tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post113859264901289072..comments2023-10-08T07:07:36.538-04:00Comments on Search the Sea: The BluesGannet Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16374279595560691174noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1138990736660085202006-02-03T13:18:00.000-05:002006-02-03T13:18:00.000-05:00This was so beautifully written, Robin, and the pi...This was so beautifully written, Robin, and the pictures seem to capture the esssence of your thoughts at the time they were taken.<BR/><BR/>Your last sentence about the quiet will of nature wrung quiet chords within me, as I recalled a tiny bird clinging on a branch of a bush outside my lanai when Hurricane Wilma blew through here last September. The palms were practically doubled over, but I watched in amazement as that little bird stood like a steadfast tin soldier hanging tight to its fragile branch.<BR/><BR/>This was a beautiful series. Thank-you for taking the time to share with us.Globetrotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079682652900127410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1138895148861266872006-02-02T10:45:00.000-05:002006-02-02T10:45:00.000-05:00blue heron is my favorite bird, these are wonderfu...blue heron is my favorite bird, these are wonderful!DEREKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147633287437374201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1138893505386916052006-02-02T10:18:00.000-05:002006-02-02T10:18:00.000-05:00Aww, such a writer you are. I imagined myself shar...Aww, such a writer you are. I imagined myself sharing the preserve.<BR/>VVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05099178229759202562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1138830664083882332006-02-01T16:51:00.000-05:002006-02-01T16:51:00.000-05:00Information, artful photographs, and gorgeous pros...Information, artful photographs, and gorgeous prose...a rare combination.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566267303671253480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1138808335536224832006-02-01T10:38:00.000-05:002006-02-01T10:38:00.000-05:00Robin - reading these entries is like savoring a g...Robin - reading these entries is like savoring a good, rich chocolate. I'm sorry not to have found them one at a time as I am gorging on the entries and I'll need to come back to re-read them. You are a gifted writer, thanks for sharing your New Orleans experience with us. <BR/><BR/>JuliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1138800075752106492006-02-01T08:21:00.000-05:002006-02-01T08:21:00.000-05:00I saw your title and was concerned. I was glad t...I saw your title and was concerned. I was glad that it referred to birds rather than your mood!<BR/><BR/>Not very long ago, my younger son was fascinated by pirates so I know much of the story of Lafitte. What a character! and yes he probably weathered many storms -- all with no warning too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1138747386038634222006-01-31T17:43:00.000-05:002006-01-31T17:43:00.000-05:00Great pics and thoughful entry. I am glad that the...Great pics and thoughful entry. I am glad that the hurricane did not devastate the wildlife population of NO. Your entry made me want to go there and look around. I live 2 1/2 hours away from NO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1138716549843722202006-01-31T09:09:00.000-05:002006-01-31T09:09:00.000-05:00Wonderful to see images from Lafitte. One of my fa...Wonderful to see images from Lafitte. One of my favorite sites in the park was the tree size Saw Palmettos. I hope that the salt water intrusion did not wipe them out. Rita took more of a bite out of that area than Katrina. There was quite a lot of storm surge for a week as Rita traversed the Gulf towards So West LA and Tx. <BR/>I took a walk into Big Branch Perserve behind my property on Lake Pontchartrain. I was amazed at how the storm surge pushed up the marsh grass into 5 ft. hills as much as 100 ft. into the hardwoods. There was also plenty of downed pine and broken oaks. I didn't feel safe walking the trail to the point until now. Between the hunters and the debris, I had to wait. I'll have photos soon.<BR/>My link to my journal decided to go on the blink but I think I have it fixed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1138694377495057782006-01-31T02:59:00.000-05:002006-01-31T02:59:00.000-05:00Even though it is difficult to see or think about ...Even though it is difficult to see or think about at the time and in the immediate aftermath, many times much good is forthcoming from these catastrophes. Just like how a forest fire can ultimately bring out the best of an area. A time of rejuvenation. Perhaps this is an example of that. We can hope.Bedazzzled1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00657328701711167431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1138679773884287172006-01-30T22:56:00.000-05:002006-01-30T22:56:00.000-05:00Beautiful post. I've been thinking a lot about th...Beautiful post. I've been thinking a lot about the effects Katrina had on wildlife, plantlife, and marine life recently in relation to the extremely mild winter that we're having here in the midwest. The repercussions of mother nature's acts, and of our own conspicuous consumption/global warming have yet to be seen. I fear that some of the aftereffects of Katrina on nature will be felt even longer than the physical ones to man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1138661183281632532006-01-30T17:46:00.000-05:002006-01-30T17:46:00.000-05:00Nature is a lot mre resilient than human beings. ...Nature is a lot mre resilient than human beings. I suppose it could be said that, as animals, we are as much a part of nature as any other bird or beast, but we have utterly forgotten our ties to the natural world. We don't see it, don't hear it, don't feel it.Lisa :-]https://www.blogger.com/profile/02237889098638895390noreply@blogger.com