tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681971.post5338093972536993319..comments2023-12-11T19:15:34.648-07:00Comments on water :: earth :: wind :: fire: Wandering: a Meditation on Life, Art, Trees, CreativityMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09967323387645271468noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681971.post-14912481546838194612008-08-17T17:20:00.000-06:002008-08-17T17:20:00.000-06:00I love this site andreturn here often. Thank you f...I love this site andreturn here often. Thank you for making it so beautiful.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714569232976515363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681971.post-52449628923768519112007-05-25T08:34:00.000-06:002007-05-25T08:34:00.000-06:00I'm glad to see everyone's comments on this post a...I'm glad to see everyone's comments on this post as it is one of the best pieces of thinking/writing I have come across. <BR/><BR/><B>Anna:</B> thank you for telling me you are enjoying the photos and thoughts. I <I>am whimsical</I>, though I may not be so wise. Still I'm glad to know you're reading. Good luck with your new baby. He must be two months old by now -- and I'm sure being a new mother is a mixture of tender bliss along with times you just need an hour more sleep, right? Sweet dreams to both you and your child<BR/><BR/><B>Rachael,</B> this excerpt from Hesse has so many inspirations for art and life -- I'm sure you'll be able to use the seeds he planted when he wrote this passage, to grow your own ideas for your exhibit. I wish I could come to Vancouver for the opening. When in the fall will you open? <BR/><BR/><B>Princess Haiku,</B> thanks again for all of your comments. For letting me know you're reading ... I hope things slow down for me in the near future so I can read more of <I>your</I> blog :o)<BR/><BR/><B>Pam,</B> you must be online right about now. I just got an email that you left your comment. It's raining here - so muddy out -- and I have to go out in a bit to buy plants for one of my clients. I've been working outside in the rain for the last couple of days. Oh well - we need it. Anyway, we planted a tree yesterday - a huge one -- that creates instant presence in a tiny jewel-like garden. It felt so good to give this tree a beautiful home where it will be loved and cared for. <BR/><BR/>Pam, I can think of several parts of this passage that seem as if Hesse wrote them specifically for you, for Tammy, for me. Like this one: <I><BR/>"When a tree is cut down ... one can read its whole history in the luminous, inscribed disk of its trunk: in the rings of its years, its scars, all the struggle, all the suffering, all the sickness, all the happiness and prosperity stand truly written, the narrow years and the luxurious years, the attacks withstood, the storms endured."</I><BR/><BR/>and this: <I>"When we are stricken and cannot bear our lives any longer, then a tree has something to say to us: Be still! Be still! Look at me! ... Let God speak within you, and your thoughts will grow silent. You are anxious because your path leads away from mother and home. But every step and every day lead you back again to the Mother. Home is neither here nor there. Home is within you, or home is nowhere at all"</I><BR/><BR/>But really, every single word in this excerpt is a jewel! Someday I want to put together a video with this excerpt combined with these and other tree photos.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967323387645271468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681971.post-53857410655709599382007-05-25T08:12:00.000-06:002007-05-25T08:12:00.000-06:00Maureen, thank you.This spoke to me in a way nothi...Maureen, thank you.This spoke to me in a way nothing has in a very long time. My connection to trees is strong, for all the reasons written here...so beautifully written. My ashes, when the time comes, will be scattered at the foot of some trees I have chosen on our mountain, and I will become part of their story.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14040757371778588395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681971.post-71605601757425041472007-05-15T19:36:00.000-06:002007-05-15T19:36:00.000-06:00Sage. I am delighted that I found such a poetic a...Sage. I am delighted that I found such a poetic and inspiring blog.Diane Dehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178263734982687383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681971.post-23193507684645013112007-04-17T12:32:00.000-06:002007-04-17T12:32:00.000-06:00On Maureen this is just the thing I needed to read...On Maureen this is just the thing I needed to read. I am planning for a solo show in the fall of this year, and have chosen trees as the subject. I've been thinking of reading literature about trees as a source of inpiration and these passages are perfect.<BR/><BR/>I spend much of walking around time looking up at the trees in my city. Someday I will trip over something because of looking the wrong way... ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681971.post-39245117442334005862007-04-17T10:08:00.000-06:002007-04-17T10:08:00.000-06:00I stumbled upon your site a few months back- while...I stumbled upon your site a few months back- while searching for a mary oliver quote... and i bookmarked it as i knew i would want to return. You are a wise and whimsical woman! I came back today, and have spent the last hour or more strolling through photographs, stories, art, woodworking, snowangels, and i have enjoyed it thoroughly! thank you for sharing your life/world/art with us. It's so wonderful to encounter such a generous spirit. generous with your heart, life, art, etc. I live in NH and just had a baby boy- MAx, my first child, 4 wks ago.. he's in a sling having lovely dreams, as i wander around in cyberspace. I am in babyland for sure, but after reading through your blog- i feel as if i've had a cup of tea and a visit with a new friend. thank you thank you thank you. <BR/>anna Birch<BR/>www.QueenOscar.com www.PenhallowPress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com