tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739575111461729992.post536042299424158246..comments2024-02-17T02:43:02.367-08:00Comments on David BSI: Valley of the Ice FlowersDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07061493122424534813noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739575111461729992.post-3280608411967553482012-02-08T08:43:06.091-08:002012-02-08T08:43:06.091-08:00We have some wonderful landscape here in the north...We have some wonderful landscape here in the northeast and it is surprising just how diverse it is in terms of wildlife, geology and habitat. You are right does have a feel of permanence about it, but at the same time is it does seem very fragile when it comes to the habitat that many of these plants grow in. Perhaps the ice will return several times before the landscape becomes desert. On the other hand some of it may become an urban desert in a short period of time if the mantra of economic growth above all else continues unchecked.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061493122424534813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739575111461729992.post-66947845788334356872012-02-08T02:36:41.897-08:002012-02-08T02:36:41.897-08:00I had no idea there was a sub arc region on my doo...I had no idea there was a sub arc region on my doorstep – literally within a bike ride away. Interesting stuff, David. When you look at the landscape of upper Teesdale and its neighbouring valleys, everything appears to be so permanent. It’s incredible to think that once it was a cauldron of fire and magma, then not too long ago it was choked with ice. It makes you wonder what’s coming next. A gradual erosion of the rocks to desert, perhaps? I don’t think we’ll be around to see it.<br />AlenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com