tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post4835316345695807718..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: Ya'll need to come on outElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-7896282705102315492011-07-27T04:33:28.517-07:002011-07-27T04:33:28.517-07:00I'll hitch up the horses now...I'll hitch up the horses now...SECRET PEPPER PERSON:https://www.blogger.com/profile/06434583043459305729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-90694967794456156212011-07-25T06:11:46.820-07:002011-07-25T06:11:46.820-07:00Elizabeth, the line I quoted in that sunset post i...Elizabeth, the line I quoted in that sunset post is from this poem by William Carlos Williams (and it seems appropriate, somehow, to your enviable weather) :<br /><br />The Botticellian Trees <br /><br />The alphabet of<br />the trees<br /><br />is fading in the <br />song of the leaves<br /><br />the crossing<br />bars of the thin<br /><br />letters that spelled<br />winter<br /><br />and the cold <br />have been illumined<br /><br />with<br />pointed green<br /><br />by the rain and sun --<br />The strict simple<br /><br />principles of<br />straight branches<br /><br />are being modified<br />by pinched-out<br /><br />ifs of color, devout<br />conditions<br /><br />the smiles of love --<br /><br />. . . .<br /><br />until the stript<br />sentences<br /><br />move as a woman's<br />limbs under cloth<br /><br />and praise from secrecy<br />quick with desire<br /><br />love's ascendancy<br />in summer --<br /><br />In summer the song <br />sings itself<br /><br />above the muffled words --<br /><br />-- William Carlos WilliamsLesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-9633470601611629342011-07-25T05:33:31.772-07:002011-07-25T05:33:31.772-07:00Hurrumph! My family (also in CA) seem to be mockin...Hurrumph! My family (also in CA) seem to be mocking me with their casual mention of morning coffee on the deck in SWEATERS. Cruelty, defined.krlrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392064691347464660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-74401938300190490882011-07-25T00:58:51.571-07:002011-07-25T00:58:51.571-07:00It was beautiful up here in the bay area this week...It was beautiful up here in the bay area this weekend, as well, except I don't have yummy cakes in my house!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508114700180229059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-55233935127223229372011-07-24T23:02:49.986-07:002011-07-24T23:02:49.986-07:00I know what you mean, the weather - temperature, l...I know what you mean, the weather - temperature, light, colors - affects me deeply. That's why I don't particularly like visiting my US in-laws, they live near Seattle :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-63707406930368880352011-07-24T21:29:12.376-07:002011-07-24T21:29:12.376-07:00it's been 101 here for the last 3 days. Like A...it's been 101 here for the last 3 days. Like Adrienne says thank god for the pool!<br /><br />xoxoxomichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861251743062824891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-18603695632718588892011-07-24T21:09:57.342-07:002011-07-24T21:09:57.342-07:00I hate the heat. I am an Autumn girl. I love swea...I hate the heat. I am an Autumn girl. I love sweater weather.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-4833291169773047092011-07-24T20:20:04.329-07:002011-07-24T20:20:04.329-07:00I've got myself a couple of driving horses and...I've got myself a couple of driving horses and a cart. But I didn't need to leave home today, although it was not quite as nice as there, it was definitely better than it has been. Take the good you have and enjoy it. I know how to hook up a hitch and drive it. If I need to I may be lumbering on to your way. I'll call you.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915962999372304054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-16547863454934620072011-07-24T19:52:43.696-07:002011-07-24T19:52:43.696-07:00i'm so glad it's saving you on those rough...i'm so glad it's saving you on those rough days; it's hot here, but michelle's new sanctuary has a pool, so i say hot schmot! xoadriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17981984403481555118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-9442379419096463122011-07-24T14:58:18.889-07:002011-07-24T14:58:18.889-07:00Git along, little dogies. There'll be cute lil...Git along, little dogies. There'll be cute lil' cupcakes, too, I'm a thinkin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-11865658046164895682011-07-24T14:55:59.748-07:002011-07-24T14:55:59.748-07:00packing my bags...packing my bags...Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-23498962824668216462011-07-24T14:09:12.114-07:002011-07-24T14:09:12.114-07:00Get ready. I'm packing. I won't be coming ...Get ready. I'm packing. I won't be coming by covered wagon, though.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-28023310283863778782011-07-24T11:09:43.387-07:002011-07-24T11:09:43.387-07:0073 degrees on Cape Cod...I have no complaints eith...73 degrees on Cape Cod...I have no complaints either...enjoy, I'm sure it won't lastPhil Dzialohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04150881545903849250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-54408308313258708732011-07-24T11:05:46.196-07:002011-07-24T11:05:46.196-07:00We have finally gotten "summer" here in ...We have finally gotten "summer" here in Washington state, too. It's a glorious, cloudless sky with the kids playing in the sprinkler and iced tea in the fridge. I'm feeling mighty blessed and lucky right now!kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-74221849157734271022011-07-24T10:35:19.610-07:002011-07-24T10:35:19.610-07:00I am sorely tempted to hook up the team and head w...I am sorely tempted to hook up the team and head west. It has been raining all morning but, instead of cooling off, it has just gotten steamy. Thanks for the invitation!!<br /><br />Best,<br />BonnieFrom the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789641912016566894noreply@blogger.com