tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post6279797493704989233..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: A Walk At The Beginning Of WinterThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-45213987094112493262010-12-22T09:40:12.820+00:002010-12-22T09:40:12.820+00:00False answer: in my mind.
Real answer: in the vill...False answer: in my mind.<br />Real answer: in the village.<br />Snowing here at the moment (9.30 am UK time).The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-43011945964538838672010-12-22T02:48:16.054+00:002010-12-22T02:48:16.054+00:00Where is that door?? It's wonderful. THe pic...Where is that door?? It's wonderful. THe pics were really spectacular...I so wish we'd get some snow..just flurries...which are lovely as the carpenter is installing my new windows! (which were ordered when it was 75F!!) <br /><br />Ruth...that line about your son was wonderful...Thanks for sharing.ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998231466478015431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-32269808839785206452010-12-21T23:44:55.821+00:002010-12-21T23:44:55.821+00:00Thanks, Arija, for your visit to my blog and for y...Thanks, Arija, for your visit to my blog and for your lovely comments.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-55656951644218307662010-12-21T21:02:16.267+00:002010-12-21T21:02:16.267+00:00For me, a walk like that would be sheer bliss. Tha...For me, a walk like that would be sheer bliss. Thank you for posting all those wonderful pictures, I am starved for ice and snow at this time of year. <br />Even in mainly hot Australia we have been having a surprisingly wet and cold start to our summer. <br />After 60 years in this country, it still feels wrong to have Christmas in summer.<br />Your frosted landscapes fill me with delight.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-8426913910497041222010-12-21T20:56:40.122+00:002010-12-21T20:56:40.122+00:00Yes, cold but beautiful, Kiwi.
Phoenix - indeed! ...Yes, cold but beautiful, Kiwi.<br /><br />Phoenix - indeed! Doorways, gateways, portals - back into childhood, forward into the unknown. Thinking 'Famous Five', 'The Secret Garden' ... and perhaps 'The Wind in the Wilows'? ;)The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-4854403028671351202010-12-21T20:24:37.742+00:002010-12-21T20:24:37.742+00:00These photos are so beautiful. I love the secret d...These photos are so beautiful. I love the secret door. Reminds me of so many of my favourite adventures read during childhood and re-read often since!<br /><br />There was an amazing atmosphere here too last night - a sort of anticipation. <br /><br />We are currently a mere minus 3 degrees!Phoenix C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13852678924557075302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-58790006058052311992010-12-21T19:07:07.697+00:002010-12-21T19:07:07.697+00:00Oh. My. Goodness. That landscape looks so very col...Oh. My. Goodness. That landscape looks so very cold, but those trees look incredibly beautiful covered in the frost.Kiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-9452161344947400802010-12-21T18:36:29.596+00:002010-12-21T18:36:29.596+00:00Andy -walking is good
Grace - happy holidays to y...Andy -walking is good<br /><br />Grace - happy holidays to you as well<br /><br />George - yes, it was lovely, I'm lucky to live in this village<br /><br />Bonnie - I believe that too<br /><br />Rachel - didn't see the eclipse, though wasn't actually looking. Think you had better sighting in Scotland. There was a really funny atmosphere last night, though - which I've experienced before during other eclipses<br /><br />Trevor - best wishes to you also, Trevor<br /><br />Ruth - believe me, the trees love it, no need to feel sorry for them!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-43320832752109744212010-12-21T18:27:23.450+00:002010-12-21T18:27:23.450+00:00The ice and hoar frost is glorious to behold (even...The ice and hoar frost is glorious to behold (even though I always feel sorry for the trees). That crunch really is satisfying. I went to Lake Michigan yesterday, but it wasn't cold enough to crunch.<br /><br />I was just reading an old poem of mine about my son leaving home. <i>Rooted I stay . . . like a twig he goes</i> -- yes, the same tree we are, all of us.<br /><br />(Didn't mean to keep talking about <i>me</i> . . .)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-16100662741585123032010-12-21T17:25:21.470+00:002010-12-21T17:25:21.470+00:00I just love that photo of the 'Secret Door'...I just love that photo of the 'Secret Door'.<br /><br />Have a very good Christmas and I hope that 2011 is everything that you would wish it to be.<br /><br />TrevorTrevorW�� https://www.blogger.com/profile/13212954091289189979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-52324179865627681712010-12-21T16:21:55.298+00:002010-12-21T16:21:55.298+00:00We had a great view of the eclipse from our bedroo...We had a great view of the eclipse from our bedroom window this morning! It was amazing.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-59014025978600166532010-12-21T16:02:25.937+00:002010-12-21T16:02:25.937+00:00What a frosty fantasy-land! It must have felt tru...What a frosty fantasy-land! It must have felt truly 'other-worldly' on that walk. I could hear the satisfying crunch! <br /><br />I believe Yeats statement with all my heart: that "we are both (all) branches on the same tree" - that what happens to you, on some level, touches me - that we are cells in the same cosmic body, all working together to sustain the system.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-4822995824959738802010-12-21T15:24:51.777+00:002010-12-21T15:24:51.777+00:00A beautiful walk, Robert, and, yes, we are branche...A beautiful walk, Robert, and, yes, we are branches of the same tree. Thanks for sharing this with us.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-84030374531903898472010-12-21T14:29:20.032+00:002010-12-21T14:29:20.032+00:00Looks like it was a lovely winter walk. Just getti...Looks like it was a lovely winter walk. Just getting lots of wind and rain where I live--not great walking conditions.<br /><br />I don't think I've read that quote from WB Yeats before--I'll have to remember it. Happy Holidays to you!Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696349282379608085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-18952433871141297152010-12-21T14:27:30.313+00:002010-12-21T14:27:30.313+00:00Beautiful. I've just been digging paths throu...Beautiful. I've just been digging paths through the five or six inches of snow here. No time for country walks for me until after Christmas, although the snow means I am walking rather than cycling, driving or bussing around the city.<br /><br />AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com