tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post3283295436798835211..comments2024-03-28T10:43:04.567-04:00Comments on Them's My Sentiments: Poor Little FirefliesMARY Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-6078167143713307652012-02-27T15:36:54.423-05:002012-02-27T15:36:54.423-05:00I agree with karen--the imagery with the fireflies...I agree with karen--the imagery with the fireflies is beautiful. I enjoy reading your blog--one of the few I make time for. I mostly write for myself and don't really expect an audience. Although I have found that I have really enjoyed getting to know other bloggers. It reminds me of when I was in elementary school and had "pen pals" from across the country and even one in Japan. It makes me feel connected to my world.kayerjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479123027080062607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-58932775579708385212012-02-26T13:17:47.994-05:002012-02-26T13:17:47.994-05:00Thank you. That means so much to me.Thank you. That means so much to me.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-21974490518679902132012-02-26T11:02:34.594-05:002012-02-26T11:02:34.594-05:00What lovely imagery, the fireflies ... and a very ...What lovely imagery, the fireflies ... and a very thought provoking post. I do wonder why I write, why I stopped writing for a while after being almost addicted to blogging and all things related. I do miss the sense of community and connectedness that I found when I started my blog, but I suppose now that my life has changed and I have other connections and responsibilities due to work and growing kids, the connections I found through the blogging community seem a little less real, and I don't rely on those ties so much anymore. Although they got me through some tough times, and I do miss the community. All I seem to do these days is post trip reports! But then they do capture some precious moments with my family, which I know I'll look back on some day and think... "oh yeah, that was great family time!"<br />I appreciate how you usually check in, though Mary - and thanks for that!Karen MEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834425321020756655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-20360991486887582892012-02-25T22:03:03.422-05:002012-02-25T22:03:03.422-05:00Lovely that you cherish my fireflies. Lovely that ...Lovely that you cherish my fireflies. Lovely that we found one another. Lovely you.MARY Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-48312216051294838092012-02-25T14:24:53.420-05:002012-02-25T14:24:53.420-05:00I love this ode on the connectedness enabled by bl...I love this ode on the connectedness enabled by blogging, Mary. And blogging is how we found one another. So can it be anything but wonderful?Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-30177058589074088852012-02-25T10:28:32.650-05:002012-02-25T10:28:32.650-05:00Me too!Me too!MARY Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-59276842769179679912012-02-25T10:28:13.354-05:002012-02-25T10:28:13.354-05:00If you did nothing but publish your amazing photos...If you did nothing but publish your amazing photos, you would have lots of purpose for me.<br />I'm not sure I ever have anything meaningful to say.MARY Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-60577738252374414782012-02-25T10:17:03.339-05:002012-02-25T10:17:03.339-05:00Interesting. I have looked at blogs from some of m...Interesting. I have looked at blogs from some of my favourite authors and have always been disappointed.<br /><br />we have 8" of new snow here. Perfect ski snow. Sigh.MARY Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-80938531757210774962012-02-25T10:15:55.875-05:002012-02-25T10:15:55.875-05:00I wish I had thought of that poem. Because this sa...I wish I had thought of that poem. Because this says all I wanted to convey in this post. And more.<br /><br />It launch’d forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself; <br />Ever unreeling them—ever tirelessly speeding them.<br /><br />You are one of the few fully human voices out there, Nance. I always look for your latest filament.MARY Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-53271267523101572382012-02-25T08:13:59.568-05:002012-02-25T08:13:59.568-05:00I have no real purpose to my blog any more, other ...I have no real purpose to my blog any more, other than to keep it going, so it will be there if I ever have something to say. Pathetic, I know.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-68192376740790366982012-02-24T11:41:16.529-05:002012-02-24T11:41:16.529-05:00LeGuin has a blog. If you love her, don't read...LeGuin has a blog. If you love her, don't read it. Her clay feet stick out. And she doesn't use it as a platform for connection -- which, you know. Her comments section would likely be as long as her last novel!Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-61013611389264352392012-02-24T09:28:34.254-05:002012-02-24T09:28:34.254-05:00Walt Whitman's poem "A Noiseless, Patient...Walt Whitman's poem <a href="http://www.bartleby.com/142/208.html" rel="nofollow">"A Noiseless, Patient Spider"</a> speaks to the themes you discussed in the initial part of this post. He writes of making connections with his poetry, hoping that he will impart pieces of his soul to readers everywhere. <br /><br />My goals with my blog for the past 6+ years have not been so lofty. My original mission was, as a writing teacher, to keep my own skills sharp and to practice what I preach, that to be a writer, one must write. Now retired, I find that it has become equal parts need and enjoyment.<br /><br />CS Lewis once said that we read to know we are alive. I write to make sure that I am fully human. That sounds pretentious, I know, but in the climate of Current Civilization, it makes me feel so much more sure.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-41352430385791796912012-02-24T07:53:31.135-05:002012-02-24T07:53:31.135-05:00Inspirational! I'm glad you're having mor...Inspirational! I'm glad you're having more time again for writing.Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402697423507846690noreply@blogger.com