tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post4426124404018924806..comments2024-03-28T15:09:50.863+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: The Driveway, and a CicadaSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-73086204275022903312017-07-17T11:37:20.095+01:002017-07-17T11:37:20.095+01:00You know, it's a good point that "Let Fre...You know, it's a good point that "Let Freedom Ring!" doesn't have to be seen in a jingoistic way. When I think of it in the context of MLK, that makes it a much more positive statement. I'm just always wary of excessive flag-waving.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-68358036221532848052017-07-17T05:40:41.313+01:002017-07-17T05:40:41.313+01:00I like how the flag appears to be waving -- great ...I like how the flag appears to be waving -- great photo! And thanks for the photo of the cicada -- I, of course, have HEARD them as I grew up in Georgia, but I don't think I've ever actually seen one. Very cool.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-42873101046878720242017-07-17T03:21:13.575+01:002017-07-17T03:21:13.575+01:00ANOTHER great photo. (The cicada, I mean.) Keep on...ANOTHER great photo. (The cicada, I mean.) Keep on keepin' on, Steve.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-29264506890789693062017-07-16T22:00:10.100+01:002017-07-16T22:00:10.100+01:00I like the driveway. An artist lives there! I only...I like the driveway. An artist lives there! I only ever hear Dr. MLK pronouncing those words in such a declaratory fashion--in my mind's ear. They never sound political at all. Freedom should ring, and our right to be free should resonate across the world. An orator I am not, but those words belong right next to "Give me liberty, or give me death!"---leftovers from July 4th? Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-25740750181431434772017-07-16T20:42:03.021+01:002017-07-16T20:42:03.021+01:00"Let freedom ring! Let freedom ring!" Dr..."Let freedom ring! Let freedom ring!" Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said that in his unmistakable, goose bump inspiring cadence. Because I can hear him when i read those words, I kind of like the patriotic driveway.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-58526323594436255892017-07-16T19:49:28.927+01:002017-07-16T19:49:28.927+01:00Love the bug, and your kind attention to its wellb...Love the bug, and your kind attention to its wellbeing. The driveway not so much...Hi to your family.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-37531453911222887412017-07-16T19:07:19.903+01:002017-07-16T19:07:19.903+01:00It makes me happy to hear about your rescue missio...It makes me happy to hear about your rescue missions, Steve. We can't save everything, but we can save what's right in front of us and make a difference to those critters.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-6999813845535005852017-07-16T18:26:37.404+01:002017-07-16T18:26:37.404+01:00You're not wasting any time on your trip and a...You're not wasting any time on your trip and are seeing many things even a cicada!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-91195884733486292462017-07-16T17:53:04.864+01:002017-07-16T17:53:04.864+01:00Ohhhh pretty bug! The drive way is some white honk...Ohhhh pretty bug! The drive way is some white honky drive way for sure! Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-43537506422054904612017-07-16T15:19:16.419+01:002017-07-16T15:19:16.419+01:00summer and cicadas. haven't heard too many so ...summer and cicadas. haven't heard too many so far this year. and yeah, I don't get the almost devout attention some people give the flag. it borders on idolatry. I don't find anything patriotic about that.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-55885299707475051362017-07-16T14:52:10.929+01:002017-07-16T14:52:10.929+01:00You are definitely getting the Whole Florida Exper...You are definitely getting the Whole Florida Experience, aren't you? I sort of love the patriotic driveway. I mean- everything is spelled correctly and the flag looks good! Someone spent some time on that one. <br />Have you ever seen a cicada shed its shell and emerge new? Whoa! It's the craziest weirdest thing ever! <br />Sounds like your brother would be great on a road trip. "Let's try this road! See where it goes!"<br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-65980156739370519372017-07-16T11:44:58.864+01:002017-07-16T11:44:58.864+01:00"Let Freedom Ring" with an American flag..."Let Freedom Ring" with an American flag would look great on the pavement (NOT sidewalk) outside your flat in West Hampstead. I am sure the neighbours and the local council would applaud your patriotic gesture. Thanks for the picture of the cicada. Noisy little blighters!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com