tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post1665468711365677877..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: A Spanish TriptychThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-66129253285667385362012-02-17T09:27:53.831+00:002012-02-17T09:27:53.831+00:00Friko — in fact, I love Italy equally,,,Friko — in fact, I love Italy equally,,,The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-15900089236822973872012-02-17T09:27:08.052+00:002012-02-17T09:27:08.052+00:00Sorry, I'm a bit late in acknowledging these w...Sorry, I'm a bit late in acknowledging these wonderful comments — I was away in London for a long weekend and had much to catch up on. Thanks for them all... and Viva España!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-65929624935411504962012-02-13T11:32:53.339+00:002012-02-13T11:32:53.339+00:00Nothing new to add from me, SW. I loved all three ...Nothing new to add from me, SW. I loved all three levels of this post, and it woke me up to Mr Brenan, about whom I knew nothing. I just read his Wikipedia bio and wow - tried to walk to China, made it to Bosnia! My kind of guy; will definitely have a look on Amazon tonight for that book.<br /><br />I can't tell you how appealing images of sunny Spain are to me right now, with snow dusting the local hills today and a dose of the flu dragging me down. I know so little about the place, but it - and Portugal - have been exerting an increasingly evocative spell this past year...Goathttp://thegoatthatwrote.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-24429371550835710152012-02-12T22:24:23.186+00:002012-02-12T22:24:23.186+00:00A wonderful post, Robert. Your engagement with Spa...A wonderful post, Robert. Your engagement with Spain obviously goes very deep. I love your own impression of the flamenco.<br /><br />One of those gentlemen book bringers you enjoyed visualising brought me Brenan's The Face of Spain . I have still to read it. He also brought me Norman Douglas' Old Calabria, but Italy is not one of your favoured places, i take it?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-44229531079897401652012-02-11T14:52:26.886+00:002012-02-11T14:52:26.886+00:00Awesome. The collage was like a backdrop for the &...Awesome. The collage was like a backdrop for the "trip". I liked that they were emotionally linked. It's speaks to the heart.When she turned face on,I could see her chest heaving and fire in her eyes.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17096402329953310721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-31956755075128319172012-02-11T03:18:23.144+00:002012-02-11T03:18:23.144+00:00Everything about this post is so evocative. Love ...Everything about this post is so evocative. Love your wife's collage. I've never been to Spain, and you've brought it right to me. Thank you.Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-36177841377545754242012-02-09T22:49:35.469+00:002012-02-09T22:49:35.469+00:00I really enjoyed this post, SW - so good to be bac...I really enjoyed this post, SW - so good to be back! <br /><br />Your Flamenco Dancer piece is breathtaking - I have never experienced such a performance, yet I felt I was there. Your writing has always moved me, and this piece has a different flavour.<br /><br />I also love your wife's collage, it has a lilting rhythm to it.<br /><br />Must find a portal to Spain!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-39656091976562345312012-02-09T13:43:27.713+00:002012-02-09T13:43:27.713+00:00How many wonderful things can I point out about th...How many wonderful things can I point out about this post? The evocative passage from Brenan; the marvelous collage by your talented wife; and your final offering of the flamenco dancer. Even the idea of a triptych format is wonderfully creative. But for me, it's that third "panel" from your 2010 pilgrimage that leaves me breathless. That, my friend, is a stunning bit of writing. Magnificent! Not merely impressive in its perfect description, but like all truly great writing, flawless in its emotional power. Writing just doesn't get any better. Wow!Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-85711825924846259722012-02-09T06:11:31.422+00:002012-02-09T06:11:31.422+00:00At the crescendo she stood face-on to her spellbou...<i>At the crescendo she stood face-on to her spellbound audience: stiff, erect and proud; all fire, all heart, all corazón.</i> Just after my wake up I read this post. With tears and joy (something resound in me, what ?) I'll go at work with this beautiful image of flamenco. Thanks really so much SW ! Mick<br /><br />Oh, I know what it is...it's this words <i>fire, all heart, all corazón.</i> I feel alive when I can live with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-39757276008797590202012-02-09T01:05:16.024+00:002012-02-09T01:05:16.024+00:00Truly wonderful, Robert. It's difficult to fi...Truly wonderful, Robert. It's difficult to find words to describe Spain. In many respects, it can only be experienced. That said, you and Carmen have painted a lovely emotional portrait of the country. Carmen's collage is both lovely and interesting; I didn't know she was an artist. Your own writing is as fine as anything I have read by you, and that's saying a great deal. I felt that I was having this experience with you. <br /><br />On several occasions, I have had the opportunity to see some first-class flamenco in Spain, and I always found myself "mesmerized." Your word says it best.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-68465856541624872792012-02-08T22:01:23.024+00:002012-02-08T22:01:23.024+00:00. . . but I should clarify that I really like your.... . . but I should clarify that I really like your wife's collage, and when I first saw it I thought it was a Chagall!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-69808658012415545302012-02-08T21:41:04.028+00:002012-02-08T21:41:04.028+00:00Masterfully done, Robert! Your part is the best, s...Masterfully done, Robert! Your part is the best, so very vivid . . . I felt my heart stomping with the flamenco dancer. Your voice is authentic as her dancing! Bravo!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-33994120426325503882012-02-08T20:07:02.640+00:002012-02-08T20:07:02.640+00:00Wow! This word-image-word triptych, something lik...Wow! This word-image-word triptych, something like one of the totem poles of the Pacific Northwest, with Carmen's engaging collage in the center, is a fine homage to Spain and to physical, emotional and spiritual journeys. Wonderful to see Carmen's creative energy alongside yours!amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-71188216860171933762012-02-08T19:26:44.386+00:002012-02-08T19:26:44.386+00:00Love that tryptych.
When we were in Madrid last w...Love that tryptych.<br /><br />When we were in Madrid last we had to decide with our limited time which art gallery to go round. I really wanted to see Guernica but instead we chose to go round the gallery which had a huge collection arranged chronologically. Saw so many pictures I knew - like Holbein's Henry, Picasso's Clarinetist etc. But still hanker after seeing Guernica - shall have to go back!<br />Didn't Carmen once spend a year in Salamanca? We had a week there once - beautiful city.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-90102015203555024652012-02-08T19:13:47.485+00:002012-02-08T19:13:47.485+00:00Evocative. Effective. Engaging. It makes me wish I...Evocative. Effective. Engaging. It makes me wish I knew Spain better than I do.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.com