tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post5179854457662171420..comments2023-08-22T21:11:59.355+12:00Comments on pohanginapete: Grace on a rainy daypohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-44983408365883254582007-09-11T15:43:00.000+12:002007-09-11T15:43:00.000+12:00I suppose some people have devoted a great deal of...I suppose some people have devoted a great deal of energy to the art of appreciating beautiful bottoms, Patry.<BR/><BR/>;-Ppohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-84640349335134798392007-09-11T14:53:00.000+12:002007-09-11T14:53:00.000+12:00Before the official day, I flipped a few rocks, bu...Before the official day, I flipped a few rocks, but never found anything impressive enough to make a contribution. <BR/><BR/>Later, of course, I felt contrite. Who am I to judge the beautiful undersides of rocks unworthy?Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-58654724779757975782007-09-10T13:17:00.000+12:002007-09-10T13:17:00.000+12:00Thanks RR. They’re all old friends on the old trai...Thanks RR. They’re all old friends on the old trail — and I look forward to meeting them again.<BR/><BR/>Zhoen, well put. "<I>Celebrating the impossible, not neglecting it</I>." A very good point.<BR/><BR/>HHnB: Your remark might have been at least partly flippant, but it's an important point. Seeing things from the position of "the other" certainly provides a powerful incentive to think hard. pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-54340663556433469602007-09-10T11:34:00.000+12:002007-09-10T11:34:00.000+12:00I wouldn't want anyone flipping my 'rock', thankyo...I wouldn't want anyone flipping my 'rock', thankyou:)<BR/>Live and let live huh?herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-71608346054488487222007-09-09T12:08:00.000+12:002007-09-09T12:08:00.000+12:00Celebrating the impossible, not neglecting it. I a...Celebrating the impossible, not neglecting it. <BR/><BR/>I always felt funny about turning over rocks just to see beneath. Very scientific, but my own knowledge and interest seemed insufficient reason to bother the wee critters. I'm happy to let them hide, if they so wish.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1801823903214630212007-09-07T23:17:00.000+12:002007-09-07T23:17:00.000+12:00'And life runs large on the Long Trail - the trail...'And life runs large on the Long Trail - the trail that is always new.'<BR/>What a lovely way to travel it.... as thought-filled as your long-distance journeys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-20459890195595434942007-09-07T08:27:00.000+12:002007-09-07T08:27:00.000+12:00I'm honoured, Avus. Thankyou.I'm honoured, Avus. Thankyou.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-60102518339883078282007-09-07T04:53:00.000+12:002007-09-07T04:53:00.000+12:00There is a lot of Buddha in this post, Pete.There is a lot of Buddha in this post, Pete.Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-50994615984860291702007-09-05T16:22:00.000+12:002007-09-05T16:22:00.000+12:00Thanks, and welcome, evoexplorer.Barbara and Andre...Thanks, and welcome, evoexplorer.<BR/><BR/>Barbara and Andrea, I miss you back here! The internet can be great, but it's no substitute for being able to sit down together with a pint. I think of you, too, and look forward to catching up somewhere, sometime, for real.<BR/><BR/>Miguel, "<I>...so much to comment on, perhaps too much.</I>" — yes, that was my immediate thought when I read your pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-7330930558746121092007-09-05T02:22:00.000+12:002007-09-05T02:22:00.000+12:00Just spent the better part of this evening catchin...Just spent the better part of this evening catching up on your posts. So much to comment on, perhaps too much. Still, just having to returned to Japan it's comforting to read another traveler's reactions to his turn of landscapes and the passage of travel dreams. The return here to a place I really don't want to be brought great resentment and anger, a feeling of wasted time and skirting the butukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473964455146342069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-60101068005878005332007-09-04T19:56:00.000+12:002007-09-04T19:56:00.000+12:00Hi Pete,I wanted just to drop You a line, to let Y...Hi Pete,<BR/>I wanted just to drop You a line, to let You know that you're thought of, here in England where we are now.<BR/>I keep reading You. And loving it.<BR/><BR/>Bye<BR/>Barbara & AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-29993722487677311602007-09-04T17:12:00.000+12:002007-09-04T17:12:00.000+12:00nice photo Pete !! cool to stay and read here... k...nice photo Pete !! cool to stay and read here... keep it up !!TCMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002869812513598264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-47655405655007844952007-09-04T07:34:00.000+12:002007-09-04T07:34:00.000+12:00Cheers Bev. Yes, I too felt reluctant to disturb ...Cheers Bev. Yes, I too felt reluctant to disturb rocks well-embedded in the ground. It's usually very difficult to replace them so they look undisturbed. And I agree about walking over littoral rocks. I really don't like the feel of barnacles under my feet. The discomfort's psychological, not physical.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-27586432664470080682007-09-03T23:52:00.000+12:002007-09-03T23:52:00.000+12:00Beautiful photo of the spider and the rimu bark. ...Beautiful photo of the spider and the rimu bark. <BR/>I do occasionally turn rocks when out and about, but don't much like to intrude on small creatures. I don't like picking up rocks that are tightly sealed with the ground as that seems an invasion of space. What probably bothers me most is walking on a rocky beach or trail, knowing that I'm probably crushing the odd invertebrate. I tend to burning silohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03699849089828169389noreply@blogger.com