tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post7157611245920485242..comments2023-05-30T06:26:29.914-04:00Comments on RavenWood Forest: Spring Green & A River WalkValeriannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-34998404359267720142011-06-03T08:48:00.614-04:002011-06-03T08:48:00.614-04:00How lovely, the spiral and seed.........
Just want...How lovely, the spiral and seed.........<br />Just wanted to let you know I'm glad you and Jewell didn't sustain damage during the tornado. <br />also, really enjoyed seeing the video about your show!Lauren Rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157367890138761677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-39888438384799819612011-05-26T06:07:36.160-04:002011-05-26T06:07:36.160-04:00V- Wetlands watercolour seems to embody the subtle...V- Wetlands watercolour seems to embody the subtle presence of water everywhere in your images - love it. BBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-2246008137728536492011-05-25T23:53:37.856-04:002011-05-25T23:53:37.856-04:00Velma - no shame, now you know!
Roxanne - the go...Velma - no shame, now you know! <br /><br />Roxanne - the gorge is the biggest attraction in town! Not as grand as some river gorges, but amazing and just down the road from me... I hear the river rushing through those high stone walls in spring thaw.Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-71565398765135182702011-05-21T11:55:16.228-04:002011-05-21T11:55:16.228-04:00This gorge is enchanting. So strong with its etch...This gorge is enchanting. So strong with its etched walls, so graceful deep in it's canyon. I wish I could see it in person. roxannerivergardenstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018601892508498148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-88156400362424644572011-05-19T19:58:35.522-04:002011-05-19T19:58:35.522-04:00shame on me, i know that bird by sight and by soun...shame on me, i know that bird by sight and by sound, but i never had put them together. a lovely walk with you and your friends. thank you.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-20122509489976281542011-05-18T15:13:07.892-04:002011-05-18T15:13:07.892-04:00Cranky Crone - thanks!
Steven - I can't belie...Cranky Crone - thanks!<br /><br />Steven - I can't believe its taken me SO LONG to do a post on the gorge, its just a few miles from home, much closer as the crow flies. Its one of the reasons I landed here... I was full of those Oh's and Ah's when I first visited while out this way looking for land. <br /><br />Julie - couldn't it? Stones and water and caves - yes, ancient and contemporary all at once. <br /><br />Mermaid - Once this week + of rain is done, I just might go back and leave some enchantment, thanks for your vote!<br /><br />susan - I have my bears still with me, sitting in a basket upstairs... I'm thinking I might take them to the gorge to do a photo shoot in the stump! Ha! Hope I get to that!<br /><br />Donna - glad you think the greens are right, they just come out from memory and I hope I get them right sometimes. <br /><br />Rowan - I like that one, too.. I surely feel the spirit of that tree grabbing on!<br /><br />Helen - thanks! Glad to share my woods with you.... now if it will ever stop raining - and I mean POURING - I'll get back out there. <br /><br />Jude - love the wood thrush song, it really does transport me, and the frogs, I never knew how magical they were before moving here. <br /><br />Marie - yes, such power in the land. That spot is truly one where the earth's intensity is palpable. <br /><br />Jodi - I've never been to Angkor- but I bet I'd have the same response, absolutely!<br /><br />mirsini's creations- yes, yes, VERY elfin!!<br /><br />Tammie - a good visit, but very short, thank goodness for email and that Bob travels east a lot - I've never gotten out to California to see him!<br /><br />Donna - it is QUITE the soundtrack, really, I love it. <br /><br />Swan Artworks - I've been drooling over photos of bluebells and thinking just what you said about how different England's forests are to here. Both have their amazing beauty... and someday I MUST see the bluebells!<br /><br />Ramona - To be awakened at dawn by the wood thrush song is wonderful. They are truly amazing. They often scratch around in my moss garden, one sits on a branch nearby and sings - astonishing, really.<br /><br />Penny - thanks... it does really feel like things are filling in. <br /><br />layers - I've noticed how this particular forest looks a lot like the Northwest. I think the predominance of the hemlocks are a part of that as they make it cool and dark and damp. Just a bit further up into the hills and the pine forests are drier and have a very different feel. <br /><br />Jeanne - no end to the rain yet! When I look at the online forecast, there are little icons showing rain for days. But, alas, I am getting things done inside, I'm SURE you understand how warmth and sun can bring on the gardening obsession!Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-1948706839072541942011-05-18T11:23:51.245-04:002011-05-18T11:23:51.245-04:00Chesterfield Gorge looks an incredible place to vi...Chesterfield Gorge looks an incredible place to visit Valerianna. Fantastic photos! So much history in all those layers of wood and rock ... wonderfully descriptive prose ... and the soundtrack from your daydreaming by the cosy stove as you recall the trip with your friends, setting down those lovely memories.<br /><br />I hope the rain has stopped and you are able to tend your newly dug garden beds!<br /><br />Jeanne<br />xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-10124156469573666892011-05-17T23:28:37.292-04:002011-05-17T23:28:37.292-04:00So you live in the North east and I live in the No...So you live in the North east and I live in the North west part of the country and yet your woods and streams and trees look just like ours--- very beautiful and lush and peaceful.layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-24845499405387754452011-05-17T18:34:37.772-04:002011-05-17T18:34:37.772-04:00Aaah, those woods and rivers and mighty boulders. ...Aaah, those woods and rivers and mighty boulders. You are right, the spaces between the trees and filling up....love the way you express things.Penny Berenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-90751685859381526322011-05-17T18:24:53.325-04:002011-05-17T18:24:53.325-04:00I love the sound of the wood thrush! So haunting a...I love the sound of the wood thrush! So haunting and magical like the places you show us. Your friends are having a good time:)ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615254210131699811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-73561261609752725582011-05-17T15:19:34.097-04:002011-05-17T15:19:34.097-04:00I love the soft verdant light in the Wetlands pain...I love the soft verdant light in the Wetlands painting, so evocative. Lovely forest pictures, your vast wide forests seem so different to our native British broadleaf woodlands... bears and bobcats for one!Windsongs and Wordhoardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211375575810428500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-8449321643469945332011-05-17T14:29:39.787-04:002011-05-17T14:29:39.787-04:00You bring a most magnificent meander through the g...You bring a most magnificent meander through the gorge forest and into the nooks and crannies of the stone people lodges...ohhhhhh...and the sounds of the Wood Thrush...and wee tree frogs...most excellent spring soundtrack of the forest.Donna Iona Drozdahttp://donnaionadrozda.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-66208849318493092372011-05-17T12:53:45.497-04:002011-05-17T12:53:45.497-04:00it looks
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as though you had a wonderful ...it looks<br />and sounds<br />as though you had a wonderful time with your friends, new memories..... made adn enjoyed. a lovely place to be, I can see.Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-92141217039350442202011-05-17T12:42:51.174-04:002011-05-17T12:42:51.174-04:00Hi Valerianna!Wonderful pictures!! What a magical ...Hi Valerianna!Wonderful pictures!! What a magical forest!! The roots that look like arms, amazing!!! and the outcropping stones looking like trunks!! The last one it's like something really elfish!! Yes! yes! it would be great for the bears in this place! Magical!! Thank you so much for sharing your magic walks! Kisses!mirsini's creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08426477767263600899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-22470874976058092902011-05-17T09:14:36.868-04:002011-05-17T09:14:36.868-04:00Such a gorgeous forest! And those roots and stones...Such a gorgeous forest! And those roots and stones definitely do put one in mind of Angkor, like you were saying. I think I love those temples a thousand times more for the trees that grow from them.yew tree nightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159879472613574800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-25281115213001994152011-05-17T09:14:00.358-04:002011-05-17T09:14:00.358-04:00i am struck by the evidence of the power of the na...i am struck by the evidence of the power of the natural world - slabs of rock turned on end, rushing waters able to cut through stone... the tenacity of nature - through cycles and years... i love the picture to liken to cambodia... thank you for sharing this magical and yet oh so real world we live in - these images infuse my days and give me much to think upon...mairedoddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-52493706394700256672011-05-17T06:57:55.729-04:002011-05-17T06:57:55.729-04:00what great nooks and crannies there, wood thrush h...what great nooks and crannies there, wood thrush here, but no frogs.judehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-22727942197714751252011-05-17T06:24:50.293-04:002011-05-17T06:24:50.293-04:00I miss living with woods around me. Thank you for ...I miss living with woods around me. Thank you for this adventure through yours. Your painting, words and photographs are beautiful. Hope you are having a most wonderful Tuesday. Happy Full Moon :~))helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04412509910451805109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-31757254086394601312011-05-17T04:08:04.805-04:002011-05-17T04:08:04.805-04:00What a beautiful area, your photographs as always ...What a beautiful area, your photographs as always are excellent. I love the one where the tree roots look like arms wrapped around the stones.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-43622833814583924902011-05-17T03:17:17.937-04:002011-05-17T03:17:17.937-04:00What a gloriously beautiful walk ~ thank you! The ...What a gloriously beautiful walk ~ thank you! The greens in your painting are JUST RIGHT :~)Donna~Q~https://www.blogger.com/profile/15516927570570110567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-62678930815052337982011-05-16T22:54:05.703-04:002011-05-16T22:54:05.703-04:00V - I am missing my Forest home very much during t...V - I am missing my Forest home very much during this month away in the suburbs and drank in these photos with joy. Your mention of Stieff bears hit a nostalgic chord with me; I had a wonderful collection of Stieff animals as a child who were my favorite companions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17790734873076989843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-34264506854677984452011-05-16T22:05:10.600-04:002011-05-16T22:05:10.600-04:00Beautiful...and the child in me says YES, leave a ...Beautiful...and the child in me says YES, leave a little enchanted gift, perhaps for a small child to find and treasure.A mermaid in the attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139858546037879539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-34686902963398225052011-05-16T21:47:21.126-04:002011-05-16T21:47:21.126-04:00Could be a thousand years ago and not today.
so ti...Could be a thousand years ago and not today.<br />so timeless it is.Julie Whitmore Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283540996942265818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-81577894075715881002011-05-16T21:40:06.681-04:002011-05-16T21:40:06.681-04:00valerianna, the openings of space in some of these...valerianna, the openings of space in some of these pictures precipitate "oh's" and "wows" out loud . . . the great dragon mouth cave at the end is like home. thankyou for sharing these stunning images. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-31290061342855805972011-05-16T19:26:45.959-04:002011-05-16T19:26:45.959-04:00Special and spirited pictures as usual :-)Special and spirited pictures as usual :-)The Cranky Crone, she lives alone!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18008449764395110002noreply@blogger.com