tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post1950168839815258451..comments2024-01-28T03:56:39.351-08:00Comments on TOM CLARK: SolsticeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-90631588985537732282010-06-27T20:25:55.376-07:002010-06-27T20:25:55.376-07:00And the minds of men "evolved" in such a...And the minds of men "evolved" in such a way that the beginning of the winter has become something else. In the North, at least, they still relate it with the Christmas spirit. Down south, it is just the ski season...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-60879807713594643722009-12-22T00:28:38.427-08:002009-12-22T00:28:38.427-08:00Stephen,
Many thanks. Perhaps others who have bee...Stephen,<br /><br />Many thanks. Perhaps others who have been following your reports on the morning lights of the ridge and the channel would be interested in the exchange <a href="http://stephenratcliffe.blogspot.com/2009/12/122.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-17043540173141144482009-12-21T08:38:43.123-08:002009-12-21T08:38:43.123-08:00Thanks for this Tom, that "tinny Christmas su...Thanks for this Tom, that "tinny Christmas sun" disappeared into the rain clouds yesterday pm., ridge now missing too. I found your 'comment' on my 12.2 yesterday, and left you one back. . . .STEPHEN RATCLIFFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339481653546188412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-43978829367814208492009-12-21T04:40:25.210-08:002009-12-21T04:40:25.210-08:00Mariana,
You are five hours further into the day ...Mariana,<br /><br />You are five hours further into the day than we are.<br /><br />I haven't yet managed my first chirp.<br /><br />Abrazos, TTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-90517091985844575532009-12-21T03:46:05.249-08:002009-12-21T03:46:05.249-08:00Beautifull text, let me bet a little playfull with...Beautifull text, let me bet a little playfull with it.<br />I managed to understand when solstices are and what happens when they came, but I could never learn wether I am at PST, PST plus 1 or another vertical time line. Do you know how to do that?<br />Take care friendMariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-64815067995730768002009-12-21T00:40:45.146-08:002009-12-21T00:40:45.146-08:00solstice of the pagan gods
Green motion shadowed ...solstice of the pagan gods<br /><br />Green motion shadowed in tinny Christmas sun<br />lying on the step, eyes open and breathing<br />otherwise the visual idea not moving<br />sound of leaves in silver circle of light, incidence<br />reflected in language without prior meaning<br /><br />intertangled thornsTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-32986617802199072482009-12-20T11:58:52.794-08:002009-12-20T11:58:52.794-08:00I love the visual idea of 'tinny Christmas sun...I love the visual idea of 'tinny Christmas sun'..https://www.blogger.com/profile/00532376301529981186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-67962340906660003492009-12-20T08:04:43.608-08:002009-12-20T08:04:43.608-08:00Tom,
Yes, "Cold floating days, difficult to k...Tom,<br />Yes, "Cold floating days, difficult to keep body/ Temp up. . . ." Yesterday morning, a small fox sparrow (about the size of the house sparrow in your photo) flew into glass kitchen door -- lying on the step, eyes open and breathing but otherwise not moving, and then after a short while, it stopped breathing too. . . .<br /><br />12.20<br /><br />grey light coming into sky above blackness<br />of ridge, motion of shadowed green leaves<br />in foreground, sound of waves in channel<br /><br /> pass into language, whether<br /> meaning prior to it<br /><br /> leaves, arrangement in line<br /> of light, incidence<br /><br />silver circle of sun reflected in channel,<br />white clouds in pale blue sky above ridgeSTEPHEN RATCLIFFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339481653546188412noreply@blogger.com