tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563617538751855242.post3515267148642194242..comments2023-11-10T16:11:08.575-08:00Comments on Simply Living: Progress. Or not...?sherry boashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07310105811887347118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563617538751855242.post-38012737808228809742015-01-10T04:28:30.959-08:002015-01-10T04:28:30.959-08:00And one of the most obvious incongruities is that ...And one of the most obvious incongruities is that subdivisions are often named after what is no longer there. The quails are long gone from Quail Valley. Few eagles fly over Eagle Pointe. The orange trees were destroyed so Greater Groves could be built. Nowadays, developers are getting smarter. Instead of naming subdivision for what once was there, they are calling them by non-related names like Barrington Estates, Big Sky or Reserve at Minneola (although I can't see what they left to Reserve now that they've put up hundred of homes where gopher tortoises once roamed and scrub jays once flew...)sherry boashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310105811887347118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563617538751855242.post-33399526243315144342015-01-09T19:37:17.069-08:002015-01-09T19:37:17.069-08:00I have seen developers do this over and over again...I have seen developers do this over and over again destroying wild land with no respect or consideration of the land and animals. Then they plant one or two non indigenous trees and call it a day!! Des gracefulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com