tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post4273090751298706798..comments2024-03-28T17:16:03.754-07:00Comments on Eye on the Edge: Taking a larger viewDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-36850150532752116202016-07-23T06:03:27.402-07:002016-07-23T06:03:27.402-07:00Hi DJan, It's funny ... every week after readi...Hi DJan, It's funny ... every week after reading Eye I'm sitting here asking myself what to write in a comment ... It seems I always want to start with: Hi DJan, Another excellent post here. Ha ha. I know, however, you don't want to just hear the same thing over and over and yet your consistent quality is one of the things I love about your blog. In this post I especially enjoyed the Firefly Experience. Not only did I enjoy the video but also the link back to Time Goes By and having an having an opportunity to take a look at a new (to me) blog. Ronni does have an interesting blog. I can't close this comment without mentioning APOD. I love it that you check APOD daily! I wonder if your interest in astronomy has ever led you to purchase and use a telescope? I do consider astronomy to be one of my interests, but I know just enough to be dangerous. :-) Have an excellent weekend!John's Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618219887687125402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-71778667279584346842016-07-22T08:53:54.135-07:002016-07-22T08:53:54.135-07:00Like you I have despaired at the news lately. It&#...Like you I have despaired at the news lately. It's so awful it's hard to watch, but watch I must because I feel for all these people. Here in England we are so close to it and we just hope it won't be us next. I can't believe that people can be so evil.<br />On a lighter note, Larry has read 'dribbling' by Bill Bryson and enjoyed it very much. I'm currently reading the one he wrote about Australia. He is so funny to read and so light hearted, it does you good, doesn't it! We do need to keep a sense of perspective about life otherwise depression sets in and that's no good to anybody.Stella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-13210486344823346682016-07-21T12:02:56.006-07:002016-07-21T12:02:56.006-07:00I, too, have a routine, er, things I do each day. ...I, too, have a routine, er, things I do each day. I just don't do them in any specific order or time. Does that still count as a routine? <br /><br />I have been enjoying the night sky. Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter. Will look for the moons now that you have informed me. I understand your significant's other love of the night. My husband is the early to bed and I'm the one he finds next to him in the morning having arrived any time between 11 and 3. Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-11924741033158481742016-07-18T17:00:56.358-07:002016-07-18T17:00:56.358-07:00The news is discouraging, all the shootings and th...The news is discouraging, all the shootings and the deaths in Turkey...so very sad. <br />We have magical fireflies here. I love to see them on the edges of the woods:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-27440518823880760522016-07-18T16:28:18.636-07:002016-07-18T16:28:18.636-07:00Loved that firefly video!! And the music is just ...Loved that firefly video!! And the music is just beautiful...so soothing. Yes, the headlines are tragic and the sensationalizing of those events by the media is worse. I find it disheartening of course, but I also know that the Bible says this is how the world will play out, and when these events happen, we are not to let ourselves get discouraged, but instead look up and at all things lovely, all things peaceful, joyful and good. The bad will end some day and I for one, look forward to that day, all the while knowing that our world will continue to get worse until that time of the end. It reaffirms my faith to see the events unfolding as they have been foretold and causes me to do what I can to spread love and kindness while I can. I hope you have a wonderful week! C-ingspotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744931697050670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-75686653544974942932016-07-18T14:41:43.744-07:002016-07-18T14:41:43.744-07:00LOVED the firefly video! I didn't realize tha...LOVED the firefly video! I didn't realize that were parts of the world that didn't have them. We have them here and I usually spend a few moments every evening letting their light soothe my soul and put a smile on my face.<br /><br />The world we live in today can be a very scary place so I find it helps to find these little spots of beauty.<br /><br />Have a wonderful week, D'Jan.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-59219524918412325052016-07-18T11:04:08.959-07:002016-07-18T11:04:08.959-07:00I just might have to get that book, he seems to be...I just might have to get that book, he seems to be describing me so well! Loved the Firely video; they're one reason I keep our meadow with it's long grass and 'weeds' - Firefly habitat. Those tiny moons of Jupiter were pretty neat too.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-50892430547060658972016-07-18T08:16:33.594-07:002016-07-18T08:16:33.594-07:00Love the firefly video! They are quite homely bug...Love the firefly video! They are quite homely bugs when not lit up--LOL!<br /><br />The excerpt was very funny to me. Wrote the book and author down on my endless library list--LOL!<br /><br />As you know, I don't watch the news. Things must be getting worse because I am not even hearing about shootings and attacks after the fact. People don't even want to talk about them, I guess. That's how it got in the 60s when we saw graphic Vietnam and riots every day. It got so nobody wanted to talk about it in normal conversation anymore. The daily bombardment was enough. We survived that. I pray we survive all of this, too.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-12413668402350262772016-07-18T05:37:01.602-07:002016-07-18T05:37:01.602-07:00I remember your trip to Turkey, too, and felt sad ...I remember your trip to Turkey, too, and felt sad about the violence there. Why do so many people have to base their lives on violence? I dread any of that coming here to Hawaii.<br /><br />That quote from Bryson's book made me laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-24540614047112741822016-07-17T18:44:31.697-07:002016-07-17T18:44:31.697-07:00These days with the catastrophes we keep saying it...These days with the catastrophes we keep saying it will get better but it gets worse. I brought two books home this week and one was Bryson's road to dribbling. I started reading the other book A Youth wasted climbing by David Chaundy-Smart. I'll finish the one I'm reading and then go to Bryson's book. The Appalachian walk was a little draggy at times.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-14682496411716863662016-07-17T16:50:30.877-07:002016-07-17T16:50:30.877-07:00I am ignoring much of the rest of the world today....I am ignoring much of the rest of the world today. we are on Whidbey island, at the beach, in sunshine. It's late afternoon, the kids are playing in the water now that the tide is in, and Tom, Jill and I are lounging inside, reading, with a breeze wafting through the open doors and windows. <br />Lazy. My birthday gift to myself.<br />We'll get back to the real world later. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-49574920938794787262016-07-17T15:53:50.971-07:002016-07-17T15:53:50.971-07:00Thank you, I am on my way to find that book by Bil...Thank you, I am on my way to find that book by Bill Bryson for a news respite. That is some funny stuff. Humor and friends will get us through. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-7045670800666002532016-07-17T14:54:47.005-07:002016-07-17T14:54:47.005-07:00Thank you. I do indeed feel lighter. And more ho...Thank you. I do indeed feel lighter. And more hopeful.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-48296699523769787832016-07-17T14:27:51.921-07:002016-07-17T14:27:51.921-07:00You brought a smile to my face :-) I think I will ...You brought a smile to my face :-) I think I will have to read that book! I had to look up APOD. Just beautiful! I think I'll enjoy these photos every morning too. Thanks for writing DJan.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237805282007404140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-40564934595746731252016-07-17T14:14:21.314-07:002016-07-17T14:14:21.314-07:00I rarely turn the tv on anymore. What's happen...I rarely turn the tv on anymore. What's happening in the world is bad enough, but the sensationalism of the news is even worse. Also, who cares about what the latest Hollywood star or pro player is doing? Taking a larger view is often so life-affirming. Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-13457188398724777362016-07-17T10:53:36.044-07:002016-07-17T10:53:36.044-07:00I don't listen to much of the news beyond the ...I don't listen to much of the news beyond the headlines these days. Finding the incredible beauty in the world around us is a great way to deal with the tragedy. Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.com