tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post7586921957986751053..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: A View From The BridgeThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-76452214356694813422010-10-29T21:11:19.764+01:002010-10-29T21:11:19.764+01:00Yes, I think names are important. We remember each...Yes, I think names are important. We remember each others' names, as human being to human being, and it's a sign of acknowledgement and respect. A recognition of the separate and unique identity of that other person. And this should be extended to all living creatures, I think.<br /><br />Though, like many things in life, 'naming' is a paradoxical thing. For there is also an argument that names can sometimes limit our true perception of an object; we may tag the object with a name, and think we understand it just beacuase we know its name. Straying into Zen territory here! I think we've probably got to hold in our minds both the name and the deeper, non-named essence at the same time...The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-45936155597344034542010-10-29T10:17:49.162+01:002010-10-29T10:17:49.162+01:00There is a lot to like about this post. I would ha...There is a lot to like about this post. I would have been drawn to that bridge too (maybe any child would have), such a great playground. What I really admire here is your observation and knowledge now as an adult of the vegetation. I think one of the most important things we can do is to get to know the environment right around us, and I am slowly getting to know the species of birds, wildflowers, plants, trees and other wildlife here. You have a lot of things in your litany that I've never heard of, but many I have. I find the names beautiful . . . <i>foxglove . . . white campion . . . white bryony . . . burdock . . . bird's-foot-trefoil, herb-robert, dog rose . . . rosebay willowherb . . . </i> . . . wonderful!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-83867965145199531462009-06-25T04:56:51.148+01:002009-06-25T04:56:51.148+01:00Lovely post and photos - there is something magica...Lovely post and photos - there is something magical about walking along old train tracks.gleanerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826401785165112918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-64541771152747290792009-06-24T08:47:13.686+01:002009-06-24T08:47:13.686+01:00What a lovely post! It takes me back to my early ...What a lovely post! It takes me back to my early teens, when we moved out of London to a village with a disused railway line - closed by Beeching - and I used to love walking along it. It wasn't an official footpath, but you could walk for miles and there were indeed a lot of wildflowers, also wild strawberries! The cinders were still there, and here and there a bit of ironwork, but it all added to the charm, somehow!Jayhttp://www.thedeppeffect.com/1192/abc-wednesday-the-letter-w/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-72207810185134870152009-06-23T22:39:36.603+01:002009-06-23T22:39:36.603+01:00I can see you as a boy walking. Wonderful series o...I can see you as a boy walking. Wonderful series of photos.amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.com