tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post6181227308298434610..comments2023-09-05T04:45:06.546-07:00Comments on Talespinning: Moment of inhaleTricia J. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-35586641842852262992010-01-26T12:49:12.407-08:002010-01-26T12:49:12.407-08:00Julie: Well said! It is all that and more.Julie: Well said! It is all that and more.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-22189703987527942422010-01-26T10:53:40.449-08:002010-01-26T10:53:40.449-08:00I love the sea. It's the ultimate novel settin...I love the sea. It's the ultimate novel setting because it can be anything you want it to be: dangerous, beautiful, wild, mysterious, treacherous, romantic, mystical. Beautiful photos!Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-21718410815825306802010-01-26T10:27:25.919-08:002010-01-26T10:27:25.919-08:00Robyn: Nice to have you back and thank you! Someti...Robyn: Nice to have you back and thank you! Sometimes I want to unplug like you do but then things like this pop up and I want to blog about them. 'tis a conundrum.<br /><br />Diana: Yes, exactly--happy and excited. It stirs emotion.<br /><br />Elana: I love to to do it and find out others enjoy it, too.<br /><br />Mel: Yes! I took it with that cell phone. I continue in amazement, and it's so handy just shoved in a pocket.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-81746851220188421122010-01-26T10:08:29.186-08:002010-01-26T10:08:29.186-08:00Beautiful, Tricia. I love the beach after a storm....Beautiful, Tricia. I love the beach after a storm. <br /><br />(BTW, did you take the picture of the seaweed with your phone camera? It has an amazing depth of field!)MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-89717142604496069232010-01-26T09:44:07.587-08:002010-01-26T09:44:07.587-08:00Ah, we all need a moment like this. Thanks for sha...Ah, we all need a moment like this. Thanks for sharing yours with us.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-71972936062151527352010-01-26T09:24:06.357-08:002010-01-26T09:24:06.357-08:00I adore the ocean, the beach, everything about it ...I adore the ocean, the beach, everything about it makes me happy and excited. Thanks for the pics and the great post :)Diana Pazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368186068872293410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-35311567045475897812010-01-26T03:19:34.293-08:002010-01-26T03:19:34.293-08:00Pat, these pictures mesmerize me. Especially the t...Pat, these pictures mesmerize me. Especially the top two. I am walking along looking for what the sea spit out. Better yet, I'm riding one of my horses. And we watch the sun as it hits the water, even more sparkling than diamonds. I mean this is what true beauty is. Thanks for your lovely photos. They make me happy. And they make me yearn for my beautiful Keys even more. <br /><br />I missed you during unplug week. Hope all is well and the writing is taking you to places you love to be. :0)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-20403479877169757812010-01-25T23:09:11.210-08:002010-01-25T23:09:11.210-08:00LiLa: I'm holding in a bwahahaha. Sorry, but y...LiLa: I'm holding in a bwahahaha. Sorry, but your Lake Erie comment gives me giggles.<br /><br />Aimee: Welcome. I'm sorry it made you sad, but thanks for the appreciation.<br /><br />Donna: Glad to inspire memories. :)Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-75086114020289496662010-01-25T18:11:43.228-08:002010-01-25T18:11:43.228-08:00The reason I picked the Mendocino Coast Writers Co...The reason I picked the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference for my first ever conference was the lure of Fort Bragg. It's been two years, and I'm dying to go again. <br /><br />This was a beautiful reminder of the time. Thanks.<br /><br />....dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-72582858473997675202010-01-25T17:59:34.408-08:002010-01-25T17:59:34.408-08:00This is a beautiful post, tricia! I love the pictu...This is a beautiful post, tricia! I love the picture...and reading this, having recently moved inland, really makes me miss the coast and its seaspray :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-57288339798272261152010-01-25T14:13:16.223-08:002010-01-25T14:13:16.223-08:00I wish we lived close enough to draw inspiration f...I wish we lived close enough to draw inspiration from the ocean. The only thing that comes to mind is Lake Erie. Yeah. I guess this is where our imaginations must come into play.lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-43449115467433657502010-01-25T11:36:59.529-08:002010-01-25T11:36:59.529-08:00Sherrie: Thanks! ;)
Carolina: Oooo, thanks for th...Sherrie: Thanks! ;)<br /><br />Carolina: Oooo, thanks for that description! And I'll hop on over.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-75200511181850628502010-01-25T09:21:24.328-08:002010-01-25T09:21:24.328-08:00Oh my word, breathtaking!! I want to go here. And ...Oh my word, breathtaking!! I want to go here. And what beautiful words to accompany your amazing photographs...so glad your found inspiration by the sea. And thank you for passing it on.<br /><br />By the way, I left a little award for you at my blog ;)<br /><br />http://carol-in-print.blogspot.com/2010/01/in-mood.htmlCarolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-35107530173225930562010-01-25T09:09:11.872-08:002010-01-25T09:09:11.872-08:00Golden entrails...perfect!
The beach is my favorit...Golden entrails...perfect!<br />The beach is my favorite place for inspiration.Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-68804926014654765222010-01-25T07:43:35.475-08:002010-01-25T07:43:35.475-08:00Liza: Ha! Glad to have found the word you needed. ...Liza: Ha! Glad to have found the word you needed. :)<br /><br />Bish: I love your underwater comments (so useful to me at the moment). Thanks!<br /><br />Natalie: Well, I'm happy to take you along! Thanks so much.<br /><br />Tess: I'm afraid I couldn't move too far from a sea of some sort. I'm glad I could bring it to you imagery anyway.<br /><br />Linda: Nature inspires me, and it is endless in its variations. :)Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-74361942981721974682010-01-25T07:06:15.967-08:002010-01-25T07:06:15.967-08:00You have such interesting places to find inspriati...You have such interesting places to find inspriation. It's fun to read about them and see pictures too.Linda Kagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259042112816376940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-36737048074881037362010-01-25T06:53:45.050-08:002010-01-25T06:53:45.050-08:00I could feel the mist on my face and taste the sal...I could feel the mist on my face and taste the salted air on my lips. Well written.<br /><br />oh, I miss the beach!Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-64966014943501875092010-01-25T06:36:30.590-08:002010-01-25T06:36:30.590-08:00I always feel inspired when I go to the ocean too....I always feel inspired when I go to the ocean too.<br /><br />I love your writing Tricia. You make me feel like I'm there.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-34045104654035328052010-01-25T05:48:41.382-08:002010-01-25T05:48:41.382-08:00Beautiful description. Put me right there with you...Beautiful description. Put me right there with you walking on the rocky shore. And under water, the click, clack and hiss of rocks and water can be heard as well. Like a lullabyBish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-53412161978034078302010-01-25T05:44:13.076-08:002010-01-25T05:44:13.076-08:00I love the clattering rocks at the ocean. I tried...I love the clattering rocks at the ocean. I tried so hard to put the sound into words recently...but the sound is clatter, and it's lovely, just like your post.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-37711694113104988772010-01-24T18:38:58.086-08:002010-01-24T18:38:58.086-08:00Yvonne: You snuck in whilst I was typing. You know...Yvonne: You snuck in whilst I was typing. You know, it just might be somebody's spaghetti! ;)<br />Venice Beach is my old hometown and still a place I go a lot to be with my daughter and other family and friends. I don't know that it's any smellier kelp there than other places. The sea can have a strong aroma at times.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-84781860999427511212010-01-24T18:35:27.434-08:002010-01-24T18:35:27.434-08:00Paul: Knowing the kind of wilderness you have outs...Paul: Knowing the kind of wilderness you have outside your door, I can't wait to see your story.<br /><br />Char: It is true. I continue to be amazed how helpful people will be if you give them a chance.<br /><br />Victoria: I am sorry the fear is so intense. Of course, there are always gorgeous pictures and very solid shores to stand on. :)Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-29005161462729337342010-01-24T18:34:34.349-08:002010-01-24T18:34:34.349-08:00Oh, and I thought it was spaghetti!:) Seriously, I...Oh, and I thought it was spaghetti!:) Seriously, I find any body of water to be a source of inspiration, from our little pond to Lake Huron to the Ocean. But the kelp piles were quite smelly the last time we were on the Pacific. But maybe that's because it was Venice Beach.<br /><br />It's fun to be so absorbed in a WIP.Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-19368970885709866122010-01-24T17:27:22.180-08:002010-01-24T17:27:22.180-08:00This post reminded me that I have yet to overcome ...This post reminded me that I have yet to overcome my fear of the ocean. Sigh. It is so lovely, I wish I could enter it's world without looking back.V. Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406440235719919992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-34165599871128751382010-01-24T15:28:34.296-08:002010-01-24T15:28:34.296-08:00beautiful write and you're so right, if you re...beautiful write and you're so right, if you reach out, there many waiting to share.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03851293154388793520noreply@blogger.com