tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post8891025687217872397..comments2024-03-12T14:02:09.820-04:00Comments on Riverdaze…: RIVER GREENGrizz…………http://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-79315847473743767102009-02-23T07:50:00.000-05:002009-02-23T07:50:00.000-05:00Susan…Right now I'm looking beyond the window at "...Susan…<BR/><BR/>Right now I'm looking beyond the window at "my" river. The water is changing colors as the early light increases, riffles turning from dawn's pink to gold to sky blue.<BR/><BR/>A river is a unique natural feature because of it's constant movement. You can't really watch a tree grow in the moment—it takes long chunks of time to notice the change. A bird is moving, or a mink, but in them you see their entirety all at once. Yet a river can never be viewed whole—only in a tiny portion. As it moves past my window it also exists in a thousand other places at the same moment. We can dam it, but the river will simply hesitate long enough to fill our meager basin before moving on. <BR/><BR/>Rivers allow us to think beyond the box.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your nice comments. I'm glad you liked the piece.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-81878519615823677752009-02-23T05:47:00.000-05:002009-02-23T05:47:00.000-05:00What a beautiful post. We live beside a small stre...What a beautiful post. We live beside a small stream and I like to watch it run, wondering where it's come from and where it's going. It's one of the best things about our little homestead.Susan at Stony Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385202649291774852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-84060516909020245812009-02-22T22:30:00.000-05:002009-02-22T22:30:00.000-05:00Jenn…I appreciate the feedback on the pix.Mink wil...Jenn…<BR/><BR/>I appreciate the feedback on the pix.<BR/><BR/>Mink will be mating through the next 6 weeks or so here, with young coming a bit more than a month beyond that—though the ones that mated early will be born weeks earlier. One interesting fact is that a mink can hold up their gestation period—increasing the length by a week or two, apparently to delay because of bad weather and thus poor hunting, which would make it harder to feed newborns.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-62769691905229067882009-02-22T19:48:00.000-05:002009-02-22T19:48:00.000-05:00Wonderful shot, that shows the green. I know that ...Wonderful shot, that shows the green. I know that some of our critters have babies ready fr foraging by the time spring arrives. I didn't know the mink did...does. <BR/><BR/>I am looking forward to seeing the water open again. Our lake is totally frozen. More that several inches have fallen today. The snowmobiles go back and forth. Still I walked the cats by the lakeshore.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-13823531452335583802009-02-22T19:27:00.000-05:002009-02-22T19:27:00.000-05:00Giggles…Naaaah. I like cats and don't mind them mo...Giggles…<BR/><BR/>Naaaah. I like cats and don't mind them mousing around the cottage. I was just yanking your chain. :)Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-34304219389210556372009-02-22T18:41:00.000-05:002009-02-22T18:41:00.000-05:00Oh, ummmmmmmm...cats? I don't think so....a littl...Oh, ummmmmmmm...cats? I don't think so....a little too close to my heart.... But thanks for the offer.... (I hope they are not too much of a problem for ya.... We did have a problem not too far back, and they came with rabies included! Ugh!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-20403149252399760102009-02-22T15:32:00.000-05:002009-02-22T15:32:00.000-05:00Hildred $ Charles…Thank you for responding about t...Hildred $ Charles…<BR/><BR/>Thank you for responding about this. And welcome to the riverside!<BR/><BR/>I'm only mildly capable with this blog and digital publishing business and its possible issues. It only recently occurred to me that other browsers or monitors might not display this stuff the same (told you I didn't know much, right?) and I though I ought to at least ask and maybe try to correct any problems. But if it ain't broke…I don't want to "fix" it, either.<BR/><BR/>Again, I'm glad you dropped by and I hope you'll visit regularly. I can't promise "inspiring," but I'll try and be worth a quick read.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-32776142472064310062009-02-22T15:18:00.000-05:002009-02-22T15:18:00.000-05:00Yes, the water has a beautiful green cast where it...Yes, the water has a beautiful green cast where it reaches me here in the Similkameeen.<BR/><BR/>And your words are inspiring, - I too am glad I found your site and look forward each day to your posting from the riverside.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-13449836790997888662009-02-22T15:10:00.000-05:002009-02-22T15:10:00.000-05:00Gail…Huh! No green to the water? Even double-click...Gail…<BR/><BR/>Huh! No green to the water? Even double-clicked to full size? Then maybe I need to redo some color settings.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for the response. And the kind comment re. the photos themselves. Words and pix, I try and do the best I can on a given day. Sometimes it sorta works.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-68007291857557103812009-02-22T15:03:00.000-05:002009-02-22T15:03:00.000-05:00Weaver…You know, at one time I had and had read a ...Weaver…<BR/><BR/>You know, at one time I had and had read a copy of Tennyson's complete poems. But I have no recollection of that particular verse—which might be time and faulty memory, but is more likely due to being too young to appreciate such words and talent. A mistake I need to rectify.<BR/><BR/>Rivers are water alive, filled with movement and light, ever-changing. They have source and destination, purpose; a history and a future.<BR/><BR/>To sit beside them or follow their bankside paths is to witness only a small portion of their journey. But ultimately, unless we place ourselves upon their currents, heeding their call to voyage along, their travels are a mystery—a course from source to sea that we may only guess at and wonder about. The invitation is given and the choice is ours, but the rivers will go forever on, regardless.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you liked the piece.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-13458430019029424902009-02-22T14:52:00.000-05:002009-02-22T14:52:00.000-05:00Hi-your river is a mysterious slate gray-black. I...Hi-<BR/><BR/>your river is a mysterious slate gray-black. I love it. And the cardinal on your earlier post - vibrant red! I am in awe of your photos.<BR/><BR/>Love Gail<BR/>peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-7119356490217753112009-02-22T14:02:00.000-05:002009-02-22T14:02:00.000-05:00Do you know the Tennyson poem The Brook, Scribe. ...Do you know the Tennyson poem The Brook, Scribe. One verse reads<BR/>"At last by Phillip's farm I flow,<BR/>To join the brimming river.<BR/>Men may come and men may go<BR/>But I go on forever."<BR/><BR/>This is what I think fascinates about rivers - they were here long before we arrived - they are not altered by our being here - they go on after we have gone.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful writing on your post today.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-70919705586664529392009-02-22T14:00:00.000-05:002009-02-22T14:00:00.000-05:00Raph…Woods, too—yes indeed! And misty mountains, a...Raph…<BR/><BR/>Woods, too—yes indeed! And misty mountains, and the lonesome north country where loons laugh in the long dusk on crystalline lakes as large as seas. The voice that always calls is that of the wild places, the back-of-beyond, where mine is the only human track on a sandy beach, and the night is spattered with stars.<BR/><BR/>But like Mole, I can also find adventure in a pastoral stream which flows through familiar territory best shared with friends.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-37880667363392689082009-02-22T13:31:00.000-05:002009-02-22T13:31:00.000-05:00'The green of mystery and promise' sounds very bec...'The green of mystery and promise' sounds very beckoning. For me it is the woods that call.Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-62002274850003059172009-02-22T12:49:00.000-05:002009-02-22T12:49:00.000-05:00Giggles…I probably did mention mink somewhere else...Giggles…<BR/><BR/>I probably did mention mink somewhere else. They're part of this riverine habitat, and will have their place in these reports.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't hold your hopes up on the stole. Survival rate for a mink litter is pretty low.And a lifespan in the wild is perhaps 3-4 years at the outside. It takes a lot of mink skins to make a coat.<BR/><BR/>How about feral cat?Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-74606458671970118592009-02-22T12:43:00.000-05:002009-02-22T12:43:00.000-05:00Gail…I'm glad you enjoy the site and postings, and...Gail…<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you enjoy the site and postings, and I appreciate your words.<BR/><BR/>I'm never quite sure how certain photos come up on different screens and browsers—was that recent cardinal pix too dark, or an off shade of red? Is today's river shot showing the green water? I hope that you—or anyone else—will give me some feedback so that I can adjust if necessary, as best I can.<BR/><BR/>Again, thank you.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-42877699241044340892009-02-22T12:16:00.000-05:002009-02-22T12:16:00.000-05:00You mentioned mink in an earlier post...but my.......You mentioned mink in an earlier post...but my.... How cool!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Have any idea how many might inhabit your area? (Perhaps enough for a small stole, or maybe just a handwarmer?!) ;-)<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the day!giggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173558660571799919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-81122423531565281202009-02-22T12:05:00.000-05:002009-02-22T12:05:00.000-05:00HiBeautiful, inspiring photo and beautiful words t...Hi<BR/>Beautiful, inspiring photo and beautiful words to define your place in it all - breath taking.<BR/><BR/>I look out at a pond in front that is fed by a powerful brook that - the sound of which is nature's music....at night, when windows can be wide open the water babbling is a lullaby. <BR/><BR/>We have a married couple of ducks that have their young here each year - everyone can learn about loyalty in relationships by watching their traditions.<BR/><BR/>Your world is beautiful - and I am very happy I found your site so I can know and apprciate your magic.<BR/><BR/>Love Gail<BR/>peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.com