tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post1687376213603708393..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Another Golden Day, Thinking . . .materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-72102705389106581322011-09-12T14:04:57.768-07:002011-09-12T14:04:57.768-07:00Alison: yes -- and your "series" photogr...Alison: yes -- and your "series" photographs are a lovely example of the inexhaustible possibilities on themes.<br />Duchesse: I love having the house's quiet all to myself -- a tradeoff for being awake earlier than I intended. And yes, raccoons are inherently endearing and comment, even at their most annoying. Damn them! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-86915388035318145542011-09-12T06:10:04.919-07:002011-09-12T06:10:04.919-07:00What a thoughtful ode to solitude and contemplatio...What a thoughtful ode to solitude and contemplation. When I wake "too early" I do that too, and tell myself it is a gift. The "protection racket" is funny...I kind of miss the waddling, fearless raccoons who lived in our lane and used our garden as their private resort.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-56546932545357609982011-09-12T02:15:43.960-07:002011-09-12T02:15:43.960-07:00Although I crave new places to visit and explore, ...Although I crave new places to visit and explore, my best work comes from revisiting something I know well, I wholly understand why you would never tire of that view, the subtle changes of light and shape that the camera frequently misses.indigo16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16982477144454205765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-46679633188171631652011-09-11T20:54:36.737-07:002011-09-11T20:54:36.737-07:00Anna: You're welcome -- happy to have a new re...Anna: You're welcome -- happy to have a new reader commenting.<br />1ww: if we're lucky and observant, we can find some joy to counteract the worry, or at least distract us from it momentarily.<br />Susan: I'm glad my words gave you some small comfort today.<br />Our cat has a feral background as well although she's 15+ and has been well cared for from her kitten days. We sometimes wonder what communication might exist between her and the raccoons.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-32238107749546619702011-09-11T14:40:03.462-07:002011-09-11T14:40:03.462-07:00Thank you for another thoughtful, poetic post with...Thank you for another thoughtful, poetic post with gorgeous photographs. I know you wrote it yesterday, but today is the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, and so it feels right reading your words today.<br /><br />Our feral kitty tends to gulp as well, and also will relax if we sit quietly near by, as if he knows we'll chase away the racoons.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-42882616522300216312011-09-11T08:32:30.299-07:002011-09-11T08:32:30.299-07:00Funny how we so often have worries and joy going o...Funny how we so often have worries and joy going on at the same time. When the worries get big, it's so important to savour those joys.<br /><br />Thanks for these lovely thoughts. And I won't ever get tired of looking at sunrise or sunset photos.Weird in edgewisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16314111344887318425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-65850990765806955572011-09-11T06:48:49.592-07:002011-09-11T06:48:49.592-07:00Thank you!Thank you!Anna Mavromatishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713679775153120642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-81713633901703541272011-09-10T21:15:12.811-07:002011-09-10T21:15:12.811-07:00Pseu: They're so smart, wily, and fearless -- ...Pseu: They're so smart, wily, and fearless -- with our neighbours, we've built rather a mythology about their abilities, their secret planning, all tongue-in-cheek, mostly, except I think we all privately wonder what the bandit-faced critters are really plotting.<br />Kristin: It's easy to get lost in the looking, for sure. . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-70879984802564110512011-09-10T21:13:00.390-07:002011-09-10T21:13:00.390-07:00Patricia: Thanks!
Coco: Thanks for lurking (genera...Patricia: Thanks!<br />Coco: Thanks for lurking (generally) and for de-lurking (occasionally, as today) -- yes, for me there is so much satisfaction in those everyday joys, and it's important to pay attention to them.<br />Hostess: I appreciate the strength and flexibility yoga can bring me, but even more the breathing, the ability to still myself. Is that what you like as well?<br />Jane: You know just what I mean!<br />Terri: Yes, sometimes repetition is a good thing.<br />Lisa: Thank you!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-42540193437353116822011-09-10T16:47:48.176-07:002011-09-10T16:47:48.176-07:00That sunrise is spectacular. I'd never do anyt...That sunrise is spectacular. I'd never do anything if I lived amongst such gorgeousness.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-75223956156974443972011-09-10T16:29:14.295-07:002011-09-10T16:29:14.295-07:00This post reads like poetry.
There's somethin...This post reads like poetry.<br /><br />There's something about taking a moment to witness a sunrise that starts the day off just right. I never tire of these stunning scenes you share with us. One of my favorite things on those rare occasions we're staying somewhere with open space is to get up early and sit outside with my cup of coffee. Too funny about the raccoons. They do have that aura of devious criminality at times, don't they?Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-69362754332053821992011-09-10T13:11:14.109-07:002011-09-10T13:11:14.109-07:00Very lovely. Even better for our unknown synchroni...Very lovely. Even better for our unknown synchronicity. Now I've linked to your horizon. The perfect little bit extra. Thank you Mater dear.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-33306676859643347622011-09-10T12:52:16.337-07:002011-09-10T12:52:16.337-07:00such a beautiful, reassuring sameness...such a beautiful, reassuring sameness...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-50915084760794725272011-09-10T11:59:34.805-07:002011-09-10T11:59:34.805-07:00ahh, mater .. yes .. deep yoga breath in .. releas...ahh, mater .. yes .. deep yoga breath in .. release .. come into the now where all is well .. so many new and different experiences fill our lives .. thoughts .. emotions .. all part of our growing, too .. strengthening us for the endurance ..jane ..https://www.blogger.com/profile/15642217952016222634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-59129391435604429982011-09-10T09:07:21.493-07:002011-09-10T09:07:21.493-07:00Sounds pretty idyllic to me...
happy to hear too t...Sounds pretty idyllic to me...<br />happy to hear too that Yoga has entered your life.<br />I find it to be an essential part of my routine.<br /><br />your words and thoughts are poetic and profound.<br />lovely post!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-55922395587659017462011-09-10T08:55:54.278-07:002011-09-10T08:55:54.278-07:00Life never is as perfect as it seems to others who...Life never is as perfect as it seems to others who look at us..and we can't just start a litany of woes can we:) It is the little everyday joys taken in private that give satisfaction...glad you are enjoying your peaceful corner of the world...have a wonderful school year..I love reading your posts,even though I am more of a lurker..CocoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-72348966356405180832011-09-10T08:10:23.817-07:002011-09-10T08:10:23.817-07:00"She visibly relaxed into her meal as I settl..."She visibly relaxed into her meal as I settled on the top step with my large bone china mug steaming its fragrantly smoky brew into the late summer dawn." Beautiful! P.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.com