tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post5443841471584865513..comments2024-03-29T00:11:30.648+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Tying Loose Ends ... or just loosening more strings?Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-68110632060577245482012-01-31T02:35:34.750+00:002012-01-31T02:35:34.750+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Door Hangershttp://www.printingamerica.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-600722000539176102012-01-17T13:55:33.414+00:002012-01-17T13:55:33.414+00:00Hi Liara .. you're so right it's the way w...Hi Liara .. you're so right it's the way we, as people, look at things .. and how we translate that in our hearts and minds. Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-66201947148847016852012-01-17T10:29:22.647+00:002012-01-17T10:29:22.647+00:00Normality, like beauty, is always in the eye of th...Normality, like beauty, is always in the eye of the beholder.Liara Coverthttp://blog.dreambuilders.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-4052609197309710392012-01-13T08:01:28.687+00:002012-01-13T08:01:28.687+00:00@ Marja .. thank you. You are living closer to na...@ Marja .. thank you. You are living closer to nature right now - with the earthquakes you're having ... <br /><br />The flora and fauna seem able to adapt quite quickly (if necessary) .. while we just want to manipulate our way out - not realising we're part of the whole. As you say - let's hope for the best ... however, I think we need to do more.<br /><br />@ Liara .. as you say it is surprising and eye-opening as to those connections that I'd never thought about. All life is the same ... if only we can realise that and accept.<br /><br />Every cloud has a silver lining .. to hope: Milton says it in the 1600s <br /><br />"A sable cloud<br />Turn forth its silver lining on the night"<br /><br />Thanks Marja and Liara .. we should reflect nature within is be a part of it in all its glory ..<br /><br />Have good weekends .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-13983355606170946382012-01-13T07:44:55.860+00:002012-01-13T07:44:55.860+00:00Intriguing to make more conscious connections betw...Intriguing to make more conscious connections between things you are initially conditioned to believe are different. Life can seem like a process of shifting from noticing what is different around you to having revelations about what is ultimately the same. Barriers fall away. Remember every silver lining has a cloud.Liara Coverthttp://blog.dreambuilders.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-86022046696380872322012-01-12T21:34:52.379+00:002012-01-12T21:34:52.379+00:00Your posts are extra ordinary. It is amazing how a...Your posts are extra ordinary. It is amazing how all the species adapt, how wonderful nature is and how everything is interconnected. Since I live in NZ and therefore closer to nature you come to respect it more and more. Unfortunately human species are good in distorting the ecosystem. Let's hope for the bestMarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-51035489167421571072012-01-12T20:37:41.801+00:002012-01-12T20:37:41.801+00:00@ April .. many thanks and I'm glad you'll...@ April .. many thanks and I'm glad you'll go away 'thinking' and 'pondering' .. <br /><br />I'd love to see the Grand Canyon and one day I sincerely hope I will .. descriptions for writers are so important aren't they .. the descriptive brush strokes of an artist crossing across the category to the written word. I hope you can find your negatives .. to bring those memories back ..<br /><br />@ Karen .. ya - who knew about fish perfume .. does sound funny doesn't it! I agree .. my gentle perfume is easier on my nostrils ... <br /><br />Good to see both - thanks for your comments April and Karen .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-63424136376228097172012-01-12T20:26:36.106+00:002012-01-12T20:26:36.106+00:00Interesting post, Hilary. Never thought much about...Interesting post, Hilary. Never thought much about "fish perfume" either. Who knew? :) I think I'll stick with my own people perfume. Thanks for sharing all these goodies with us!<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-59111068885036267322012-01-12T18:42:20.425+00:002012-01-12T18:42:20.425+00:00Your posts have so much information and...I can...Your posts have so much information and...I can't explain it other than to say joy and hope. You've left me much to think about.<br /><br />I've seen the Grand Canyon, and it will probably be the only great wonder I'm able to see in my life time. I remember it so clearly and wish I knew where the negatives were for the pictures I took there because, even as a writer, I don't think I could describe it.April Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000526454256802504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-30231305874393004622012-01-12T17:12:09.583+00:002012-01-12T17:12:09.583+00:00@ Chase .. many thanks we are in a web of life are...@ Chase .. many thanks we are in a web of life aren't we - or mucous bubble, or being smelled out?!<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed it - good to see you .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-63889552117824134722012-01-12T16:43:35.467+00:002012-01-12T16:43:35.467+00:00Hi Hilary,
I really like the web of life idea and...Hi Hilary,<br /><br />I really like the web of life idea and how everything is connected. Thanks for giving us some interesting examples.Chase Marchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936179353954941946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-36318191137773953092012-01-12T14:18:59.837+00:002012-01-12T14:18:59.837+00:00@ Madeleine - well scented up .. fish oil spray an...@ Madeleine - well scented up .. fish oil spray anyone?<br /><br />Thanks - it just came to me ... <br /><br />I love your saying .. 'opposable thumbs' - nothing is uncrackable - and will (eventually perhaps) be solved.<br /><br />Interesting how each creature has evolved .. and how some seem to have evolved similarly eg Panda and Elephant .. I'm not sure whether both Indian and African elephants' feet have evolved in the same way. Hadn't thought about that aspect ..<br /><br />@ BD - glad you enjoyed the re-read ...<br /><br />Cheers Madeleine and The Blonde Duck .. see you soon .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-25579375827096979282012-01-12T12:46:17.675+00:002012-01-12T12:46:17.675+00:00I really like your last words.I really like your last words.The Blonde Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085499120024055465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-1681750068903262472012-01-12T12:25:18.032+00:002012-01-12T12:25:18.032+00:00Very aromatic post.
I liked the end paragraph: Al...Very aromatic post.<br /><br />I liked the end paragraph: All is woven together forever, synchronised, constantly evolving, changing, adapting – we only seem to change our thumbs ... so we can text, or perhaps improve our playing of the strings for cat’s cradle.<br /><br />WE have a saying in our house. 'We've got opposable thumbs'meaning the task is crackable and we won't let it get the better of us. No wonder elephants have 6 toes, they're clever animals. I wonder where dolphins keep their thumbs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40632482807603142992012-01-12T08:14:32.165+00:002012-01-12T08:14:32.165+00:00@ Janice .. a baboon - did you see the C4 programm...@ Janice .. a baboon - did you see the C4 programme "Inside Nature's Giants" .. I didn't I have to say - but saw the trailer. How that alpha male was running amok around human life ... Baboons will rule the world?<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the interweaving .. it amazes me how everything is linked - connecting the dots really does apply to life.<br /><br />@ Belinda - good to see you again, thanks for coming by. I hope you're right and we do become more compassionate of ourselves and life in general.<br /><br />Your comment reminded me of my return to this country 20 years ago - when it had been hot in SA, and I got back here in May ... and we had a hot summer .. I was looking forward to some soft rain!<br /><br />Here we've had no winter as such - in Wales they did a count of wild flowers .. and found 63 in stead of the usual 5 - 10; and things are flowering 3 - 4 months early, or haven't stopped flowering. The world has always changed though - the techtonic plates (earth's shell) are moving ... we messed with it and are messing with it - but the world will go on til its own time comes.<br /><br />@ Susan - so right we are adapting as life goes on and it is interesting to know and realise those changes .. 'awe' is a good word.<br /><br />@ JD - thanks so much re the elephant's foot .. so interesting that they've confirmed the sixth toes' presence.<br /><br />I hadn't realised Leonardo spent time analysing the human foot - I must look into that .. or that you partake in barefoot running.<br /><br />Fascinating - I 'saw' a little about it 10 years ago or so, when they were bringing new athletic shoes in .. and had noticed that the Kenyan runners mostly ran barefoot, before they turned professional. I'll have to check out the Leonardo factor .... <br /><br />@ Donna - good to see you and thanks for the comment.<br /><br />@ Amy - the earth does support wonderful life ... and we're finding out more and more. Lovely seeing you here ... <br /><br />Thanks so much Janice, Belinda, Susan, JD, Donna and Amy - lovely comments and great to see you here - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-81144713654192751982012-01-12T07:11:49.772+00:002012-01-12T07:11:49.772+00:00What a superb mixture of nature's magnificent ...What a superb mixture of nature's magnificent strangeness and secrets. Loved every minute of it, Hilary!Amy @ Soul Dipperhttp://souldipper.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-20030685102409475532012-01-12T06:31:51.361+00:002012-01-12T06:31:51.361+00:00I enjoyed this tour Hilary. You are right, it is ...I enjoyed this tour Hilary. You are right, it is so fascinating.<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-86039926625724470332012-01-12T04:53:16.175+00:002012-01-12T04:53:16.175+00:00I actually like that you exposed the architecture ...I actually like that you exposed the architecture of an elephant's foot.<br /><br />Feet of all kinds are pretty amazing once you start to know how they work. I've learned a lot more than I expected by dabbling with barefoot running. Now I see why Leonardo made such a big deal about the design of feet. What they are capable of is amazing, when we connect with our terrain.J.D. Meierhttp://sourcesofinsight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-20614893828442483132012-01-12T00:32:14.324+00:002012-01-12T00:32:14.324+00:00Isn't it incredible how all is woven together ...Isn't it incredible how all is woven together in a big net? Isn't it amazing how adaptable we are? I truly am in awe of creation.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-63563567859286378372012-01-11T23:03:12.892+00:002012-01-11T23:03:12.892+00:00Hello Hilary,
This was a fascinating read. I espe...Hello Hilary,<br />This was a fascinating read. I especially love the last paragraph because this knowledge that we are all from the same fabric lends to a more compassionate view of other living things.<br />I wonder how you all feel about climate change in South Africa? Here in San Francisco, CA, we haven't had a drop of rain and every day this year has been sunny. I love the sun but it's become impossible to deny that if we human beings still don't know what we've done to our planet thus far, it may soon be too late.Belindahttp://thehalfwaypoint.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-91892547822895660112012-01-11T17:09:36.470+00:002012-01-11T17:09:36.470+00:00Who will rule the earth when man is extinct?
Fasci...Who will rule the earth when man is extinct?<br />Fascinating post as ever, Hilary. It's truly amazing to see how 'coincidences' are not coincidental but all part of an elaborate, delicately-balanced whole. Man meddles at his peril.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-16672156296570754472012-01-11T16:22:23.268+00:002012-01-11T16:22:23.268+00:00@ BD .. good to see - happiness and hilarious go h...@ BD .. good to see - happiness and hilarious go hand in hand - I live up to my name.<br /><br />@ Talli - well I'll definitely come with you - if we're signing up to travel to the Great Barrier Reef? I was amazed at the creatures they mentioned in the BBC programme, or that come my way via the RSS feeds I find in my Reader.<br /><br />Now I'm off to correct smelt to smelled?! Fishy error ..<br /><br />Cheers to you both - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-4196414201352810332012-01-11T14:57:46.112+00:002012-01-11T14:57:46.112+00:00Parrot fish? Cloud of mucous to sleep in? Sign me ...Parrot fish? Cloud of mucous to sleep in? Sign me up!<br /><br />Seriously, a wonderful post. I always find all those strange creatures very fascinating.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-54258424139179752552012-01-11T12:48:03.670+00:002012-01-11T12:48:03.670+00:00I just love the happiness here.I just love the happiness here.The Blonde Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085499120024055465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-83131663264550239922012-01-11T08:09:05.133+00:002012-01-11T08:09:05.133+00:00@ Deborah - great to see you back - just in time f...@ Deborah - great to see you back - just in time for the unravelled ball of string - oh well! Just so much going on in this world of ours - it's interesting to be reminded.<br /><br />@ Janet - that 6th toe has only just been confirmed .. though they've been pondering the thought for nearly 300 years - not an easy thing to investigate - with the weight of the elephant to take into account.<br /><br />Yes - I'm afraid all annoying creatures great and small . gnats included - they are a bit much though - but excellent food for another!<br /><br />@ Gary - I love how you always connect more dots, or perhaps try and tie me up in knots answering!<br /><br />Glad you didn't extrapolate further! I must have met you round about 'N' .. coming out of your satire store - April is looming large.<br /><br />No strings - are they painting you gold or perhaps silver to stand so silently .. then you could dash home and get Penny to help scrape the wealth off?<br /><br />I agree - here's to connectivity!<br /><br />@ Denise - my journey into perfume has been really eclectic and one I certainly never thought I'd explore or link with.<br /><br />You must have seen the Great Barrier Reef - it looks fantastic and so beautiful .. and one day I'd love to visit.<br /><br />Your blog - that must have been so frustrating and I'd be left standing there not knowing what to do or where to start.<br /><br />Thanks Deborah, Janet, Gary, and Denise - lovely comments .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com