tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post3881589735266084766..comments2024-03-27T05:14:23.738-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: Touching Driftwood Velouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-48022213126853298122015-12-10T00:46:49.785-05:002015-12-10T00:46:49.785-05:00It is formally excellent in addition to being evoc...It is formally excellent in addition to being evocative: a fragment of text describing a fragment of a memory about fragments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-58803908195330060442015-12-09T20:38:25.776-05:002015-12-09T20:38:25.776-05:00I collect driftwood to make rustic structures for ...I collect driftwood to make rustic structures for my garden. I have also seen bike handgrips made from it. Beautiful texture and colours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-11715964059611574042015-12-09T20:24:42.177-05:002015-12-09T20:24:42.177-05:00There's a beach on Lake McDonald in Glacier Na...There's a beach on Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park composed of jewel-like green and brown pebbles. I've never seen anything like it before. It's even better than sea glass.MT cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451590809473759574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-81676701413586505802015-12-09T17:06:00.016-05:002015-12-09T17:06:00.016-05:00Here's the link: http://mmathews.zenfolio.com/...Here's the link: http://mmathews.zenfolio.com/p525400449Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329731743529266746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-7403204174818964822015-12-09T09:39:35.068-05:002015-12-09T09:39:35.068-05:00Seaglass, river stones,rusty cast iron bits off ha...Seaglass, river stones,rusty cast iron bits off half buried old tractors, I've brought too much of that home thinking I'm going to make something beautiful out of it. Too often once it gets in the shop it's best qualities drain away just like how the colors fade from the scales of a snake hit by a car. I leave most of it be now but that's ok, I don't have to take all the paintings home from the gallery to make it a good experience. <br /><br /> I did find a tangle of rusty high tensile fence wire a couple of years ago that needed to become a fish. It fills up a whole wall in a small room in my house now and I think it will till they clear everything out when I'm gone. <br /><br />SpindizzyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-34063775163485293592015-12-09T05:49:33.126-05:002015-12-09T05:49:33.126-05:00There is a post about tweed in the works that will...There is a post about tweed in the works that will incorporate some of that. But the bulk is actually meant to appear elsewhere; I'll keep you posted when it does. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-70538083824485367562015-12-09T05:46:50.545-05:002015-12-09T05:46:50.545-05:00I was over a couple's house where they'd t...I was over a couple's house where they'd tiled their kitchen in a sort of mosaic made entirely of sea glass they'd collected themselves over the course of several years. The transparent blues, greens and browns caught the light beautifully and gave the kitchen a delicate, foresty colour cast. Not a bad recycling project!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-25118526195042628372015-12-09T05:43:17.253-05:002015-12-09T05:43:17.253-05:00Seems I should write from my smart phone, in the r...Seems I should write from my smart phone, in the rain, on the side of the road more often.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-42573164480730985882015-12-09T05:41:49.132-05:002015-12-09T05:41:49.132-05:00Are the photos online Kendra? I'd love to see....Are the photos online Kendra? I'd love to see.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-4791373427373697152015-12-09T05:13:45.029-05:002015-12-09T05:13:45.029-05:00I have enjoyed your craftsmen portraits series on ...I have enjoyed your craftsmen portraits series on Tumblr, including Hugh but especially the weavers. Will their stories make an appearance here? Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-87495355080397109402015-12-09T00:19:35.776-05:002015-12-09T00:19:35.776-05:00This, for all of its four words, is possibly your ...This, for all of its four words, is possibly your most evocative post ever. It reminds me (for concision, not thematically) of how Beckett would still have made a permanent contribution to literature if he had written nothing but the title of Malone Dies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-73675472974216576132015-12-08T14:56:33.785-05:002015-12-08T14:56:33.785-05:00The river path by my house has semi-secluded area ...The river path by my house has semi-secluded area by a bend of the river that is covered with large rocks and serves as an ideal spot for a mid-ride place to sit and laze-around for awhile and watch the water go by. During a particularly big flooding incident many years ago, a huge trunk (not unlike the one in your first picture) was deposited onto this spot in such a way that fork in it was lodged firmly into the ground and it has not washed away in any subsequent floods. It is generally smooth when running your hand along its length, but there are areas where the effects of time and rushing water had worn bits away like little "steps" between the grain. It's not uncommon for me to find myself sitting against the trunk and absent-mindedly running my fingers along these ridges. I understand your thing with texture.<br /><br /><br />As usual, you've painted a picture with your post that made me think of this resting spot that I so enjoy. I haven't ridden there in a little while, so this was a nice thought.N/Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710395292374599493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-55148321311363669592015-12-08T14:54:42.452-05:002015-12-08T14:54:42.452-05:00My spouse and I live along the Mississippi. The ab...My spouse and I live along the Mississippi. The abundant driftwood here has almost magical qualities. My spouse is a photographer and over the past couple of years has made a series of gorgeous photos, which he calls "River Bones." Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329731743529266746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-29213817044271148502015-12-08T14:07:12.036-05:002015-12-08T14:07:12.036-05:00I tend to collect pebbles from Cape Cod beaches. S...I tend to collect pebbles from Cape Cod beaches. Some look like eggs or are flat, like big silver dollars. Their placed on a shelf in the 1/2 bath so that they be arranged and stacked by our guests.Bicyclists Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030040110748907211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-80998135745939438612015-12-08T09:46:03.082-05:002015-12-08T09:46:03.082-05:00Amusingly, I have started to collect sea glass. W...Amusingly, I have started to collect sea glass. We spend a great deal of time in Nova Scotia, along the Northumberland Strait, in the summer, and it's become kind of a thing. While I know it's essentially prettied-up trash, it also feels a bit like recycling.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687714373885480882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-27332549675559607302015-12-08T09:03:57.735-05:002015-12-08T09:03:57.735-05:00Could be a regional thing. But I'm sure it'...Could be a regional thing. But I'm sure it's also generational. No ipad/iphone, no culture of organised playdates, and very limited television programming when I was growing up.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-87783149077284794382015-12-08T08:51:08.915-05:002015-12-08T08:51:08.915-05:00Like so many others? I know exactly zero kids who ...Like so many others? I know exactly zero kids who collect sea glass. Tried to get my eldest interested but no dice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-74857935699117578552015-12-08T05:33:25.520-05:002015-12-08T05:33:25.520-05:00seaglass with my grandfather seaglass with my grandfather Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-40270604857666532252015-12-08T04:20:14.940-05:002015-12-08T04:20:14.940-05:00This certainly brings back memories. My Granddad m...This certainly brings back memories. My Granddad made things out of driftwood and as kids my sister and I would walk on the shore with him to collect it. Its been a long time since I have thought of this, brings tears to my eyes.Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-61590612619815633542015-12-07T21:50:41.030-05:002015-12-07T21:50:41.030-05:00Lovely photos - I think it can be nice to leave th...Lovely photos - I think it can be nice to leave things where we find them, for others to enjoy or simply to not disrupt that natural artistry.spokeswomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003029599627697118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-30467624411496817482015-12-07T19:20:51.257-05:002015-12-07T19:20:51.257-05:00I just love that bike... ;-)
BadmotherI just love that bike... ;-)<br /><br />BadmotherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-23031637615489190242015-12-07T19:16:03.217-05:002015-12-07T19:16:03.217-05:00the beaches out here are often full of driftwood. ...the beaches out here are often full of driftwood. people tend to make little shelters with them to shield them from the wind we often have on our coastline.spericnoreply@blogger.com