tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190527156144233655.post8041583479800747162..comments2009-01-01T20:45:51.981-06:00sc morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06327514344421041651noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190527156144233655.post-27944248059912587952009-01-01T20:45:51.981-06:002009-01-01T20:45:51.981-06:00Just so you know . . . I picked up an application for a passport.;&gt;) <BR/><BR/>Beautiful yard. Great job on that project. You&#39;re still nesting like you&#39;re going to stay?Ruth D~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190527156144233655.post-782924091162275492009-01-01T08:14:00.872-06:002009-01-01T08:14:00.872-06:00Hey Ms Z. Happy New Year to you as well. The light will return to the frozen north. In this we must trust. Hope you and your family had a great holiday season. Wishing all of you the best from we two. smsc morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06327514344421041651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190527156144233655.post-39354030774760148142008-12-29T06:59:14.923-06:002008-12-29T06:59:14.923-06:00As I sit here at my lightbox, fighting the SAD that visits me every winter here in Vermont, I'm delighted to see your lovely pictures of warmer climes. Each day in the past week there have been a few more seconds of light, and we're pretty happy about that. Of course, yesterday it was close to 55 degrees and all the snow melted, so now everything is just plain ugly. Oh, for a fresh coat of snow . . .<BR/><BR/>Cheers and happy new year!SarahZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190527156144233655.post-42138340082123894802008-12-27T17:02:42.095-06:002008-12-27T17:02:42.095-06:00I have been talking with family in the Pacific Northwest and their stories of snow actually makes me nostalgic for it. But the toes I once frost bit remind me that the "idea" of snow and the "physical reality" of snow are quite separate entities. And they are only at the 45th parallel. <BR/><BR/>I will be content to remain here and watch the wild creatures move into the new pond. <BR/><BR/>Peace and happy New Year to you all.sc morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06327514344421041651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190527156144233655.post-7598307978960355442008-12-25T22:35:57.302-06:002008-12-25T22:35:57.302-06:00A lovely posting Sarah. The pond looks wonderful and the flower just beautiful. Best wishes for a happy holiday season.Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697574080548678521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190527156144233655.post-5837697652610416252008-12-24T01:47:10.290-06:002008-12-24T01:47:10.290-06:00I don't mind the snow, the cold, the wind because I can come here in blogland to visit you where I am certain to find nice warm and cozy photos of your tropical paradise. Its snowing as I type, and blowing it around so I imagine come daybreak I'll decide not to make another trip out to forage for seasonal goodies.<BR/><BR/>Your pond looks magnificent and the next thing you know, the creatures that live near you will begin coming for visits<BR/><BR/>Whatever your plans for the season may they be filled with joy and happiness.Barbara Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190527156144233655.post-10736014849206564122008-12-22T11:06:22.525-06:002008-12-22T11:06:22.525-06:00Oh, yeah. Sympathy for everyone but those of us pinned along the 36th parallel. I know where I am because I once read a great western novel called "North of 36," which detailed a cattle drive to Dodge City.<BR/><BR/>And worse, at the end of Ross' comment I arrive parallel to a weather forecast noting it is 82F and partly sunny in your environs.<BR/><BR/>Bah, humbug!<BR/><BR/>ScroogeGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513058592327921546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190527156144233655.post-24157208415995944142008-12-22T03:27:50.012-06:002008-12-22T03:27:50.012-06:00Happy Solstice, Sarah!<BR/><BR/>On the radio in the night I listened to an explanation about light reaching the earth, tilting of the planet, etc. But the important thing ... as of TODAY there will be a full 2 minutes of additional daylight (in London, is it different further north, more perhaps?) EVERY DAY. A week from now the daylight will be almost 15 minutes more each day, and growing. Hallelujah!<BR/><BR/>Your pond looks lovely, and I love that large pot/jug/fountain. Imagine a frog moving in already, and dragon flies. Beware the alligator and the anaconda ... <BR/><BR/>Now, I'm more than a bit OCD, so have to ask ... If your dog got into the pool, could it get out on its own?<BR/><BR/>I'm just about to put on my fancy clothes to go to a Christmas luncheon at a posh eatery in a group of about 20. Being collected by car, and brought home. Cailean will not be attending this one, but I'll try for a doggy bag. <BR/><BR/>I KNOW we will have Christmas crackers and silly paper hats to put on. The carers on duty and I will be the only sober ones there if last year is the standard.<BR/><BR/>By the way, at Sandringham Palace last year the Royal Family and Prince Harry had their Christmas dinner together as usual, and when Prince Charles put on a paper crown he found in his Christmas cracker, the Queen snatched it off his head ...<BR/><BR/>It's clear and weirdly "warm" at 45F. <BR/><BR/>But, here comes the sun!<BR/><BR/>Merry Berries!<BR/><BR/>R.Ross Eldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250071187770548501noreply@blogger.com