tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post4552244218302583741..comments2024-03-16T21:27:00.457+00:00Comments on Friko's World: May LandscapeFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-87200193474306203812010-05-24T11:38:47.850+01:002010-05-24T11:38:47.850+01:00Hi Friko
I just love these images of the country...Hi Friko <br /><br />I just love these images of the countryside but more than that I love the way that you have described this place of your childhood. It is beautifully written and it carried me along like I was on the bicycle looking here and there and stopping a while to peer in the murky ponds and listen to the frisky birds...<br />thank you Friko<br /><br />happy daysDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-6592919820750838062010-05-19T11:50:43.817+01:002010-05-19T11:50:43.817+01:00elizabethm - Thank you.
Vicki Lane - Thanks v...elizabethm - Thank you.<br /><br />Vicki Lane - Thanks very much, it truly is. Mainly because it is hidden.<br /><br />Paul C - I am sure you'd be very welcome.<br /><br />Vagabonde - The rape fields are blossoming all over the UK too at the moment and the smell of the rape is quite overpowering.<br /><br />Cloudia - No canals, except for two major ones, but lots of waterways of a Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3406002419191758472010-05-18T21:38:52.701+01:002010-05-18T21:38:52.701+01:00Very nice pictures you've got posted. Thanks f...Very nice pictures you've got posted. Thanks for sharing your stories.Austin Home Purchasehttp://www.carvajalgroup.com/buyers.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-13937866948042227542010-05-18T16:09:55.186+01:002010-05-18T16:09:55.186+01:00What a great post! Loved every word and the photos...What a great post! Loved every word and the photos, too. Thanks for sharing. :)Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-62938447834320263632010-05-18T15:51:35.585+01:002010-05-18T15:51:35.585+01:00Your words are so lovely - so descriptive of a qui...Your words are so lovely - so descriptive of a quiet wonderful countryside. I was up very early this cloudy morning and as I read and enjoyed my morning coffee on the deck I could hear the geese and the birdsongs and I looked at our fields and forest and the farms in the distance. Your words describe my peaceful morning so well Friko...<br />"We become part of the silent landscape and Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747219456841194840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-49814550791467596352010-05-18T05:58:24.226+01:002010-05-18T05:58:24.226+01:00Bonnie got there first with the word 'exquisit...Bonnie got there first with the word 'exquisite'. Beautifully written, Friko. My oh my, you have a way with words. <br /><br />And lookee here! You have 114 followers now - my god, woman, you're going to be sorry you asked for more 'cos then you'll be overwhelmed with comments. What a thought. <br /><br />Sorry, I got a bit sidetracked. Calming down now again, and want Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-27407187007001211922010-05-17T19:58:35.357+01:002010-05-17T19:58:35.357+01:00aussergewöhnliche Fotos und eine sehr schöne Besch...aussergewöhnliche Fotos und eine sehr schöne Beschreibung dieser Landschaftsbilder. Gerade diese schöne Sprache liebe ich sehr, hier!<br />Einen schönen Abend für Dich, Friko!<br />Renée<br />(Danke für Deine liebenswürdige Antwort auf meinen Kommentar. Ich habe Dir eine Mail geschickt, die hoffentlich auch angekommen ist!)Renéenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-62989319878909655342010-05-17T19:03:45.177+01:002010-05-17T19:03:45.177+01:00Have Faith in your writing Friko, you do far bette...Have Faith in your writing Friko, you do far better than many native speakers will ever manage in a lifetime and your efforts shien through. Beautifulher at homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553181592011484686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-66140269703975242362010-05-17T12:41:00.046+01:002010-05-17T12:41:00.046+01:00breathtaking word pictures and photographs and pai...breathtaking word pictures and photographs and painting friko. it's a part of the world i hope to visit again some day. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-12312250928278824772010-05-17T08:57:09.225+01:002010-05-17T08:57:09.225+01:00A lovely peaceful landscape! And great for cycli...A lovely peaceful landscape! And great for cycling! If only!Gillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322140697547406511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-62682673916490235272010-05-17T06:15:09.181+01:002010-05-17T06:15:09.181+01:00Beautiful and restful describe your photos. I can ...Beautiful and restful describe your photos. I can feel the peace seeping into me. We all need rest, don't we? I sometimes think that our hectic busy schedules leave too little room for true rest. A stroll through that slow landscape to slow our souls should be prescribed for many.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-69800132974661391082010-05-17T05:08:18.631+01:002010-05-17T05:08:18.631+01:00A perfect post to read before retiring for the eve...A perfect post to read before retiring for the evening...what a peaceful feeling. I will dream of your May landscape and also vote for one in June. Thank you.taylorsoutbackhttp://taylorsoutback.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-77678452222346600942010-05-17T05:04:50.317+01:002010-05-17T05:04:50.317+01:00And canals?
Sounds like heaven...
Aloha from Sp...And canals?<br />Sounds like heaven...<br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha from Spring Time in Waikiki!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75200586760205295702010-05-17T03:15:08.852+01:002010-05-17T03:15:08.852+01:00What a lovely place this must be – so soft and pea...What a lovely place this must be – so soft and peaceful. I like your first photo with the yellow fields – as you say a great place to bicycle. I can visualize that. Your prose is also very lyrical and goes well with the pictures.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-23579588108365111742010-05-16T23:40:33.080+01:002010-05-16T23:40:33.080+01:00This is beautiful country. I want to bring my bic...This is beautiful country. I want to bring my bicycle and take the most scenic paths. Looks like there are many.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-88891530170830106402010-05-16T23:25:19.347+01:002010-05-16T23:25:19.347+01:00Lovely calm pictures and beautiful prose pictures!...Lovely calm pictures and beautiful prose pictures! A gentle land...Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75750796177923774672010-05-16T22:51:29.345+01:002010-05-16T22:51:29.345+01:00Loved it.Loved it.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-38083321922825970302010-05-16T22:35:04.195+01:002010-05-16T22:35:04.195+01:00Martin H - That is how it is, the picture brings ...Martin H - That is how it is, the picture brings the words but then the words need arranging. Thank you very much for your encouragement - although I couldn't see the poetry until you pointed it out.<br /><br />Tabor - May I join you? I haven't been back for a long time; this is all memory.<br /><br />Bonnie - Thank you, for your appreciation. 'Waxing lyrical' is still an Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-16857311752042170672010-05-16T22:12:33.193+01:002010-05-16T22:12:33.193+01:00Sigh. That calmed me down after watching Lewis an...Sigh. That calmed me down after watching Lewis and getting all tensed up with wanting to know.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58792930287439102362010-05-16T21:10:26.918+01:002010-05-16T21:10:26.918+01:00Ah, Friko, this took me back. We lived for severa...Ah, Friko, this took me back. We lived for several years on the Dutch-German border near Geilenkirchen (German side) and Heerlen (Dutch side). I have such wonderful memories of spring, as I'd never until then experienced it - the gentle spring about which you've written. Beautiful.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-32076252785174196202010-05-16T20:18:06.660+01:002010-05-16T20:18:06.660+01:00I love this blog post, Friko. A beautiful picture ...I love this blog post, Friko. A beautiful picture of your Dutch-German homeland. Wales is so different with its mountains and valleys. We went to the Smallholders and Gardeners Show at Builth yesterday. Passed by a sign for Clun and I thought of you - almost gave you a wave!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-91452698457105054652010-05-16T19:47:03.287+01:002010-05-16T19:47:03.287+01:00Peaceful and sensual.
And . . . I believe that I ...Peaceful and sensual. <br />And . . . I believe that I am there.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-594744494974178732010-05-16T19:37:44.659+01:002010-05-16T19:37:44.659+01:00Exquisite! Your prose is so lyrical - poetic. Th...Exquisite! Your prose is so lyrical - poetic. The pictures married with the prose are so lush - I particularly loved the second one with the canopy of fresh, young leaves.<br /><br />May we anticipate a post about the landscape of June? I'm feeling greedy for more of your silken words.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-36055202777343047052010-05-16T19:26:18.149+01:002010-05-16T19:26:18.149+01:00I am packing my bags and coming for a visit!I am packing my bags and coming for a visit!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-33069473851535237662010-05-16T19:15:28.048+01:002010-05-16T19:15:28.048+01:00Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! "...invisibl...Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! "...invisible larks will hurl their joyful song into the canopy of the endless sky." You saw the picture, and poetry formed around it.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.com