tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post6555713944720699750..comments2024-01-08T22:34:34.909-05:00Comments on Looking Up: FrostCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-24891930199560895012007-11-26T12:32:00.000-05:002007-11-26T12:32:00.000-05:00beautiful pictures. i loved them all. xoxo nitabeautiful pictures. i loved them all. xoxo nita~Red Tin Heart~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06671156484674719228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-69651809488028413232007-11-15T08:03:00.000-05:002007-11-15T08:03:00.000-05:00I especially appreciate the photo with the multitu...I especially appreciate the photo with the multitude of bees, busy on a single flower... and one in flight! When the timing is just right... wow ;0)Carolyn Hietalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216417123795846728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-30998958585646194892007-11-10T16:10:00.000-05:002007-11-10T16:10:00.000-05:00Frost, first snow fluries, cold - gardens are rapi...Frost, first snow fluries, cold - gardens are rapidly going to sleep for the winter. <BR/>What beauty - the frost rim on the leaf and the rose<BR/>Another enjoyable photo essay from your blog - thanksEndmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711896605197134394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-51064010382916769712007-11-08T20:41:00.000-05:002007-11-08T20:41:00.000-05:00Wow, I just love these photos with the frost on yo...Wow, I just love these photos with the frost on your flowers! Although I bet the flowers don't love it! Also, I love the shot with the nuthatch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-86189359009807351882007-11-07T09:46:00.000-05:002007-11-07T09:46:00.000-05:00They're all beautiful photos, Cathy - especially t...They're all beautiful photos, Cathy - especially the one of the thawing bee.burning silohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03699849089828169389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-38325177086318405802007-11-06T12:31:00.000-05:002007-11-06T12:31:00.000-05:00Wonderful photos Cathy, especially the one of you....Wonderful photos Cathy, especially the one of you. You are in my thoughts and prayers.<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>Lauriedmmgmfmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872482306885344135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-6356364327833610282007-11-05T17:39:00.000-05:002007-11-05T17:39:00.000-05:00Looks like your bugs got caught off guard! I don'...Looks like your bugs got caught off guard! I don't remember seeing any here when we had our first hard frost. <BR/><BR/>Lovely poem, and it fits so well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-87342547105032108022007-11-05T14:59:00.000-05:002007-11-05T14:59:00.000-05:00I thoroughly enjoyed your frosty-headed bee. My, w...I thoroughly enjoyed your frosty-headed bee. My, what surprises here.<BR/><BR/>We hiked up on Mt. Rainier, in the snow. Clouds passed through the trees, and there was a dead calm about the place. Fortunately, a little brook was nearby, gurgling, and adding music to the countryside.Bonitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634611054014237422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-5640552459305723982007-11-05T07:01:00.000-05:002007-11-05T07:01:00.000-05:00What lovely photos of the season. Our first frost...What lovely photos of the season. Our first frost was very late this year, but beautiful as always. I saved your picture of the frosted rose, it reminded me of the scene in Fantasia where the wee fairies are making everything sparkle with their frosty touch.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14040757371778588395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-56975112135101717362007-11-04T18:17:00.000-05:002007-11-04T18:17:00.000-05:00Each season brings beauty--this time, frost.Your l...Each season brings beauty--this time, frost.<BR/>Your lovely pictures show how we can see the loveliness, if we look for it.nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-64347941019271204792007-11-03T11:08:00.000-05:002007-11-03T11:08:00.000-05:00We have been getting many nights this week with fr...We have been getting many nights this week with frost! Love the photos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-37975024881002059442007-11-03T09:47:00.000-05:002007-11-03T09:47:00.000-05:00There is much beauty in this season, and you have ...There is much beauty in this season, and you have shared some of it with us. Just saw a gray nuthatch yesterday.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-68958867846976520582007-11-03T07:32:00.000-05:002007-11-03T07:32:00.000-05:00Beautiful frost pictures and poem. I always love ...Beautiful frost pictures and poem. I always love seeing what surprises you have for us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-84603370373313002552007-11-03T06:02:00.000-05:002007-11-03T06:02:00.000-05:00(Cathy said-)Larry,Thank you :0)Sorry about those ...(Cathy said-)Larry,<BR/>Thank you :0)<BR/>Sorry about those peppers, fella :0(<BR/>Just what do you do with those yummies? Anything special?<BR/><BR/>I pickle carrot sticks, make hot pepper paste, and give the rest away to people I know that go crazy over them.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-46715676178224279342007-11-02T23:26:00.000-05:002007-11-02T23:26:00.000-05:00A picture of frost on the bee! You're amazing Cat...A picture of frost on the bee! You're amazing Cathy. That was so cool.<BR/><BR/>And I need to know....did that red breasted nuthatch take a seed from your hand? I so want to try that with my little one who seems so brave.RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-58497596015057624382007-11-02T21:01:00.000-05:002007-11-02T21:01:00.000-05:00I don't think we've had a full frost here on the c...I don't think we've had a full frost here on the coast yet. The tropicals are looking a bit wilted, but nothing like those crispy roses.<BR/><BR/>Do hang on through the cold Cathy!LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-21261905996071618612007-11-02T18:40:00.000-05:002007-11-02T18:40:00.000-05:00I love the macro shots! I think my favourite is th...I love the macro shots! I think my favourite is the partial maple leaf in the grass, but I could change my mind in two seconds. I haven't heard the poem before but it is very appropriate. We cannot complain about fall coming in November.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-24397301891877146192007-11-02T18:14:00.000-05:002007-11-02T18:14:00.000-05:00Larry,Thank you :0)Sorry about those peppers, fell...Larry,<BR/>Thank you :0)<BR/>Sorry about those peppers, fella :0(<BR/>Just what do you do with those yummies? Anything special?Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-73018037767759640662007-11-02T17:23:00.000-05:002007-11-02T17:23:00.000-05:00You made the frost a thing of beauty.-While I was ...You made the frost a thing of beauty.-While I was camping old Mr. Frost got to my habanero peppers.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-91206072236979712812007-11-02T16:54:00.000-05:002007-11-02T16:54:00.000-05:00Three Collie - Now that's very sweet - I know your...Three Collie - <BR/>Now that's very sweet - I know your days can be very long and it pleases me to think I might have brightened one just a titch :0) Thank YOU.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-1694363253495249562007-11-02T16:43:00.000-05:002007-11-02T16:43:00.000-05:00Oh, such glorious stuff..your photos I mean, not f...Oh, such glorious stuff..your photos I mean, not frost. That rose is simply stunning. Thanks for an uplift at the end of the day.threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-29221291122932084562007-11-02T15:50:00.000-05:002007-11-02T15:50:00.000-05:00Ah, Sweet Mary -Come sit on my snowdrifts-against-...Ah, Sweet Mary -<BR/>Come sit on my snowdrifts-against-the-window back porch in January. The arrival of winter is bad, but it's reluctance to go is worse ;0) <BR/><BR/>Dear Donna - <BR/>I'm on my way to 'google' that Shakespeare sonnet. Thank you so much for that lovely comment. Yes, we give the cycle the meaning. Yes.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-6080920879635078922007-11-02T15:30:00.000-05:002007-11-02T15:30:00.000-05:00Oh yes, Cathy--this is the bittersweet time of yea...Oh yes, Cathy--this is the bittersweet time of year--death, and life all in a cycle.<BR/><BR/>I always thought the Emily Dickinson poem captures perfectly the fact that nature is unmoved by the emotions we experience. Nature just is. . .it is we who give the cycle of life meaning.<BR/><BR/>During autumn, I always have the opening lines of Shakespeare's Sonnet 73 running through my brain: "That time of year thou mayest in me behold/when yellow leaves or none or few do hang. . ."KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20316869.post-73791621545872755942007-11-02T10:21:00.000-05:002007-11-02T10:21:00.000-05:00Cathy,"Ouch" is right. Our first frost took a bit...Cathy,<BR/><BR/>"Ouch" is right. Our first frost took a bite this week. It hurt as I said farewell to the zinnias.<BR/><BR/>Reading this brilliant post and seeing your lovely photos doesn't make the arrival of winter seem so bad...<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.com