tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post1609756212838311715..comments2023-10-11T03:49:53.934-04:00Comments on The Gold Puppy: Myth-Reya and Her ShadowsReya Mellickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-35770818240790471622008-04-17T10:51:00.000-04:002008-04-17T10:51:00.000-04:00Steve? OH YEAH!!Steve? OH YEAH!!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-18711510278787341652008-04-17T08:59:00.000-04:002008-04-17T08:59:00.000-04:00Oh! Oh! Oh! I'm so sorry I didn't see this post so...Oh! Oh! Oh! I'm so sorry I didn't see this post sooner. Fabulous photos, Reya. (And I love Cube's comment with the poem -- I remember that poem as well!)<BR/><BR/>The thing I love most about shadows is that they're constantly changing. The shadow you see now is different from the shadow of two minutes ago, and it will never be the same again. By the time a year has elapsed, and the sun is again at that angle, the objects casting the shadow will likely have changed.<BR/><BR/>Shadows are such a perfect embodiment of transience.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-70064633751093373362008-04-17T04:03:00.000-04:002008-04-17T04:03:00.000-04:00fab fab photos, both of them - so different and bo...fab fab photos, both of them - so different and both so youlettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-75117108636213902872008-04-16T04:21:00.000-04:002008-04-16T04:21:00.000-04:00lovely.lovely.R.L. Bourgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850533057828782722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-33007589211223247652008-04-16T04:05:00.000-04:002008-04-16T04:05:00.000-04:00Fantastic photos!!Fantastic photos!!Moonroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034336153685658320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-43958371046970973212008-04-15T15:51:00.000-04:002008-04-15T15:51:00.000-04:00OH! I love that first photo! The colors, the shad...OH! I love that first photo! The colors, the shadows, the composition. Everything! Fantastic! I would be framing that one and hanging it on the wall.<BR/><BR/>The shadows we cast are usually out of sync with who we really are, or at least how other people perceive us. Very interesting indeed!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875008154587045790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-46226217988567552322008-04-15T11:36:00.000-04:002008-04-15T11:36:00.000-04:00Dennis thinks Shadows are magical, and our shadow...Dennis thinks Shadows are magical, and our shadow selves mysterious...dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382113112087625147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-22091085606469624362008-04-15T11:03:00.000-04:002008-04-15T11:03:00.000-04:00Love those pics. The composition in both is excell...Love those pics. The composition in both is excellent.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12276057072155833094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-91708470544934358992008-04-15T10:18:00.000-04:002008-04-15T10:18:00.000-04:00Thank you, Mouse.Oh CUBE - my mother loved that po...Thank you, Mouse.<BR/><BR/>Oh CUBE - my mother loved that poem and used to recite it to us, too! Re-reading it brought a flood of memories to mind. Thank you!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-65444420873217396922008-04-15T10:13:00.000-04:002008-04-15T10:13:00.000-04:00wonderful pictures, wonderful post. there is so m...wonderful pictures, wonderful post. <BR/><BR/>there is so much to shadows - thanks for waxing on about them so elegantly. <BR/><BR/>you and steve both are able to capture the magic of shadows in your respective photos. thanks for sharing the beauty.mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-43012476340740665872008-04-15T10:08:00.000-04:002008-04-15T10:08:00.000-04:00I memorized Robert Lewis Stevenson's "My Shadow" f...I memorized Robert Lewis Stevenson's "My Shadow" from his Child's Garden of Verse when I was little. I think I mentioned it when you had the first poetry blog day going on:<BR/><BR/>My Shadow<BR/><BR/>I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,<BR/>And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.<BR/>He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;<BR/>And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.<BR/><BR/>The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow<BR/>Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;<BR/>For he sometimes shoots up taller than an india-rubber ball,<BR/>And sometimes he’s so little that there’s none of him at all.<BR/><BR/>He hasn’t got a notion of how children ought to play,<BR/>And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.<BR/>He stays so close beside me, he’s a coward you can see;<BR/>I’d think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me<BR/><BR/>One morning, very early, before the sun was up,<BR/>I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;<BR/>But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,<BR/>Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.<BR/><BR/>I remember as a child thinking, "What is an india rubber ball," not getting the "india" part.Washington Cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892459114050731786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-54258166148670698112008-04-15T08:54:00.000-04:002008-04-15T08:54:00.000-04:00Terrible grammar in the first paragraph. Mea culpa...Terrible grammar in the first paragraph. Mea culpa.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-82287264791046363552008-04-15T08:53:00.000-04:002008-04-15T08:53:00.000-04:00Even though I'm suspicious of sequels, the story s...Even though I'm suspicious of sequels, the story sounds good.<BR/><BR/>Is it in Winnie the Pooh that someone loses his shadow and has to stitch it back to his socks? Or ... is that Peter Pan? Can't remember the story but I do remember the illustration from the book my mother used to read to us.<BR/><BR/>Shade is the name I associate with one of the dragons. It's a velvety, thick, dark dragon that rules shade and shadow.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-45311553340426454892008-04-15T08:39:00.000-04:002008-04-15T08:39:00.000-04:00I just started Joanne Harris's new book The Girl w...I just started Joanne Harris's new book The Girl with No Shadow. It's a sequel to Chocolat. The first chapter told the story of a boy who had traded his shadow for eternal life, only to realize how much he missed it. It promises to be an interesting read.<BR/><BR/>I clearly remember your fascination with the movement of shadows as the sun changes, drawing chalk outlines that form interesting patterns as the sun moves through the sky.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.com