tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196839762405070691.post4128304036990419417..comments2023-10-30T02:16:22.184-06:00Comments on Community of the Land: Snow – at lastSusan J Tweithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672965940786234043noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196839762405070691.post-10945723746303199492008-12-18T12:19:00.000-07:002008-12-18T12:19:00.000-07:00Sherrie, I'm honored to be tagged. I'll respond as...Sherrie, I'm honored to be tagged. I'll respond as soon as I get settled in from being away on yet another book promotion road trip!<BR/><BR/>Eduardo, I'll answer your rhetorical question first: Colorado's home, snow and all. That's why you came back. And I'll ask another question: Are you writing about the Piney Woods and that distractingly beautiful moonlight on snow on the way back. Perhaps you need to answer your own question, in your own words.Susan J Tweithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672965940786234043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196839762405070691.post-75196030395295299772008-12-18T10:42:00.000-07:002008-12-18T10:42:00.000-07:00I was in the Piney Woods of Texas, all last week. ...I was in the Piney Woods of Texas, all last week. The 8-12" of snow on your lawns was heavy rains, down there. I return at the very end of the day/night, Thursday, delighted to see so much snow welcoming me--surprised to learn how long it'd lasted.<BR/>Driving the last couple of hours, that evening, the nearly-full moon was so distractingly beautiful against all the lush white landscape.<BR/>And I left Texas, why...?eduardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132790595670978827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196839762405070691.post-1764066209931063552008-12-17T19:44:00.000-07:002008-12-17T19:44:00.000-07:00Because I know you don't have enough to do: I've t...Because I know you don't have enough to do: I've tagged you with the Brillante Weblog Award. Have fun! http://brushandbaren.blogspot.com/2008/12/overdue-thanks-and-kudos.htmlSherrie Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967844327055630854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196839762405070691.post-36887140750100178032008-12-14T16:45:00.000-07:002008-12-14T16:45:00.000-07:00No matter your Great Lakes birthplace, Lindy, you'...No matter your Great Lakes birthplace, Lindy, you've clearly absorbed the desert's soul if you understand the miracle of water in abundance. <BR/><BR/>Fresh water is truly this planet's lifeline, and life in the desert--whether the hot, low elevations of the Sonoran, or the cold desert here where at the foot of the Southern Rockies--teaches us to appreciate the liquid that sustains all life. <BR/><BR/>Tonight that water is frozen, as the temperature is plummeting below zero. Brrr!Susan J Tweithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672965940786234043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196839762405070691.post-67790602007840034952008-12-14T11:58:00.000-07:002008-12-14T11:58:00.000-07:00Susan wrote, "I still find myself standing on Sali...Susan wrote, "I still find myself standing on Salida's F Street bridge sometimes and marveling that there is water in the Arkansas River--every day. That's a miracle only a desert rat truly understands."<BR/><BR/>I had to laugh. :-D Every time I visit someplace outside of AZ and see water in a river I exclaim with great wonderment, "Oh my gosh, there's water in that river!" . . . and to think - I'm originally from MI - the Great Lakes state :-D<BR/><BR/>We do occasionally return to Salida for a visit when we need both a Salida fix and a Rocky Mountain fix not to mention a stop at First St. Cafe. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your truly inspiring and beautiful blog - I follow it on a regular basis.<BR/><BR/>Lindy - rural central Sonoran Desert, AZLindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05315980350142729265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196839762405070691.post-59860529505409733422008-12-13T08:55:00.000-07:002008-12-13T08:55:00.000-07:00Lindy, I'm glad that my snow photos give you your ...Lindy, I'm glad that my snow photos give you your Salida fix! I hope you and your husband will make your way back to Salida again one of these years. We lived in the Chihuahan Desert of southern New Mexico for seven years and my family's roots in the Sonoran Desert go back to 1905, when my great-granddad moved to Tucson to study the desert (hence four of my eleven books about North America's deserts--you can see them on my web site, susanjtweit.com). I still find myself standing on Salida's F Street bridge sometimes and marveling that there is water in the Arkansas River--every day. That's a miracle only a desert rat truly understands.Susan J Tweithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672965940786234043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196839762405070691.post-88484342176118929112008-12-12T19:32:00.000-07:002008-12-12T19:32:00.000-07:00Thanks so much for the pics. of Salida where my hu...Thanks so much for the pics. of Salida where my husband and I lived for 3 years and still miss. <BR/><BR/>We can empathize completely with your statement (below) as we now live in the Sonoran Desert of AZ where we often go for months without a drop of moisture.<BR/> <BR/>"If you've never gone for months without seeing a cloud block the sun for more than a few minutes or weeks without feeling the moist balm of a raindrop, it's hard to explain how huge is the relief when moisture finally suffuses the atmosphere."<BR/><BR/>LindyLindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05315980350142729265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196839762405070691.post-38600648385160503092008-12-10T20:33:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:33:00.000-07:00Snow in Austin--that's amazing! It must have been ...Snow in Austin--that's amazing! It must have been astonishing, and yes, I can see how you'd be relieved to not wake up to my view. . . . Today's sun made a good start on melting our blanket (moisture never hangs around long here in the high desert) but it's still pretty and sparkly and very white.Susan J Tweithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672965940786234043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196839762405070691.post-64494660858665097002008-12-10T15:20:00.000-07:002008-12-10T15:20:00.000-07:00Susan, you won't believe this, but it snowed in Au...Susan, you won't believe this, but it snowed in Austin last night!! Okay, so it was for about ten minutes and nothing stuck, but what a glorious little miracle. I'm so happy, however, that you have shoveling . . . and I don't.Theresa Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126300329222122709noreply@blogger.com