tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post6826221883035943488..comments2024-03-28T12:21:40.925-04:00Comments on The Girdle of Melian: St Prex and Founex in the Snow, Istanbul Noir, and the History of Middle-earthDeniz Bevanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-68744886443021728872016-02-29T05:10:25.190-05:002016-02-29T05:10:25.190-05:00Come visit, Zan Marie!
Thanks, Shan! Really, no s...Come visit, Zan Marie!<br /><br />Thanks, Shan! Really, no snow? But I know what you mean -- back in Montreal, they're having the same "not normal" weather, with unseasonable warmth one week and then back to cold...<br /><br />Thanks, Nas!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-16186312658316161712016-02-29T00:24:44.473-05:002016-02-29T00:24:44.473-05:00Loved all these photos, thanks for sharing Deniz. ...Loved all these photos, thanks for sharing Deniz. Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-83218387525756354852016-02-26T02:49:44.354-05:002016-02-26T02:49:44.354-05:00We have lots of birds, sometimes including wild tu...We have lots of birds, sometimes including wild turkeys. Rabbits and groundhogs have regular hours, and homes in the periphery of our yard. Lately, I've seen a red squirrel darting about. Once, years back, our previous dog found a skunk we never saw. We have snakes and toads and frogs, and bats in the neighborhood, as well.<br /><br />We've had less than ten inches of snow in my part of upstate NY this winter. Last night -thunderstorms. I know you'll laugh when I say it - but that's just NOT NORMAL.<br /><br />Hooray on finishing the Middle-Earth series. And, even if she was cold, I love the picture with your little girl in the forefront, and the village laid out behind her.Shan Jeniah Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757607146774769663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-20292144634086369962016-02-25T12:44:45.628-05:002016-02-25T12:44:45.628-05:00As always, your photos astound me! I need to get b...As always, your photos astound me! I need to get back to Switzerland! Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-74081088594797074652016-02-25T03:30:20.130-05:002016-02-25T03:30:20.130-05:00Thanks, Hilary! We saw our first hedgehog the othe...Thanks, Hilary! We saw our first hedgehog the other day -- can you believe we'd never seen one in person before? And yes, Emily was cold :-) So were we -- wind off the lake! It was nice to return home after that :-)<br /><br />I agree, Crystal, rereading has its own particular pleasures...<br /><br />Thanks, Alex and Sara! Maybe if we stay here for a long time we'll be the ones telling newcomers "it's not normal"!<br /><br />Thanks, Elise! Hmm, now I feel like watching that movie, too...<br /><br />I know, it's an impossible goal, Beth. I just ordered some new books yesterday! I had to, there's that new Tolkien-related book coming out (Dr Fimi's A Secret Vice)...<br /><br />Thanks, sage! We have a communal garden beyond our patio, and I've been wondering if we're allowed to have bird feeders. Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-59271829098978512552016-02-24T22:26:16.777-05:002016-02-24T22:26:16.777-05:00It's lovely there... As for animals visiting...It's lovely there... As for animals visiting... there are some birds that keep coming back to the feeders and the squirrels (some that take time to look indoors) and the deer that seem to have expensive taste and eat new plants inside of eating in the woods...sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-44158465966423007792016-02-24T22:23:21.032-05:002016-02-24T22:23:21.032-05:00Hi, Deniz, Lovely to see the photos of your town, ...Hi, Deniz, Lovely to see the photos of your town, even with that tracery of snow. When I'm writing, I rely on photos like these, some I've taken, some I find (along with videos, blogs, and paintings) to help me truly 'see' the setting for whatever story I'm working on. What is 'normal'for one place is not at all normal in a different time (and place). That goal of reading all the unread books in your house would probably take me another 50 years at my house! What a goal.. . and to reread Tolkien. Magical! Have a great week. Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-1359611277597687992016-02-24T15:43:48.087-05:002016-02-24T15:43:48.087-05:00What beautiful photos! I love Noir too. I read all...What beautiful photos! I love Noir too. I read all sorts of it and the movies too :) I just finished The Maltese Falcon novel and am going to watch the dvd tonight. *sighs Bogart :) Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567420139472596391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-14846671391716419682016-02-24T15:12:17.937-05:002016-02-24T15:12:17.937-05:00Wow, I'm still a little jealous of you living ...Wow, I'm still a little jealous of you living there. If you ever find out what normal is let us know. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-3327358427048471602016-02-24T14:16:31.545-05:002016-02-24T14:16:31.545-05:00So cool with all the roofs covered in snow. Althou...So cool with all the roofs covered in snow. Although I bet someone told you that's not normal.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-47599332987351310312016-02-24T08:45:02.639-05:002016-02-24T08:45:02.639-05:00Gorgeous photos. I love the feel of the village.
...Gorgeous photos. I love the feel of the village.<br /><br />Isn't it wonderful when you get to relive literary loves? I went back and picked up the book that got me started into adult literature a few years ago, and rereading it was like wrapping up in a cozy blanket. So wonderful.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-69519152647635240612016-02-24T07:32:03.916-05:002016-02-24T07:32:03.916-05:00Hi Deniz - do marauding sea-gulls, maggoty magpies...Hi Deniz - do marauding sea-gulls, maggoty magpies, bad jays ... parade their talons and beady eyes ... at the little tits, the blackbirds, robins, wrens and the pigeons - and attack regularly - thugs! Then there's a fox or two ... I'm sure I can think of a few other bugs and beasties ... <br /><br />Still snow is so beautiful ... but horrid when it slushes up. I'm hoping we might get away with it this year - yet a few years ago it snowed monstrously in April. Those photos are lovely to see - the Church and that window is a bright reminder ... <br /><br />The weather doesn't really change - I've just read a post about Roman sea-levels .. much higher than now. William the Conqueror landed at Pevensey a deep water port in 1066 - but now at sea level ... so we have phases of snow, rain and shine changing patterns - but over time not much really.<br /><br />Poor Emily - looks like saying I'm cold for goodness sake let me get home .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com