tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post6858879107225336453..comments2023-12-16T23:54:45.620+13:00Comments on . . . All Finite Things Reveal Infinitude . . . : PierClaire Beynonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-92207073999315611722011-05-29T15:22:29.325+12:002011-05-29T15:22:29.325+12:00Hi Ant. C - the birds I've seen so far are cha...Hi Ant. C - the birds I've seen so far are chaffinches and wax-eyes, native tui and bellbirds (you can hear their song here - http://icelines.blogspot.com/2010/03/dawn-chorus.html ) and our big, fat kereru - wood pigeons - whose wing-flapping you hear long before the birds appear. They're feasting on the last of the season's berries. . . <br />Oh, and Ant., guess what? While I was exploring various settings on this blog, I discovered a SPAM folder for comments. There were two messages in there, one of them the one you mentioned had gone missing some time back. . . it was your response to a post on Einstein's Dreams. I have since 'un-spammed' it so it's on that page now. Yay, and thank you. I will go and reply to you now. ; )<br /><br />PS. Suitcase unpacked!Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-53129088849138022112011-05-29T10:24:36.613+12:002011-05-29T10:24:36.613+12:00Ah! Merci:)
Greeting birds and soil, sounds like a...Ah! Merci:)<br />Greeting birds and soil, sounds like a priority.<br />What kind of birds?Antares Cryptoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197876328401157462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-87950598985705261752011-05-26T05:44:37.436+12:002011-05-26T05:44:37.436+12:00PS. I still haven't finished unpacking my (one...PS. I still haven't finished unpacking my (one) suitcase, Antares Crypyos! I have washed what needed washing, but the rest is still staring me in face with a 'come on, you can do it' look. Hmm. Perhaps today. . . The first thing I want to do when I get home is greet my birds, touch the trees, rake the leaves, put my hands in the soil and clip off dead heads. . . Emptying suitcases seems tedious by comparison!Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-22443761869856783522011-05-26T05:39:10.220+12:002011-05-26T05:39:10.220+12:00Hi Ant. C - thank you. We're a dependable lot,...Hi Ant. C - thank you. We're a dependable lot, aren't we? As I said to Rach re; the pier, it's a case of 'no matter the weather'. . . a fortifying thought. <br /><br />Your recent posts have been thoroughly entertaining, AC, and our communal story is not half bad, either! <br /><br />'Bon' def. = good. Fine and very good. ; )Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-42440146471861954152011-05-26T05:33:20.442+12:002011-05-26T05:33:20.442+12:00Dear Rachel
I do believe you're right and we h...Dear Rachel<br />I do believe you're right and we have all been out to see. . . I mean, to sea. <br />We do learn much from being silent and still. Interestingly, this higgeldy-piggeldy pier, jutting out over the water, is where I go to be still. Somehow the water's sound and activity helps dilute the brain's business. It's a perfectly peaceful place to sit, no matter what the weather decides to do. I love it down there. Long may it stand. . . We all need a pier or friendly place on which to pause, dangling our feet and our thoughts over water. <br />It's good to be back, and to find you here. <br />Love C xxClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-54160546804429976222011-05-25T10:18:00.470+12:002011-05-25T10:18:00.470+12:00Naaaaaaah, just because I haven't heard from a...Naaaaaaah, just because I haven't heard from a friend, doesn't mean I forgot them;)<br />Piers remain, whether we walk on them or not.<br />I know exactly what you mean, sometimes there's too much to tell and it has to be absorbed and analyzed first.<br /><br />My recent posts have been on the humorous side, but our writing project has been growing.<br /><br />You're welcome. Not familiar with "bon", but I'm sure it's good;)Antares Cryptoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197876328401157462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-51147567341118765342011-05-25T08:28:58.668+12:002011-05-25T08:28:58.668+12:00I think we've all been out to sea. Sometimes w...I think we've all been out to sea. Sometimes we learn so much from being still and silent. I'm glad you were able to disconnect and connect all at the same time.<br />It's good to have you back!<br />xo<br />rachelRachelVBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312736736551027564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-22518039599913383652011-05-25T05:21:33.888+12:002011-05-25T05:21:33.888+12:00Antares Cryptos - hello! How excellent to find you...Antares Cryptos - hello! How excellent to find you here; am not entirely sure why, but your message moves me - think it's the way you say you 'can't wait to hear about it.' (There's still a small girl in me who thinks she runs the risk of being forgotten if she isn't perfectly constant/doesn't 'turn up as usual'.). Thank you ; ). <br /><br />re; my travels; there's much to tell - and very little. . . how do I explain this?! Hmm. You know the way the stars/our universe invite our participation and at the same time leave us breathless and wordless in their presence? It feels a bit like that. I think I might begin by sharing some of my conference presentation - it took an unexpected direction, some of which I'd like to explore further, and in the company of friends out here.<br /><br />Looking forward to catching up on your posts, too. . . and Ant. C, thank you for the award you bestowed upon my blog just before I headed away. I'm sorry I've not acknowledged this directly till now. You're the bon. ; ) CClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-59166462404395016942011-05-25T05:06:44.300+12:002011-05-25T05:06:44.300+12:00Dear Mim - there is definitely something to be sai...Dear Mim - there is definitely something to be said for separating from the computer, yes. Setting it down from time to time is both a challenge and a worthwhile lesson. Whilst away, I found myself wanting nothing more than to simply be present wherever and with whomever I found myself - gone was the impulse to record, re-present, craft, re-invent. A foreign experience indeed. And an instructive one. <br /><br />We missed you in Boston - wished we could magic you home for the night!. We raised our glasses of deep red and drank a toast to you in Melissa's kitchen. <br /><br />We leave and return to find - as you said here - the little pier is still in place. <br /><br />Love to you<br />Claire xoClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-5663642368620193452011-05-25T04:59:31.619+12:002011-05-25T04:59:31.619+12:00Hello, dear Angella - thank you for your welcome &...Hello, dear Angella - thank you for your welcome 'Welcome Home'. I'm looking forward to catching up on your blog; a lot happens in four weeks - esp. these days, it seems. L, C xoClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-54311602562578089882011-05-24T10:34:46.687+12:002011-05-24T10:34:46.687+12:00Welcome back Claire, can't wait to hear about ...Welcome back Claire, can't wait to hear about it.<br />Isn't the usual order of affairs sleep, unpack, then go online?;)Antares Cryptoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197876328401157462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-48515217883434520392011-05-24T02:19:08.759+12:002011-05-24T02:19:08.759+12:00There's something to be said for separating fr...There's something to be said for separating from the computer, don't you think?<br /><br />Little pier still in place . . .Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-26889997678992153302011-05-24T00:52:04.278+12:002011-05-24T00:52:04.278+12:00Welcome home, ye traveler!Welcome home, ye traveler!37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.com