tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post6596468637915157073..comments2024-03-12T14:02:09.820-04:00Comments on Riverdaze…: SMALL FLY, BIG BENEFIT!Grizz…………http://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-64213482654817628902009-06-09T16:09:07.172-04:002009-06-09T16:09:07.172-04:00Weaver…
Learning to be both quiet and still are t...Weaver…<br /><br />Learning to be both quiet and still are two infallible keys to seeing more. To see well is to be focused mentally as well as visually—something my father began teaching me from almost the day I was born, and for which I've been ever grateful.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-82424565826399467982009-06-09T13:36:15.504-04:002009-06-09T13:36:15.504-04:00Beautifully written and a timely reminder Scribe. ...Beautifully written and a timely reminder Scribe. I think often the clue is to be still - stillness seems to produce a clearer mind and a sharper eye to see the little things.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-61395227196715429732009-06-09T13:06:23.917-04:002009-06-09T13:06:23.917-04:00Jayne…
I suspect most of us—myself included—miss ...Jayne…<br /><br />I suspect most of us—myself included—miss far more than we notice…close up, far out, over our head, under our feet; the world teems and we're all but oblivious to most of what's happening.<br /><br />I'm glad that little hover fly came by, too.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-76417928178638638502009-06-09T08:22:50.197-04:002009-06-09T08:22:50.197-04:00It's so true, isn't it? Not seeing the for...It's so true, isn't it? Not seeing the forest for the trees? :c) Glad he flew in front of your lens so you could share him with us.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-41957563139040868562009-06-09T06:59:05.109-04:002009-06-09T06:59:05.109-04:00Bernie…
Comparing my blog to Wanda's is high ...Bernie…<br /><br />Comparing my blog to Wanda's is high compliment, indeed. I'm delighted to be considered in such company.<br /><br />Life must be consider in context, in milieu and location and season. The experience of things is enriched a hundredfold when we see with eyes and hearts and minds. The "beautiful river" surrounds us daily.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-89273311556522147652009-06-09T06:49:50.770-04:002009-06-09T06:49:50.770-04:00Delwyn…
Welcome to the riverbank…regardless of wh...Delwyn…<br /><br />Welcome to the riverbank…regardless of whether you've just found your way here via some circuitous route, or been a silent reader for some time. Either way, you're among friends.<br /><br />I like and agree with what you said about the serendipity of thinking you are "focusing on one thing and [becoming] alerted to another..." That is indeed so often the case—and it is only when we open our mindset to this serendipitous path that we regularly find the wonder and magic.<br /><br />I'm pleased you liked the post and photo. And glad to have you aboard!Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-53840965892631825412009-06-09T02:34:02.121-04:002009-06-09T02:34:02.121-04:00Oh what a beautiful picture, and your lesson on th...Oh what a beautiful picture, and your lesson on the fly....taught us all some science....reminds me of the story of the fish swimming around who said "I wonder where this beautiful river is that everyone is talking about" Your post are similar to Wanda's and I enjoy her blog so very much.....<br />Thank you for sharing.....:-) BernieBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-68443305087829124252009-06-08T23:58:49.860-04:002009-06-08T23:58:49.860-04:00Hello Mr Grizzled...
this is a wonderful shot. He...Hello Mr Grizzled...<br /><br />this is a wonderful shot. He looks as if he is walking on stilts...<br /><br />I love that serendipity when you think you are focusing on one thing and you are alerted to another...<br /><br />Happy DaysDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-54447113889293401132009-06-08T23:08:29.391-04:002009-06-08T23:08:29.391-04:00Teri…
A sweet drink in a sweet-smelling place…the...Teri…<br /><br />A sweet drink in a sweet-smelling place…then wing on to the next one. There's definitely a lesson in there somewhere!<br /><br />A good thing to be reminded of in these trying times…Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-18156859660229669152009-06-08T22:11:27.701-04:002009-06-08T22:11:27.701-04:00Just like that fly...reminds us to take time to sm...Just like that fly...reminds us to take time to smell the flowers, enjoy the nectar of life...Teri and her Stylish Adventure Cats https://www.blogger.com/profile/00995773243323674858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-56920736084986655132009-06-08T20:21:40.605-04:002009-06-08T20:21:40.605-04:00Jain…
Easier to photograph than a pileated woodpe...Jain…<br /><br />Easier to photograph than a pileated woodpecker, I'll have you know—though considerably smaller.<br /><br />And sporting fewer legs than those dastardly arachnids, too!Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-78813786623763194672009-06-08T20:14:21.250-04:002009-06-08T20:14:21.250-04:00Wanda…
Hey, it's not difficult to believe at ...Wanda…<br /><br />Hey, it's not difficult to believe at all. <br /><br />I started out this morning to write and post (I kid you not!) a piece I'd titled FINDING THE PATTERN…then saw your posting and saved mine as a draft for another day. I can't tell you how many times Carolyn over at "Roundtop Ruminations" has beaten me to the punch (by hours, not days!) and posted something so similar to what I was about to do that I couldn't help but laugh. <br /><br />You'd think with all the stuff to write about, we'd never overlap so closely—but the truth is, the nature-tuned mind often takes a similar path at a given time. (Okay—I have no scientific research to prove this, of course, but how else can you explain such coincidence…spies, elves, magic? Nope, I say great minds think alike!)<br /><br />It's true—some folks regularly overlook the obvious…and occasionally that distracted can't-see-the-forest-for-the-trees fool is me. <br /><br />P.S. Let's see your fly shot…Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-46675511726355127862009-06-08T19:47:58.594-04:002009-06-08T19:47:58.594-04:00Gail…
Thank you, as I always seem to reply, thoug...Gail…<br /><br />Thank you, as I always seem to reply, though no less sincerely. <br /><br />Connecting "the wonder of nature to life" is why I write and take photos…and, really, why I get out of bed every morning. I blog as much for myself as for you and every other reader—because it makes me look and see and think; because the wonder and reason and joy in life is in making the connections.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-54098349066577591752009-06-08T19:42:28.560-04:002009-06-08T19:42:28.560-04:00Lynne…
Good old Horton!
Worlds out there…and wo...Lynne…<br /><br />Good old Horton! <br /><br />Worlds out there…and worlds right here, under our feet, just beyond the tip of our noses. So much life and beauty and wonder!Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-13779052906119487672009-06-08T19:17:32.899-04:002009-06-08T19:17:32.899-04:00Remarkable photo, and so true, what you say!Remarkable photo, and so true, what you say!Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10690696808699122828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-22120661704298080802009-06-08T19:11:22.627-04:002009-06-08T19:11:22.627-04:00...it's hard to believe but just like with the......it's hard to believe but just like with the "German Shepherd size spider"...I took a similar photo...there is a slight difference in size...but they have the same cartoon like face and colorations...I'm not very familiar with flies and have no idea what mine is...but if they aren't the same fly...they're cousins.<br /><br />I find some don't even notice the obvious things...let alone the dimimutive world.Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-19864490334539071982009-06-08T19:01:29.168-04:002009-06-08T19:01:29.168-04:00Hi Grizz-
Beautiful photo, amazing 'capture...Hi Grizz-<br />Beautiful photo, amazing 'capture'. And the 'lesson' about this striking black and yellow Toxomerus geminatus is fascinating. Thanks for the shared research.<br /> <br />And yes, we often see the 'big picture' and miss the little details that make whatever even possible. I love how you connect the wonder of nature to life - you are quite a guy!<br /><br />Love to you<br />Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-53244277518272211692009-06-08T18:15:49.950-04:002009-06-08T18:15:49.950-04:00Thanks for the gentle reminder.
This reminds me of...Thanks for the gentle reminder.<br />This reminds me of the story "Horton Hears a Who."<br />Horton hears a speck of dust talking to him but the speck of dust turns out to be a planet. <br />There are entire worlds within worlds out there that we just don't see. Or maybe we don't take the time to look.Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.com