tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566640137599801263.post268770149467455098..comments2024-02-23T22:53:19.212+13:00Comments on stoatspring: The Twilight Withinharveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06635635962581840889noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566640137599801263.post-89105497649999831642010-10-23T04:44:55.293+13:002010-10-23T04:44:55.293+13:00Your comment about the poem I asked you to trace -...Your comment about the poem I asked you to trace - and about its happy discovery by another blog reader - reminds me of that "six degrees of separation" notion. I've never found that you need six degrees; one or two usually do the trick. And so it was with my request!<br /><br />Thanks again, Harvey.lillyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752638206153634574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566640137599801263.post-25058157771939711452010-10-22T23:21:32.253+13:002010-10-22T23:21:32.253+13:00Harvey, this is just one of those perfect posts of...Harvey, this is just one of those perfect posts of yours that starts with a bird and a poem, and scouts around the whole world - and history - before landing back here again, inside one of us. Thank you. Good to read on a Friday night after a busy week.Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566640137599801263.post-29196269383428076892010-10-22T16:51:59.338+13:002010-10-22T16:51:59.338+13:00We had a kowhai tree growing very close to our hou...We had a kowhai tree growing very close to our house in Karori, so we were often able to see tui up very close. I loved the sheen of their feathers, and their glorious white bowties.<br /><br />I've tried to impress upon my students just how very lucky we are to live in these countries at the bottom of the world. They don't quite believe it, but I suppose they will start to realise their luck as they get older.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182573274494086468noreply@blogger.com