tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post3896826160245289319..comments2023-10-24T09:29:32.492-04:00Comments on the golden fish: last week in octoberstevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-42386635695027762132009-10-27T20:23:59.062-04:002009-10-27T20:23:59.062-04:00I love both those paintings steven, thank you for ...I love both those paintings steven, thank you for posting them. The poem is new to me in spite of being Thomas Hardy and I really enjoyed the descriptive flavour of it all. A super post.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-68858749032935591052009-10-26T18:53:15.578-04:002009-10-26T18:53:15.578-04:00Hi Steven. I am glad that you are bringing us so ...Hi Steven. I am glad that you are bringing us so much about autumn, from your photos to the paintings to poetry. It's worthy of it, the sights are so spectacular.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187999748785622735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-75986213183086157042009-10-26T18:27:50.581-04:002009-10-26T18:27:50.581-04:00hey jenny stevning - keep dropping by 'cause t...hey jenny stevning - keep dropping by 'cause there's much much more to come. i only wish i could send you a video of my ride home tonight. it was around five oclock and the sun is fairly low on the horizon and i was watching the trees pass by through my bike racing glasses which are tinted orangy brown. oh wow. what a view!!!! have a lovely warm autumn evening out there!!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-57037256355964348062009-10-26T18:26:06.886-04:002009-10-26T18:26:06.886-04:00oh elizabeth - your fall hunger - that's it ex...oh elizabeth - your fall hunger - that's it exactly! that's what i feel when i know it's coming, then i am inside it and then ........it's gone. fill me up with images, experiences and little pleasures as quickly as possible. yep that's autumn. have a lovely nyc evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-81766930636867997572009-10-26T18:23:31.882-04:002009-10-26T18:23:31.882-04:00hi willow - oh it's like the first blush of lo...hi willow - oh it's like the first blush of love - it's the most magical and you hold it for as long as possible before it becomes a memory - still beautiful but lost inside the passage of time. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-73871909151253713412009-10-26T18:18:24.481-04:002009-10-26T18:18:24.481-04:00hey richard - what a lucky find then to share the ...hey richard - what a lucky find then to share the russian impressionists today!! i've showed other works by them before this but some time ago. i love their use of light and their strong connection to textures beyond the surface - not sure how to put that clearly - but they see beneath the surface of colour and light. have a lovely evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-31413192472220462322009-10-26T18:13:27.592-04:002009-10-26T18:13:27.592-04:00yes abe when i looked at those two piantings i ima...yes abe when i looked at those two piantings i imagined spaces not a few kilometres from here that would look exactly like those two russian scenes. that's the beauty of being in the north of our planet. thanks for the visit. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-65534320554543345962009-10-26T18:11:48.040-04:002009-10-26T18:11:48.040-04:00hello margaret - well, as you know life is serious...hello margaret - well, as you know life is serious - and ridiculous!!! i'm so glad you enjoyed your visit. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-83739373597982265182009-10-26T18:11:04.240-04:002009-10-26T18:11:04.240-04:00stacey j warner it's a delight to share goodne...stacey j warner it's a delight to share goodness here with good people like you. truly it is. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-54428593371447760552009-10-26T18:09:52.854-04:002009-10-26T18:09:52.854-04:00hello carolyn, it's lovely to see you dropping...hello carolyn, it's lovely to see you dropping by here for a visit!! "ekphrastic" - now there's a word that doesn't get a lot of airplay but a beauty all the same!!! i visited a town called wimbourne minster in the early eighties. hardy read there in a smallish apartment on the second floor of a house. it was thrilling to me to be so close to a place where he had been. i have loved hardy since i was fifteen. have a peaceful evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-88697176732575567562009-10-26T18:02:31.500-04:002009-10-26T18:02:31.500-04:00hi ellen - they are beautiful paintings. i love th...hi ellen - they are beautiful paintings. i love the russian impressionists and i think i'll be adding a wish for a book of their art to my christmas wish list. have a lovely evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-28475903174670950532009-10-26T18:01:42.245-04:002009-10-26T18:01:42.245-04:00thankyou golden west. i wake up and never know wha...thankyou golden west. i wake up and never know what will be on my plate, in my heart, on my mind, in my hands, under my feet!! it's magic and makes waking up in the dark that much nicer. have a lovely evening out there. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-56455136253425257072009-10-26T17:59:47.826-04:002009-10-26T17:59:47.826-04:00hi reya - autumn is my favourite season - i was ju...hi reya - autumn is my favourite season - i was just riding home and looking through my orangy-brown tinted glasses at the trees and thinking about the colours and then also the smells of the woodfires and the rustling of the leaves down the streets. it's pure magic to me reya!!!! have a sweet dc evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-52446750839030895302009-10-26T17:58:27.790-04:002009-10-26T17:58:27.790-04:00hello titus - i haven't read any of sholokhov&...hello titus - i haven't read any of sholokhov's work. my loss! i had heard of this work and certainly from the description of his writing i can see the link into these scenes. there is something really appealling to me about russian writing - like french writing from the late eighteen hundreds - i can't characterize it but it touches a chord. have a lovely evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-82625589971590222092009-10-26T17:19:08.277-04:002009-10-26T17:19:08.277-04:00It is still 80+ degrees here in Souther California...It is still 80+ degrees here in Souther California. The nights are cooler but it is hard to find autumn. You can tell the trees long to do their job but the warm air suffocates and thwarts the transformation. Sometimes the trees don't change until Thanksgiving.<br />I love to know Autumn is living fully in yonder places and that you are fully appreciating it. Thank you for providing my vicarious Fall.Jenny Stevninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019351898496801498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-52181109965385583542009-10-26T17:09:09.609-04:002009-10-26T17:09:09.609-04:00You feed my fall-hunger
and delight me with new im...You feed my fall-hunger<br />and delight me with new images<br />So wonderful<br />thank youElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-2952038264926911842009-10-26T16:24:36.938-04:002009-10-26T16:24:36.938-04:00I can't believe this could possibly be the las...I can't believe this could possibly be the last week of October. I've been waiting for this month the entire year and it flew by so quickly. sigh.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-43841405763523034212009-10-26T15:57:21.040-04:002009-10-26T15:57:21.040-04:00Gosh, Steven, you sure know how to pick 'em. ...Gosh, Steven, you sure know how to pick 'em. I have a weakness for Russian Impressionists. And I had not read Hardy's poem before. Elegant and a tad flingy like the trees with their leaves. Very nice. I hope you get the full measure of fall's waning colors and pleasant bluster.Richard Jesse Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526212532259535346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-73583849430870593202009-10-26T15:03:34.574-04:002009-10-26T15:03:34.574-04:00Those two paintings go well with the scenes around...Those two paintings go well with the scenes around here today. Your words speak volumes about our condition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-10538673552614602002009-10-26T14:44:21.773-04:002009-10-26T14:44:21.773-04:00Hi Steven~ The paintings are gorgeous--I never ti...Hi Steven~ The paintings are gorgeous--I never tire of the turning leaves. The poem by Thomas Hardy began with a familiar point of view--and then became wildly humorous! The leaf hanging from a cobweb like a suspended criminal! So thanks for the beauty, the laugh, the happiness.Margaret Pangerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995968579194433270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-1869043293741309312009-10-26T13:59:59.841-04:002009-10-26T13:59:59.841-04:00Thomas Hardy is one of my favorite authors, in fac...Thomas Hardy is one of my favorite authors, in fact I just mentioned in him on another comment I made.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing such beauty<br /><br />much loveStacey J. Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059617724860253448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-16952320188633084952009-10-26T11:36:30.560-04:002009-10-26T11:36:30.560-04:00Great stuff from Hardy - and ekphrastic images, to...Great stuff from Hardy - and ekphrastic images, too, Steven. <br /><br />I have visited two of Hardy's homes, and visited the Cornish cliff area that inspired some of his Cornish poems. Must get around to doing a Hardy blog post...<br /><br />Great 'new' (to me) blogskin pic. Our autumn colours are good, too: the leaves are just falling. One minute the scene is 'autumn' and the next when the light falls, definitely 'winter'.Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-91765048764992825152009-10-26T09:42:33.924-04:002009-10-26T09:42:33.924-04:00Wonderful paintings. Yes, fall is for buttoning d...Wonderful paintings. Yes, fall is for buttoning down and preparing for winter.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-46168053194157596212009-10-26T09:38:35.818-04:002009-10-26T09:38:35.818-04:00Always interested to read what is capturing your a...Always interested to read what is capturing your attention, be it art, poetry, the seasons, personal reflections - it's all good!Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-81127366057218879222009-10-26T09:36:38.531-04:002009-10-26T09:36:38.531-04:00Fall is my favorite season. Oh those paintings are...Fall is my favorite season. Oh those paintings are sublime, as is the poem. Made me feel peaceful just gazing and reading. Thanks!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.com