tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post3350173760403493936..comments2024-03-23T08:58:00.291+11:00Comments on Flying With Hands: Rain CheckPipistrellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-11348709649416644322022-03-07T11:44:50.868+11:002022-03-07T11:44:50.868+11:00Is the rain over?Is the rain over?Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-40812752072928535782022-03-06T10:09:20.476+11:002022-03-06T10:09:20.476+11:00Dear Jenny, I find little bookish snippets are alw...Dear Jenny, I find little bookish snippets are always handy to slot away for future reference, for you never know when they may prove useful. I'm very pleased that your dipping into the Company of Gentlemen gave you an opportunity to give a wink to a detective fiction aficionado. Hopefully, they'll also enjoy the company of EF!Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-49612292183361871152022-03-05T23:12:56.424+11:002022-03-05T23:12:56.424+11:00I have been reading your post on a different blog ...I have been reading your post on a different blog about Gentlemen. I just wanted to say that although I have no great interest in detectives myself, I did know someone who was more than delighted to hear about Erast Fandorin. I was glad to be the bearer of good news in telling him of Erast's existence. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-58856737753937547032022-03-01T11:20:42.398+11:002022-03-01T11:20:42.398+11:00Oh, dear Ur-spo, I'm well braced for Tragedy.Oh, dear Ur-spo, I'm well braced for Tragedy. Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-86664892832256761322022-02-28T10:17:01.488+11:002022-02-28T10:17:01.488+11:00I read Anna K last year; it ends badly.I read Anna K last year; it ends badly.Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-8061261318777517472022-02-24T09:11:39.284+11:002022-02-24T09:11:39.284+11:00There is something so lively about them massed as ...There is something so lively about them massed as a flock, dear Rachel, more so than just a single bird on a sideboard. It's my fave, too.Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-44226258949429643892022-02-24T09:05:21.998+11:002022-02-24T09:05:21.998+11:00Oh yes, dear Britta, the ultimate form for a narci...Oh yes, dear Britta, the ultimate form for a narcissist's public declaration!! Very much a symbol of our time. It could be so, but, as I said to Cro, this snap was taken before the skywriter finished his job. We didn't need to see what he finished with, it was just scribble :)Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-28460131045291473282022-02-24T08:02:58.917+11:002022-02-24T08:02:58.917+11:00My favourite image is the guinea fowl. They look...My favourite image is the guinea fowl. They look good together as a flock. I would like them and to play with moving them around and changing their order each morning. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-90082768051359306222022-02-24T03:46:08.450+11:002022-02-24T03:46:08.450+11:00PS: The photo of the heart in the sky might be int...PS: The photo of the heart in the sky might be interpreted as a symbol for our time - or do I read it wrong: much steam for "I do love me/I" ?Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-545527173336270752022-02-23T16:17:37.353+11:002022-02-23T16:17:37.353+11:00Dear Cro, I see what you mean and that would have ...Dear Cro, I see what you mean and that would have been an impressive and creative result. Alas alack, it was something far more pedestrian that he had in mind. I was sure he was out of practice for skywriting because it seemed liked he was getting the letters all wrong. But seven letters later, it turned out to be an advertisement for a Real Estate Agent & not some Valentines' message. ItPipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-35549516078552301252022-02-23T15:37:31.984+11:002022-02-23T15:37:31.984+11:00I do note that the two arrows missed their heart t...I do note that the two arrows missed their heart target; does this tell us something about the result of all his excellent efforts?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-13816344453044893342022-02-23T11:48:50.697+11:002022-02-23T11:48:50.697+11:00Dear Susan, I've been sharing in your snowy fo...Dear Susan, I've been sharing in your snowy fortune as there's been much talk of sledding through the night, fur rugs and howling winds between Anna and I :)Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-40516335383314128892022-02-23T11:42:30.347+11:002022-02-23T11:42:30.347+11:00It's been fascinating to watch both the magnet...It's been fascinating to watch both the magnetic allure of the Lotus and it doing its thing in the pond, dear Rosemary. The first of the two blooms is already a bare seed pod and just as intriguing. And the green lady would make a wonderfully eccentric kitchen addition! No space in mine, sadly. Or not ... if Mr. P could have his say :)Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-30450639181530491242022-02-23T10:42:44.389+11:002022-02-23T10:42:44.389+11:00Dear Pip - I too love the green lady who has been ...Dear Pip - I too love the green lady who has been dressed with such an imaginative topknot. Your flowers and blue skies are a joy to see especially that perfectly formed cream Lotus flower. <br />Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-19470322893986030462022-02-23T09:11:49.693+11:002022-02-23T09:11:49.693+11:00Your landscape filled with blooms is heartening gi...Your landscape filled with blooms is heartening given we are still in the cold, rain and snow season. Even April can bring light snow. Also, you and Anna are in good company. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-44702006332140769062022-02-23T08:58:14.130+11:002022-02-23T08:58:14.130+11:00Oh, a stable wormhole would be most welcome, dear ...Oh, a stable wormhole would be most welcome, dear Sean, and if Tetrapilotomos could drag himself away from his most pressing of duties, I think we could all benefit. Do emphasise stability, mind, as a roaring wind tunnel would not be an enjoyable outcome. We've all had quite enough of that nonsense.Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-778843377015056642022-02-23T08:51:22.918+11:002022-02-23T08:51:22.918+11:00Dear Andrew, that's not in the least an impert...Dear Andrew, that's not in the least an impertinent question as it was an inadvertent bit of misdirection on my part in the first place. It is not the shape of Your Correspondent you see in the form of the Guinea Fowl but the colour. Hem-hem, decades of Sun: a once smooth caramel tone is now Speckled Hen, as I give its official Pantone shade. The shape, meanwhile, is determinedly more Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-68995801128527723812022-02-23T08:29:09.214+11:002022-02-23T08:29:09.214+11:00Yes, a spot of colour and calm to send your way, d...Yes, a spot of colour and calm to send your way, dear Britta, to give you a teaser for what's just around the corner for my Northern friends. You are in luck to ask about the pottery hens as they are made around the corner from you in France by the potter Heidi Caillard and the range is called La Pintade (Guinea Fowl). They've been made since the 70s, so there is even a vintage market of Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-35228303253276940062022-02-23T08:27:51.051+11:002022-02-23T08:27:51.051+11:00Apart from the sound of progress at your window, A...Apart from the sound of progress at your window, Anna and you are obviously enjoying a quiet life.<br />Speaking of which, the favourite summer fruit makes a fine still life.<br />Perhaps I should ask Tetrapilotomos if he could spare fifteen minutes whilst being busy with proofreading his 1669 pages short opus magnum "Pre-Assyrian Philately in a Nutshell" to ... invent a stable wormholeSean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-88825284200858059682022-02-23T08:05:10.968+11:002022-02-23T08:05:10.968+11:00And the Pippy, eh... shape? Does that also resembl...And the Pippy, eh... shape? Does that also resemble the alarmingly (or perhaps I should say pleasantly?) plump Guinea Fowl, or is she more of a delicate Anna? (If I may be so rude, or even if I may not be, for age makes me care oh soooooo much less about what I say with every day that passes, a change I enjoy every day that passes too, although those around me may not),Andrew MacLaren-Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275686573421308677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-86475213061323998122022-02-23T03:47:26.650+11:002022-02-23T03:47:26.650+11:00Dear Pip, thank you: it is always so broadening th...Dear Pip, thank you: it is always so broadening the mind to see photos of blooming crepe myrtle while here a few brown leaves swirl through the stormy cool air; only the knowledge that our turn will come too later in our summer stifles being envious of those gorgeous lotus.. <br />Your post makes my feel warm during a kind of European hurricane we endure at the moment! <br />PS: What is that Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-66610363492196317732022-02-22T23:12:25.658+11:002022-02-22T23:12:25.658+11:00Dear Hels, yes, Alexander Macleay was rather canny...Dear Hels, yes, Alexander Macleay was rather canny positioning his colonial home where he did. This view from his front porch across the tiny park to the harbour is a winner. A pity he didn't get to sit out his dotage there on a rocking chair as he couldn't afford to keep it for himself. But, lucky us get to borrow the view for free when we fancy! The boats, as bonus, are always a moving Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-79000926347391378142022-02-22T22:00:21.728+11:002022-02-22T22:00:21.728+11:00I do not have to have a house where the sand brush...I do not have to have a house where the sand brushes up against the back door or the sea washes the back windows. But I do HAVE to see the sea, over the lawns and the back trees. Your photo called "So you may remember this view?" would make me a very happy elderly home owner. Ditto the small boats.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-85045599289627889182022-02-22T20:47:35.982+11:002022-02-22T20:47:35.982+11:00It's a beauty for sure, dear Jackie! And the b...It's a beauty for sure, dear Jackie! And the blue hardcover underneath is just as lovely. I particularly like how I can, ahem, coordinate it nicely with the summer frocks :) ... I hope you're holding onto that fence of yours!! And your shed! And your roof!! What weather everywhere! xxPipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-69896746944036926352022-02-22T20:13:22.723+11:002022-02-22T20:13:22.723+11:00I would just carry that hardback Anna Karenina aro...I would just carry that hardback Anna Karenina around with me wherever I went …… such a beautiful dust jacket ! Beautiful images of your part of the world …… windswept and battered Is what’s going on in the U.K. right now !!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.com