Comments on: War of the World http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2010/03/war-of-the-world/ Heronswood Voice – A web log written by George Ball Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:50:49 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Karen Garner http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2010/03/war-of-the-world/#comment-24189 Karen Garner Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:01:42 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=870#comment-24189 My own personal war is being fought already. The war against the weeds that have sprung up from what seems like nowhere to battle my most loved plants in my flower beds. Weeds are a very strong military presence, but the line of battle has been drawn. My weapons are hoes,spades and other crude instruments. My own personal war is being fought already. The war against the weeds that have sprung up from what seems like nowhere to battle my most loved plants in my flower beds. Weeds are a very strong military presence, but the line of battle has been drawn. My weapons are hoes,spades and other crude instruments.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2010/03/war-of-the-world/#comment-24188 Dennis Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:15:03 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=870#comment-24188 You are so right! Spring was the preferred time to start conflict, wether by peasant uprising or a military general. The goal was to have a have a ready food supply for the agreesor and also to prevent the enemy from planting of harvesting their crops. Battle conditions were better not only because of better light and longer days but also the movement of troops. Of course all wars start with dreams of quick victories over the enemies and to have the troops home by Christmas. It's very bad timing to have troops in enemy territory in the winter when it is difficult for supply lines to reach the front! The classic example of foolish timing was Napolean's attach on Moscow in 1812,staring with an army of 422,000 men. In Septembe the army reached Moscow with 100,000 men. Then grueling retreat from Moscow most of the casualites were from sever cold, starvation and illness. The russian soldiers and wolves picked of the struggling French laggards at rear. The Grand Armee struggled out of Russia with 10,000 men. Weather can play a key role in the success or failure a garden and/or a military venture. You are so right!
Spring was the preferred time to start conflict, wether by peasant uprising or a military general.
The goal was to have a have a ready food supply for the agreesor and also to prevent the enemy from planting of harvesting their crops. Battle conditions were better not only because of better light and longer days but also the movement of troops. Of course all wars start with dreams of quick victories over the enemies and to have the troops home by Christmas. It’s very bad timing to have troops in enemy territory in the winter when it is difficult for supply lines to reach the front!

The classic example of foolish timing was Napolean’s attach on Moscow in 1812,staring with an army of 422,000 men. In Septembe the army reached Moscow with 100,000 men. Then grueling retreat from Moscow most of the casualites were from sever cold, starvation and illness. The russian soldiers and wolves picked of the struggling French laggards at rear. The Grand Armee struggled out of Russia with 10,000 men.

Weather can play a key role in the success or failure a garden and/or a military venture.

]]> By: Joe Lewis http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2010/03/war-of-the-world/#comment-24187 Joe Lewis Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:27:29 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=870#comment-24187 niiiice! Enjoyed it tremendously. Now I am googling The Great Oxidation Event! niiiice! Enjoyed it tremendously. Now I am googling The Great Oxidation Event!

]]> By: Joe Lewis http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2010/03/war-of-the-world/#comment-24186 Joe Lewis Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:25:21 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=870#comment-24186 Niiiiiice! Please keep them coming! Niiiiiice! Please keep them coming!

]]> By: Cindy http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2010/03/war-of-the-world/#comment-24185 Cindy Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:05:49 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=870#comment-24185 I don't think of Spring as war. I think of it as the time to dig anything while the earth is still moist. Am currently fixing 4 different places before the ground hardens with the heat. This short time before the heat hits and after the cold has so much happening. The soils are busy, the insects are emerging, the birds are mating. I find all kinds of young insects and animals under the leaves. It is good to know the earth is alive and working in this time in the middle of hot and cold. But, I don't think of it as war. I think of the things that people do to each other as war. It is not natural, and, there are other ways to solve the problems. -C. I don’t think of Spring as war. I think of it as the time to dig anything while the earth is still moist. Am currently fixing 4 different places before the ground hardens with the heat. This short time before the heat hits and after the cold has so much happening. The soils are busy, the insects are emerging, the birds are mating. I find all kinds of young insects and animals under the leaves. It is good to know the earth is alive and working in this time in the middle of hot and cold. But, I don’t think of it as war. I think of the things that people do to each other as war. It is not natural, and, there are other ways to solve the problems.

-C.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2010/03/war-of-the-world/#comment-24184 Sarah Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:54:26 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=870#comment-24184 Well said...thank you for writing...I love reading... sme Well said…thank you for writing…I love reading…
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]]> By: Sharon Warden http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2010/03/war-of-the-world/#comment-24183 Sharon Warden Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:54:10 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=870#comment-24183 I really like these blogs. I am always so pleased when I get one in email. I really like these blogs. I am always so pleased when I get one in email.

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