tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post5382883000718953344..comments2024-03-12T14:02:09.820-04:00Comments on Riverdaze…: THE RIVERBANK BY REQUESTGrizz…………http://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-19887114454259057632011-01-19T12:35:26.323-05:002011-01-19T12:35:26.323-05:00Jenn…
Your new home sounds quite interesting—part...Jenn…<br /><br />Your new home sounds quite interesting—particularly the wolf. I'd love to have the possibility of a wolf around here. (Fat chance!)<br /><br />Thank you re.photos. They're really easier to come by than you might think…the river is beautiful from almost any angle in any light, and the wildlife is just a matter of patience. BTW, I like that hereon, too—and took a similar shot of him on his limb earlier this morning.<br /><br />They say we'll be getting a bit of snow tomorrow, with 5˚F lows during the night. Just another dose of winter. I look forward to making more snow photos.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-27200384041499538852011-01-19T08:14:38.559-05:002011-01-19T08:14:38.559-05:00I do so love the cardinals, too. Haven't seen ...I do so love the cardinals, too. Haven't seen any here. Our usual morning involve the Group of Seven (deer), Doh, Re, Me, (a group of 3 deer, including yearling), and 11 mourning doves, with the blue jays thrown in for colour. The wolf happened by in the dark. <br /><br />Amazing photos, Griz. My fave is the heron. My animal totem. They are gone from Perth, Lanark County, till spring. We have no running water anymore, and I miss the lake. Adore the privacy of our 7 acres, tho'.<br /><br />Everything is frozen. The 'crik' down the road (Jebb's Creek; how quaint) thawed in our 3+ C. yesterday, but today we have -7 C. and I know it will appear frozen again shortly. We were -30 C the day before. Brrrrrr. <br /><br />Cheers from <a href="http://mymuskoka.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> my world </a>!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-42923208468352196242011-01-18T23:18:27.347-05:002011-01-18T23:18:27.347-05:00Robin…
I couldn't agree more. You just said i...Robin…<br /><br />I couldn't agree more. You just said it better than I did…but we both understood the power of Deb's words. Now, go and read a bunch of her posts, and you'll find the same voice interwoven throughout.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-39194001055982349902011-01-18T19:21:41.147-05:002011-01-18T19:21:41.147-05:00Sometimes, it's what comes in the comments tha...Sometimes, it's what comes in the comments that's astounding. I thank Deb for this quote I've saved...<br /><br /><br />"Life has seasons and reasons for which we are just living in the story of , and I am at long last quite aware that I am who I am because of my life and not in spite of it . "<br /><br />It takes some work, but 'them's some powerful words....'.<br /><br />Thanks to you both,<br /><br />~ Robin x2Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089977665165118563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-7334240768723527462011-01-18T19:17:04.687-05:002011-01-18T19:17:04.687-05:00Deb…
I spent a bit of time yesterday looking back...Deb…<br /><br />I spent a bit of time yesterday looking back through your posts after reading the initial poem, and I'm really impressed by your writing…and also by the honesty and vision of your life. The line at the end of your comment goes directly to this—"I am at long last quite aware that I am who I am because of my life and not in spite of it." There is a world of clarity and truth—so often never recognized—in that simple statement. It speaks much of you, and explains the deep well of insight and talent that brings forth such poetry.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-83229473733232566302011-01-18T09:42:21.062-05:002011-01-18T09:42:21.062-05:00Thank you,
It was especially appropriate to see th...Thank you,<br />It was especially appropriate to see the riverbank , the visual of part of the poem's desire. Mine.<br />Life has seasons and reasons for which we are just living in the story of , and I am at long last quite aware that I am who I am because of my life and not in spite of it .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-82966125194435008652011-01-17T15:21:34.973-05:002011-01-17T15:21:34.973-05:00Deb…
You're most welcome…and always welcome h...Deb…<br /><br />You're most welcome…and always welcome here at Riverdaze. BTW, I think that latest poem of yours is really good.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-32749691149955300742011-01-17T15:19:38.935-05:002011-01-17T15:19:38.935-05:00AfronTO…
You may be right. Fantasy is a powerful ...AfronTO…<br /><br />You may be right. Fantasy is a powerful tool—especially when self-administered.<br /><br />I suspect most readers picture my riverbank abode as looking like one of those storybook stone cottages from Tasha Tudor or Thomas Kinkade. You've seen the aerial Bing-map view and know it is a sort of sprawling single-story affair, more modern than its age (part of the structure having been built in 1919) might seemingly dictate. The great room is the most recent addition—house-wide and facing the river, simply a single big room accounting for half the cottage's square footage—yet in some ways, looks the oldest of all.<br /><br />Still, I'll probably post some photos one of these days—if for no other reason than to set the record straight.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-33651883502657168402011-01-17T09:46:52.367-05:002011-01-17T09:46:52.367-05:00Thank you so much for posting these,
for sharing a...Thank you so much for posting these,<br />for sharing a view I could lose myself in quite easily.<br /><br />or find myself .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-29524615101358019772011-01-15T23:12:46.902-05:002011-01-15T23:12:46.902-05:00Yes leave us to our imaginations concerning your c...Yes leave us to our imaginations concerning your cottage-We all have our own fantasies fulfilled this way-As I have seen your cottage I regret having done so.AfromTOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-2960759097331059752011-01-15T16:01:58.275-05:002011-01-15T16:01:58.275-05:00Robin x2…
Thank you. You know, considering, I can...Robin x2…<br /><br />Thank you. You know, considering, I can understand why you like the word "rookery."Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-32473363905887435982011-01-15T15:54:11.412-05:002011-01-15T15:54:11.412-05:00Tramp…
Good to hear from you.
Is's not too ...Tramp…<br /><br />Good to hear from you. <br /><br />Is's not too cold here—about 30˚F at the moment—and the icicles along the eaves are dripping. The snow is wet and compacted, but still here; we could really use a few inches of new flakes and a slight temperature lowering.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-42099770380378152072011-01-15T15:48:34.031-05:002011-01-15T15:48:34.031-05:00Jayne…
I see herons in the trees up and down the ...Jayne…<br /><br />I see herons in the trees up and down the river every day—and what I'm pretty sure is the same heron sitting on this same limb—and it still looks really weird. They just don't seem like tree-perching birds. But even as I'm writing this comment, the same bird (I believe) is sitting on that sycamore limb across and slightly downstream from the cottage, and another heron is perched on a similar limb, 25-30 feet above the water, fifty yards downstream. Go figure…Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-27396380741775537292011-01-15T15:44:33.080-05:002011-01-15T15:44:33.080-05:00BTW, "rookery' is one of my favorite word...BTW, "rookery' is one of my favorite words.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089977665165118563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-84123818168282389602011-01-15T15:44:01.077-05:002011-01-15T15:44:01.077-05:00Oh, my Lord. What beautiful pictures. Thank you!...Oh, my Lord. What beautiful pictures. Thank you!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089977665165118563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-52436227424037401172011-01-15T15:42:04.005-05:002011-01-15T15:42:04.005-05:00Gail…
I'm glad you liked the pix and bankside...Gail…<br /><br />I'm glad you liked the pix and bankside ramble.<br /><br />Huh. So, you don't think the magic of fantasy is better than reality—you really want to risk seeing what you've heretofore only been imagining? You do realize the idyllic could turn out to be rather prosaic, nothing more than a small stone cottage beside a river? <br /><br />Well, this might, in fact, be the winter for an across-the-channel shot of the cottage, with snow and all, providing I can get to feeling well enough to make it over to the island from the far side while the water is still ankle-deep low.<br /><br />No promises just yet…but I'll see.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-2692402772704920642011-01-15T15:27:15.074-05:002011-01-15T15:27:15.074-05:00Thanks for these, Grizz. The rain came here and wa...Thanks for these, Grizz. The rain came here and washed the snow almost totally away. In fact the temperature rose so quickly that the forest floor was steaming. Keep warm.<br />...TrampTramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367405984066895755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-67463879873815850112011-01-15T15:16:10.478-05:002011-01-15T15:16:10.478-05:00Scott…
Okay, I don't know how you managed it,...Scott…<br /><br />Okay, I don't know how you managed it, but you'll be pleased to learn a nefarious squirrel has gnawed the line holding one of my gallon-sized seed feeders (that would be the one 6 feet directly above the head of the song sparrow in the photo) and sent it crashing to the ground…where it now rests, bent, battered, sunflower seeds scattered everywhere. <br /><br />Sheeeesh! Are you happy now? The song sparrow has been fed!Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-41334128486221173212011-01-15T09:52:16.931-05:002011-01-15T09:52:16.931-05:00LOL... always sort of makes me do a double take wh...LOL... always sort of makes me do a double take when I see Herons in a tree. Beautiful shots of your lovely river bank.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-92224450625311138932011-01-15T09:51:26.276-05:002011-01-15T09:51:26.276-05:00GRIZZ-
Beautiful pictures - breath taking landsca...GRIZZ-<br /><br />Beautiful pictures - breath taking landscape around your cottage and wildlife - so natural. I was so happy being with you seeing nature in it's magic glory. Now, I have been asking for some pictures of your cottage and the great room and hearth and so forth. So....how 'bout it??!! :-)<br /><br />Love to you<br />Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-38756117672134705722011-01-15T09:40:47.462-05:002011-01-15T09:40:47.462-05:00Put out some birdseed for that poor Song Sparrow!Put out some birdseed for that poor Song Sparrow!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-83303086803236018302011-01-15T07:45:00.353-05:002011-01-15T07:45:00.353-05:00Ellen…
Thank you…but what redbird?Ellen…<br /><br />Thank you…but what redbird?Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-89008633028816313372011-01-15T07:44:10.359-05:002011-01-15T07:44:10.359-05:00Hilary…
Squirrels and birds attracted to the vari...Hilary…<br /><br />Squirrels and birds attracted to the various feeders accounts for about ninety percent of what I regularly see—but you're right in that this river corridor woods is a wonder location for seeing lots of wildlife. You're also right re. the heron…that old bird is a highly efficient fisherman, regardless of his penchant for tree-sitting.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-108193070247502802011-01-15T07:39:21.210-05:002011-01-15T07:39:21.210-05:00Cicero…
Cardinals will brighten up anyone's w...Cicero…<br /><br />Cardinals will brighten up anyone's woods. Actually, I think we're still well below average on our annual water—not that five inches of snow will make much difference.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-34104378781322479752011-01-15T07:37:03.925-05:002011-01-15T07:37:03.925-05:00Annie…
If that's the case, then I've acco...Annie…<br /><br />If that's the case, then I've accomplished what I set out to do. Thank you.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.com