tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post5486550571236925430..comments2024-03-29T06:02:51.878-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: Got Spring?Ms. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-36772081024280261102011-02-24T22:49:05.444-05:002011-02-24T22:49:05.444-05:00That's a GREAT photo of a robin. I tried to ge...That's a GREAT photo of a robin. I tried to get one, and I ended up liking it, but somehow the photo turned out a pretty shade of blue and the robin wasn't nearly fat enough...Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-85844301187189026942011-02-24T09:11:22.729-05:002011-02-24T09:11:22.729-05:00I am not wanting to think about death today, but y...I am not wanting to think about death today, but your words are true. We never know what the day will bring. I am moving through all that has happened with a feeling that things will be well. I can't doubt that right now.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-39715013708698509812011-02-24T08:20:52.749-05:002011-02-24T08:20:52.749-05:00Death during the day I can handle. Well, the thoug...Death during the day I can handle. Well, the thought of it I mean. The reality not quite yet, please. But int he middle of the night the thought just makes me watch TV and hyperventilate in my bed. Which is ridiculous. I try to hang on to the thought that we didn't exist before we were born either and that doesn't scare us, so why should the non-being at the other end? That's the thought that helps me. A bit. Sometimes.<br /><br />Lovely post.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-59428133693387994232011-02-24T07:08:01.169-05:002011-02-24T07:08:01.169-05:00I do believe that is the most beautiful trillium I...I do believe that is the most beautiful trillium I have ever seen -- those variegated leaves! And the image of the O-boy eating yellow pansies...Happy, Happy thoughts. x0 N2N2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09508740809219902631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-24886416650507673722011-02-24T00:37:00.064-05:002011-02-24T00:37:00.064-05:00No spring yet...another foot of snow last weekend ...No spring yet...another foot of snow last weekend and more coming this weekend. <br /><br />Doggie yoga is exceptionally cute and I'm hoping for a picture of Owen eating pansies.<br /><br />Being born and dying...the two experiences that all humans share, but I doubt its the same for any two people. It's not depressing just an inevitable part of life.Mel's Way or No Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05846210428557304528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-56894963965307294232011-02-23T20:59:49.303-05:002011-02-23T20:59:49.303-05:00Mel- Life and death. When there is nothing else to...Mel- Life and death. When there is nothing else to contemplate, these will do. <br />I will post more trillium pictures. I promise.<br /><br />DTG- Can't WAIT! I swear though- I think by next year Owen will be completely perfect for mermaid meeting.<br /><br />Ellen- Maybe because I am so close to the dirt here I don't think of death as something odd or spooky. It just is. But get back to me when my time is near...<br /><br />Elizabeth- Too damn true. I know. <br /><br />Maggie May- Wisdom thrown off-hand. Epiphanies caught in the tailspin. <br /><br />Amber Elise- There is nothing truer than fresh peas and potatoes.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-20794070072267652182011-02-23T14:15:02.971-05:002011-02-23T14:15:02.971-05:00Did not Aristotle insist that the contemplative li...Did not Aristotle insist that the contemplative life is best? <br /><br />I really love this post Ms. Moon, I guess i have been super enveloped in my own little world, but this reminds me of that much larger existence right outside my door, from the chickens in the yard to the bustling city and everything that is happening in between, behind doors and in front. <br />It never stops does it? <br />- I am excited about your pea plants and cannot wait to plant my own! My god there is nothing quite like fresh peas and new potatoes!~Amber Elise~https://www.blogger.com/profile/12630545462732655228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-82279413438655222132011-02-23T12:57:58.622-05:002011-02-23T12:57:58.622-05:00I like how you wrote that your friend's commen...I like how you wrote that your friend's comment comforted you- about not paying rent. It amazes me how strange, off hand remarks or observations can comfort me so much, or make me see things in a new light.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-38747486638843327742011-02-23T12:44:54.171-05:002011-02-23T12:44:54.171-05:00Whenever I start to feel overly anxious about anyt...Whenever I start to feel overly anxious about anything that has to do with the world -- events, politics, climate, etc., I tell myself that it's really about the fear of dying. Then I feel better. I think it's when children come into one's head that dying seems so awful.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-76894783107246252152011-02-23T12:38:02.129-05:002011-02-23T12:38:02.129-05:00Yes why is that death hangs over our minds? Where ...Yes why is that death hangs over our minds? Where with birth and it's hours (days for some) of awakening womanhood brings fulfillment. I know of good Christians who long for death and the afterlife. I was shielded from death and the dying growing up. It made me feel that death was spooky and morbid. I didn't learn of the relief from suffering that death brings. The peace that washes over the dying when the last breath is exhaled. I still feel some fear that I have of it but it is the loss of the person, the selfishness of not wanting them to be gone from my life. My own of not seeing, holding, loving, laughing, breathing, smelling, the essence of life taken from me. Will I greet it differently when the time comes?<br /><br />Ah the thoughts I swirl in my head.<br /><br />I like to bask in the sunshine that your poochie doing his 'yoga' is in...the hens clucking as they eat and scratch. The mawing sound they make of contentment..to look for the new growth of your new plants..seeing the someday photos of Owen nibbling on those peas...<br /><br />Morning Mary...morning and good day...life our hearts and breatheEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912709342270151365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-89809797036636367582011-02-23T12:36:50.748-05:002011-02-23T12:36:50.748-05:00I think we should wait a couple more years for Owe...I think we should wait a couple more years for Owen to meet the mermaids, but you know I'm going to push for a day trip down the river for my birthday again.That Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514310999129694443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-23874394912588433962011-02-23T12:36:37.935-05:002011-02-23T12:36:37.935-05:00No, I don't got Spring yet. But I've got w...No, I don't got Spring yet. But I've got wonderful blog peeps all over the continent who are sharing theirs with me to help me make it until mine sets in. We are predicted for more ice and snow today, I wish it would rain or snow, the inbetween stuff is so dangerous. Anyway,<br />I thought I had some pretty trilliums, but yours, I could look at for days. Please post another when it it opens, so my envy can be complete.<br />I'm very contemplative about the life/death conundrum today as well. Thank goodness I have lunch with friends to distract me.<br />Hugs, and thanks again for the pictures and the words.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-48803136111465518422011-02-23T12:26:17.494-05:002011-02-23T12:26:17.494-05:00DTG- Maybe we should plan a family vacay again. We...DTG- Maybe we should plan a family vacay again. We had such a good time when we went to Weeki Wachee. Do you think Owen could appreciate the mermaids yet?<br />And until then- lunch SOON!<br />I love you so.<br /><br />SJ- Man. We live in totally different worlds, don't we? Glad you got a tiny bit of Florida at least.<br /><br />Ms. Bastard-Beloved- I LOVE YOU MORE THAN MY PURSE! Okay, that's not in the play but I do.<br /><br />Jo- Only the pansies. <br /><br />Laura- Sparrows and little boys do not need permission to eat the pansies.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-5354809215215561592011-02-23T12:07:32.787-05:002011-02-23T12:07:32.787-05:00Oh Ms. Moon! There is so much here for me to dige...Oh Ms. Moon! There is so much here for me to digest, and I am also scrolling back to find (with delight) that I have lots of catching up to do with your posts. Here I go, and I am thanking you in advance. And, the little rascally sparrows are eating my pansies, without permission.Laura Paine Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05062656101856415850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-58220902449146279072011-02-23T12:03:58.724-05:002011-02-23T12:03:58.724-05:00He'll have peas! Peas are the best, he'll ...He'll have peas! Peas are the best, he'll love them so much. It's so funny he's still eating flowers :)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-48857480822309050812011-02-23T10:48:37.010-05:002011-02-23T10:48:37.010-05:00I'm going to eat some yellow pansies, since Ow...I'm going to eat some yellow pansies, since Owen recommends them.<br /><br />I love the Zeke-doing-yoga-photo. First thing that's made my grouchy ass smile today.<br /><br />I love you more than my luggage!<br /><br />SBSarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116577711704241625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-5839514383489014232011-02-23T10:41:23.394-05:002011-02-23T10:41:23.394-05:00Back in DC from sunny Florida is a rude, rude awak...Back in DC from sunny Florida is a rude, rude awakening. UGH its so cold. <br /><br />I am working from home today since protesters are crowding my building, and I wonder again at this weird, weird world we live in. It makes me want to just go scratch in the dirt with you and the chickensSJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174193133138897712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-4751840801625677172011-02-23T10:38:16.777-05:002011-02-23T10:38:16.777-05:00It is a good day, indeed, though I miss you and Li...It is a good day, indeed, though I miss you and Lily and Owen as well, not for any reason except that I haven't seen them in a little while. <br /><br />I would rather be there than here, but here is better than most places, really.That Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514310999129694443noreply@blogger.com