28 Replies to “Bygone Days”

  2. Janet Holt – Bald Head Island, NC – I am on a journey of discovery. One that involves discovering the world around me and discovering myself. I have found that using a camera is making this process of discovery much more enjoyable. I trust you will enjoy it as well. My passion for all animals knows no bounds, but it is the parrot that has caught my heart! I am now involved in a campaign to help bring parrots in the wild back into their normal existence! The Indonesian Parrot Project is first on my list, and with a little help from our friends we will bring the Abotti Cockatoo back into a full, strong life in their natural habitat.
    janethilton says:

    So lovely, both in photography and sentiment! Nice way to start my day!

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  3. Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt – Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt is a poet, freelance writer and author of Lebanese and Sicilian descent. A first-generation college graduate, she is the author of more than 12 books, including a Silver Award winner from the Nonfiction Authors Association, an Amazon bestselling children's book, a BookFest First Place award winner, and a Library of Virginia 2024 Literary Awards nominated collection. Since the early 1990s, her poetry has appeared in Yankee, Frogpond, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Miracle Monocle’s anthology You Blew It, Southern Quill, BigCityLit, Haiku Canada, Panoply, North of Oxford, ONE ART and dozens of others. Katherine has written articles for Prince William Living and Haymarket-Gainesville Lifestyle magazines, The Central Virginian newspaper and other regional media outlets. Katherine has won poetry awards from Poetry Society of Virginia, Virginia Writers Club, Loudoun County Library Foundation, Prince William County Arts Council, Poetry Super Highway, and various publications. Her poem “Now Entering Manassas” was included in a time capsule as part of the City of Manassas, Virginia’s 150th anniversary celebration. A founding member of Write by the Rails, the Prince William Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club, Katherine went on to found Write In Louisa through a partnership with Louisa Arts Center. Learn more about her work at KatherineGotthardt.com.
    Katherine Gotthardt says:

    Oh what a gorgeous metaphor. Thank you.

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  4. pishnguyen – I love photography, writing, anime, my family, and my dogs. And I seem to spend a LOT of time chasing my muses around in circles.
    pishnguyen says:

    “dreaming of open fields and hand plows”

    That is so, so picturesque and lovely.

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  5. Cathy Ulrich – Fort Collins, CO – I am a creative, first and foremost, and I love writing and photography. As a bodyworker and energy healer, I enjoy sharing my experiences and insights as well as some of my more eclectic and creative adventures here on this blog. Feel free to read more by clicking the "About" link. Welcome!
    Cathy Ulrich says:

    Lovely photo, Seedbud. One sees those stone walls all over New England.

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  9. dougstinson – Doug Stinson enjoys pondering unexpected connections and sharing his discoveries. He is also a physicist, a photographer, a new product realization executive, and a student of history, the environment and religion. You can learn about his other creative ventures at http://www.douglasgstinson.com
    dougstinson says:

    As someone who grew up in New Hampshire, nothing brings forward the image of “bygone days” than stumbling across a stone wall in a forest.

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  12. lizpurvis – Hi, I’m Liz. I’m a writer, a musician, an artist, a lover, and a friend. I love easily and often. As Irish musician Johnny Flynn wrote, "I was born with a love of the wrote and the writ..."
    lizpurvis says:

    I’m really liking your format, photography & poetry together. Nice stuff!

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  13. mybeautfulthings – Cornwall, UK – Finding the beautiful in the everyday - I write about three things each day which please me in some way - people, food, art, nature, words, music and anything that makes me smile and which I hope will make you smile too.
    mybeautfulthings says:

    Beautiful, words and picture 🙂

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  14. nice – stone walls have so much character… maybe they will make a comeback some day.

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  15. Lovely poetry. I love the stone walls we have here in the north as well. Right now they are covered with flowers rather than snow

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  16. heavenhappens – Welcome to my life. You can share my grown up world here at http://heavenhappens.me where I blog my faith, my thoughts, my life, my travels, my photographs and my poetry. Growing up just after the war was a grim experience. So, now that I have 7 grandchildren, I am reclaiming my childhood by seeing the world anew through their eyes. Every minute I spend with them is magical. So this blog is for them ~ Ben, Rosie, Tiffany, Stanley, Thea, Mateo, and the youngest, Olivia! I hope, when they are all grown up, they will enjoy reading it and finding out about their grandma’s life, and know how very happy they made her. I hope you enjoy reading my posts, leave a comment or a link and I will get back to you. I’m sorry to say that my darling husband died of Covid on Good Friday 2020. Since then the wind has gone out of my sails and I’ve hardly written a thing. I will try to pick up my life and start writing again one day. But for now please enjoy exploring my life🕊️
    heavenhappens says:

    Before I saw the photo I thought you were writing about the Great wall of China! Loved the poem, we have gorgeous Cotswold Stone walls around here and the deer just jump straight over them. x

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  17. nice to see these walls but good point about keeping in or out-like the point of view.

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  18. Eddy Winko – Poland – Left the rat race to live a less hectic and harmful life. From the building of a straw bale house to the composting toilet diaries; read my blog http://winkos.wordpress.com/
    Eddy Winko says:

    Perfect

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  20. Dr. Denny Wilkins – Dr. Denny Wilkins professes journalism at a small, private university in the Northeast. He has climbed, hiked, kayaked, photographed, skied, and otherwise meandered aimlessly throughout the American West for decades. He has degrees in geology, environmental studies, and communication — and has tried to make use of them as a co-founder of the progressive cultural blog ScholarsandRogues.com. He’s broadly interested in how the world works and why it works that way. He hates writing, although he does like having written well.
    Dr. Denny says:

    Once again, you have made me homesick for New England …

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  21. Hi seedbud–Entranced by your pairings of words and image. Visited your site when you liked a poem on my daily poetry blog. Wondering–how did you ever find my site? Glad you did–otherwise, I wouldn’t have discovered this magical leaf and twig to follow…

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    1. Hi, Thanks for your visit and kind words. I found you through the wordpress reader. Looking forward to future postings.

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  22. Gretchen Del Rio – Crestline, California, USA – I first discovered the magic of water based colors when many years ago I began to paint with procion dyes on silk. I loved the unexpected quality of the process. It was so exciting to never be sure what the colors and water would combine to produce. It seemed as though the medium had its own passion. Painting with watercolors and paper is much the same. I love the color combinations and separations that occur spontaneously as the color floats on the water. You can never totally predict what effect will result. If you try to control the medium too much, your painting will be very tight losing its aliveness. The artist must be bold and decisive or the work will not be clear and fresh. It is really like a dance. It becomes a controlled folly in knowing when to let go and when to take charge of the direction that the painting is taking. The images that I paint reflect my emotions and are expression of my life experience. They are not extensively planned, but rather evolve as the painting progresses. I am always surprised by the end result since it comes into being because of what the medium and emotion has suggested. The paintings are from my heart and I always fall in love with the subject. I believe that we are all connected and, if an image touches you, it is because we all have the same heart even though our paths may be different. Most of all, painting what I paint makes me happy. The paintings are my own path unfolding. They are an opening door for me and contain my own passion for life.
    Gretchen Del Rio says:

    Beautiful thought

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  25. winteridge – Harrisburg, NY, USA – Retired in Central New York. Grew up on the Tug Hill and still spend a lot of time there. Enjoy hunting, photography, reading, bingo, natu
    winteridge says:

    And they built all those walls one stone at a time. A tribute to simpler times.

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