Comments on: Vajrapani Retreat Center: find the plastic; win a prize!

By: Payday loan in Virginia

Payday loan in Virginia — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:52:19 +0000

Thanks on your marvelous posting! I actually enjoyed reading it you might be a great author.

By: Citizen Green

Citizen Green — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:11:00 +0000

I believe that the insects in your photo are termites. That brings up a dilemma for the people at the retreat center. Do they kill the termites, do they use treated wood, do they live in peace with the termites and let them eat the building, do they use plastic instead of wood? Hopefully the termites are in the woods and not in the building.

By: Fake Plastic Fish

Fake Plastic Fish — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:53:00 +0000

One person has guessed the answer I was looking for. But others may be right about some plastic, too. I’ll post the answer as well as some thoughts about it next week. Leaving for the “No Plastic Left Behind” conference in Southern Cal in a few hours. See you!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:09:00 +0000

How about the camera taking the pictures? I bet that has a lot of plastic and it is in every picture!

TG
(Yes, I get the smart-aleck from my father.)

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:48:00 +0000

Ooh, I recant. I definitely think it’s the decking around the larger building. I’ve been at houses with the reclaimed plastic decking before.

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:45:00 +0000

I’m thinking maybe the skylights on all of the buildings – I know they’re plastic at our house. If not, I’ll agree with the masses on the steps and railings.

By: froghair

froghair — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:46:00 +0000

Hm. I was going to say the rope that the Tibetan Prayer Flags are strung on (I know mine is plastic), but with your massive hint, I’ll have to go with the faux logs/decking of the walkway. thanks for sharing!

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:49:00 +0000

I agree with Veronique, the outer walls of the house don’t look natural… Plastic walls?! I’ve only ever seen those in caravans.

By: Christy

Christy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:59:00 +0000

I am going to guess it is the railings of the porch on the house. They appear to be made from plastic lumber. I also noticed the lights along the one path but they aren’t what I would consider big.

By: GreenOfficeBlog

GreenOfficeBlog — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:52:00 +0000

Wow! What a gorgeous natural structure! I love the beauty of buildings like this, because they remind people that our Earth is worth saving. It’s common for spiritualists to look to nature to find peace and comfort, which is a practice that we could all engage in each day if we worked hard to preserve the foliage around us.