tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post1371296423276390894..comments2023-08-22T11:00:08.809-04:00Comments on Loose Ends: Spring GalorePatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556860299477514075noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-38812280019064415042009-04-27T23:51:00.000-04:002009-04-27T23:51:00.000-04:00Oh, brother . . . that should be "there are two wa...Oh, brother . . . that should be "there are two ways" . . . must have been a brain fart.Butchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481663364693052582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-53397074523701764112009-04-27T23:49:00.000-04:002009-04-27T23:49:00.000-04:00What a great post, Patrick. The pictures were defi...What a great post, Patrick. The pictures were definitely full of spring things to do, with visiting friends, having dinner, tramps around the city and park, truly enjoyable.<br /><br />Speaking of commanding words or expressions, there is another two ways of asking for things in Italian that I recall from my studies in that language, and they are the polite way of asking for something and the commanding way.<br />Vorrei and Voglio or Dovete and Dovreste.<br />e.g. Voglio dei biglietti.<br />(I want some tickets.)<br />Vorrei dei biglietti.<br />( I would like some tickets. )<br />Dovete lavorare di più.<br />(You have to work harder.)<br />Dovreste lavorare di più.<br />(You should (or ought to) work harder.)<br />Most Italians prefer the more polite form or request, as do we.<br /><br />Wonderful entry, thanks.Butchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481663364693052582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-88927683050402170502009-04-26T20:03:00.000-04:002009-04-26T20:03:00.000-04:00The pictures are great. I'm impressed with your gr...The pictures are great. I'm impressed with your growing relationship with Camille, that you are getting clearer pictures without so much blur. <br /><br />The pictures you paint with your words, however, are my favorite part of this post. You are a wordsmith.Javahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377033663576614925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-9719030436764476272009-04-24T16:56:00.000-04:002009-04-24T16:56:00.000-04:00That last photo of the carpet of violets reminds m...That last photo of the carpet of violets reminds me of my back yard, only ours are white. I hate that they eventually get mowed, but they're beautiful right now.<br /><br />Congrats on your improving relationship with Camille! The photos are just great. That rocky streambed: is it natural? I'd sit there all day in the sun.<br /><br />For all its variety, this post is filled with life and love. Thank you!Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-88257468815968870662009-04-24T11:01:00.000-04:002009-04-24T11:01:00.000-04:00Hello Sweetest Patrick! I love that I could be par...Hello Sweetest Patrick! I love that I could be part of your growing experiences with Camille (I hadn't realized she had been so identified!) <br />I have a few pictures from our "hike and sit" I might have successfully sent it last night even :-)<br />You are so filled with love and joy for the abundance of everything. We are all so lucky that you have this place to share it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537701870966871858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-30746493197557140902009-04-22T21:49:00.000-04:002009-04-22T21:49:00.000-04:00Galore has always suggested to me a kind of festiv...Galore has always suggested to me a kind of festive abundance, with a subtext of "all over the place!" I was delighted when you informed us that it means "enough." My sentiments exactly. <br /><br />Marc's work is sensational. I'm a huge fantasy fan, and so glad that classical syntax and technique has a life there. <br /><br />The picture of the trees at the top of the stairs is gorgeous and haunting - with a fantasy elan in its own right. The Ramble? That piece of the park is so fraught with eros, danger, and atavistic beauty.Joe Jubinvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489419756833657839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-8114155899533829852009-04-22T16:14:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:14:00.000-04:00Wow, thanks for the special credit! That was some ...Wow, thanks for the special credit! That was some of the most fun I've had in a while. I run a figure drawing session, but it's all nude, so your "mad hatter" outfit (as I saw it....") was lots of fun to work with. Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239121069516459037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-16343381708662459182009-04-22T15:19:00.000-04:002009-04-22T15:19:00.000-04:00Just beautiful. This post is a celebration of so...Just beautiful. This post is a celebration of so many different kinds of beauty: the friendships, old and new (<I>including you and Camille!</I>), the art, the flowers. Spring in New York seems, if possible, a little more special than spring elsewhere. <br /><br />I'm still as uncertain about your white-flowered bush (<I>the lemony fragrance throws me. Is it a mock orange, perhaps? It looks like something wild I've been seeing lots of hereabouts lately. I'll watch to see if it blooms similarly.</I>) as I was a year ago, but consider me "on the case."<br /><br />I'd have thought the violets would be a little later than the daffs as well, but this does seem the year for altered blooming schedules.<br /><br />The mystery flower with the red tips appears to be some variety of species tulip - they bloom earlier and are shorter-stemmed, but I think the flowers are prettier than their fancy cultivated cousins.Greghttp://midnightgarden12.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com