tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post2327540552235916569..comments2023-08-22T21:11:59.355+12:00Comments on pohanginapete: Where to beginpohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-24121967694636241722008-02-27T07:28:00.000+13:002008-02-27T07:28:00.000+13:00Thanks Mark!Thanks Mark!pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-65295201047876145662008-01-10T22:45:00.000+13:002008-01-10T22:45:00.000+13:00Patry, thank you, and my very best wishes that goo...Patry, thank you, and my very best wishes that good news continues to come your way.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-74315588685815570272008-01-10T12:31:00.000+13:002008-01-10T12:31:00.000+13:00I found several statements here to toast in the ne...I found several statements here to toast in the new year, but maybe this one most of all--"Enjoy the travelling."Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-2632199240661532292008-01-10T09:02:00.000+13:002008-01-10T09:02:00.000+13:00Beth, any friend of my aunt's is a friend of mine....Beth, any friend of my aunt's is a friend of mine. Welcome; thanks for saying hello and for the compliments. <BR/>:^)pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-84752661219897938942008-01-10T08:19:00.000+13:002008-01-10T08:19:00.000+13:00Pete - I often drop by to read your blog but have ...Pete - I often drop by to read your blog but have never left a comment - I'm one of those people who quietly tip-toe by, adding to your visit count with no footprint. Your words are always beautiful, poetic, elegant and wonderful to read. Your photos stunning and inspiring. Your latest blog touched me deeply, especially your writing about your lovely Aunt and Uncle. <BR/>Beth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-41714955383771911202008-01-07T08:14:00.000+13:002008-01-07T08:14:00.000+13:00Cheers Gustav. Yes, tiger beetles are certainly im...Cheers Gustav. Yes, tiger beetles are certainly impressive animals; very beautiful, too. The adults are active around here now, so I must try for some photos.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-27635396407044893952008-01-05T16:56:00.000+13:002008-01-05T16:56:00.000+13:00To be a slayer of Tiger Beetles is no easy feat Pe...To be a slayer of Tiger Beetles is no easy feat Pete.<BR/><BR/>See Wikipedia comments below on the Tiger Beetle:<BR/><BR/>The larvae of tiger beetles live in cylindrical burrows as much as a meter deep. They are large-headed, hump-backed grubs that flip backwards to capture prey insects that wander over the ground. The fast-moving adults run down their prey. Some tiger beetles can run at a speed Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007035018960992565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-80756446348593958142008-01-04T03:42:00.000+13:002008-01-04T03:42:00.000+13:00A mazey meditation, Pete. One could get lost in th...A mazey meditation, Pete. One could get lost in there, sit down to enjoy it and never want to come out! I imagine an evening in conversation with you and like minded friends would be something memorable.<BR/>As to the Ruahine picture - superb. I have just got to get back to NZ one day.<BR/>Good wishes for the (unknowable) future, my friend.Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-67627993044884796052008-01-03T09:37:00.000+13:002008-01-03T09:37:00.000+13:00Gustav, welcome; great to see you here and thanks ...Gustav, welcome; great to see you here and thanks for the link and the generous words. It's always a delight when what I'm trying to share gets through so strongly to like-minded people.<BR/><BR/>Brenda, Happy New Year to you also. Glad you had a fun 2007 and just as pleased you're looking forward to the promise of 2008.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-16774739639308495232008-01-03T07:16:00.000+13:002008-01-03T07:16:00.000+13:00Great stuff, Pete, as always. Happy new year!Great stuff, Pete, as always. Happy new year!Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-86240420463335678642008-01-02T23:25:00.000+13:002008-01-02T23:25:00.000+13:00Good day again!I have added Robb's blog link and y...Good day again!<BR/><BR/>I have added Robb's blog link and yours to my blog "Nine Worlds" (pending any objections).<BR/><BR/>CheersGustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007035018960992565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-74752441004797171112008-01-02T21:18:00.000+13:002008-01-02T21:18:00.000+13:00Good day PeteRobb Kloss urged me to checkout your ...Good day Pete<BR/><BR/>Robb Kloss urged me to checkout your blog and I have been rewarded with the gift of your words and pictures.<BR/><BR/>Your blog is what blogging can be at its best; a place to dream, to connect and share.<BR/><BR/>I feel less alone in the world after immersing myself in your creative pools and look forward to wading in again for another view of the Universe, the twisted Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007035018960992565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-63796189184620491522008-01-02T10:15:00.000+13:002008-01-02T10:15:00.000+13:00Zhoen: questions usually seem more fascinating tha...Zhoen: questions usually seem more fascinating than answers. Maybe answers are too much like endings but questions are always beginnings?<BR/><BR/>Anne-Marie: glad you like it. Until now, I've mostly avoided using "one", which to me can sound at best formal and at worst pretentious. But it seemed to fit this attempt, and it's nice to get your thumbs-up. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Pea Brain: (probably the pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-41115962466686947762008-01-02T06:52:00.000+13:002008-01-02T06:52:00.000+13:00Such glorious portraits!Happy new year, Pete. I wi...Such glorious portraits!<BR/><BR/>Happy new year, Pete. I wish you every exploration.Theriomorphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04968544085442387475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-37819461575924544152008-01-01T16:53:00.000+13:002008-01-01T16:53:00.000+13:00Kia ora Pete, Thanks for the thought provoking po...Kia ora Pete,<BR/> Thanks for the thought provoking post and photos. It will give me much to ponder as I head up into the ranges with heavy pack in the morning and, hopefully, take my mind off the steep renewal with the Ruahines! Can't wait. Thank you as well for your words else where, it means a lot. I will let you know how the trip went. Happy New Year.<BR/>RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-76800977701856386822008-01-01T14:18:00.000+13:002008-01-01T14:18:00.000+13:00All best wishes for 2008, Pete. This post is a gr...All best wishes for 2008, Pete. This post is a great beginning to it, just as it was a great ending to 2007! I like the apparent paradox of endings being beginnings and beginnings being endings.<BR/><BR/>As I read this I was reminded of an earlier post of yours ("How to Get Lost") where you approached this theme of past-present-future from a slightly different angle. In a comment, I quoted (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-90165120032698306662008-01-01T11:17:00.000+13:002008-01-01T11:17:00.000+13:00P.S., Why yes, you are fired for "never fails to, ...P.S., Why yes, you <I>are</I> fired for "never fails to, er..., give me a buzz." GROAN.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06193158939182430887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-17921323122754293352008-01-01T05:57:00.000+13:002008-01-01T05:57:00.000+13:00what a wonderfully meandering post!i wish you a ha...what a wonderfully meandering post!<BR/><BR/>i wish you a happy new year and many interesting paths to discover!polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-64752932269067965822008-01-01T04:21:00.000+13:002008-01-01T04:21:00.000+13:00Lovely, my friend. (And as for When do mums get to...Lovely, my friend.<BR/> <BR/>(And as for <I>When do mums get to rest?</I>, the answer is hardly ever. But I suspect most of us wouldn't trade it for anything -- even those of us who, prior to being mums, spent much of our time alone, purposely.)Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06193158939182430887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-88106756815422315512008-01-01T03:17:00.000+13:002008-01-01T03:17:00.000+13:00Perhaps we're always and inescapably at the bounda...<I>Perhaps we're always and inescapably at the boundary between the possible and the unchangeable...</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, and what a great way to put it. Happy New Year, Pete, and thank you for this wonderful, truth-filled post that has me smiling and nodding, and moved, on a snowy morning halfway around the earth from you. Thank you, too, for those faces.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829062955658284450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-37259489816981000312008-01-01T02:00:00.000+13:002008-01-01T02:00:00.000+13:00In the UK the '...because it's there' quote is som...In the UK the '...because it's there' quote is sometimes attributed to the Duke of Edinburgh referring to his decision to marry into the Royal Family. <BR/>What miraculously curvaceous paths we may all follow, and, a New Year wish to all Pete's readers, long may we have the freedom to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-13951343970226304352007-12-31T22:21:00.000+13:002007-12-31T22:21:00.000+13:00Happy New Year Pete, whichever path you follow.Happy New Year Pete, whichever path you follow.herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1542984763879166482007-12-31T22:10:00.000+13:002007-12-31T22:10:00.000+13:00Thank you.Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-28771409064569442942007-12-31T20:03:00.000+13:002007-12-31T20:03:00.000+13:00Yes, Pete, this post does meander all over the pla...Yes, Pete, this post does meander all over the place. But how eloquently it does so. As always, I love your use of language ["envious" would be a more appropriate word, I think].Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769343406187885283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-72010676568869273592007-12-31T16:01:00.000+13:002007-12-31T16:01:00.000+13:00You ask the most wonderful questions.I have cousin...You ask the most wonderful questions.<BR/><BR/>I have cousins like that, kith unexpected.<BR/><BR/>Terry Pratchett would say it would depend which leg of the Trousers of Time one took. Probably quantum.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.com