Re: Gary's Garden
Cyndi,
This is perfect in my opinion, except perhaps to mention his partner by
name.
This 'virtual garden' can be a great reference for the medit-list to
refer to a photo of plants under discussion, for instance. I hope we
get lots of great plant and garden photos here.
Diane
----- Original Message -----
From: Cyndi K <cyndik@hollinet.com>
To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 8:13 AM
Subject: Gary's Garden
> http://216.55.31.76/garysgarden/GaryIndex.htm
>
> Thank you all for the great feedback - I have incorporated some of it
on the
> home page this morning.
>
> I have to say I found the opening text very difficult to write for a
number
> of reasons. I dare say I can do better after I ponder a few more days,
but
> your thoughts on that section are very welcome. I didn't want to be
negative
> but how not, under the circumstances? I was especially worried that it
> speaks for the group, and I want to be sure that it captures what we
all
> want to say. I'm not sure it does.
>
> I took Paul's good advice and added contact information at the bottom
of the
> first page, for those who would like to contribute a photograph to the
> garden. Many, many folks volunteered to help, so if I get too busy to
keep
> up with the scanning or we run out of space, there will still be
resources
> to keep it going. :-)
>
> I also added a bible quote at the very bottom that always comes to my
mind
> when situations like this arise. I will remove it if I get even one
> objection from any in this group - this quote from The New Testament
just
> seemed very appropriate to me, under the circumstances.
>
> I was also thinking that I have seen many lovely quotes and thoughts
in the
> letters on this subject. Speaking for myself, if you would like to add
a
> quote under your plant photo, I think it would make the virtual garden
all
> the more interesting to stroll through, so feel free to let me know if
you
> do.
>
> I would like to contact his daughter about adding a photo of Gary and
more
> biographical info, perhaps some quotes from his letters. I'm sorry -
does
> someone have her contact info? And has anyone been talking to his
partner
> about this or should I let her know?
>
> I'm so glad we're doing this. I know it's a small thing but it feels
good to
> be taking some sort of action and it feels even better to be doing so
with
> others who feel the same way. And it feels good that we're creating
> something that is beautiful.
>
> Gary's Garden is ready to grow. What will you be planting in it? :-)
>
> Cyndi Kirkpatrick
> Eos Development
> http://www.eosdev.com
>
