tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post1107906321113409119..comments2023-09-05T04:45:06.546-07:00Comments on Talespinning: LostTricia J. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-80900758207778707112012-07-04T10:18:10.856-07:002012-07-04T10:18:10.856-07:00Hi LisaAnn! No, I haven't read FOUND, but I...Hi LisaAnn! No, I haven't read FOUND, but I'll seek them out now. Sounds fascinating.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-37136525751848627502012-07-03T19:22:34.727-07:002012-07-03T19:22:34.727-07:00A beautiful and melancholy post. Have you ever rea...A beautiful and melancholy post. Have you ever read the FOUND books? They are a collection of scrap papers and notes the author has found scattered all over the country. It's amazing what little life snapshots a single note can give us.LisaAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084670148565013397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-46744148530479015202012-06-21T17:21:11.175-07:002012-06-21T17:21:11.175-07:00Liza: sun's coming out!
Sarah: Oh, I wish I&#...Liza: sun's coming out!<br /><br />Sarah: Oh, I wish I'd found them for you, but they'd have barnacles by now.<br />It's been a despairing few days but getting better. I see that light. Thank you!Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-19425835281940775592012-06-20T14:00:11.893-07:002012-06-20T14:00:11.893-07:00I wish you'd found my sunglasses which must ha...I wish you'd found my sunglasses which must have been swept away in last summer's tide. Losing your faith in yourself is far worse. Don't give way to despair. Keep writing towards the light.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-46032035771501387192012-06-20T13:16:39.039-07:002012-06-20T13:16:39.039-07:00Hope things brighten up for you soon, Tricia.Hope things brighten up for you soon, Tricia.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-87585624834542945382012-06-20T10:34:25.634-07:002012-06-20T10:34:25.634-07:00Laurel: Thank you so much, and I wish you the same...Laurel: Thank you so much, and I wish you the same.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-43069879716073732702012-06-20T08:56:07.195-07:002012-06-20T08:56:07.195-07:00Beautiful post, and your photos are so thought pro...Beautiful post, and your photos are so thought provoking. Great prompts for poetry. <br /><br />Wishing you peace and joy today.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-33925731383311021492012-06-19T16:37:44.623-07:002012-06-19T16:37:44.623-07:00wen: *waves* talk to you soon.
Jemi: But you know...wen: *waves* talk to you soon.<br /><br />Jemi: But you know on a roller coaster when you reach to very top and you KNOW you're going DOWN...Actually, I think I'm perking up since that was almost a joke. :)<br /><br />Julie: I love that idea that some things are meant to be lost. Certainly some art, like sand painting and sand sculpture, are created to be destroyed. What is that? The act of creation, of homage, of joy is what is important, not the object, I guess.<br /><br />Bish: Oh and your comment follows Julie's! I love that you create to be reminded of the sometimes ephemeral nature of being.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-7438486531708743852012-06-19T14:09:31.411-07:002012-06-19T14:09:31.411-07:00Beautiful, Tricia. If all we ever knew was darknes...Beautiful, Tricia. If all we ever knew was darkness, light would blind us. Likewise, if all we knew was light, darkness would probably terrify us. (I think there's a scifi book on that latter premise.) <br /><br />Could that backpack have come all the way from Japan? What they lost is mind-boggling. <br /><br />We are all temporary beings on this planet.I build cairns and sandcastles to remind me of the ephemeralness of life.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-84735514928606598592012-06-19T06:15:43.961-07:002012-06-19T06:15:43.961-07:00This was beautiful, Tricia. Sometimes I wonder whe...This was beautiful, Tricia. Sometimes I wonder whether some things aren't meant to be lost. Maybe we appreciate them more for how fleeting they were.Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-64472608936107215512012-06-19T04:21:08.389-07:002012-06-19T04:21:08.389-07:00Life really is such a cycle - or roller coaster of...Life really is such a cycle - or roller coaster of change and ups and downs. It does make us really appreciate those ups.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-5896528049394284822012-06-19T01:57:42.636-07:002012-06-19T01:57:42.636-07:00What a thoughtful, heartfelt post.What a thoughtful, heartfelt post.Wen Baragreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741246296963740806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-39909969314581118532012-06-18T22:46:39.323-07:002012-06-18T22:46:39.323-07:00Stephanie: Sorry to make anyone sad, but I guess i...Stephanie: Sorry to make anyone sad, but I guess it was seeping out of me today. Thank you for the wishes for discoveries and fresh starts.<br /><br />Sarah: Oh, thank you, my dear. I'm emerging from under my rock and trying to keep my eyes and heart and mind open to possibilities.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-8420699597871652522012-06-18T22:15:17.471-07:002012-06-18T22:15:17.471-07:00Beautiful post, Tricia. I hope you find some of th...Beautiful post, Tricia. I hope you find some of the things you've lost as well as things you never thought you'd find (good things). *hugs* I so hope things get better.Sarah Wyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576639307836794270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-17922437023225337922012-06-18T22:05:50.195-07:002012-06-18T22:05:50.195-07:00Tricia, this post makes me so sad because you brin...Tricia, this post makes me so sad because you bring such beauty into all our lives through your blog. <br /><br />I hope the next year is kinder, and that you rediscover both old, and new, pieces of yourself.Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-47927502856215645172012-06-18T20:42:25.954-07:002012-06-18T20:42:25.954-07:00Donna: I wish that for you, as well, my friend.
K...Donna: I wish that for you, as well, my friend.<br /><br />Karen: Hello there and thanks, so much!<br /><br />Yvonne: Thank you. It's amazing to me how my thoughts roam when I walk. I see and process differently.<br /><br />Shelley: It's a strange feeling to notice the loss of bits of yourself, but I think we'll find them again or some new amalgam. And, hopefully, make something out of the loss and gain.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-90934749627376149082012-06-18T19:36:58.993-07:002012-06-18T19:36:58.993-07:00I love this post. I feel like I've lost a lot...I love this post. I feel like I've lost a lot in the past 12 months...little pieces of myself that I hope to reclaim someday. I can imagine them them out floating on the foam, swirling, hoping I notice them and recognize them.<br /><br />I hope I recognize them, too.storyqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-24971110100847231082012-06-18T19:25:23.282-07:002012-06-18T19:25:23.282-07:00You see beauty in the simplest things and show it ...You see beauty in the simplest things and show it to all of us. I'm sorry for your losses.Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-12540708852034915982012-06-18T18:45:32.526-07:002012-06-18T18:45:32.526-07:00Beautiful post and photos! Thank you for sharing y...Beautiful post and photos! Thank you for sharing your thoughts in such an artistic way.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-48546271606434817602012-06-18T16:45:26.697-07:002012-06-18T16:45:26.697-07:00May the light shine on you, lighting those dark ti...May the light shine on you, lighting those dark times.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990167523549582811noreply@blogger.com