I had a problem with my account forwarding to a dead Verizon account and had received no less than 316 messages in 5 days. But I will have you know I am reading them all and I have 85 to go..... A few tidbits on some comments. David Theodoropulos said something about "we should all make an effort to be more gracious and inclusive if we would like newcomers to feel welcome". I can't stess how important this is for the continuation of alpine gardening because, dare I say, many are getting on in years and as newbies, we need your expertise! So please be patient with those of us who haven't had an opportunity to garden or are just getting our hands dirty....
And in contrast to that, the other side.... The comment on Kyle Booker's questionnaire... Besides recognizing it as instant cannon fodder, as an amateur astronomer, I compared it to the many questions received at "star parties"..... How far away is that star? What power is your telescope? Although the questions are sincere, you want to ignore it and say, THIS is what is important if you want to do astronomy!! There is a balance in there somewhere, in knowing how to deal with it most of which is met by being polite. And so, that is why the Alpine list is so valuable. You are telling us the areas to focus on, what's valuable to understand, and most of all try! One other comment... I am reading Robin Kimmerer's book, Gathering Moss and find it rather 'fluffy'. Pleasant and lyrical in parts to read, but not much substance for learning anything of depth about mosses. Her need to remind us of her indigenous background throughout seems bit out of place. So many of the 'green' books today are going for "feel good"... Where will we be in 100 years? Carolyn Poff Strong Portland
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