tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post8114899188265007568..comments2024-03-28T22:51:32.258+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Wintry Walk with Short TempersSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-48762094728340460942021-02-02T07:24:22.695+00:002021-02-02T07:24:22.695+00:00I agree. It looked like a bad situation to me. Hop...I agree. It looked like a bad situation to me. Hopefully someone was just having a bad day and isn't like that all the time.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-29312846552108486582021-02-02T07:22:18.368+00:002021-02-02T07:22:18.368+00:00Isn't that how it often works? God promises a ...Isn't that how it often works? God promises a lot, but often seems to hang back when the going gets tough.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-91233495566226776612021-02-02T07:21:20.250+00:002021-02-02T07:21:20.250+00:00Apparently the Heath has had so much use in these ...Apparently the Heath has had so much use in these days of lockdown that the management is worrying about wear and tear on the paths and forests.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-65548569952022228572021-02-01T23:12:36.251+00:002021-02-01T23:12:36.251+00:00Gorgeous pics. My favourite part of the 'eef i...Gorgeous pics. My favourite part of the 'eef is Spaniard's Inn. Yet, it was choc-a last time my gf and I were there a couple of weeks ago.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-8843163206885480432021-02-01T22:54:23.904+00:002021-02-01T22:54:23.904+00:00Olga is in such good shape! Her distant cousin is ...Olga is in such good shape! Her distant cousin is the same age, maybe a bit younger and is a total spud! Walks to the Heath are paying off for Olga. You are a good Dad! Not sure if I find the tin lid comforting, if god was fortifying someone in distress why is that god not helping that dear child with the cranky-assed Dad? I call god shenanigans!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-77390258887570060412021-02-01T22:15:08.864+00:002021-02-01T22:15:08.864+00:00Everyone has less than perfect days, but if the ma...Everyone has less than perfect days, but if the man talks to his son like that where ears can hear, imagine how he speaks to him when there are no ears to hear. Very sad. I hope the child has an advocate. The silent woman attests to a potentially dangerous dynamic.<br />.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-72701119761939476552021-02-01T21:45:43.761+00:002021-02-01T21:45:43.761+00:00I bet you could grow snowdrops in North Carolina, ...I bet you could grow snowdrops in North Carolina, don't you think? Your climate isn't a whole lot different from ours. Maybe a little colder and snowier...?Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-72810198319078184092021-02-01T21:44:21.739+00:002021-02-01T21:44:21.739+00:00It's true. It's just a trying time, though...It's true. It's just a trying time, though probably not as trying as some of what our ancestors dealt with.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-72037803981573978822021-02-01T21:42:25.218+00:002021-02-01T21:42:25.218+00:00Everybody's tense. I'm glad I'm not dr...Everybody's tense. I'm glad I'm not driving here!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-30535547676065911512021-02-01T21:42:00.403+00:002021-02-01T21:42:00.403+00:00I have no doubt that Olga was questioning her sani...I have no doubt that Olga was questioning her sanity as much as me. I could see it in her eyes! Glad you're reading and thanks for commenting!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-45505248983724217702021-02-01T21:40:08.521+00:002021-02-01T21:40:08.521+00:00I imagine knowing what NOT to say as a parent is e...I imagine knowing what NOT to say as a parent is every bit as important as knowing what TO say.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-51938454835342337912021-02-01T21:39:33.526+00:002021-02-01T21:39:33.526+00:00No short trousers here yet. Check back in June! I&...No short trousers here yet. Check back in June! I'd like to blame the Romans, because that would be more interesting, but I think it's actually the Victorians and Edwardians who bear responsibility.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-63398050794623095412021-02-01T21:36:16.385+00:002021-02-01T21:36:16.385+00:00If it's still there the next time I go I'l...If it's still there the next time I go I'll pick it up for you. :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-57462677776609945102021-02-01T21:30:43.577+00:002021-02-01T21:30:43.577+00:00The snowdrops are lovely! Makes me miss my Ohio fe...The snowdrops are lovely! Makes me miss my Ohio fen rambles (not that there were snowdrops when I went, but there were pretty clumps of flowers). I've really got to find a place here to take a nature walk. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-50336180601534058342021-02-01T20:35:20.805+00:002021-02-01T20:35:20.805+00:00Not the way to treat a child...they will remember....Not the way to treat a child...they will remember...and not an easy thing to say anything either.<br />The pandemic is stressing us all and bringing both the best and the worst to the surfacegzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-64074548748644097362021-02-01T19:55:52.224+00:002021-02-01T19:55:52.224+00:00I’ve noticed a bit more road rage recently I’ve noticed a bit more road rage recently John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-47911031495869956242021-02-01T18:50:23.083+00:002021-02-01T18:50:23.083+00:00I have been enjoying your blog for a while from he...I have been enjoying your blog for a while from here in Virginia. This made me laugh out loud--"Olga and I took a walk to the cemetery that made us both question our sanity." Thanks for writing bits of your life and outlook. I appreciate it.Stephanie Lanhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995301999692355445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-19937751955182276452021-02-01T18:14:07.304+00:002021-02-01T18:14:07.304+00:00That mud looks nasty; I admire you for taking your...That mud looks nasty; I admire you for taking your walk. I bit my tongue MANY times as a parent because children don't forget the words you say to them. I still do at times and my kids are 34 and 31. I ache for that child and hope the dad later apologized. My older daughter, husband and baby have been taking walks most days, no matter the weather, but now there are several feet of snow. :(Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-88606892809541023702021-02-01T17:59:00.983+00:002021-02-01T17:59:00.983+00:00I was anticipating a much more revealing post afte...I was anticipating a much more revealing post after I mis-read the title as "Wintry Walk with Short Trousers"! Still, perhaps revealing of the English temper. I wonder where all those found pottery shards have come from and are the Romans to blame.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-15333616079108044672021-02-01T17:58:43.339+00:002021-02-01T17:58:43.339+00:00I have had that water pistol (squirt gun) if that&...I have had that water pistol (squirt gun) if that's what it is. Finders keepers. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-13804771571276466502021-02-01T17:30:07.367+00:002021-02-01T17:30:07.367+00:00They do! There's so much out there!They do! There's so much out there!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-84481744462677755932021-02-01T17:29:56.146+00:002021-02-01T17:29:56.146+00:00I'm with you! Unfortunately, if he's being...I'm with you! Unfortunately, if he's being treated that way now, the harsh words probably won't magically disappear when he gets older.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-38506528063463267722021-02-01T17:28:29.747+00:002021-02-01T17:28:29.747+00:00I agree! Maybe he's bargaining that the kid wo...I agree! Maybe he's bargaining that the kid won't remember it. But kids absorb a lot more than people think.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-21973604426961529982021-02-01T17:27:49.208+00:002021-02-01T17:27:49.208+00:00I agree -- people have got to show some patience w...I agree -- people have got to show some patience with kids.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-85482439497159527332021-02-01T17:27:19.430+00:002021-02-01T17:27:19.430+00:00Honestly, it WAS a pleasant walk, aside from the c...Honestly, it WAS a pleasant walk, aside from the cranks!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.com