tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post8624221509818994811..comments2023-07-25T09:14:24.599-04:00Comments on Transit Notes: EXTRAVAGANT GESTURES: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ANNIE DILLARDGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-67576377417800107972016-09-21T20:00:55.136-04:002016-09-21T20:00:55.136-04:00Thanks, Dominic. I suppose extravagance, like bea...Thanks, Dominic. I suppose extravagance, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. I'm in no position to disagree with you.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-72071829551504538582016-09-21T17:29:02.871-04:002016-09-21T17:29:02.871-04:00"the extravagant gesture is the very stuff of..."the extravagant gesture is the very stuff of creation." I don't think I agree with her. Extravagance I associate with excess. In the universe there seems to be neither too little nor too much of anything. Complexity seems to arise from simplicity. A bit like Bach. Bach is not extravagant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-81745929958645723682016-09-19T15:22:25.311-04:002016-09-19T15:22:25.311-04:00Thanks so much, Barb. I was rereading parts of Pi...Thanks so much, Barb. I was rereading parts of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek this weekend, and each time I came across a passage underlined in my original reading of the book, I thought of photos that tend to capture some of the things that underpin her nature writing. I don't think I will ever stop reading Dillard. To quote my friend, The Solitary Walker (whose comment was accidentally deleted with others this morning), Dillard has an amazing capacity "to blend the magical with the rigorously observational." This second quality — being rigorously observational — has taught me to see better, and I think it's helped me through the years with my photography.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-57739435024824755042016-09-19T14:49:24.148-04:002016-09-19T14:49:24.148-04:00Annie Dillard quotes go so well with your photogra...Annie Dillard quotes go so well with your photography. George. I believe I've read all of Dillard's books, but this post has me wanting to go back and reread Pilgrim. The hawk photo is quite wonderful. The detail in all your photos is amazing. Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-87436933786900225832016-09-19T08:59:22.753-04:002016-09-19T08:59:22.753-04:00My deepest apologies for accidentally deleting the...My deepest apologies for accidentally deleting the wonderful comments on this post that I received this morning from John Pendrey, The Solitary Walker, Solitary-Cyclist, Laura a Pretty-Pix, and the Weaver of Grass. I was attempting to correct a typo, and the update unexpectedly erased both the comments and my replies. Here, as I recall, is what I said in my replies:;<br /><br />John — Thanks for stopping by. Delighted to found something here that resonates with you.<br /><br />Robert — Thanks for your insightful comments on Annie Dillard's writing. In an effort to escape the toxic rhetoric of this political season, I began re-reading sections of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek this weekend, and I was so moved by some of the previously underlined passages that I wanted to share them on the blog. Dillard has few peers when it comes to her ability, as you say, "to blend the magical with the rigorously observational," and when she does that, I always get a taste of the mystical. <br /><br />Dominic — Delighted that you enjoyed these images. I, too, have an affinity for the first one; it just seems to capture the fact that all of nature is interwoven and interdependent.<br /><br />Laura — Many thanks. Glad these words and images spoke to you.<br /><br />Pat — Thanks for your comment. Glad you like this posting.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com