tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post6307783258179534862..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: these meadowsounds: sumacRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-73353845053767862902009-10-05T06:13:45.276-04:002009-10-05T06:13:45.276-04:00Hi, Oliag! When I'm here in the meadow it'...Hi, <b>Oliag</b>! When I'm here in the meadow it's nice not to have to pick one of the views. It was so hard to have to limit it in a collage. :|Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-62068948376399376882009-09-30T21:57:23.426-04:002009-09-30T21:57:23.426-04:00...and now September is over!...Such beautiful pho......and now September is over!...Such beautiful photos Ruth!...I'm having fun trying to pick a favorite...I think the tree branches, the path, the goldenrod, ...I'm loving your photography:)GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-16845570958175784722009-09-25T05:25:56.747-04:002009-09-25T05:25:56.747-04:00Thank you, Dutchbaby. Haha, no, that would not be ...Thank you, <b>Dutchbaby</b>. Haha, no, that would not be a hint. It is just an indication of how much I love babies, and when I was passing that window I had to take pictures of all the little sweaters and things. Oh shoot, I'd better learn to knit before I do have something to hint about!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-18289962172547678522009-09-25T05:23:30.481-04:002009-09-25T05:23:30.481-04:00Hi, Tiffany, no worries! I'm just happy for yo...Hi, <b>Tiffany</b>, no worries! I'm just happy for you and the new job.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-21819427290624000122009-09-25T05:22:16.713-04:002009-09-25T05:22:16.713-04:00Loring, I should drive over to GL and meander thro...<b>Loring</b>, I should drive over to GL and meander through town, and get down to the river trail. Jefferson St. is so lovely in autumn, especially down by your house, and on the island looking down the river. It's really strange this year how a lot of maples have one or two branches gone orange. I don't remember seeing it before.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-79861527152364379492009-09-25T05:18:18.802-04:002009-09-25T05:18:18.802-04:00Susie :)<b>Susie</b> :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-46443851861705370032009-09-25T05:17:29.502-04:002009-09-25T05:17:29.502-04:00Letty, so this is now for you too, but heading the...<b>Letty</b>, so this is now for you too, but heading the other way. I get confused. :|Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-76160285684249749692009-09-25T05:15:03.720-04:002009-09-25T05:15:03.720-04:00Hello, and welcome, ♥ Braja, I'm glad CM sent ...Hello, and welcome, <b>♥ Braja</b>, I'm glad CM sent you too, her post touched me.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-82797879835111090492009-09-25T01:32:20.673-04:002009-09-25T01:32:20.673-04:00I agree with everyone before me that this is a stu...I agree with everyone before me that this is a stunning collage, but what I really want to know is, is your photo on "Small" today a hint of an upcoming event?????Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-40618975375989046712009-09-24T19:00:55.366-04:002009-09-24T19:00:55.366-04:00RUTH! Thank you sooo much. I am soooo glad that I ...RUTH! Thank you sooo much. I am soooo glad that I finally found work. Sorry I've been so infrequent on here. I've been missing in action on my own blog as well. Hopefully, with my second job I'll be able to get on here a lil more often since my job is really really slow. <br /><br />Hope all is well!!!!! <br /><br />xoxoxoTiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668285347582538882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-80241291790336949922009-09-24T14:28:29.058-04:002009-09-24T14:28:29.058-04:00A friend in Grand Ledge was feeling blue about fal...A friend in Grand Ledge was feeling blue about fall in Michigan. I told her she should feel glad for certain shades of orange-red, particularly when they blaze over the Grand River. We do not have these shades in the mountains - plenty of yellow from aspens, but no deeper oranges.Loring Wirbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-69828272095600181762009-09-24T07:26:11.099-04:002009-09-24T07:26:11.099-04:00Ha! I am going to share that quote with my SIL who...Ha! I am going to share that quote with my SIL who is <i>always</i> correcting her mom and dad! I'm still going to say "soo-mac" though!<br /><br />(no need to answer) :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-79706620623583451022009-09-24T07:05:35.536-04:002009-09-24T07:05:35.536-04:00Oh, Patty! I went to see the Dervishes too a coupl...Oh, <b>Patty</b>! I went to see the Dervishes too a couple of years ago, with Coleman Barks reading and a drummer, cellist and string quartet. I loved it and posted about it <a href="http://ruthie822.blogspot.com/2007/11/music-dance.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I wonder if you heard Barks read too?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-47412152110059381132009-09-24T07:00:58.899-04:002009-09-24T07:00:58.899-04:00CottageGirl, there is a time to speak and a time t...<b>CottageGirl</b>, there is a time to speak and a time to be silent. Words are just symbols, trying to express what we experience. They are just fingers pointing at the moon.<br /><br />De rien!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-70048781782591569692009-09-24T06:54:51.742-04:002009-09-24T06:54:51.742-04:00Susie, I grew up with my parents saying this littl...<b>Susie</b>, I grew up with my parents saying this little ditty about the pronunciation, which I found <a href="http://doorbell.net/lukes/a101599.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>:<br /><br />"Story has it that a very learned Englishman, who apparently thought he was the living end in understanding the English language, approached George Bernard Shaw, the literary giant, one day. Quite flippanty he declared, 'Mr. Shaw, do you realize that in the English language there are only two words beginning with the letters 'su' that receive the 'sh' sound, sugar and sumac – to which Mr. Shaw replied, 'Sure!'"Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-72955624461386174132009-09-24T06:43:53.061-04:002009-09-24T06:43:53.061-04:00rauf, I responded to you earlier, up above. I lost...<b>rauf</b>, I responded to you earlier, up above. I lost my place. :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-24671544600875548942009-09-24T06:42:56.394-04:002009-09-24T06:42:56.394-04:00Peter, I grew up here in Michigan, and autumn is t...<b>Peter</b>, I grew up here in Michigan, and autumn is the season most people say is their favorite. It never occurred to me until now that anyone would dislike autumn. But now I think of it, autumn in Istanbul was very dreary.<br /><br />I wonder why our colors are early, at least they seem so. But your flowers were earlier than ours in the spring. :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-63383543434334925572009-09-24T06:37:33.789-04:002009-09-24T06:37:33.789-04:00NJ, have you noticed how fast the sumac grow? Both...<b>NJ</b>, have you noticed how fast the sumac grow? Both in size and in numbers?<br /><br />Yes, it does get very cold, yet I still love winter. I need to get some warmer gloves though.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-55595663365904979482009-09-24T06:33:16.203-04:002009-09-24T06:33:16.203-04:00Hi, Sidney, you can't argue with red in a phot...Hi, <b>Sidney</b>, you can't argue with red in a photograph, can you?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-53822824856234055012009-09-24T06:29:35.893-04:002009-09-24T06:29:35.893-04:00Julia, it was my pleasure.
I imagine that althoug...<b>Julia</b>, it was my pleasure.<br /><br />I imagine that although you are grateful for the rain, at times you might want to ask it to stop too. We have gotten a big dose of humidity the last few days from all the rain down there.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-9007373900313735312009-09-24T06:27:26.515-04:002009-09-24T06:27:26.515-04:00Hi, California Girl. We have watched these sumacs ...Hi, <b>California Girl</b>. We have watched these sumacs triple in size and quantity in six years.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-56636651504118696312009-09-24T06:16:47.633-04:002009-09-24T06:16:47.633-04:00Happy Autumn, Anet! You love Autumn so much you na...Happy Autumn, <b>Anet</b>! You love Autumn so much you named your daughter for it. :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-7859527241117207982009-09-24T06:13:02.430-04:002009-09-24T06:13:02.430-04:00Susie! I would like to walk the path with you. Don...<b>Susie</b>! I would like to walk the path with you. Don mows it sort of like a maze, so we can walk the meadow in, out and around. When the goldenrod is peaked, it is a real treat. But I love it in all seasons, sitting on the bench in the middle made from rough logs.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-82754815904632767922009-09-24T06:08:26.943-04:002009-09-24T06:08:26.943-04:00Hildegarde, there are still many trees that remain...<b>Hildegarde</b>, there are still many trees that remain green. I like autumn best when there is the contrast among the reds, yellows, oranges and greens.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-37222969088863693432009-09-24T05:59:39.295-04:002009-09-24T05:59:39.295-04:00Anna, the first year Matthew changed so much, now ...<b>Anna</b>, the first year Matthew changed so much, now he walks and says words. We filled photo albums with Lesley the first year, and then it slowed down, maybe one a year. Now with digital I think I would never stop taking pictures of the kids. Well, I have grandchildren one day to do that with hopefully.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com