tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post6512549121151725878..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: A Picture Book Week in SpringFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58687012813441485692011-04-14T18:14:14.452+01:002011-04-14T18:14:14.452+01:00Wonderful photos, full of light. Lovely forget-me-...Wonderful photos, full of light. Lovely forget-me-knots..... how I love them too.Fredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-82464562144203002352011-04-14T01:08:41.122+01:002011-04-14T01:08:41.122+01:00Your very first photo is breathtaking, a dream. W...Your very first photo is breathtaking, a dream. What a wonderfully charming post - I really enjoyed it.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-53325868192260636492011-04-12T12:48:02.468+01:002011-04-12T12:48:02.468+01:00Glorious! It is only Tuesday here and with your he...Glorious! It is only Tuesday here and with your help I have already had a wonderful week, too. Beautiful countryside, garden, plus words and sound for the soul And to top all my enjoyment off, learning that such a gifted writer in such a beautiful setting can still be a ditherer.<br /><br />I have always called myself FIRMLY wishy-washy. But after reading your post, perhaps it is that we LChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369350929348290480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-17638086242342388522011-04-12T02:46:12.818+01:002011-04-12T02:46:12.818+01:00I thoroughly enjoyed this post; it was like being ...I thoroughly enjoyed this post; it was like being able to share, just a little, in your perfect week. Lucky Bert, to be so alive at age 90, and I must add that your garden is beautiful!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-12582623413603607862011-04-11T20:58:34.901+01:002011-04-11T20:58:34.901+01:00SO glad the sprite of Spring is afoot in your prec...SO glad the sprite of Spring is afoot in your precincts, dear Friko. You show & tell the soul's beauty and endear yourself deeper, my friend.<br /><br /><br />Bert should be our model as well.<br /><br /><br />Warm Aloha from Waikiki<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /><br />><}}(°><br /><br /> <br />Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-74681268541471939792011-04-11T19:53:14.691+01:002011-04-11T19:53:14.691+01:00Gently rolling hills are such a treat to see . Whe...Gently rolling hills are such a treat to see . Wherever I cycle here , it's the same vivid green but flat , flat , flat .Not nearly so cheering .<br />Your week sounds very satisfying !SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-22327705419242991472011-04-11T16:40:11.093+01:002011-04-11T16:40:11.093+01:00Friko, I have been more than remiss in checking ou...Friko, I have been more than remiss in checking out your blog, but all in is proper time, I suppose. I am enamored of all you share here, that opening photo is simply beautiful. I could live inside it. Your words, after reading several posts, reach me where I'm at right now. I cannot simply segregate a few sentences or even paragraphs. They all speak to me. I have to say, the poems on the Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-14369643798313059742011-04-11T06:46:04.740+01:002011-04-11T06:46:04.740+01:00wahrlich, das scheint ein schönes Wochenende gewes...wahrlich, das scheint ein schönes Wochenende gewesen zu sein! Du wirst Dich jeden Tag freuen, wenn Du Deinen Garten anblickst?! Er ist wunderschön!!!<br /><br />Dir einen schönen sonnigen Tag, liebe Friko!<br /><br />RenéeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-59569596065350073232011-04-11T05:57:33.604+01:002011-04-11T05:57:33.604+01:00Hello Friko!
Thank you so much for popping over t...Hello Friko!<br /><br />Thank you so much for popping over to my blog and for the lovely comment you left. Always much appreciated :)<br /><br />I am very impressed by your blog. So much thought and creativity here and such delightful photographs, poetry, quotes and little peeks into your life. Your garden looks truly beautiful! I absolutely love blue flowers in a garden and wish I, too, Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069419364783245762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-46818619334922953722011-04-11T03:11:33.194+01:002011-04-11T03:11:33.194+01:00You have just described the England that I was bro...You have just described the England that I was brought up to believe happened all the time ...spring, beauty, great gatherings, interesting, family and friends. You have had a wonderful week and I always love seeing photos of your part of the world.Marilyn & Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851884880790561276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73914929977729184812011-04-11T02:46:11.388+01:002011-04-11T02:46:11.388+01:00Your first image of the fields - so beautifully ba...Your first image of the fields - so beautifully balanced - in harmony with the balanced days you have described...Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395890193161794631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-82455454836235827572011-04-11T02:01:15.789+01:002011-04-11T02:01:15.789+01:00You have a wonderful garden. How pleasant it must...You have a wonderful garden. How pleasant it must be to have completed the work and to see such grand results! My garden is in need of a gardener too. Soon and very soon I'm hoping to have accomplished the same! Have a grand week! CathyA Bit of the Blarneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418671116015181693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-27967836729343732842011-04-11T01:52:35.920+01:002011-04-11T01:52:35.920+01:00What a lovely week you've had. I would say, w...What a lovely week you've had. I would say, would you please send some of that sunshine over here, but I know that you don't get so much of it, so I won't ask. Instead, I'm grateful to get the glow of it vicariously through your cheering post!Susan Scheid (Raining Acorns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02827286681242730183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-72842534013765635712011-04-11T00:43:09.934+01:002011-04-11T00:43:09.934+01:00Put the tea on because I am packing my bags. YOu ...Put the tea on because I am packing my bags. YOu had me at photo #1!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-26145515321781804762011-04-11T00:19:03.195+01:002011-04-11T00:19:03.195+01:00Friko, your last paragraph is heart touching. I l...Friko, your last paragraph is heart touching. I love those little blue forget-me-nots. I love their tenacity, the joyful sparkle of starlike color they share. I pray that when my Day has gone, I give in very graciously and leave without complaint. Friko, you are a wonder to me. Such lushness in you beautiful photography.nazelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00711794777364747269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-27680330454661732012011-04-10T21:34:41.896+01:002011-04-10T21:34:41.896+01:00Oh this post. Every photo is delicious. The first ...Oh this post. Every photo is delicious. The first and last are like the best wine, brought to the guests at the start of the visit, and another great one saved for the end. And redwoods! I had no idea you had them there. Well someone had an interesting thought.<br /><br />Bert can add me to his litany of admirers. I wonder where I rank?<br /><br />This page is so full of spring warmth and joy. ItRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-4132519335377271492011-04-10T20:34:57.381+01:002011-04-10T20:34:57.381+01:00Friko, what a wonderful uplifting post. Where to ...Friko, what a wonderful uplifting post. Where to start? My mom always had 'forget-me-nots' in her garden. Every year she would walk along the path and say, "Now what is that flower, I forgot" After a while (several years, ) we began to grow suspiciaous that she was teasing us. To this day, when I see them, I think of her. <br /><br />Isn't it wonderful to get out into schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-90222260125289414262011-04-10T19:23:53.968+01:002011-04-10T19:23:53.968+01:00What a satisfying post for your readers - at least...What a satisfying post for your readers - at least for this one. <br />I wouldn't know what to say if asked for a favorite poem. I'd be likely to choose one and then quickly change my mind on hearing the choices of others.<br />Your garden is looking very pretty. I like the forget-me-nots. I allow them to run rampant for their short lives, as their exuberant blooms are so satisfying Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-50365758561161501242011-04-10T19:16:18.390+01:002011-04-10T19:16:18.390+01:00Hi Friko beautiful spring garden and woods shots:...Hi Friko beautiful spring garden and woods shots: I am consumed with envy. Come across to Living in Exile where you will see my little garden and the er, landscape ...<br /><br />A lovely post.Isabel Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974989548030799086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7373202639012615292011-04-10T18:55:25.132+01:002011-04-10T18:55:25.132+01:00Lovely photos and your last paragraph brought tear...Lovely photos and your last paragraph brought tears to me eyes.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7191838677428310192011-04-10T18:42:43.472+01:002011-04-10T18:42:43.472+01:00Forget-me-nots -Dad's favourite and I love the...Forget-me-nots -Dad's favourite and I love them too. A lovely cheerful post - glad you had a good week. This sunshine just lifts everyone's spirits doesn't it.Twiglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851717329658611598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-66111344552427498462011-04-10T18:41:57.053+01:002011-04-10T18:41:57.053+01:00A perfect English spring - absolutely delightful:-...A perfect English spring - absolutely delightful:-)<br />Our forget-me-nots are slowly increasing year by year but they have a long way to go to catch up with the violets that are everywhere, to my great delight!jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3788952750505171582011-04-10T18:26:07.802+01:002011-04-10T18:26:07.802+01:00I hope your wonderful week spills over and continu...I hope your wonderful week spills over and continues into the next.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-76127578290053951872011-04-10T17:33:39.915+01:002011-04-10T17:33:39.915+01:00We continue to be inspired by your posts! Thanks! ...We continue to be inspired by your posts! Thanks! Love from Penticton...Michael and Hannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231212221228037889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-63196046369533018172011-04-10T17:05:04.788+01:002011-04-10T17:05:04.788+01:00I enjoyed reading your post and looking at your be...I enjoyed reading your post and looking at your beautiful flowers, but at the same time it made me sad. I see that you live in this small town and you have opportunities to walk in woods ”with overgrown rhododendron thickets, and an incongruous plantation of giant redwood” which have been kept for people to enjoy. There were some woods we went to but we just found out that the land has been Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.com