tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post854614510201245336..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Recycling.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-19832715947143322011-01-03T19:26:24.912-08:002011-01-03T19:26:24.912-08:00Your lichen is a marvelous color - sunny and brigh...Your lichen is a marvelous color - sunny and bright on a cold winter's day!Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-43337694061214298772011-01-03T06:18:49.361-08:002011-01-03T06:18:49.361-08:00We went for a walk yesterday, hoping to see birds ...We went for a walk yesterday, hoping to see birds (well, we saw a few) and hoping, hoping against hope, to hear a Bittern, but alas, it was not to be this time . . . though there have been sightings in our area. All I really came away with were lichen photos, too. Will post in due course . . . Meanwhile, 'Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!'from a grey Wales.Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-17665774125842278562011-01-03T05:45:56.435-08:002011-01-03T05:45:56.435-08:00Just a lovely write! I enjoyed it very much!Just a lovely write! I enjoyed it very much!annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1279497503273281822011-01-02T16:31:21.427-08:002011-01-02T16:31:21.427-08:00Ten weeks, you say? That seems bearable....I will...Ten weeks, you say? That seems bearable....I will look for a bit of color in the park...and the poor dead bird filled a need for some creature...Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985979258848310351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-4651325167622004222011-01-02T15:27:14.978-08:002011-01-02T15:27:14.978-08:00This River of Stones reminds me of a Zen story fro...This River of Stones reminds me of a Zen story from "the book" (sorry, I have a bee in my bonnet about these stories at the moment!):<br /><br />Every-Minute Zen<br /><br />Zen students are with their masters at least two years before they presume to teach others. Nan-in was visited by Tenno, who, having passed his apprenticeship, had become a teacher. The day happened to be rainy, so Tenno wore wooden clogs and carried an umbrella. After greeting him Nan-in remarked: "I suppose you left your wooden clogs in the vestibule. I want to know if your umbrella is on the right or left side of the clogs."<br /><br />Tenno, confused, had no instant answer. He realized that he was unable to carry his Zen every minute. He became Nan-in's pupil, and he studied six more years to accomplish his every-minute Zen.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-83795949316019372542011-01-02T14:00:51.977-08:002011-01-02T14:00:51.977-08:00Lovely colour of the lichen. I am afraid nothing e...Lovely colour of the lichen. I am afraid nothing eats blackbids here I like their song but they are an introduced pest here an drive away my thrushes and other birds.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62528246421941704342011-01-02T08:18:16.347-08:002011-01-02T08:18:16.347-08:00I love a bit of lichen, and have so many photograp...I love a bit of lichen, and have so many photographs of it I could paper the walls of a large room. Nice to think of the blackbird feeding a hungry stoat (or whatever).<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and the Farmer.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38662012774723463042011-01-02T07:45:13.210-08:002011-01-02T07:45:13.210-08:00The moss here is as bright green as I've ever ...The moss here is as bright green as I've ever seen it - compensation for grey skies at this time of year. We lost one of our laying hens yesterday - taken in broad daylight by who-knows-what.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77473057002971530862011-01-02T07:08:37.086-08:002011-01-02T07:08:37.086-08:00It is well said that nothing is lost in nature; ev...It is well said that nothing is lost in nature; everything is recycled, as we ourselves shall be one day.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67612471161106156442011-01-02T05:32:57.352-08:002011-01-02T05:32:57.352-08:00the movement of life is an extraordinary process. ...the movement of life is an extraordinary process. i too look for colour of any sort at this time of the year. ten weeks eh? hmmmm. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55192823902555175602011-01-02T05:26:28.816-08:002011-01-02T05:26:28.816-08:00the one thing that stops me getting really upset a...the one thing that stops me getting really upset about finding dead birds etc is that they do get recycled and help to feed other animals. <br /><br />Lovely lichen in the photos!<br /><br />Happy New Year!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-15556771298765395822011-01-02T03:45:10.104-08:002011-01-02T03:45:10.104-08:00It's a beautiful sunny day here - the first fo...It's a beautiful sunny day here - the first for many a long day, and I'm just wondering how much recycling is taking place out there...Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26576835168860631952011-01-02T03:32:58.035-08:002011-01-02T03:32:58.035-08:00As I sit here in the snug I am aware of the mistle...As I sit here in the snug I am aware of the mistlethrush watching me - breakfast is required! Dxxmrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62880147488428227402011-01-02T02:52:09.750-08:002011-01-02T02:52:09.750-08:00It's good to think that the blackbird didn'...It's good to think that the blackbird didn't go to waste and helped to keep another creature alive. The lichen is so beautiful in colour and texture. I always want to bring some home with me when I see it but resist the urge.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.com