tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post116848141835914856..comments2024-01-16T17:40:13.951-05:00Comments on Somewhere in NJ: BorrowedLauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168749387378989532007-01-13T23:36:00.000-05:002007-01-13T23:36:00.000-05:00Dave: Please send snow - soon!Beth: Hi and thanks....Dave: Please send snow - soon!<BR/><BR/>Beth: Hi and thanks.<BR/><BR/>Monarch: Thanks - glad you liked it.<BR/><BR/>cindy: Hi - thanks for coming by. I wonder if there's anywhere anymore that barn owls are easy to see - they've probably gone the way of our farmland.<BR/><BR/>I saw the *shadow* of one once, in a box set-up for them at a wildlife refuge here in NJ. Every so often I hear of one found roosting in an odd building, but I would love one day to see one hunting over a lonley field like in this painting.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168648597890199352007-01-12T19:36:00.000-05:002007-01-12T19:36:00.000-05:00beautiful! barn owls are becoming very rare in Mic...beautiful! barn owls are becoming very rare in Michigan, I haven't viewed one in many years.. and I love the poem.. it speaks to me of many things. The image/poem compliment each other well, really enjoyed this one Laura.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168622181565859852007-01-12T12:16:00.000-05:002007-01-12T12:16:00.000-05:00I love both the poem and the painting! I love how...I love both the poem and the painting! I love how the owl is coming into the shot! BRAVO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168617259750423502007-01-12T10:54:00.000-05:002007-01-12T10:54:00.000-05:00I love that line, "red and digestible joy". Great...I love that line, "red and digestible joy". Great poem. I love how beautifully strung-together words and a photo can calm my spirit.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Laura.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119943581970095780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168576345250239532007-01-11T23:32:00.000-05:002007-01-11T23:32:00.000-05:00Laura, I have plenty of extra snow if you need som...Laura, I have plenty of extra snow if you need some.Dave Dorseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168572734327774982007-01-11T22:32:00.000-05:002007-01-11T22:32:00.000-05:00Sarala: Please do!Jackie: Thanks for popping in - ...Sarala: Please do!<BR/><BR/>Jackie: Thanks for popping in - glad you like it.<BR/><BR/>Lynne: You too? Funny that we can like it without understanding it!<BR/><BR/>kgmom: Want to put those literary analysis skills to use to help the rest of us? lol!<BR/><BR/>Ruth: You're welcome. ;-) I bought a few of her *selected poems* books back before Christmas - just now getting to have a look at them.<BR/><BR/>Bev: You make it sound so easy to see owls! Lucky you. I can hear them pretty regularly, but seeing them is another matter.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168546436927010482007-01-11T15:13:00.000-05:002007-01-11T15:13:00.000-05:00We occasionally encounter owls while hiking. I've...We occasionally encounter owls while hiking. I've never seen a barn owl, but they are not really known to be in this area. I've seen Barred Owls several times - usually in winter - watching us from about 30 feet up in Hemlock or spruce trees. They seem to like hanging out high above trails - I guess it gives them a nice open view to watch for prey. We've also seen Snowies, Long-eared, and Screech owls here at the farm occasionally in the past. <BR/>Btw, I can identify with your feelings about winter. I'm actually feeling very anxious for spring to arrive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168526901579926052007-01-11T09:48:00.000-05:002007-01-11T09:48:00.000-05:00Thank you for introducing me to a new poet. I read...Thank you for introducing me to a new poet. I read a few more of her poems online and am off the library at noon to pick up some of her books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168526770381435162007-01-11T09:46:00.000-05:002007-01-11T09:46:00.000-05:00As a lit major, I have read all genres, but I stil...As a lit major, I have read all genres, but I still come back to poetry as my favorite. And Mary Oliver is always a treat. In fact, I used one of her poems on my final exam for Intro to Lit. She is a very approachable poet, using nature to comment oh so gently on the human condition.<BR/>This poem was not one I had read before, so thanks for the gift.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168526052584687192007-01-11T09:34:00.000-05:002007-01-11T09:34:00.000-05:00That's a beautiful painting and the poem is nice t...That's a beautiful painting and the poem is nice too, but I don't know if I'm getting what the poet is saying either. I liked it though!Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168516625917402562007-01-11T06:57:00.000-05:002007-01-11T06:57:00.000-05:00What a great poem. I definitely need to find out ...What a great poem. I definitely need to find out more about Mary Oliver.<BR/>I'm new to blogs, and I especially enjoy yours. <BR/><BR/>I would like to ask you some questions about Sandy Hook, do you think you could contact me?<BR/>jackie07083@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168488726957660272007-01-10T23:12:00.000-05:002007-01-10T23:12:00.000-05:00I just learned that Good Planet wasn't a once a mo...I just learned that Good Planet wasn't a once a month thing. Thanks for letting me know. I'll send a second photo.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054205963916941320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168487110152732802007-01-10T22:45:00.000-05:002007-01-10T22:45:00.000-05:00Susan: I dig that line too! I resisted the philos...Susan: I dig that line too! <BR/><BR/>I resisted the philosophical mood I'm in tonight and the question of what *our* red and digestible joy might be in this life. See why oftentimes it's better that I don't say much and let some poet talk for me? :-)<BR/><BR/>Vicki: There must be lots of Barred Owls for you to find in swampy Florida. I like them too - they're very hootable! I've never had a nice look at one *in the wild* - only just a shadow floating away between the trees - but the rehab owl I took pics of at Tuckerton Seaport this summer was gorgeous and had such personality. <BR/><BR/>I love poems, like this one, about Barn Owls - Ted Kooser has a great one.<BR/><BR/>Mary: I would love to send you snowy pics, but I have none. I was eyeing up the ice on the pond this morning, though.<BR/><BR/>Naturewoman: I don't know - mostly I feel like I'm missing some key intelligence for understanding my favorite poets!LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168486321606314182007-01-10T22:32:00.000-05:002007-01-10T22:32:00.000-05:00This was just plain "nice" after coming home from ...This was just plain "nice" after coming home from the movies- saw "Blood Diamond"- painful from start to finish. So this post is helping me calm down before sleep- thanks!<BR/><BR/>(I love owls. Barred owls are my favorites.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168486033222797302007-01-10T22:27:00.000-05:002007-01-10T22:27:00.000-05:00"filling himself time and time againwith a red and..."filling himself time and time again<BR/>with a red and digestible joy"<BR/><BR/>I don't know why, but I dig that. What a nice clean way to say "meat-eater".<BR/><BR/>We supposedly got snow yesterday morning, but it was gone by the time I got up.Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168483192284610402007-01-10T21:39:00.000-05:002007-01-10T21:39:00.000-05:00I don't care what she is telling me. It's great. ...I don't care what she is telling me. It's great. Beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Everyone is getting snow except me... It's cold but we expect 69 by Sunday. Please send snow photos!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1168481887524547522007-01-10T21:18:00.000-05:002007-01-10T21:18:00.000-05:00That's a wonderful painting, and an excellent poem...That's a wonderful painting, and an excellent poem! You're right, she does paint images in my mind, too.<BR/>Do we really ever know what a poet is truly telling us - what is in deep within them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com