tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post2243910897183099289..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: A Minute MeditationFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-84021821275403483122017-11-02T20:48:47.996-07:002017-11-02T20:48:47.996-07:00LOL!! i'm sorry, Brian, it's just that th...LOL!! i'm sorry, Brian, it's just that that's funny!! there is indeed something about clams: sessile in their calm watery environment...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-59320058916480832332017-11-02T18:43:11.538-07:002017-11-02T18:43:11.538-07:00Brian, there are many times when I think the biolo...Brian, there are many times when I think the biologists got it wrong when they named us homo sapiens sapiens--it should be homo discontentus discontentus. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-28829716537832272012017-11-02T18:39:53.666-07:002017-11-02T18:39:53.666-07:00Mudpuddle, when traveling around the western US, I...Mudpuddle, when traveling around the western US, I found two sacred places: Sequoia National Park and The Grand Canyon. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-75671360573091102502017-11-02T16:40:34.820-07:002017-11-02T16:40:34.820-07:00There is something about the quite and the clam. B...There is something about the quite and the clam. Be it people or other organisms. Maybe they are the most content. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-65889520869580003802017-11-02T15:04:33.014-07:002017-11-02T15:04:33.014-07:00Cooper's descriptions of the early forests are...Cooper's descriptions of the early forests are excellent: see the Deerslayer and Chinachgook racing thru the trees to the rescue... the movie was good, too... <br /> i've recently learned that trees communicate with each other; exchanging chemical compounds and organic rootlets underground... i've always thought they were smarter than humans... nicer, too... Muir was one of the few sane persons around, imo...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-16582355231147369042017-11-02T11:47:49.638-07:002017-11-02T11:47:49.638-07:00R.T., I have a similar response when I drive up Mt...R.T., I have a similar response when I drive up Mt. Lemmon, just north of Tucson. I've read similar accounts of the extensive forests of North America many years ago.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-64830030376282064932017-11-02T10:54:39.998-07:002017-11-02T10:54:39.998-07:00I recall reading about the early American settlers...I recall reading about the early American settlers from England and elsewhere; they were flabbergasted when they saw the plentiful trees in North America. I have a similar reaction whenever I can return to my heavily wooded roots in western Pennsylvania mountains. The plains, beaches, and deserts do not similarly “wow” me. Thanks for the words from Muir. I am transported! RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.com