tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post2964931226154285098..comments2023-07-25T09:14:24.599-04:00Comments on Transit Notes: THE SILENCE OF SNOWGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-83759906130163532692013-04-13T11:13:44.182-04:002013-04-13T11:13:44.182-04:00Thanks, Linda. Lovely of you to stop by. This wa...Thanks, Linda. Lovely of you to stop by. This was our last snow, and, spring is now breaking out all over in my little corner of the world.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-54516566060221594072013-04-13T11:04:12.693-04:002013-04-13T11:04:12.693-04:00Such lovely photos and a beautiful poem. Thank yo...Such lovely photos and a beautiful poem. Thank you so much for sharing.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-87330361767422478722013-03-27T18:01:42.872-04:002013-03-27T18:01:42.872-04:00Thanks, Wendy. Frankly, I'm ready for spring!...Thanks, Wendy. Frankly, I'm ready for spring!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-67740619023713294872013-03-27T12:15:52.117-04:002013-03-27T12:15:52.117-04:00Though we've had our share of snow this year, ...Though we've had our share of snow this year, though we're still below freezing and mostly kind of tired of snow, when I look at these pictures, I still love it.<br />WendyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-29081335420262128532013-03-27T06:34:28.959-04:002013-03-27T06:34:28.959-04:00Thanks, Jill. All of these photos were taken in c...Thanks, Jill. All of these photos were taken in color, but, to my eye, at least four of them are indistinguishable from black and white. I'm passionate about vivid color, but I also love the way that black and white photos, as well as other monotones, allow us to appreciate shapes, forms, and composition.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-75473455803142401382013-03-26T21:40:42.772-04:002013-03-26T21:40:42.772-04:00Perfect post! I too appreciate the temporary absen...Perfect post! I too appreciate the temporary absence of color, it feels very different from a black and white photo but I would be interested to see a side by side comparison. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887669229075945309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-32654179042127240942013-03-26T14:38:52.795-04:002013-03-26T14:38:52.795-04:00Wow, Dominic! That's a terrific quote from Ra...Wow, Dominic! That's a terrific quote from Ray Bradbury's Martian. It's true, isn't it? We learn what we need to do in life by simply "watching life, observing nature, and cooperating with it. Making common cause with the process of existence . . . " My only quibble is with the Martian's assumption that most people are intelligent enough to know what needs to be done. How many people do you know who derive pleasure "from the gift of pure being," who "accept it and enjoy it day by day," who "expect no more," who "look for fault in nothing"? I know very few of that variety, but I aspire to Bradbury's ideals nonetheless.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-6544816519566539972013-03-26T13:44:00.180-04:002013-03-26T13:44:00.180-04:00It looks much the same here. The magnificent unifo...It looks much the same here. The magnificent uniformity of snow.<br /><br />I was watching Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles (the tv adaptation) this morning on dvd. I was struck by this speech, by a Martian, when asked about the 'secret' of his way of life on Mars: "Secret …. There is no secret. Anyone with eyes can see the way to live …. By watching life, observing nature, and cooperating with it. Making common cause with the process of existence …. By living life for itself, don't you see? Deriving pleasure from the gift of pure being .… Life is its own answer. Accept it and enjoy it day by day. Live as well as possible. Expect no more. Destroy nothing, humble nothing, look for fault in nothing. Leave unsullied and untouched all that is beautiful. Hold that which lives in all reverence. For life is given by the sovereign of our universe; given to be savored, to be luxuriated in, to be respected. But that's no secret. You're intelligent. You know as well as I what has to be done."Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-90929450317005499632013-03-26T09:11:15.536-04:002013-03-26T09:11:15.536-04:00Thanks so much, Gwen. Yes, May West once said tha...Thanks so much, Gwen. Yes, May West once said that "too much of a good thing can be wonderful," but I think it would be a stretch to apply that conclusion to snow.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-70772785758233260512013-03-26T08:50:19.114-04:002013-03-26T08:50:19.114-04:00George, your photographs are beautiful and otherwo...George, your photographs are beautiful and otherworldly... I'll save my thoughts on snow....<br /> except, you know what they say about too much of a good thing. haha. Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-32799508703792733672013-03-26T08:25:09.759-04:002013-03-26T08:25:09.759-04:00Thanks, Robert. I'm inclined to think that al...Thanks, Robert. I'm inclined to think that all environs are lovelier when doused by a fine dusting of snow.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-1628650419589276672013-03-26T07:26:32.228-04:002013-03-26T07:26:32.228-04:00A really beautiful marriage of picture and poem, G...A really beautiful marriage of picture and poem, George. Your environs look quite lovely under the snow.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-85675170451211699182013-03-26T07:19:18.678-04:002013-03-26T07:19:18.678-04:00Thanks, Ruth. It was also those last lines of the...Thanks, Ruth. It was also those last lines of the poem that hit me in the heart, "the sadness that lies always in my reason." Now on to spring, which always lifts the veil of sadness.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-91526649734489463572013-03-26T06:15:00.233-04:002013-03-26T06:15:00.233-04:00Your environs are very beautiful, George, with or ...Your environs are very beautiful, George, with or without snow (I am guessing). Your photos are lovely, and I especially love the one with the road. When snow covers every twig like this, going and looking anywhere is magical. How gorgeous the poem is, with its skyflowers (yes!) and silence. And I very much relate to the last three lines.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-14632389759111184902013-03-25T21:36:25.527-04:002013-03-25T21:36:25.527-04:00Thanks so much, Maureen. I also felt the poem cap...Thanks so much, Maureen. I also felt the poem captured the silent beauty of this snowy morning in my part of the woods.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-33991056946033200082013-03-25T21:35:10.795-04:002013-03-25T21:35:10.795-04:00Thanks, Barb. Nothing is more thrilling than seei...Thanks, Barb. Nothing is more thrilling than seeing Derry greet the morning after a snowfall during the night. She seems both stunned and excited at the magical changes that have taken place, and she runs throughout the snow in figure eight patterns until she is completely exhausted. She gets it — the sheer thrill of waking to a transformed landscape.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-51272191573401808332013-03-25T21:26:56.714-04:002013-03-25T21:26:56.714-04:00Thanks so much, Teresa, for your lovely comments. ...Thanks so much, Teresa, for your lovely comments. Glad you liked the photos and I'm flattered that one of them reminds you of Eliot Porter's work. I know his work well and admire it greatly!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-81980336448540714722013-03-25T20:19:41.571-04:002013-03-25T20:19:41.571-04:00A lovely post; beautiful poem - perfect for our sn...A lovely post; beautiful poem - perfect for our snowy day.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-57634808347037692602013-03-25T19:33:50.665-04:002013-03-25T19:33:50.665-04:00Well! One of my favorite subjects on today's p...Well! One of my favorite subjects on today's post, George - 2 actually, Derry AND snow! The trees in snow are just magnificent. It has snowed in Breckenridge for a week straight, and today bright sunshine. A gift! Enjoy it while it lasts, George. I love the photos.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-27210461195175928742013-03-25T19:11:23.874-04:002013-03-25T19:11:23.874-04:00These are wonderful photos. I complain a bit from ...These are wonderful photos. I complain a bit from time to time, but I do love what snow offers. The photos of your zen master in the snow are great, as is that enticing road, but it's the fourth photo down, with bits of rust colored leaves that is still with me, reminds me of the work of photographer Eliot Porter.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.com