tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post2485298898076413159..comments2024-03-12T14:02:09.820-04:00Comments on Riverdaze…: ACROSS A PAINTED SKYGrizz…………http://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-1632007920913850482013-01-12T17:00:52.650-05:002013-01-12T17:00:52.650-05:00Jayne…
Life is like a pointillist painting…a seri...Jayne…<br /><br />Life is like a pointillist painting…a series of moments which seen through the perspective of time becomes our life.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-12027768316951970272013-01-12T14:43:53.946-05:002013-01-12T14:43:53.946-05:00And, that is exactly what those moments are meant ...And, that is exactly what those moments are meant to be, aren't they? Love the photo. :c)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-42926308816394011392013-01-11T23:41:13.264-05:002013-01-11T23:41:13.264-05:00KGMom…
You've read my posts long enough to kn...KGMom…<br /><br />You've read my posts long enough to know I have a thing for Canada geese—always have, always will. Especially Canadas in flight. And when they fly across a spectacular sunset sky out in the country where it's quiet and I can here them calling…well, it was just, as George called it, sublime. Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-36757314058789047902013-01-11T22:46:54.098-05:002013-01-11T22:46:54.098-05:00I know exactly what you mean by such a moment.
We ...I know exactly what you mean by such a moment.<br />We drove last evening--eastward from where we live. Along the way, we saw several large flocks of Canada geese flying south (yup, it's been that kind of "winter"). <br />Only difference--I had NO camera along. Not sure I could have gotten a decent shot, though, as they were at more of a distance that your photo seems to show.<br />Just such a moment.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-88452624379409314022013-01-11T10:30:02.801-05:002013-01-11T10:30:02.801-05:00George…
You're welcome…but after my long day ...George…<br /><br />You're welcome…but after my long day and a meeting last evening, by the time I got around to answering your comment, I'm not sure "thoughtful and edifying" applies. It was definitely verbose, though. <br /><br />It's rainy and dark here, the river's muddy and rising, so I'm probably going to have to amuse myself by working inside. But I'll make it the best day I can manage. Thank you. Maybe you can encounter the sublime somewhere along your day and share it! Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-25232299646666936472013-01-11T08:30:26.880-05:002013-01-11T08:30:26.880-05:00Thanks for the thoughtful and edifying response to...Thanks for the thoughtful and edifying response to my comment, Grizz. Have a good day!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-43902334169143500962013-01-10T23:10:24.972-05:002013-01-10T23:10:24.972-05:00George…
Indeed, watching those big birds wing acr...George…<br /><br />Indeed, watching those big birds wing across that sunset sky lifted my weary soul in a way that was almost transcendental. Unquestionably sublime. And, like you, the reason why I invariably take the long way home, and regularly ply the backroads and byways—which I've done since the day I got my first driver's license. <br /><br />In regards to patience, waiting, and seeking…I think you've found an often overlooked truth. Seeking is a form of hunting. Just as a squirrel hunter might choose to sneak quietly and carefully through the woods. You have to be a really good woodsman to accomplish this, as it's a perfected skill bordering on an art. You can also hunt squirrels by sitting quietly, generally close to a nut tree such as a hickory or walnut, and patiently waiting for the squirrels to come your way. <br /><br />Two forms of hunting/seeking. <br /><br />The notion and subsequent attempt of placing yourself, as you say, "available for a miracle created by life or light or some combination of the two," is also seeking/hunting. And like the stalker and sitter, it can also be accomplished both ways—actively or passively. But…and here's the point I want to make which I think so many miss, and which lies at the heart of why the latter is so often more productive…the proactive approach—i.e., the stalking/seeking—is chosen because the one doing it hopes to retain a greater measure of situational control. By being active, we get to make choices—and choices, theoretically, imply control. It's a false premise, or at least false for all but the most accomplished and skillful. <br /><br />It also simultaneously places a barrier of thought and movement. To seek proactively, you have to think about what you're doing, plan your next step, your next turn, become engaged in the process of actively seeking. <br /><br />Yet the alternative, patience and waiting, gives us far more fully into the possibility of those magical moments by allowing them to unfold in their own space and time around us. All we have to do is recognize them. <br /><br />You might say the active seeker is a black line across a white page…while the patient, passive one is a white, unblemished sheet waiting for the sublime to make it's mark. Like you, I've learned to favor the latter. Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-18324418326490906722013-01-10T17:46:10.276-05:002013-01-10T17:46:10.276-05:00A gorgeous photo, Grizz, capturing what was surely...A gorgeous photo, Grizz, capturing what was surely an ecstatic moment. One moment like this every day can lead to a very happy life, regardless of what else comes our way. I wouldn't say we are partners in crime, but perhaps partners in the sublime, for I often spend time on back roads just making myself available for a miracle created by life or light or some combination of the two. And more often than not, especially if I'm patient, I find it. The older I get the more inclined I am to think that waiting is often more fruitful that seeking.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-80901153582757596332013-01-10T14:38:44.825-05:002013-01-10T14:38:44.825-05:00Arija…
I've worried and wondered about you do...Arija…<br /><br />I've worried and wondered about you down there with all the weather problems. I hope in the midst of things you manage to find those good moments to hold and savor. Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-33483266217080197112013-01-10T14:36:48.054-05:002013-01-10T14:36:48.054-05:00Gail…
Yup, sure made my day! I'm just glad I ...Gail…<br /><br />Yup, sure made my day! I'm just glad I managed the photo.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-33179093746091117392013-01-10T11:56:20.619-05:002013-01-10T11:56:20.619-05:00Yes Grizz, such moments not only make our day, but...Yes Grizz, such moments not only make our day, but stay firmly embedded in our memory and when the going gets tough, it is good to take them out, dust them off and think better of the world.<br /><br />Hugs from a burning land Down Under.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-39114884717488000682013-01-10T11:34:55.122-05:002013-01-10T11:34:55.122-05:00Grizz -
glorious moment - beautiful picture to sh...Grizz - <br />glorious moment - beautiful picture to share the glory. Hallelujah!<br />Love Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.com