Comments for Notes from Near and Far

Comment on The Sum of Quiet Abundance by Nature on the Edge

Nature on the Edge — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:41:19 +0000

What a medley of gorgeous coloured critters!

Comment on The Sum of Quiet Abundance by v4vikey

v4vikey — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:22:28 +0000

Nice micro shots………

Comment on An Uncertain Country by julianhoffman

julianhoffman — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:56:15 +0000

Thanks, Pete! Always a pleasure to know you’re enjoying these journeys. Any excursions of your own planned for the summer?

Comment on An Uncertain Country by writesofway

writesofway — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:22:17 +0000

Lovely post, Hoff. Beautiful prose and fine pictures – your stock in trade! Anyone would think it’s easy…

Comment on An Uncertain Country by bookishnature

bookishnature — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:13:18 +0000

What a lovely message! Finding it has been an added lift and upbeat to my day – thank you, Julian… It’s a real honour to know you’ve enjoyed reading my offerings – and it’s such an honour too to see my blog appear on your blogroll! That’s so kind, thank you…

That’s great that you found my blog via Diana’s lovely blog (thanks Diana!) It’s a real wonder of blogging that networks and connections between people who share the same interests and concerns, can stretch all over the world, making the pursuit of those interests all the more rich and rewarding. I’m sure I’m going to learn so much from your blog, discovering the riches of places and wildlife I’ve never encountered before – as well as seeing more familiar wildlife in a new light and new context/ environment. Your posts have already stretched my learning about nature, place and wildlife to more immediately felt global levels of insight!

Really pleased to be in touch!

Best wishes,
Melanie

Comment on An Uncertain Country by julianhoffman

julianhoffman — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:14:38 +0000

It’s a delight to hear from you, Melanie, especially as it was such a pleasure discovering your blog via Diana Hale the other day. I’m really looking forward to further exploring your wonderful posts, and the connections you’re drawing between books, nature and our lives.

Thanks ever so much for these kind and thoughtful words of yours. They’ve really touched me this morning; reading them was like a little post in itself, full of beautiful phrasing and images that echoed. It’s a great honour to know that they were written in response to my words. Thank you…

Hope all is well with you, and it’s lovely to be in touch!

Best wishes,
Julian

Comment on An Uncertain Country by julianhoffman

julianhoffman — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:46:15 +0000

Your comments are always such a delight to read, Barbara. They raise questions and connections about our place in things, and encourage me to pursue stray images and ideas that you’ve seeded like the evolving interplay of “nature, history and people.” So pleased you enjoyed this journey to the coast and, like you, I hope the wild world keeps returning. Many thanks for adding your graceful thoughts.

Best wishes,
Julian

Comment on An Uncertain Country by julianhoffman

julianhoffman — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:42:19 +0000

All my years living in the UK and I’ve yet to visit Wales, but from your sublime descriptions of “windows that once housed arrows” you’ve crafted an image that will steer me in its direction. Thanks, as always, for your generous compliment and for taking the time to read. Hope all is well, Aubrey.

Comment on An Uncertain Country by julianhoffman

julianhoffman — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:39:49 +0000

Thank you so much, Janet, for your continued support and kind words. It’s a great joy to hear how these posts are reaching you.

Best wishes,
Julian

Comment on An Uncertain Country by bookishnature

bookishnature — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:15:39 +0000

Hello Julian – thank you for visiting my blog; I’m so glad you did – it’s been a highlight of my day to discover your wonderful writing and beautiful blog.

I love the mindful beauty of your words here – the imagery is so vivid and arresting; it reaches a place of deep response. As does the truth and poignancy of your reflections on uncertainty and returning, the buoyancy and plummeting woven through the fortunes of place, wildlife and people’s lives. I love the way you sew together all this deeper significance in your words and your noticing.

Thank you for taking me on a journey through such a wonderful landscape. I enjoyed so much the feeling of being there, and experiencing the wildlife all around (raining yellow wagtails and swallows – magical!) as I read and listened to your post. And your lovely photos all add to the feeling of being transported.

I shall definitely be returning here often, and I very much look forward to exploring your blog further…

Best wishes,
Melanie