tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post8363909831267627174..comments2024-03-17T03:17:43.229-04:00Comments on David Anthony Durham: Maya Calypso Durham...David Anthony Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13885922955551669016noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-20159785488438745002008-07-06T17:21:00.000-04:002008-07-06T17:21:00.000-04:00Dirk,Well... if you mean did a rain a lot, yes. Wa...Dirk,<BR/><BR/>Well... if you mean did a rain a lot, yes. Was it chilly a lot. Yep. Were there many warm, sunny days to bask in the sun? Nope. But...<BR/><BR/>I don't know. Maybe my memory is warped, but I didn't hate the weather. There's something lively about it being so changeable - rainy one minute, then windy, then rainy and windy, then suddenly clear and sparkling, with a quality of light like nowhere else that I know. On summer evenings we'd walk the baby up around the hill road behind the village. We'd be out at 10 at night and it would still light, that lingering twilight that makes the peaceful evening hours last and last...<BR/><BR/>Let's say the weather wouldn't be for everyone, but I do think just about everyone would be left gap mouthed at how beautiful it can be.<BR/><BR/>Hi Laughton! <BR/><BR/>Thank you for the poem! (And the additional info.) I've always loved it, and I'm glad you don't mind that I shared it.<BR/><BR/>I tried to format it correctly, but for some reason the indents wouldn't work in the post. Still, it works for me.David Anthony Durhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885922955551669016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-43391371663994987792008-07-06T04:27:00.000-04:002008-07-06T04:27:00.000-04:00I have been offline so just seen this post! Thanks...I have been offline so just seen this post! Thanks David, flattered you included the poem. To aid some understanding ... 'flag' is another name for the yellow Iris, 'tirrick' is Shetland for tern, a 'hansel' is a present and a 'raingoose' is a red-throated diver. I wrote 'another' raingoose because I had written a poem on Maya's mum 25 years previously, in the same spot, under another raingoose.<BR/><BR/>LaughtonLaughton and Patricia Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658801952716469028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-85464800846650762892008-07-04T02:21:00.000-04:002008-07-04T02:21:00.000-04:00Man, that place sounds awesome. I bet the weather ...Man, that place sounds awesome. I bet the weather sucked though, right?Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02887572289745717834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-62223678840024615132008-07-03T20:03:00.000-04:002008-07-03T20:03:00.000-04:00Ah, man... That's the place all right. So funny to...Ah, man... That's the place all right. So funny to look at the map in close detail. I remember those roads well. What it doesn't show, of course, is how the place is all rolling hills, farm and pasture land full of sheep and a few Highland cows. Rabbits. And an occasional nutter speeding down the winding roads like they WANT to scare the hell out of the young couple pushing their new baby around in a pram...<BR/><BR/>Yep, I remember those days well...<BR/><BR/>Good place to write, too.David Anthony Durhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885922955551669016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-22814579329812228682008-07-03T19:22:00.000-04:002008-07-03T19:22:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday Maya! All awesome people are born i...Happy Birthday Maya! All awesome people are born in July (with a few million exceptions, of course).<BR/><BR/>Excellent poem too, something to cherish for sure.<BR/><BR/>And this was the best map I could come up with:<BR/><BR/>http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Forneth,+Scotland&ie=UTF8&ll=56.583692,-3.47168&spn=17.087204,38.496094&z=5&iwloc=addrMark Lavalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731655798726778081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-60199434154516634972008-07-03T19:20:00.000-04:002008-07-03T19:20:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday Maya!Happy Birthday Maya!Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02887572289745717834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-59197280027822945382008-07-03T18:49:00.000-04:002008-07-03T18:49:00.000-04:00Thanks all! It's funny. When I first began this bl...Thanks all! It's funny. When I first began this blog I didn't say much of anything about my family life. I still try not to do so TOO much, but I guess I've also grown more comfortable with the medium - and with the good people that visit.<BR/><BR/>:)David Anthony Durhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885922955551669016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-22593986335613834842008-07-03T11:26:00.000-04:002008-07-03T11:26:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday regards to Maya. They grow fast, d...Happy Birthday regards to Maya. They grow fast, don't they? My daughter's three now, and she just seems so huge and girlish.<BR/><BR/>And nice poem. That's the sort of thing she can really cherish when she's older. Personal nostalgia is underrated, I've always felt. That's a wonderful connection to her family and her past.<BR/><BR/>My best, as always,<BR/>Bryan RussellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-16451469192540909462008-07-03T11:24:00.000-04:002008-07-03T11:24:00.000-04:00Beautiful daughter, beautiful poem.Beautiful daughter, beautiful poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-83561466607716937942008-07-03T01:40:00.000-04:002008-07-03T01:40:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday!! And hey, cool name. Wonderful poe...Happy Birthday!! And hey, cool name. <BR/><BR/>Wonderful poem as well. <BR/><BR/>Just good on you, all around.Corby Kennardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06891081576090200925noreply@blogger.com