tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post116729375357017266..comments2024-01-01T21:14:32.790+13:00Comments on Still Standing on her Head: Oh Yes, It's ThursdayCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1168018549699978562007-01-06T06:35:00.000+13:002007-01-06T06:35:00.000+13:00Love the poem, and the picture too. He would make...Love the poem, and the picture too. He would make a great quilt subject with that yellow face and bright green eye.Julie Zaccone Stillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03989160137566852346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167446998445049162006-12-30T15:49:00.000+13:002006-12-30T15:49:00.000+13:00I'm enjoying this easy period with little work, wa...I'm enjoying this easy period with little work, waiting for the New Year (and it's suppose to be winter here, but we ain't got snow)<BR/><BR/>Michele says hellosagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167433525809995122006-12-30T12:05:00.000+13:002006-12-30T12:05:00.000+13:00I have enjoyed my visit to your blog after a bit o...I have enjoyed my visit to your blog after a bit of an absence and looking over posts I've missed. What a lovely walk you describe ... and the poem's so delicate and perfect. I can just see that hawk hovering over the soft golden grass of Canterbury - and the blue sky overhead. Blue sky? What's that again? I've forgotten ...Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167431892253627642006-12-30T11:38:00.000+13:002006-12-30T11:38:00.000+13:00The bagpiper was a real bagpiper. The bird in the ...The bagpiper was a real bagpiper. The bird in the photo is a shag, or cormorant. Sorry about the confusion!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167431449445031232006-12-30T11:30:00.000+13:002006-12-30T11:30:00.000+13:00Hi, Catherine, Michele sent me here again. I hope ...Hi, Catherine, Michele sent me here again. I hope you had a great day.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167394109693433772006-12-30T01:08:00.000+13:002006-12-30T01:08:00.000+13:00Some great wording in the poem; skate, serrated, "...Some great wording in the poem; skate, serrated, "white stillness".<BR/><BR/>And the bonus of a picture of a different bird, presumably called bagpiper because of the song?<BR/><BR/>Here today via Michele's.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://rashbre2.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">rashbre</A>rashbrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138427049001650099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167386527188564032006-12-29T23:02:00.000+13:002006-12-29T23:02:00.000+13:00Fabulous picture of a BEAUTIFUL Bird! Really WOND...Fabulous picture of a BEAUTIFUL Bird! Really WONDERFUL! Thanks for this treat today!<BR/><BR/>Lovely poem, too!OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167372479194040662006-12-29T19:07:00.000+13:002006-12-29T19:07:00.000+13:00That's a cool-looking bird! And I like the poem. A...That's a cool-looking bird! And I like the poem. As a couple of others have mentioned, the "blue rink of the sky" really captured my imagination.Deb Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322863748665701618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167319947413373522006-12-29T04:32:00.000+13:002006-12-29T04:32:00.000+13:00Very nice description. "blue rink"I'm partial to b...Very nice description. "blue rink"<BR/>I'm partial to birds.<BR/>Like the photo, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167319122026807552006-12-29T04:18:00.000+13:002006-12-29T04:18:00.000+13:00Damn, my conection came loose and I lost my commen...Damn, my conection came loose and I lost my comment. Was just saying I loved it-serrated wings and scanning for movement. So vivid. <BR/><BR/>Also, that I went through a poem a day stage, but have sadly lapsed. Wish I could keep it up but is that ever sustainable?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reminding me it's Thursday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167314354401357862006-12-29T02:59:00.000+13:002006-12-29T02:59:00.000+13:00Great visuals. Well done!Great visuals. Well done!mareymercyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407666873261385487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167309177355595412006-12-29T01:32:00.000+13:002006-12-29T01:32:00.000+13:00"The blue rink of the sky...."I love that line, Ca..."The blue rink of the sky...."<BR/><BR/>I love that line, Catherine. Our weather patterns are messed up too, but I am not complaining. It is supposed to be winter here, but today will be 60* and by Sunday, it will be near 70* again. <BR/><BR/>Michele sent me.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167308952373517542006-12-29T01:29:00.000+13:002006-12-29T01:29:00.000+13:00I like the vision of the plane rising to meet the ...I like the vision of the plane rising to meet the hawk. The wild and the profane. Lovely poem, enjoy the rest of your holiday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167304982709296712006-12-29T00:23:00.000+13:002006-12-29T00:23:00.000+13:00Done! The "s" is right next to the "d" on the keyb...Done! The "s" is right next to the "d" on the keyboard :)Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1167294962274679572006-12-28T21:36:00.000+13:002006-12-28T21:36:00.000+13:00Very vivid - I can see that hawk - you may want to...Very vivid - I can see that hawk - you may want to check your verb tenses though...Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.com