tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post8890907668355743761..comments2023-10-22T05:17:46.986-07:00Comments on Catbird Scout: Gifts of LightDeb Shuckahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-56142064873605784602011-07-12T11:39:38.441-07:002011-07-12T11:39:38.441-07:00I don't have words to describe, but to say one...I don't have words to describe, but to say one thing, happy to be here, i could find a poetic touch here in these pages, i love such words, great experience<br />thanks for sharing<br />I joined in<br />best<br />philipPhilip Verghese 'Ariel'https://www.blogger.com/profile/16981252465465661710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-48505987074731087382011-07-11T08:22:23.792-07:002011-07-11T08:22:23.792-07:00Reading this post "lightened up" my pers...Reading this post "lightened up" my perspective. I love light, yet at the same time, also love the lush greenery of the forested area I remember that surrounds your home. I covet your home, and "extended back yard"! <br />I totally understand your reticence to "prune", as I'm guilty of that same thing. But, I thought about my overgrown lilac, that produces poor quality bloom, and the need to prune in order for the plant to receive the light it needs to be healthy. I've let it go for 20 years, because it hides the back yard neighbor. Perhaps a "light" pruning is in order. Thanks Deb, for reminding me that pruning isn't death, it's a little bit of rebirth.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923693784234135636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-46890317610732738302011-07-11T06:03:43.871-07:002011-07-11T06:03:43.871-07:00Deb, this is a test to see which blogs I can or ca...Deb, this is a test to see which blogs I can or cannot leave a comment on, and why ...Wander to the Waysidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056931538024315352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-73157941946103948942011-07-10T21:02:31.516-07:002011-07-10T21:02:31.516-07:00Beautiful views you have. I love looking at your ...Beautiful views you have. I love looking at your pictures...so soothing. Just got back from a week at the beach...the view was so inspiring. Hope you had a great 4th!colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-86507962823989809282011-07-10T20:47:14.965-07:002011-07-10T20:47:14.965-07:00Pruning does tend to reveal things that were hidde...Pruning does tend to reveal things that were hidden. I often don't want to see everything that is conveniently covered.Unspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065870952905767595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-85080698223206622992011-07-10T12:37:19.594-07:002011-07-10T12:37:19.594-07:00Deb, that first picture of the emerald ferns that ...Deb, that first picture of the emerald ferns that have covered the trail is magical. As I walked through the woods, during and after a recent shower, I had to stop and take a photograph because my way was barred by overhanging branches, heavy with raindrops and full of new growth. Your post is delightful and I mean that word as it sounds. What a lovely place you live in and how beautifully you draw it with your words. Thank you :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-18496397309013039872011-07-10T11:34:20.664-07:002011-07-10T11:34:20.664-07:00What a beautiful piece of writing! It feels like ...What a beautiful piece of writing! It feels like you're sitting in that peaceful place, looking around and describing it all as a writing exercise.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-63708431512040028012011-07-10T05:04:00.863-07:002011-07-10T05:04:00.863-07:00It's such a refreshing activity to work in our...It's such a refreshing activity to work in our yards, beautify our surroundings and bring in the light. <br />Thanks for this inspiring story about the wonderful gift of light. We all need that.Charlene N. K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07072869649591170822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-72451924812335364402011-07-10T02:43:54.125-07:002011-07-10T02:43:54.125-07:00My husband was just doing the same thing these pas...My husband was just doing the same thing these past few days. I always shudder when I hear him rev up the chain saw because the next thing I know, a tree is down. (We've got lots of trees on these 9 acres.)What he doesn't think about AT ALL is what you end up seeing once the tree or bush or whatever is no longer there. Yes, there are many things that need some trim work, but you have to look ahead to try and figure out how it's going to look after the fact. In the 34 years we've lived here a lot has grown up, but I don't have 34 more years for it to grow back.Elenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377371859667172825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-62744054608003512542011-07-09T22:29:08.148-07:002011-07-09T22:29:08.148-07:00Oh wow, Deb, this is one of your most powerful pos...Oh wow, Deb, this is one of your most powerful posts ever! Amazing, truly amazing. And this line: "A newer sequoia, one of the first things we planted when we moved here twenty summers ago, grown far beyond our earlier envisioned boundaries." So many possibilities in that wording... Thanks for sharing your vivid and visceral thoughts.Katie Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264642384901419402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-4301631249388983292011-07-09T08:13:23.636-07:002011-07-09T08:13:23.636-07:00Sigh ... ... ... BEAUTIFUL! ktSigh ... ... ... BEAUTIFUL! ktAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967340091034274347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-41104701412068587122011-07-08T12:04:23.814-07:002011-07-08T12:04:23.814-07:00Oh, I know well those mixed feelings that come wit...Oh, I know well those mixed feelings that come with pruning shielding, sheltering foliage :) Mixed blessings, indeed!Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069419364783245762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-7883238676531272902011-07-08T08:34:46.427-07:002011-07-08T08:34:46.427-07:00Light is such an incredible gift, but ironically m...Light is such an incredible gift, but ironically many of us feel so comfortable in the darkness. Thanks for your reminder that we need to cut away those things in our life that keep the light out so that we can truly live in freedom.<br /><br />I love you<br />MarkMark Lyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915827981541131957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-31511423458226448652011-07-07T05:49:53.812-07:002011-07-07T05:49:53.812-07:00Being surrounded by plants is very calming. I unde...Being surrounded by plants is very calming. I understand why you were reluctant to prune the trees, but they will grow back. Maybe even thicker and healthier.Laviniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077833136741791230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-45141786535432842282011-07-06T20:55:05.509-07:002011-07-06T20:55:05.509-07:00Pruning is brutal, but it leads to new growth. I ...Pruning is brutal, but it leads to new growth. I loved the dragonflies.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-54168695361810683312011-07-06T19:25:34.019-07:002011-07-06T19:25:34.019-07:00Pruning, I am brutal about. Pulling plants out and...Pruning, I am brutal about. Pulling plants out and dividing or thinning, I hesitate to do. I hate getting rid of plants altogether, but always love the results when things are given room to grow.<br /><br />Can't wait to take a walk with you and Toby. Someday soon...kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-70892736144361843462011-07-06T19:00:12.483-07:002011-07-06T19:00:12.483-07:00Your view looks so beautiful to me, but I love bei...Your view looks so beautiful to me, but I love being in nature! The ferns and all that surround it sound so lush expecially after reading your last post about the baby owl being there too! It sounds like a little paradise and that's how I feel about my yard...our own little haven, So glad summer is here and we can go out and enjoy it!!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063538863025012110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-11707147835208482862011-07-06T17:56:41.028-07:002011-07-06T17:56:41.028-07:00What a lovely view you have. It's amazing wha...What a lovely view you have. It's amazing what some trees can do to make you feel secure, shaded, protected. I sure do miss our in the front. Darn ice storm.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011480058598809782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-55372064056139527252011-07-06T17:54:52.211-07:002011-07-06T17:54:52.211-07:00I went on the walk with you, Deb -saw those dragon...I went on the walk with you, Deb -saw those dragonflies, too, and received their message. We had some of our pines pruned last fall - my perennial gardens are receiving a bit more sun - a good incentive for growth in our short summers.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-55605132471850038982011-07-06T16:26:19.923-07:002011-07-06T16:26:19.923-07:00Your unsure feelings of change are familiar to me,...Your unsure feelings of change are familiar to me, when it comes to tree trimming or removal. We've opened up areas too, and in the process have thought...oh my gosh, what are we doing, but it all works out!Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-16173238640644070292011-07-06T15:55:23.434-07:002011-07-06T15:55:23.434-07:00You've made a yard work task sound romantic an...You've made a yard work task sound romantic and so peaceful! I'm glad you can have new views. With all the Pines that surround us, I sometimes feel like we have a fortress..many times people comment on how big the Pines have gotten and I'm in awe too! Enjoy your little Garden of Eden...all the seasons will have surprises now I'm sure.yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-40392754548926315022011-07-06T15:22:43.565-07:002011-07-06T15:22:43.565-07:00Deb,
As I read this I was thinking of the trees th...Deb,<br />As I read this I was thinking of the trees that we have in our tree line that need to be trimmed back. Mostly because they're hanging down and raking across R's head as he uses our lawn tractor to cut our almost two acres.<br />So it's a necessary thing.<br />I don't know the names of trees, I'm a bit better now that we live in the country, but the names roll off R's tongue. He loves trees. Really loves them. If he could he'd fill our yard with them.<br />Physically he's unable to plant them now.<br />Thanks for sharing and don't work too hard. I love the view it opened up for you.<br />Blessings.B. WHITTINGTONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362600188243508446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-71881375354744773652011-07-06T15:17:23.260-07:002011-07-06T15:17:23.260-07:00I just trimmed the laurel from 18 feet to 3.5 feet...I just trimmed the laurel from 18 feet to 3.5 feet. Brutal...necessary...and the thing is, it always grows back.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654451878235512846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-28131654708440129452011-07-06T12:45:20.172-07:002011-07-06T12:45:20.172-07:00Oh how I wish a Sequoia would grow in Missouri, bu...Oh how I wish a Sequoia would grow in Missouri, but I bet it wouldn't or there would be sequoias mixed in the cedars.T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-34318903980588023432011-07-06T12:00:45.642-07:002011-07-06T12:00:45.642-07:00Love that first picture filled with ferns. Summer ...Love that first picture filled with ferns. Summer is finally here, and it's time to enjoy it. Even if it means pruning and seeing more than we did before. I love the pictures!DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com