tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post3334042417907287704..comments2024-03-28T17:16:03.754-07:00Comments on Eye on the Edge: AlpenglowDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-53961147455398055722016-09-17T15:23:54.181-07:002016-09-17T15:23:54.181-07:00What an amazingly beautiful photograph. Your life ...What an amazingly beautiful photograph. Your life sounds quite full and satisfying to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964712984479525970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-91233603215802105342016-09-14T20:55:39.798-07:002016-09-14T20:55:39.798-07:00I have been remiss in reading my favorite blogs la...I have been remiss in reading my favorite blogs lately. I am wearing too many hats these days but that will soon end.<br />I love the photo and the Alpenglow analogy. Like you, I have a massage, only I have it twice a month. It helps my with my pain more than anything.<br />Your post reminded me of a friend's step father who is in his late seventies. He was once a sky diver and now he has dementia. But recently he said he wanted to go out to the airport and sky dive again. At least he has those great memories, still.<br />Have a great week. I so enjoy your Sunday posts.<br /> Glenda Beallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953170428175025248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-6989792480824343992016-09-14T14:56:51.753-07:002016-09-14T14:56:51.753-07:00Ah yes. Now I know what I've been striving for...Ah yes. Now I know what I've been striving for since retirement.... Alpenglow. I like it...:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-58286447710255911342016-09-13T18:34:10.389-07:002016-09-13T18:34:10.389-07:00I can sense the gratitude in your post and in your...I can sense the gratitude in your post and in your being, DJan. That's a lovely alpenglow - I see the peak glowing pink which makes me smile. It's lucky for us that we don't know in the morning what the evening will bring. Life is never boring!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-31831285096608137202016-09-12T13:23:22.122-07:002016-09-12T13:23:22.122-07:00Beautifully written. Thank you so much for sharin...Beautifully written. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us. What a beautiful picture of that mountain scene you captured - and what a blessing to get to look upon it daily. I would love that. Love the Robert Frost quotation. He does have a way with simple directness, but he says it with eloquence that we can all relate to. Time is such an unusual fellow, and it does seem to involve perception and how we choose to spend it, that dictates how quickly or slowly it passes. I'm trying to learn how to live in the moment, rather than always searching the future for happiness, being content with what is happening, and enjoying the now. For me, it does not come naturally or easily, but something I have to really be conscious of. The past is gone. Tomorrow may never come, so really now all we have is the present. How exciting for you to spend a week with friends in such an atmosphere of learning, growing and sharing! I think you're about my sister's age, and when I listen to how you spend your time - you couldn't be further from how my sis chooses to live hers. She could be spending her time doing so much that would bring her joy, but instead doesn't do much at all. I am sad for her, and joyous for you. You my friend, know how to live! C-ingspotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744931697050670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-88768293220518211222016-09-12T06:23:28.450-07:002016-09-12T06:23:28.450-07:00Hello DJan, Being in one of those "reflective...Hello DJan, Being in one of those "reflective" moods this morning, I'm trying to put into words why I enjoy your weekly blog so much. It seems to be like a weekly update from an old friend with lots of similar interests. An update that combines a look at the past, the challenges of the current moment, and the possibilities for the future. I especially like the way you look at the past and include both the good and not so good or, in other words, the reality of things. Often including an element of nature's time ... the seasons, sun, moon, changing skies ... puts everything into perspective. Compliments to you on putting Eye together each week. Very nicely done! This week I enjoyed the element of Alpenglow ... I've been experiencing it and enjoying the phenomena but had not put it together with the name. Still learning something new every day and thank you for this one!John's Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618219887687125402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-3128098901079581662016-09-11T22:19:13.472-07:002016-09-11T22:19:13.472-07:00Beautiful post!
*smiles and hugs* :)Beautiful post!<br />*smiles and hugs* :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-56463587644932906002016-09-11T18:01:23.347-07:002016-09-11T18:01:23.347-07:00There's one short quote that i like, "It ...There's one short quote that i like, "It works for me." You've found a number of things that work for you and keep you healthy in mind and body. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-42326193121850541812016-09-11T16:52:18.864-07:002016-09-11T16:52:18.864-07:00Alpenglow! Has a nice ring to it. And I even like ...Alpenglow! Has a nice ring to it. And I even like the definiton "rosy light on the setting of the sun" - sounds better than "golden years" to me. Think I will consider myself entering Alpenglow from now on. <br /><br />And please be sure to share your days on Vashon Island! Looking forward to it too!Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-82346043246398115632016-09-11T15:44:20.456-07:002016-09-11T15:44:20.456-07:00Yet another beautiful post.
Raising my glass to yo...Yet another beautiful post.<br />Raising my glass to you.<br />Thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-56743126561018207162016-09-11T15:24:59.555-07:002016-09-11T15:24:59.555-07:00What a beautiful photo and I loved the analogy. I...What a beautiful photo and I loved the analogy. I can't believe another year has gone by and that it is time for you to go to Vashon Island - how I wish I lived closer.<br /><br />I, too, have avoided the news today - it's just too much.<br /><br />Have a wonderful week, my dear friend.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-32410837310665123192016-09-11T15:20:14.888-07:002016-09-11T15:20:14.888-07:00Thinking of you today when we are in Ottawa with a...Thinking of you today when we are in Ottawa with all our family for the Fallen Firefighters Memorial, coincidentally held on the 15th anniversary of 9/11. Take care.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-26313744616299262342016-09-11T15:17:46.760-07:002016-09-11T15:17:46.760-07:00My cousin is a massage therapist and is doing well...My cousin is a massage therapist and is doing well financially. My younger daughter goes there for a massage every time she visits Hawaii, because she has lower back pain. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-89192782301871623342016-09-11T13:52:28.574-07:002016-09-11T13:52:28.574-07:00If this is my last day, I too am happy with my lif...If this is my last day, I too am happy with my life. I try to live this way, enjoying every minute as if it were the last. I don't want any experiences not to be appreciated. It means pettiness, gossip are left behind, most of the time. Life is good.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-20999573133998350952016-09-11T13:27:23.927-07:002016-09-11T13:27:23.927-07:00This is the first I have read of your accident and...This is the first I have read of your accident and I am still stunned. I have always admired your passion and athleticism but your courage to put your knees in the breeze after that horrible accident has put you over the top for me. Kailani nailed it.<br /> Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-25206474062285971752016-09-11T13:00:07.126-07:002016-09-11T13:00:07.126-07:00What a beautiful photo. It looks like a watercolo...What a beautiful photo. It looks like a watercolor painting. Thank goodness for sunsets and all the beauty of nature to soothe us and give us perspective and hope on days like this anniversary of 9/11. Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-50701115169508814232016-09-11T10:59:06.501-07:002016-09-11T10:59:06.501-07:00Could it rally be lack of hormones?
Maybe we just...Could it rally be lack of hormones?<br /><br />Maybe we just get very, very wise.<br /><br />Or someplace in between.<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing you at Vashon!<br />Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-15125007909367683232016-09-11T09:21:50.906-07:002016-09-11T09:21:50.906-07:00Good Morning, your Alpenglow is beautiful! How wo...Good Morning, your Alpenglow is beautiful! How wonderful to see that view from your deck! I would be sitting out there every night! <br />I agree the highs and lows have evened out MOST of the time. I think that happens with age if you are a happy person. Perhaps lack of hormones have a bit to do with that! <br />I hope you have a wonderful week! :) Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-34741045162724842032016-09-11T08:45:48.530-07:002016-09-11T08:45:48.530-07:00When I see video of the 9/11 attack, I see it as a...When I see video of the 9/11 attack, I see it as a news story in which I was not involved. I see it as a distant observer. I never saw much of the original report, because I was busy. It was the first day of reading instruction at my elementary school, a place where I was the director of the reading program and had spent weeks getting it up and running. That day I would meet my own reading groups, the twenty lowest first graders up first thing in the morning. I had to put what was going on on the other coast out of my mind because my job was all consuming. <br />I checked in at recess and learned the second tower had fallen, and later in the day I just kept rolling, until, exhausted, I arrived home to see continuous loops of the tragic events. but by then I was emotionally removed, and because of that, I have been removed ever since. <br /><br />Now it seems to me that we should try harder as a nation to let it go and move on. We are not the only nation that has suffered attack on our homeland. This is just the first attack that was performed by foreign nationals instead of our own people. The damage was more than in terms of body count and structural damage, it was also the impetus of still growing hatred toward those unlike us, who we now fear. That is not healthy for us as individuals or as a nation. <br /><br />And I do love your life in alpenglow analogy. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-39239194524287265412016-09-11T08:41:12.568-07:002016-09-11T08:41:12.568-07:00You really are a very special person. You know th...You really are a very special person. You know that, right?Kailanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343660755285100296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-41129589581482865302016-09-11T08:01:33.109-07:002016-09-11T08:01:33.109-07:00Now you have made me decide to go do my free weigh...Now you have made me decide to go do my free weights session...here on the rug at my house.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.com