birds like), about 12 feet tall.

I bought one packet of Grandpa Ot's Morning Glory seeds [an heirloom variety from an etailer:] several years ago. I've been harvesting the seeds since then, sharing with relatives and friends . . . and growing a fence FUL every year since I first got them. They produce beautiful lavender flowers all summer long.

In highschool, a yard I passed was the home of a huge Saint Bernard. We became great buddies.
I went in the service after HS, but got my own Saint within weeks of getting out. His name was Karma.
I now rescue Saints; see http://www.floridasaintrescue.com/ and currently have four Saints plus one Labradorable at home.

I have a monster Live Oak in my backyard that's probably close to 300 years old. "Grandfather Oak" influenced my purchase of the home, which my daughter loves to climb. She'll disappear high up - with a book - for hours on end.

I stop and block traffic every time I see a Gopher Tortise crossing the road. If necessary, I'll make a u-turn to stop if I see one in the oncoming lane.