tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post8004018877404156125..comments2024-02-29T09:31:25.294-05:00Comments on camera-obscura: thank youbilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-40512312213081926562009-04-14T16:31:00.000-05:002009-04-14T16:31:00.000-05:00Thanks, jme... we have had two bands of thundersto...Thanks, jme... we have had two bands of thunderstorms today, but mild ones, and the sun is now shining again. :)billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-90597751696031629752009-04-14T14:59:00.000-05:002009-04-14T14:59:00.000-05:00oh billie, i have been away for too long and misse...oh billie, i have been away for too long and missed so much. i am sorry for you loss, but perhaps 'loss' is an imprecise word, when so much of your father remains present in your lives. the story of the finch gave me chills. i'm glad to hear everyone at november hill is well and... adapting. hope you are enjoying these early days of spring and have the sun on your faces today :-) [ big hug ]jmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295140724737185132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-38842034556839290652009-04-13T08:32:00.001-05:002009-04-13T08:32:00.001-05:00Thank you, Wenda. I hope so too!!Thank you, Wenda. I hope so too!!billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-43058603358586904842009-04-13T08:32:00.000-05:002009-04-13T08:32:00.000-05:00Thanks, Michelle. I keep watching for more signs. ...Thanks, Michelle. I keep watching for more signs. I'm eager to see what happens.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-90788923595968129472009-04-13T02:45:00.000-05:002009-04-13T02:45:00.000-05:00Billie, I'm so sorry for your loss of you father. ...Billie, I'm so sorry for your loss of you father. I hope he continues to send you such wonderful signs. What a lovely memory to add to your collection of him.daringtowritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245269118641232845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-15173574307548489892009-04-12T20:15:00.000-05:002009-04-12T20:15:00.000-05:00What a beautiful story. I have no doubt that bird...What a beautiful story. I have no doubt that bird was sent by your Dad, to let you know that he is doing just fine.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077353902007793840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-5484315387728266932009-04-12T08:58:00.001-05:002009-04-12T08:58:00.001-05:00And Victoria, thank you too, for the lovely poem a...And Victoria, thank you too, for the lovely poem and thoughts.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-5935610870058105572009-04-12T08:58:00.000-05:002009-04-12T08:58:00.000-05:00Kim, what a beautiful poem. Thank you.Kim, what a beautiful poem. Thank you.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-84436107662858200312009-04-12T08:57:00.000-05:002009-04-12T08:57:00.000-05:00Louis, thank you - I know you know what this goodb...Louis, thank you - I know you know what this goodbye was like, and I'm happy you got in touch.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-50666652814723615552009-04-12T07:59:00.000-05:002009-04-12T07:59:00.000-05:00Billie- Your experience with the bird reminded me ...Billie- Your experience with the bird reminded me of the Mary Oliver poem "The Summer Day" - here's a part of it:<BR/><BR/>I don't know exactly what a prayer is.<BR/>I do know how to pay attention, <BR/>how to fall down<BR/>into the grass,<BR/> how to kneel down in the grass,<BR/>how to be idle and blessed, <BR/>how to stroll through the fields,<BR/>which is what I have been doing all day.<BR/>Tell me, what else should I have done?<BR/>Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?<BR/>Tell me, what is it you plan to do<BR/>with your one wild and precious life?<BR/><BR/>Thinking of you on this sunny Spring day -<BR/>love,<BR/>VictoriaVictoria Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267314663679137147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-23496851411298522492009-04-11T21:28:00.000-05:002009-04-11T21:28:00.000-05:00billieI never know what will comfort someone at a ...billie<BR/>I never know what will comfort someone at a time like this, so I let poetry say it for me:<BR/> <BR/>Let this hill rest . . . <BR/>Let the roots crawl into this failing earth,<BR/>Let the leaf fall, let day descend<BR/>On untilled slopes. Let the oak’s girth<BR/>Strain and increase, vine drown the rock<BR/>And paling blossoms flow in creeping wind.<BR/>Let my heart rest this purple hour <BR/>With slow wandering in dull passages of breath, <BR/>In unwoven air, in sleep withdrawn from death, <BR/>And voiceless span the mountain’s crumbling tower. <BR/>Let me lie here unstirred, unwaked and still, <BR/>Let my heart lean against this fallow hill.<BR/><BR/><BR/>be well, be strong, know you were loved.<BR/><BR/>kimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-87536097656906378812009-04-11T11:13:00.000-05:002009-04-11T11:13:00.000-05:00Miss B, I was thinking about you all day yesterday...Miss B, I was thinking about you all day yesterday for the first time in many moons,,,now I know why. I'm sorry to hear of your loss.Louis St.Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034909819332819217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-11743588614171117532009-04-10T15:44:00.000-05:002009-04-10T15:44:00.000-05:00It was a nice visit, Arlene, and I agree with you ...It was a nice visit, Arlene, and I agree with you about the bird.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-12863647055442855882009-04-10T15:36:00.000-05:002009-04-10T15:36:00.000-05:00I'm so glad to hear that your mom was able to visi...I'm so glad to hear that your mom was able to visit November Hill. Some funny spring antics supplied by all the critters had to make her and everyone feel just a little better in this time of renewal.<BR/>On another note, I do think your dad came to visit in the form of that song bird to let you know he is alright where he is now and happy enough to sing out about it.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.com