tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post865524386928444627..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Considering the Snail by Thom Gunn 1929 - 2004Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-70515581144504742082012-12-07T08:42:18.577+00:002012-12-07T08:42:18.577+00:00It surprised me when I put it on the computer!!!It surprised me when I put it on the computer!!!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-58734253036902972512012-12-07T07:31:30.475+00:002012-12-07T07:31:30.475+00:00Quite surreal! Amazing to get a shot like that so ...Quite surreal! Amazing to get a shot like that so easily! xpaisleysummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700001303094824326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-73272632246614269872012-12-06T20:05:19.741+00:002012-12-06T20:05:19.741+00:00Dear Jana - I think that you are the only person w...Dear Jana - I think that you are the only person who has said they like snails - good for you. Glad you enjoyed seeing the snail portrait.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-18477463123269595222012-12-06T20:04:03.317+00:002012-12-06T20:04:03.317+00:00Thanks Lindy.Thanks Lindy.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-81438552871227244852012-12-06T19:58:40.755+00:002012-12-06T19:58:40.755+00:00such an amazing night snail portrait! I am speechl...such an amazing night snail portrait! I am speechless, I lov eit...great work...I love snails too, when they dont play too shy and show me their head+eyes;-))happy rest of the week!Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140172049422342259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-70344200509961207462012-12-06T18:47:25.981+00:002012-12-06T18:47:25.981+00:00What an amazing composition.What an amazing composition.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-7105723992575636392012-12-06T10:34:17.676+00:002012-12-06T10:34:17.676+00:00Dear Yael - thank you for your visit, and pleased ...Dear Yael - thank you for your visit, and pleased that you enjoyed having a look around. Do call again.<br />Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-4100060841815635812012-12-06T09:47:32.005+00:002012-12-06T09:47:32.005+00:00Dear Rosemary, I wandered around in your blog a bi...Dear Rosemary, I wandered around in your blog a bit and I must say, your photographs are nothing short of marvelous and beautiful too! Masterpieces indeed! The snail photo is superb and the little poem going with it very lovely! :-)Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693182864758766065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-58840950155028219762012-12-06T08:51:05.010+00:002012-12-06T08:51:05.010+00:00It was dark, I was peacefully reading my book, whe...It was dark, I was peacefully reading my book, when I suddenly saw the snail making its way up the window outside. I suppose the unusual thing is to actually be able to see it from underneath, a view we are not so used to seeing. Thank you for your very thoughtful comments Yoko.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-77843678110753780942012-12-06T08:46:54.046+00:002012-12-06T08:46:54.046+00:00Hostas are their all time favourites and I bet thi...Hostas are their all time favourites and I bet this one has had a go at mine. No doubt it is lurking under the bushes somewhere waiting for their reappearance next year.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-6697007200974133692012-12-06T02:30:06.507+00:002012-12-06T02:30:06.507+00:00Wow, how magical! The image is outstanding with ...Wow, how magical! The image is outstanding with mystery and wonder of the universe. Even if the effect was serendipitous, you always have natural ability to find something interesting and valuable. I wouldn’t have imagined “the slow passion to that deliberate progress”, either, if I didn’t read this poem. Thank you, rosemary. <br /><br />Yokostardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-31631962092670858262012-12-06T01:08:28.285+00:002012-12-06T01:08:28.285+00:00I was wondering about the photo. Great shot, Rose...I was wondering about the photo. Great shot, Rosemary. And a most interesting angle. Still kinda slimy :) Little snail stay away from my hostas, please!<br />LoiWoodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-26644251735938801972012-12-05T18:05:29.710+00:002012-12-05T18:05:29.710+00:00Dear Dimi - you are very generous with your kind c...Dear Dimi - you are very generous with your kind comments - thank you. I have given you a link to another blog on your blog which I hope you will enjoy.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-9700908440295977962012-12-05T17:44:12.316+00:002012-12-05T17:44:12.316+00:00Dear Rosemary - this photo is an example of why it...Dear Rosemary - this photo is an example of why it pays to have your camera close at hand. Yes, someone else mentioned that it looked like something from outer space, and someone wondered whether the snail experienced an epiphany when the flash went off. All I can say is that it did not move its antennae, retreat into its shell or even blink and eyelid, to they have eyes?Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-59073639966572590642012-12-05T17:19:05.641+00:002012-12-05T17:19:05.641+00:00Gorgeous picture Rosemary!Amazing photo!!You'r...Gorgeous picture Rosemary!Amazing photo!!You're a great photoghrafer Rosemary!I αdmire you!!Come and meet my friend Bob,in my today's post,http://decdimisaussi.blogspot.gr/,he's an exelent photographer,from your place too!!Wishing you a lovely evening!<br />Dimi..DIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261333259454936529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-75485631520840704912012-12-05T16:30:18.583+00:002012-12-05T16:30:18.583+00:00You have a one of a kind picture here Rosemary! F...You have a one of a kind picture here Rosemary! Fantastic effect. The snail appears to be some strange kind of astronaut exploring the cosmos. I wonder if it thought the burst of light (from your flash) was the rocket engine flaring as he moved through outer space :)Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-32983119339424648222012-12-05T09:17:58.798+00:002012-12-05T09:17:58.798+00:00I think that there must be a bit of luminosity in ...I think that there must be a bit of luminosity in a snail for it to light up so dramatically.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-17006617256662522702012-12-05T09:16:56.899+00:002012-12-05T09:16:56.899+00:00Dear Kirk - The poem was in his 1994 Faber Collect...Dear Kirk - The poem was in his 1994 Faber Collected Poems so I am assuming it was written around that time. If you read about him I am sure you realised that he experienced a lot of sadness throughout his life especially with his mother's suicide when he was fairly young. His poems should be read aloud.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-88957088077374739472012-12-05T09:14:52.610+00:002012-12-05T09:14:52.610+00:00Thank you Lise.Thank you Lise.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-46622887987805240092012-12-05T06:26:10.227+00:002012-12-05T06:26:10.227+00:00Dear Rosemary,
Thank you for sharing your photogra...Dear Rosemary,<br />Thank you for sharing your photograph and that wonderful poem: It conjures up so many images! As I had not really heard of Thom Gunn before this caused me to read about him (online of course). I wonder if this poem was written in his younger years, before he went 'wild'?<br />KirkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-7340758408219048522012-12-05T02:15:49.990+00:002012-12-05T02:15:49.990+00:00Love the light on the snail.
Greetings,
FilipLove the light on the snail.<br /><br />Greetings,<br />FilipFilip and Kristelhttp://filipdemuinck-kristelpardon.blogspot.nl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-65683504089242465992012-12-04T23:43:11.310+00:002012-12-04T23:43:11.310+00:00This is a real piece of art! Amazing!This is a real piece of art! Amazing!Lise Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834504745070059757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-87316889986370958162012-12-04T22:22:30.278+00:002012-12-04T22:22:30.278+00:00Not fond of them myself Marian that is why I was p...Not fond of them myself Marian that is why I was pleased that it had moved off by the morning time. The snail does look rather glowing and shinny from the flash light.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-85438643881173131702012-12-04T22:14:24.588+00:002012-12-04T22:14:24.588+00:00A magnificent picture Rosemary! Don't like sna...A magnificent picture Rosemary! Don't like snails but this one is really glowing, shining, a beauty. <br />Bye,<br />Marianflowersandhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262453899981838266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-16917674651474007222012-12-04T22:10:14.812+00:002012-12-04T22:10:14.812+00:00Dear Olympia - it does look rather as if it came f...Dear Olympia - it does look rather as if it came from outer space, and that is because the night sky was behind it. There were small drops of rain on the window that sparkled when the flash went off which made it look as if there were stars in the sky. It was just a lucky shot, but thank you.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com