tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post5182789832416779582..comments2024-02-08T23:36:57.924-08:00Comments on bikesbirdsnbeasts: Symbols of light for My World TuesdayBlack Jack's Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18436115876996209227noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-68673860717653184142012-12-22T12:33:35.562-08:002012-12-22T12:33:35.562-08:00So many wonderful photos. thank youSo many wonderful photos. thank youJoe Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960458164425338569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-23814720563514863422012-12-20T19:59:53.391-08:002012-12-20T19:59:53.391-08:00This post is such a beautiful tribute to the child...This post is such a beautiful tribute to the children and teachers who died. As a former teacher, I am devastated that school, which should be such a safe place for everyone, was not. I am beyond despair that we allow people to have guns, that we do not have enough resources to help those who have mental problems, that we have a society where there is so much anger and stress. Your response that we should treat everyone with respect and kindness is a first step. There are other values which we, as a society, need to address. Thank you for your thoughtful and beautifully written letter to remind us to be better people in honour of those little ones and their teachers. PhyllisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-3495166841410182442012-12-20T05:46:42.347-08:002012-12-20T05:46:42.347-08:00What a wonderful theme for Christmas -- except for...What a wonderful theme for Christmas -- except for the school tragedy. Just too sad and too incomprehensible. Your photos are outstanding as usual.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-23586948237549441412012-12-19T23:33:21.303-08:002012-12-19T23:33:21.303-08:00The evening shots are great - I think I'm goin...The evening shots are great - I think I'm going to have to do some more low light pictures.<br /><br />Cheers - Stewart M - MelbourneStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-82074946396286087152012-12-19T18:27:22.871-08:002012-12-19T18:27:22.871-08:00Lovely set of pictures showing everyday life at yo...Lovely set of pictures showing everyday life at your end. Thanks for sharing!Kusumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343908226945151574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-73358926180005717812012-12-19T10:14:45.107-08:002012-12-19T10:14:45.107-08:00Carol, I really appreciate the flow of your posts....Carol, I really appreciate the flow of your posts.....you create a well-structured story every time.<br />I would choose to think that that 'special' light was reflective of the beautiful spirits of those children.<br />I struggled what to do on my post shortly after as well. I was conflicted between anger against the use of guns and the overwhelming grief that the survivors must be feeling. Anger results in more anger, so I chose peace.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-66061212069135059362012-12-19T10:09:01.186-08:002012-12-19T10:09:01.186-08:00Oh Carol...your heartfelt depth of expression just...Oh Carol...your heartfelt depth of expression just gathers me up and makes me understand that much better and that much more.<br />The trip through Jim and my old haunts prior to False Creek's birth...ie: Burrard Bridge, along that particular path and onto Point Grey. This has been so profound for me this day, this grey day in NS as Sophie lays at my foot. <br />Did you know that Jim and I fell in the middle of Burrard Bridge one night coming home from work. It was raining so very hard and we decided to skip across the carless road...and surprise down we went on our behinds. We looked at each other and began to LAUGH so very hard. We picked ourselves up an scooted across and have always thought of this bridge with fond joyful memories. SO you see something light and cheerful can come from sad moments in life, your sad moments with the awful situation of last Friday has triggered this memory within me and I have shared. If I put even the tiniest smile on your face...then...taa daa!<br />Ronfromsophiesviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532257840856313054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-60524645472977398332012-12-19T05:46:45.408-08:002012-12-19T05:46:45.408-08:00Thank you for posting those wonderful photos. The ...Thank you for posting those wonderful photos. The beauty of the world around us is something we need to cling on to. I agree entirely with the comments from Evensong. I have taught autistic children and although their behaviour may have been challenging at times, they do not deserve the label of being mentally ill.Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-78959871898146992842012-12-18T22:54:15.731-08:002012-12-18T22:54:15.731-08:00A touching post, Carol.
But I MUST challenge Jeann...A touching post, Carol.<br />But I MUST challenge Jeannette's statement that this was "a case of mental illness (Asperger syndrome/autism)." Neither autism nor Asperger's is a mental illness! They are both developmental in nature, and there is NO RESEARCH that correlates either with violent behavior! Indeed, many are saying (assuming?) that there is mental illness involved in this horrific situation, but the tragedy will be compounded if people who don't know any better associate the many children and adults who live with autism spectrum diagnoses with fear and subsequent discrimination.EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-39548757752578471892012-12-18T19:48:35.610-08:002012-12-18T19:48:35.610-08:00The tragic event of last Friday lingers in our min...The tragic event of last Friday lingers in our minds. I can see shadows and contrasting moments of sparkle and light in the places you photographed as well as in the two songs at the end of your post. Although one is bubbly and light and the other peaceful and somber, both give a sense of safety we hope to regain. Thanks for sharing your warmth beneath the storm, Carol, with these sights and sounds.Penelope Postcardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094718993222584581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-42221828445958401452012-12-18T19:26:19.892-08:002012-12-18T19:26:19.892-08:00A beautiful post, Carol, in both photographic and ...A beautiful post, Carol, in both photographic and prose images. In the short dark days of winter, and especially when tragedy hits us so hard, such moments of beauty witnessed in a sunset or a smile or the ringing of a bell seem all the more precious. While struggling to find solutions to violence, we must never forget to look at the light. Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231007979360748217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-40086343633061465682012-12-18T19:01:45.057-08:002012-12-18T19:01:45.057-08:00Carol what happened in Newtown must hit you especi...Carol what happened in Newtown must hit you especially hard, because you have been teaching. Hope you know it was a case of mental illness (Asperger syndrome/autism). Love your nightpics, and the sun bursting through the clouds - they're my favorite:)Jeannette StGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-4450531107846453092012-12-18T17:48:15.997-08:002012-12-18T17:48:15.997-08:00I love that first photo. The trees look amazing! :...I love that first photo. The trees look amazing! :)Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272293468239097754noreply@blogger.com