tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post7700100784255608168..comments2024-03-29T10:09:22.033+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Crashing Through the ShrubberySteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-51145398789614435422017-09-19T06:50:18.353+01:002017-09-19T06:50:18.353+01:00YP: I can do Tiny Tim too. I was in a Rex Tillerso...YP: I can do Tiny Tim too. I was in a Rex Tillerson mood, though.<br /><br />Ms M: Hampstead Heath is quite large (particularly if you include West Heath, the Extension and Sandy Heath, where this was filmed) and it contains lots of different habitats. There are wide-open grassy areas, sports fields, swimming ponds and dense woodland like this. It IS kind of Florida-like, with the ferns, blackberries and holly!<br /><br />Vivian: It's funny, because I don't think of myself as having an accent at all. But there is a little bit of a Southern thing going on there, for sure. I think it's come out more as I've gotten older. Not sure why.<br /><br />37P: It occurred to me that calling in sick is a tremendous luxury that many, many people do not have! I am very lucky in that respect.<br /><br />Ellen: It IS hard to film a running dog!<br /><br />Robin: I've considered doing a video post sometime, with me talking rather than writing about the news of the day. It would add an extra dimension to the ol' blog, wouldn't it? I might still do it. We'll see.<br /><br />Sharon: Yeah, you've experienced Olga's enthusiasm first-hand!<br /><br />Catalyst: I'm a little raspy-sounding in that video but not too bad. As I told Ms. Moon above, there are big, open grassy parts of the Heath, too. Olga likes the woods because there are lots of squirrels there!<br /><br />Elizabeth: I'm glad!<br /><br />Briony: I wish I had her energy too. She wears me out.<br /><br />Jenny O: Today I'm on day four. (Or is it five?) Anyway, I keep thinking it's getting better. Today I HAVE to be at work, so no more languishing around the house for me!<br /><br />Red: It's true! I've learned that apparently quite a few of my colleagues came down with this same cold over the weekend!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-14892973689660317922017-09-18T23:42:57.010+01:002017-09-18T23:42:57.010+01:00You can always depend that teachers and staff will...You can always depend that teachers and staff will have a cold two weeks after school starts!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-57590962508598754042017-09-18T19:55:07.523+01:002017-09-18T19:55:07.523+01:00I just love that last picture of Olga. Goof is ind...I just love that last picture of Olga. Goof is indeed the right word for her :)<br /><br />I hope you feel better soon. With a regular head cold, I've always noticed days 3 to 5 are the worst; then things start looking up. It always feels much longer, though.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-10572108746276569862017-09-18T19:03:56.187+01:002017-09-18T19:03:56.187+01:00Just loved that video. Olga is a delight, I wish I...Just loved that video. Olga is a delight, I wish I had some of her energy.<br />Hope your cold clears soon.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-20917596189451123312017-09-18T17:14:06.842+01:002017-09-18T17:14:06.842+01:00I'm sorry that you're sick, but I loved wa...I'm sorry that you're sick, but I loved watching the video, seeing goofy Olga and hearing your voice!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-55595138165434081902017-09-18T16:45:09.537+01:002017-09-18T16:45:09.537+01:00Hampstead Heath surprised me, too. I expected big...Hampstead Heath surprised me, too. I expected big sweeping fields of grass, not all those trees. In spite of your cold, your voice sounds strong. Get well, Stephen.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-599407976240890032017-09-18T15:49:03.959+01:002017-09-18T15:49:03.959+01:00I loved watching that little video. It reminded m...I loved watching that little video. It reminded me of that walk I took with you and Olga. She seems to love to run and explore. I hope your day in bed will send that cold on it's way. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-65418426158612282192017-09-18T15:31:51.058+01:002017-09-18T15:31:51.058+01:00Olga is so energetic. She's just the kind of p...Olga is so energetic. She's just the kind of pup we love running into on our walks. I liked hearing your voice, an added dimension to this otherwise silent online communication. Makes me think we should all "say hello" on our blogs sometime. Hope your stay-at-home day helps you to feel better. A pot of chicken soup would be good too! Take care there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-43458227907601884312017-09-18T14:50:33.665+01:002017-09-18T14:50:33.665+01:00I've tried to take a video of Minnie when she&...I've tried to take a video of Minnie when she's running flat out like a racehorse doing loops around the yard but with little success. she's so fast. hope you get over the cold soon. I had one a couple of months ago and it was no fun.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-10936720836580524642017-09-18T14:00:51.913+01:002017-09-18T14:00:51.913+01:00Rest up, my friend. There is something so deliciou...Rest up, my friend. There is something so delicious about calling in sick and having no commitments. I hope it does the trick for you and that you're not too sick enough to enjoy it. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-50437389448718586812017-09-18T13:52:13.466+01:002017-09-18T13:52:13.466+01:00Not to nit-pick, but that's a Tom Petty/Florid...Not to nit-pick, but that's a Tom Petty/Florida accent for sure, not a Tillerson/Texas drawl (but not East Texas, where they don't drawl). The Florida accent is easier on the ear, Southern but not too Southern and not the least bit cowboy. <br /> <br />What a sweetheart of a pup is that Olga. She makes me laugh just watching how much fun she has fetching the thing that goes with the word "ball". I hope lots of tea with honey and lots of Olga gives you a speedy recovery.Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990041745880166605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-5341391609148485042017-09-18T13:49:01.093+01:002017-09-18T13:49:01.093+01:00I swear- that is NOT exactly what I thought that H...I swear- that is NOT exactly what I thought that Hampstead Heath would look like. It looks like Florida! Olga IS a goof and she is beautiful. <br />Now rest, Steve. Get well. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-64221634894523060242017-09-18T09:21:49.068+01:002017-09-18T09:21:49.068+01:00That's the first time I have heard your voice....That's the first time I have heard your voice. It was quite a surprise as I had expected you would sound like Tiny Tim and not Rex Tillerson!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com