tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post3084065935048952423..comments2024-03-28T21:00:15.691+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Write … Edit … Publish … Bloghop / ISWG hop: The Great Wave … Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-85558947303082908052021-07-06T16:34:25.310+01:002021-07-06T16:34:25.310+01:00@ Rosey - thank you ... it's interesting what ...@ Rosey - thank you ... it's interesting what we retain isn't it - I've an update coming about this in my next post.<br /><br />Nature is incredible, people's creative art work always amazes me too - the way 'things' are depicted for future generations ... I really enjoyed finding these visuals. <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-9302643738452604762021-06-29T15:44:35.480+01:002021-06-29T15:44:35.480+01:00There are early lessons that have stuck with me as...There are early lessons that have stuck with me as well. Nature is an amazing and breathaking thing to behold, on all accounts. Love the visuals you've added.mail4roseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850985344834209198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-23568292590559693562021-06-25T17:27:10.683+01:002021-06-25T17:27:10.683+01:00@ Kalpana - thanks so much ... I just enjoy the le...@ Kalpana - thanks so much ... I just enjoy the learning I bring myself and then can add into my posts. Geography was definitely the order of the day back then - gosh I sound like we lived in the dark ages!! Fortunately I don't have children, so have never worried about the subjects kids are being taught in school now-a-days ... but Professors and whomever designs 'disciplines' for the curricula - presumably it makes sense to them! Delighted you enjoyed the read through ... <br /><br />@ Sandra - thank you ... <br /><br />@ Rachna - good to see you and many thanks ... <br /><br />@ Jess - pleasure and so pleased the pics/images matched up to the post ... <br /><br />Thank you - cheers to you all - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-23095296923108830612021-06-25T16:01:50.086+01:002021-06-25T16:01:50.086+01:00Wonderful post and the pictures that accompanied t...Wonderful post and the pictures that accompanied the writing were perfect! :) <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-61977576841106123642021-06-25T14:42:27.735+01:002021-06-25T14:42:27.735+01:00Hi Hilary, loved your post!Hi Hilary, loved your post!Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-80156658697151483232021-06-24T21:11:53.837+01:002021-06-24T21:11:53.837+01:00You have a great day and stay away from giant wave...You have a great day and stay away from giant waves:)<br />Cheers,Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-75046980431503270772021-06-24T13:04:04.875+01:002021-06-24T13:04:04.875+01:00I loved these informative yet poetic snippets, vig...I loved these informative yet poetic snippets, vignettes of a life's encounters with thoughts about the Great Waves. Beautifully done. I too am of the Geography generation - and how I loved that subject. I'm all confused now about Social Sciences, but I haven't been interested enough to find out why the name changed. There must be a story behind it. Anyway - back to your entry - it was delightful, as always. Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-78808302959221639202021-06-23T14:33:56.942+01:002021-06-23T14:33:56.942+01:00Hi Sandra - sorry missed your comment out ... I so...Hi Sandra - sorry missed your comment out ... I so agree Mother Nature can really hurt, when she's on a roll ... good to see you - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-80698023072730389762021-06-22T21:12:25.859+01:002021-06-22T21:12:25.859+01:00@ Susan - thanks so much ... it's good to see ...@ Susan - thanks so much ... it's good to see you around - albeit it'll be spasmodic - understandable in the circumstances.<br /> <br />Thank you re the imagination - fortunately mine is pretty down to earth - well it sounds like Larry is enjoying having his hands full - it's wonderful!!<br />Now you know what I felt about Krakatoa and the tidal wave ... it's stayed with me too ... <br /><br />The ocean will never lose it's power - I'm always aware of it when I'm in the sea ... but I love being near it.<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here and being so supportive - cheers to you both - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-85400064842152621662021-06-22T20:05:43.227+01:002021-06-22T20:05:43.227+01:00I love the ocean, but I wouldn't want to be ar...I love the ocean, but I wouldn't want to be around it when Mother Nature is on a tear.<br />Take special care.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-444784869982175902021-06-22T19:46:43.081+01:002021-06-22T19:46:43.081+01:00@ Sally - thank you ... I just enjoyed the subject...@ Sally - thank you ... I just enjoyed the subject and could appreciate it ... the extra ideas of mine have been made some decades later ... ie tying the various disciplines together today ... I just wanted to remind us all that so much of life ties in to all aspects of it ... <br /><br />@ Sanhita - thank you - yes but we have to start somewhere ... it's just I wasn't ever taught to join the dots - it's only over the years as this comes to be realised ... <br /><br />@ Val - it was about the only subject I was any good at, other than sport ... and this is why I wanted to sort of create a geography lesson over the decades together ... as well as bring in that nightmare that I get on occasion ... <br /><br />I now learn as much as I can about anything ... my mind wanders across subjects too much - but I crave the learning today. Thank you re the aspect of 'teaching like this' ... I so agree ... I wish my teaching hadn't been sort of put into 'boxes' ... and we'd been taught how the world all works together ... <br /><br />Thanks to you three - delighted to see you - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-62312303202324354482021-06-22T17:04:13.858+01:002021-06-22T17:04:13.858+01:00What an interesting take on the WEP theme. Good jo...What an interesting take on the WEP theme. Good job!<br /><br />I LOVE your line about imagination having common sense... can't say that mine always does, though. It tends to soar into the stratosphere. Larry's got his hands full keeping me somewhat grounded. :)<br /><br />As a young girl, I often had a nightmare about a giant tidal wave. It felt so real, it was almost like a recollection, and it always scared the bejeezus out of me. Thankfully, I haven't had that particular brand of nightmare for a long time. But the ocean? It will never lose its power over me. It's mesmerizing, and I think it will always be so.<br /><br />Take care, dear Hilary. I wish you all the best.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-28370996680105678642021-06-21T23:16:28.023+01:002021-06-21T23:16:28.023+01:00I was never much good at geography at school, Hila...I was never much good at geography at school, Hilary, and found it very difficult to understand physical geography. I like the way you have woven the waves into a theme throughout this post and also included art with it too. I think I could have learnt better through art and stories like this. Lovely!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-45666251250442084602021-06-21T16:53:43.670+01:002021-06-21T16:53:43.670+01:00Wonderful images and descriptions. It's true p...Wonderful images and descriptions. It's true physical geography could be explained through different branches of Sciences.Sanhita Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343518865837305340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-158484603775999602021-06-21T12:41:51.736+01:002021-06-21T12:41:51.736+01:00Great images and prose. You must have had a brill...Great images and prose. You must have had a brilliant geography teacher - I can't remember anything like that. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-57365487630104879972021-06-21T11:23:33.478+01:002021-06-21T11:23:33.478+01:00Thanks Lee - it was fun to write up and remember t...Thanks Lee - it was fun to write up and remember those years and then today's approach ... thanks for commenting - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-12027343492431460692021-06-20T20:36:21.700+01:002021-06-20T20:36:21.700+01:00Thanks for the unique contribution to the WEP this...Thanks for the unique contribution to the WEP this time. A great combination of prose and images! cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614478740889477584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-46366950250683843962021-06-20T09:00:44.880+01:002021-06-20T09:00:44.880+01:00@ Thanks Steph - it's what I wanted to convey ...@ Thanks Steph - it's what I wanted to convey ... just sometimes we're not sent in the way of the connecting dots, which I suspect so many people don't ever think about ... so their minds can't expand their knowledge ... or appreciate other aspects of life ...<br /><br />@ Pradeep - that's what it was meant to be ... a geography lesson - and in those days we were taught the basics, but never perhaps opened the doors to adding in things like clouds, and the wind patterns - they came later.<br /><br />It is a fascinating subject ... one reason I joined our Life Sciences group here - a mini university course for elders, and history ... certainly we learn so much about our surroundings - which ever increases. (Other subjects too).<br /><br />Thanks to you both - great to see you and your comments - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-18366861307354648392021-06-20T07:43:15.589+01:002021-06-20T07:43:15.589+01:00This is a nostalgic post, Hilary. It took my memor...This is a nostalgic post, Hilary. It took my memory back to the school classroom. What I loved the most in geography were the types of clouds and the wind pattern. It's a fascinating subject, is it not? We get to learn a lot about our surroundings. Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-27233671590056574322021-06-19T18:59:53.129+01:002021-06-19T18:59:53.129+01:00A very lovely connection of Earth and Water. I als...A very lovely connection of Earth and Water. I also love how you have strung together the way our minds behave when we accumulate knowledge and build those connections in our minds. Steph W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17928781539295600653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-9706459248020088642021-06-18T15:18:29.229+01:002021-06-18T15:18:29.229+01:00@ Natalie – many thanks … yes I enjoy putting the ...@ Natalie – many thanks … yes I enjoy putting the images in … it does bring the post to life, as well as perhaps giving others (and me!) some different thoughts … <br /><br />@ Sandra – yes those waves, near my mother’s old home, are huge!!<br /><br />@ Dan – School was ok … but fortunately sport was there – so I coped. It’s only now I’m thinking about these different disciplines in new ways … <br />Your brother’s school – where he taught, and the teachers paired up to teach different disciplines together, to see how they tied into the world … makes so much sense.<br />Many people’s level of understanding seems to be in the 140 character range … not much good – sad, no help to the world … and no time to discuss or think … <br />I’m so pleased you enjoyed my take on the Great Wave – thanks … <br /><br />@ Susan – great to see you … and to read your appreciation of the post, with its bringing together various aspects of what could constitute a Great Wave … <br /><br />Delighted to read your spirits have been lifted by my post with its images – wish they were mine, but good to include in a post such as this – gives more meaning.<br />Dorset’s good … but we used to rush through on our way to Cornwall – now I’m in ‘sunny’ Eastbourne … but still good … though a trip to France wouldn’t be bad!<br /><br />@ Sonia – thanks so much … so glad you enjoyed the descriptions enhanced by the images. I so agree … every subject is tied in to the world in every-way … people don’t seem to appreciate how everything we do, has a little of another aspect of life in it … <br /><br />Thanks so much – I so appreciate your comments and thoughts … and also the different approaches to the prompt – fun to read them all. Cheers Hilary<br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-20820624846222058762021-06-18T14:04:30.694+01:002021-06-18T14:04:30.694+01:00A very informative post Hillary and visually so ap...A very informative post Hillary and visually so appealing. Co-dependency of subjects is such an overlooked aspect nowadays, especially in our part of the world. I liked how you built this up. Thank you.<br />- SoniaA Hundred Quillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074191241031721056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-51725548408004953192021-06-18T13:41:48.968+01:002021-06-18T13:41:48.968+01:00Thank you Hilary for this beautiful reminder of al...Thank you Hilary for this beautiful reminder of all art forms created around the seas, ocean and their sometimes treacherous waves and tides.<br />Your photographs are precious too and bring back to me many a rambling adventure in Cornwall and on Volcanic Islands in the Atlantic.<br />You have lifted my spirits no end, thank you for this daily gift.<br />Your blogging friend, Susan from Toulouse with part of my heart still in Dorset and with a soft spot for your part of the world. Take care and enjoy the summer weather. Susan B.Rouchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801283790969288263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-37036349816782700582021-06-18T13:37:01.166+01:002021-06-18T13:37:01.166+01:00I enjoyed learning from teachers who would blend t...I enjoyed learning from teachers who would blend the subjects. My brother taught history for 30 years, but he talks about pairing up with other teachers to combine history and science, math, English (literature). It's fascinating how, when you draw these things together, real world events make more sense.<br /><br />We don't seem to want that level of understanding these days. I think that's sad.<br /><br />Thgis was a very interesting post, Hilary. Thanks!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756142122700513993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-60918199300765207272021-06-18T13:31:40.820+01:002021-06-18T13:31:40.820+01:00Oh my. I just noticed those teensy cars in front o...Oh my. I just noticed those teensy cars in front of those giant waves in Newlyn. <br />YOU have a great one.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.com