tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post6651092912863506338..comments2023-09-24T09:46:20.734+02:00Comments on Magic Lantern Show: Down By The River . . .Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-40682391991587648792011-02-14T21:18:42.671+01:002011-02-14T21:18:42.671+01:00ps. and the first image is so sad, so sad...ps. and the first image is so sad, so sad...Roxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650840495095863057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-19667324325343915492011-02-14T21:18:06.754+01:002011-02-14T21:18:06.754+01:00wonderful, i can't tell which pics i love most...wonderful, i can't tell which pics i love most, i was thrilled by the dog compositions, they are excellent - but then the water reflections are so delicate and romantic, and those fluffy flowers against the sky took my breath away...Roxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650840495095863057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-72195891689768065002011-02-09T15:18:25.074+01:002011-02-09T15:18:25.074+01:00Owen,
It seems too many of us spend our entire li...Owen,<br /><br />It seems too many of us spend our entire lives drifting along like a cork on the river of denial. And, as Twain said, "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt." It seems to flow everywhere.<br /><br />I love the photos of that greyhound. Our cruel exploitation of them makes me sick. They are such gentle and intelligent creatures.Dee Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610598460257919321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-44684035419102014942011-02-09T10:35:36.695+01:002011-02-09T10:35:36.695+01:00C'est bien une clématite, j'adore ces ruba...C'est bien une clématite, j'adore ces rubans duveteux. Très beau portrait du chien (le premier) et de l'oiseau mort.Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02308523489103068439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-2118597866228653842011-02-08T21:14:08.817+01:002011-02-08T21:14:08.817+01:00J'adore te suivre dans tes promenades pleines ...J'adore te suivre dans tes promenades pleines d'humour et de poésie. Quel plaisir ! Sauf l'oiseau mort, mais bon... <br />La plante que tu as photographiée est une clématite des haies, et j'adore aussi ses fruits plumeux d'hiver. :)Pastellehttp://maislalumiere.canalblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-84049892218645406372011-02-08T20:06:03.929+01:002011-02-08T20:06:03.929+01:00Bonsoir Owen,
Je suis totalement hypnotisée par ce...Bonsoir Owen,<br />Je suis totalement hypnotisée par ces plantes duveteuses...plumes végétales...qui flottent et dansent !<br />Bises :)Plum'https://www.blogger.com/profile/00782868815777642986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-81644174001679391892011-02-08T18:49:12.865+01:002011-02-08T18:49:12.865+01:00Absolutely stunning photos Owen, although I'm ...Absolutely stunning photos Owen, although I'm not sure about the navigational aid declaring my age! ;)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593348601123003194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-12788692266244374592011-02-08T14:05:04.515+01:002011-02-08T14:05:04.515+01:00Great shot of that rusting-out post war Chevy in y...Great shot of that rusting-out post war Chevy in your masthead photo.<br /><br /><br />«Louis» thanks you for visiting <a href="http://bayphoto.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">San Francisco Bay Daily Photo</a>.Louis la Vachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039777863022193315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-73651285039552918962011-02-08T13:23:49.053+01:002011-02-08T13:23:49.053+01:00Tu y a mis une grande poésie... pour une fois...:)...Tu y a mis une grande poésie... pour une fois...:)<br />Très élévateur comme post !<br /><br />Ciao amigo !...:)jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706496619691322297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-81060340832520217062011-02-08T03:35:57.914+01:002011-02-08T03:35:57.914+01:00"Chocolate moose" is the Canadian versio..."Chocolate moose" is the Canadian version of chocolate mousse (or the French, mousse au chocolat), which mustn't be confused with la mousse acadienne (which is peat moss). Just thought we should get that cleared up. Wouldn't want you eating dirt, let alone moose poo--which bears an uncanny resemblance to chocolate covered almonds!Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-63145591731610673762011-02-07T23:34:57.503+01:002011-02-07T23:34:57.503+01:00Hi 'Tsuki,
Well, there is at least a fictional...Hi 'Tsuki,<br />Well, there is at least a fictional connection between strait jackets and Egypt; I tend to extrapolate in somewhat exagerrated, facetious ways from time to time. So you know the Oise ? Pontoise is a little further downstream from where we were, at St Leu, where there is a lovely basilica on a hill above the river. As for the deceased, demised bird there, I suppose he will take his secrets with him to wherever he has flown off to. <br />Thanks so much for coming 'round...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-79158152973588287622011-02-07T23:28:50.808+01:002011-02-07T23:28:50.808+01:00Tag Renée,
His voice may have been part of the att...Tag Renée,<br />His voice may have been part of the attraction, but I think it was his poetry which really appealed to a lot of people on a fairly visceral level.<br /><br />"The Crossraods<br />a place where ghosts<br />reside to whisper into<br />the ears of travellers &<br />interest them in their fate"<br /><br />His grave in Paris is one of the most frequently visited sites in France. I guess the myth is very much alive.<br /><br />I also found the fluffy seeds very peaceful, something very soothing in their gentle curves, their dancing in the breeze.Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-37509119389158156872011-02-07T23:21:36.007+01:002011-02-07T23:21:36.007+01:00Dear Deleted, ah, a most tantalizing remark, it is...Dear Deleted, ah, a most tantalizing remark, it is often what we cannot see which intrigues us the most...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-78347387761467340802011-02-07T23:19:06.161+01:002011-02-07T23:19:06.161+01:00Hi Lynne !
Well, I'm a sort of seedy kind of g...Hi Lynne !<br />Well, I'm a sort of seedy kind of guy, so it is to be expected that I take rather seedy pictures.<br /><br />Now, if you are burning off some of the chocolate Amaretto cheesecake, does that mean you actually went ahead and ate some of it, before I got there ???!!!<br /><br />Oh horror of horrors. My goodness, I was all ready to leave, and we were just taking off in the private jet, when a whole flock of pigeons flew right into the motors, making a massive pigeon pie, which sort of stalled my travel plans ! Guess I'll just have to go off to bed and dream about chocolate Amaretto cheesecake. Hmm, I could type that over and over here, and maybe I could almost begin to taste. <br /><br />Oh well, guess I'll just have to settle for the chocolate moose of the la Grenouille's making... which disappeared faster than you could say, "you need to learn how to spell the moose of chocolate moose correctly..."<br /><br />And yes, perfect birthday music that...<br /><br />Many happy returns of the day to ya !Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-59233940935643065902011-02-07T23:12:15.946+01:002011-02-07T23:12:15.946+01:00Hi Robert, I never pictured a week getting dressed...Hi Robert, I never pictured a week getting dressed up in various kinds of days, but I will now, thanks to you. You are very welcome, thinking is what it is all about...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-34353611062060790892011-02-07T23:10:23.088+01:002011-02-07T23:10:23.088+01:00Hi James, you are most welcome, sorry to hear the ...Hi James, you are most welcome, sorry to hear the sun went hiding at a crucial moment. It's hard to get reflections when the sun is not cooperating.<br /><br />I was in Paris today and found a few reflections... had to stock up a little for future Weekend Reflections !<br />:-)Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-58131181024323538842011-02-07T23:07:41.809+01:002011-02-07T23:07:41.809+01:00Hi Mimi,
I'm afraid Ireland has no monopoly on...Hi Mimi,<br />I'm afraid Ireland has no monopoly on people in need of a strait jacket... but it would seem that the Irish have had more than their fair share of troubles over the years. The roots of hatred run too deep in too many places. And are hard to pull up... <br /><br />I admit I had a moment of apprehension when we saw that hound racing toward us, but there would have been no escaping it. Fortunately he was a most friendly creature, and just wanted someone to praise him for being such a fine runner...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-3589138955129257522011-02-07T22:52:22.361+01:002011-02-07T22:52:22.361+01:00Hi Techno B... Just in case, I don't really wo...Hi Techno B... Just in case, I don't really work in a strait jacket factory, and any references to strait or straight jackets in these pages are strictly fictional. Having said that, for anyone who reads the news at all, it should be evident by now that the number of people needing strait jackets in this world is growing exponentially, and I thereby deduce that the basic economic principle of demand and supply must apply to strait jackets the same way it applies to crude oil and cocaine and the like...<br /><br />And indeed, it was a most marvellous hound...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-89578967510853479512011-02-07T22:38:58.728+01:002011-02-07T22:38:58.728+01:00Hi Fly,
Well, I'm wondering if it is clematis,...Hi Fly,<br />Well, I'm wondering if it is clematis, or something related, the images of clematis seed on the web seemed similar, but not quite an exact match. And yes, that is the problem of travelling on buses and trains and the like, one can't stop wherever one wishes to. How many times I've gone by scenes seen from a train window, and wanted to go back !<br /><br />Hope you had a fabulous trip to Nicaragua...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-41917917795119010242011-02-07T22:35:35.314+01:002011-02-07T22:35:35.314+01:00Hei Elisa, I tried to use the translator to transl...Hei Elisa, I tried to use the translator to translate 'talventörröttäjä' from finnish back to english, but it wouldn't give me an answer. Then I put 'talventörröttäjä' into Google images, at it came up with a lot of results, but not quite the same plant it seems. But many thanks for introducing me to this wonderful word, now if I could just hear how you say 'talventörröttäjä', then my happiness would be complete...<br />:-)Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-39108744914210994302011-02-07T22:31:11.372+01:002011-02-07T22:31:11.372+01:00Hi Marie, thanks so much... and well then, if I...Hi Marie, thanks so much... and well then, if I'm lucky, you may just like me a little bit...<br />:-)Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-31961157204177761582011-02-07T22:29:41.996+01:002011-02-07T22:29:41.996+01:00Steve, but winter and dead birds are sublimely bea...Steve, but winter and dead birds are sublimely beautiful... did you ever think otherwise ???<br />:-)<br />And yes, we must hope that the world will still be a precious place, even after all the loonies have beeen wrapped up tight in straightjackets, if we can get them all wrapped up, before they do irreparable damage to the planet... It's our world too...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-35324000545170113572011-02-07T22:23:10.784+01:002011-02-07T22:23:10.784+01:00Dear Stickup, I guess every day should have a bit ...Dear Stickup, I guess every day should have a bit of birth, a bit of death, life, regeneration, renewal, decay, new growth, spring, fall, winter, heat, burning, music, dancing, meditation, yes, all of that, and more... "it's life, and life only..."<br /><br />I too thought of sea creatures for the fluffy seeds, like starfish...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-87271622934544231102011-02-07T22:16:39.524+01:002011-02-07T22:16:39.524+01:00Sister Saj ! So that was your moggie feline that&#...Sister Saj ! So that was your moggie feline that's been running amok and terrorizing all the birds 'round here, and out hissing and howling at night on the fence out back ? I was heaving beer bottles out in that direction but that didn't seem to deter it...<br /><br />And straightjackets have traditionally been white, but maybe we'll have to try a new black model ! It will make them harder to see in the dark !Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-38664082881445851902011-02-07T22:11:47.761+01:002011-02-07T22:11:47.761+01:00Hi Mary Ann... he does look a bit preppy there, wi...Hi Mary Ann... he does look a bit preppy there, with that sweater over the shoulders, and it could almost be a button-down shirt... maybe he was trying to camouflage himself, like a chameleon... he was the lizard king, right ?<br /><br />And yes, absolutely, priorities are priorities ! Strait jackets before blogging. And thanks to your comment here I only just now realized that there are actually two spellings for strait or straight jacket in the dictionary. I'd never noticed that little foible of the English language. It's choices like that which could drive a person to needing to wear one...<br />:-)Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.com