tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post2333508027383610236..comments2024-01-19T11:41:09.359+13:00Comments on A Hebridean in New Zealand: Thankful ThursdayGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-26420051104659113772013-01-09T00:06:58.758+13:002013-01-09T00:06:58.758+13:00Yes Cynthia I think we've all grown one way an...Yes Cynthia I think we've all grown one way and another as a result of blogging.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-52459433572217726772013-01-08T15:34:21.560+13:002013-01-08T15:34:21.560+13:00A wonderful poem and sentiment. I think that'...A wonderful poem and sentiment. I think that's one of the things I treasure most about blogging -- that it made me really slow down and look at the details, especially in my photography. I set out to focus on writing in blogworld, but gained another plus in photography, which I piddle at, yet enjoy very much. ;^)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-79352659516221568692013-01-06T08:06:50.680+13:002013-01-06T08:06:50.680+13:00It's amazing, Jenny, isn't it how seemingl...It's amazing, Jenny, isn't it how seemingly small changes in our lives can sometimes have quite disproportionate outcomes. I'm glad that this was such a beneficial one.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-56226795358710205102013-01-05T12:00:01.378+13:002013-01-05T12:00:01.378+13:00Now I have moved my office to somewhere more comfo...Now I have moved my office to somewhere more comfortable I find I am spending much more time sitting and reading or looking at pictures. I'm quite surprised but it is very pleasantJenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-25220203818217893192013-01-04T15:13:23.943+13:002013-01-04T15:13:23.943+13:00It's one I quote a lot Carol. Lunch was good ...It's one I quote a lot Carol. Lunch was good thanks.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-42685640900517000022013-01-04T15:12:19.999+13:002013-01-04T15:12:19.999+13:00That is a lovely couplet (or stanza or whatever - ...That is a lovely couplet (or stanza or whatever - I wish I'd just said 'lovely words') Virginia. I don't recall the Enid Blyton words but they sound as if they could have come from The Adventures of Pip (but then I'd have remembered them). GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-8089438224627393532013-01-04T15:08:02.937+13:002013-01-04T15:08:02.937+13:00Thanks Katherine. It's long been one of my fa...Thanks Katherine. It's long been one of my favourites. I was warned about the bewitching hour when I first came in 2005 and I've not seen any evidence to cause me to alter my view.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-2196430027187910232013-01-04T15:06:24.715+13:002013-01-04T15:06:24.715+13:00So it's not just the older amongst us Pauline!...So it's not just the older amongst us Pauline! I've seen lots of Monarch butterflies for well over a month but not very many others yet.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-82558509531094770682013-01-04T14:39:50.060+13:002013-01-04T14:39:50.060+13:00How nice to see the poem again. It was one of my ...How nice to see the poem again. It was one of my mother's favourites. I hope you enjoyed your lunch date. All the best, CarolCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-5761139733820214952013-01-04T12:14:59.160+13:002013-01-04T12:14:59.160+13:00Can I steal that saying Monica??? "Young midd...Can I steal that saying Monica??? "Young middle-aged man". I have a few friends that I can throw that their way, and they'd be walking on water after a compliment like that.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-83077279578211612862013-01-04T12:12:38.631+13:002013-01-04T12:12:38.631+13:00I Lovvvved that poem....taking time to enjoy all t...I Lovvvved that poem....taking time to enjoy all that is around us is something we should all strive for.<br />I especially like the words,<br />"No time to see, in broad daylight,<br />Streams full of stars, like skies at night"<br />I have often admired the bright white lights on the surface of a river, stream, even the sea when the sun is shining on the water. When I was a little girl, I think I remember Enid Blyton describing them as fairies with wings of light that lived beneath the surface. She had a way of captivating a child's imagination right along with hers.<br />Oh, I also lovvvved the photo of the butterfly on the lily flowers.....stunning.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-62523643256619241982013-01-04T09:18:55.303+13:002013-01-04T09:18:55.303+13:00Lovely pome, super photo... A timely reminder.
I...Lovely pome, super photo... A timely reminder.<br /><br />Interesting you say not to ring kiwis after 2100 hrs... it's true! Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-71447715662008848452013-01-04T08:48:52.999+13:002013-01-04T08:48:52.999+13:00Georgia and I had a similar conversation yesterday...Georgia and I had a similar conversation yesterday when discussing a trip to the beach. All these holidays are too much for the old and the young, we had to refer to an in-between to get the day right. Haven't seen a butterfly as yet this summer, I wonder where they all are? I'm glad you didn't say all Kiwis get up early!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-54492315252434412132013-01-04T08:26:21.354+13:002013-01-04T08:26:21.354+13:00Too true, Bruv! But then 0730 is quite late for h...Too true, Bruv! But then 0730 is quite late for her. She sometimes rings at 0630. Kiwi's get up early. You would never ring a Kiwi after 2100 hrs though.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-84407846358627358912013-01-04T08:24:00.648+13:002013-01-04T08:24:00.648+13:00Well, Adrian, you know me and my plain photography...Well, Adrian, you know me and my plain photography. I just thought I'd see what a few of the buttons would do to an otherwise pretty indifferent photo of a pretty good subject.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-5127325540824552692013-01-04T08:22:30.550+13:002013-01-04T08:22:30.550+13:00Your sister is, with the very greatest of respect,...Your sister is, with the very greatest of respect, wrong, Meike. And, yes, there is plenty in my life I don't blog about either! GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-68365780910796744372013-01-04T08:20:49.937+13:002013-01-04T08:20:49.937+13:00'Young middle aged man'. You are so charm...'Young middle aged man'. You are so charming Monica. Thank you. Just what a man needs first thing in the morning.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-66966368645738350172013-01-04T06:50:52.451+13:002013-01-04T06:50:52.451+13:00I don't know who the friend was but as soon as...I don't know who the friend was but as soon as I saw the time they called I knew who it wasn't!!!Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-69224936960380977332013-01-04T05:31:15.327+13:002013-01-04T05:31:15.327+13:00Very arty. You may not know what day it is but you...Very arty. You may not know what day it is but you can process and take a photograph.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-32735609323814100702013-01-04T03:28:09.817+13:002013-01-04T03:28:09.817+13:00Such a very good reason for blogging, Graham!
I am...Such a very good reason for blogging, Graham!<br />I am going to tell my sister next time she wonders aloud why anyone would blog at all about their daily lives. She often says she finds my topics ridiculous (in the sense that nobody in their right minds would be interested in them), and also that she hates to see each and every thing I do ending up on my blog (which is not true - there is still plenty going on in my life that never makes it to the blog, for various reasons).Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-73064090047654453212013-01-04T00:49:10.041+13:002013-01-04T00:49:10.041+13:00I'm glad you're finding some time to stand...I'm glad you're finding some time to stand and stare. Sometimes you seem to be on such a very busy schedule! (But of course as you're a healthy young middle aged man, why shouldn't you be...) Anyway I think it's good at any age to take some time to look at butterflies. I miss "mine"... Didn't see much of them back in the rainy summer of 2012 either. So thanks for sharing yours! :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.com