tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post6676545247174456510..comments2023-07-25T09:14:24.599-04:00Comments on Transit Notes: AUTUMN WHISPERSGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-45342505969769709032010-10-31T08:04:04.807-04:002010-10-31T08:04:04.807-04:00To Willow,
Glad you liked this post, Willow. Not...To Willow,<br /><br />Glad you liked this post, Willow. Nothing can compare, however, to Rilke's "Letters to a Young Poet." Many people have "answers," but few have the wisdom or Rilke, who tells us to be patient with our lives and live the questions.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-73286893339082113372010-10-31T06:33:17.765-04:002010-10-31T06:33:17.765-04:00I was immediately drawn to the dramatic ginkgo, si...I was immediately drawn to the dramatic ginkgo, since ours is at it's peak of autumnal glory. I'm currently reading Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, so I especially liked that you included his "Autumn". Beautiful post.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-91196433345265735872010-10-28T13:32:05.774-04:002010-10-28T13:32:05.774-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Nick. I'm glad you li...Thanks for stopping by, Nick. I'm glad you like the photos.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-51758471647288134812010-10-28T10:00:20.325-04:002010-10-28T10:00:20.325-04:00Great color in those snapsGreat color in those snapsAlong These Lines ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227702789184973335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-48080948703163050252010-10-26T17:45:32.532-04:002010-10-26T17:45:32.532-04:00To Julie,
Thanks, Julie, for the generous comment...To Julie,<br /><br />Thanks, Julie, for the generous comments. So glad you liked the photos and the poems, and I'm especially happy that the Ma Chih-Yuan poem resonated deeply with you. The last few lines of that poem about the western wind blowing "across the despairing man who stands at heaven's edge" really moved me, and still does. Very powerful — and somewhat haunting.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-58264510755550724242010-10-26T14:57:59.849-04:002010-10-26T14:57:59.849-04:00Hello, George. Welcome back! It's so good to...Hello, George. Welcome back! It's so good to see you again. As always, your words and pictures resonate with me. You make colors sing in your pictures. The composition is wonderful, but today, I am most in awe of the color.<br /><br />I agree with you that there is a turning inward in autumn. Yes, all things point to home. And I love the way the natural world becomes magnified in autumn--the smell of leaves, dirt and water is stronger. Even the feel of bark on the trees is more pronounced. <br /><br />I love all of the poets you have highlighted. My favorites tend to fluctuate with my mood. Levertov, Frost, and Rilke are certainly on my list. Levertov's <br />"Variation on a Theme by Rilke" is breathtaking. But today, Ma Chih-Yuan's "Meditation in Autumn" rings a note deep in my soul. There is so much going on thematically and technically beneath the simplicity of images. I love that. It is powerful. Thank you!Juliehttp://juliebuff.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-88492296382068426932010-10-24T17:57:35.421-04:002010-10-24T17:57:35.421-04:00To Tramp,
Thanks for the comments, my friend. I ...To Tramp,<br /><br />Thanks for the comments, my friend. I hope your back and spirits are in fine shape. I bet the autumn in your corner of the world is quite spectacular!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-66146170280456431182010-10-24T17:31:52.127-04:002010-10-24T17:31:52.127-04:00George
so much to ponder with these images and wor...George<br />so much to ponder with these images and words, they certainly stir the soul.<br />...TrampTramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367405984066895755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-54122744629908452362010-10-24T16:47:31.722-04:002010-10-24T16:47:31.722-04:00To Pat,
Thanks for the kind comments, Pat. It...To Pat,<br /><br />Thanks for the kind comments, Pat. It's nice to be back. How wonderful that you were able to visit the grave of Frost on your visit last year to the U.S. That's something that I haven't done.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-27907030149138029672010-10-24T16:41:12.743-04:002010-10-24T16:41:12.743-04:00And peace to you too, George - lovely to have you ...And peace to you too, George - lovely to have you back. Lovely photos and lovely poems. I particularly like the photo of the heron and I love the Frost poem - last year I was able to visit Frost's grave one day on my visit to the US - it was a gloriously warm Spring day and the peace in his lovely village was perfect.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-82177487975890842682010-10-24T16:06:23.081-04:002010-10-24T16:06:23.081-04:00To Friko,
Thanks for the lovely comments. It'...To Friko,<br /><br />Thanks for the lovely comments. It's nice to be back. I'm sure the Rilke poems are even more marvelous in German.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-30134296067169762522010-10-24T12:28:28.328-04:002010-10-24T12:28:28.328-04:00I am so glad you have come back from your little s...I am so glad you have come back from your little sojourn.<br />You have brought with you a post which speaks to many hearts and souls, mine included.<br /><br />Both Rilke poems are wonderful, even in translation but in the original they are sublime.<br /><br />Stay awhile, George.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-7061090535143345202010-10-24T10:39:47.653-04:002010-10-24T10:39:47.653-04:00To Bonnie,
Thanks, Bonnie, for the generous comme...To Bonnie,<br /><br />Thanks, Bonnie, for the generous comments. It's nice to be back. I'm glad you liked this posting. Some of the poems are a bit melancholy, but some degree of melancholy is inevitable, I think, with the onset of autumn and the advent of winter. I hope your wrist is still on the mend and that you will soon be back to your normal life, assuming, of course, that there is any such thing as a normal life.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-37054600850800793702010-10-24T10:27:47.689-04:002010-10-24T10:27:47.689-04:00Such a rich and evocative post George! Truly a me...Such a rich and evocative post George! Truly a meditation on impermanence, change, home, self.<br /><br />I feel such a resonance with your choices of themes, images and thoughts ... so very pertinent to a time of life where one is called to examine life and one's participation in it on a deeper level.<br /><br />Welcome back, friend.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-76593632749940127732010-10-24T08:15:04.549-04:002010-10-24T08:15:04.549-04:00Thanks, Lorenzo. It's nice to be back.Thanks, Lorenzo. It's nice to be back.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-22151103229912878622010-10-23T22:31:52.049-04:002010-10-23T22:31:52.049-04:00Beautiful to have you back, George, especially wit...Beautiful to have you back, George, especially with such a visually and poetically evocative post.Lorenzo — Alchemist's Pillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522265816460154722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-49836164904201227452010-10-23T21:31:43.475-04:002010-10-23T21:31:43.475-04:00To Wanda,
Thanks, Wanda, for the generous comment...To Wanda,<br /><br />Thanks, Wanda, for the generous comments. Glad you enjoyed the autumn photos.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-54844410340610003742010-10-23T21:16:22.338-04:002010-10-23T21:16:22.338-04:00Your own words are just as fine as what these fine...Your own words are just as fine as what these finest poets have to say! <br />Lovely autumn photos!Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-79069851203238548622010-10-23T19:18:12.438-04:002010-10-23T19:18:12.438-04:00To Anonymous,
Thanks for your supportive comments...To Anonymous,<br /><br />Thanks for your supportive comments. Here's wishing that you have a lovely autumn yourself.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-11110041694003574812010-10-23T19:11:29.306-04:002010-10-23T19:11:29.306-04:00I've missed your posts, and am so glad to see ...I've missed your posts, and am so glad to see that you're back! Wishing you a wondrous autumn ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-86867649662804075402010-10-23T18:59:32.451-04:002010-10-23T18:59:32.451-04:00To Barb,
Thanks, Barb, for the lovely comments. ...To Barb,<br /><br />Thanks, Barb, for the lovely comments. It's nice to be back, and I'm especially happy that you like the photo of the little blue house. I couldn't resist this photo when I found the blues, yellows, and a touch of red bathed in the late afternoon light.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-25896995672786119412010-10-23T18:53:54.451-04:002010-10-23T18:53:54.451-04:00To Ruth,
Thanks for the additional comments. I&#...To Ruth,<br /><br />Thanks for the additional comments. I'm delighted that you like the header photo of the cottage. This is one of my favorites, as well. This cottage is currently uninhabited and is used for the storage of antiques. Apart from the subject matter — I love old cottages — the two things that led to this photo were the wonderful play of light and the presence of the three primary colors, red, yellow, and blue.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-51427945445440347372010-10-23T18:43:44.943-04:002010-10-23T18:43:44.943-04:00The hues of fall in your photos are startling - an...The hues of fall in your photos are startling - an awakening before the sleep of winter. In CO, whiteness is knocking on my door - I'm glad I can enjoy your colors vicariously! (That little blue house with the yellow door is story-book perfect!) Welcome back.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-84744438447792030112010-10-23T18:42:45.303-04:002010-10-23T18:42:45.303-04:00To Robert,
Thanks for the nice comments, Robert. ...To Robert,<br /><br />Thanks for the nice comments, Robert. Glad you liked the Levertov. I related to the notion that a day — with its sky, light, and air — can become like a presence, a being with whom one can interact. The other poems are a bit melancholy, but, as I said in my response to Ruth's comments, they are truthful in terms of the introspection that comes with the visible changes of autumn and the advent of winter.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-48509519552338948392010-10-23T18:37:03.073-04:002010-10-23T18:37:03.073-04:00While all the photos are tremendous (that crane-eg...While all the photos are tremendous (that crane-egret-ibis bird!), the first one stole my heart: the stone chimney and addition, the yellow door and blue paint, the real shutters, the vine-covered tree, the light. It reaches my heart the way your image of the farmhouse in Provence does.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com