tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398942393459119985.post6765527924180076415..comments2023-07-30T11:05:07.686-04:00Comments on waterlily: A Booksuephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01413896904031019699noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398942393459119985.post-16117026070996801022011-08-18T10:28:02.297-04:002011-08-18T10:28:02.297-04:00I knew Anne had passed away, she had been living i...I knew Anne had passed away, she had been living in a care center a block from where my folks live.<br />A unique and amazing person.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646529544107229536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398942393459119985.post-64379004189254183662011-08-14T21:52:50.706-04:002011-08-14T21:52:50.706-04:00Henry David Thoreau is probably the biggest influe...Henry David Thoreau is probably the biggest influence-- most of his works. Walden is certainly a major influence as well as Terry Tempest Williams' works (Refuge, An Unspoken Hunger, etc.), Outermost House by Henry Beston, Star Thrower by Loren Eiseley. <br />Sorry to hear about Anne LaBastille-- Iknew she was not well but did not know she had transitioned. Certainly enjoyed her books.<br />Thoreau is the one person I would love to walk with.Joni Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398026743967432677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398942393459119985.post-79476262893554525312011-08-10T14:22:16.068-04:002011-08-10T14:22:16.068-04:00hello Caroline - sad to say Anne LaBastille recent...hello Caroline - sad to say Anne LaBastille recently passed on - she was a local treasure that is for sure. <br />And hi Al, as a matter of fact, because of that very same quote, I have been paying weekly visits (with camera) to a nearby cornfield, just to see if corn DOES grow in the night ! It got a late start over here this year due to very wet fields at planting time. <br />It's a beautiful plant, just coming off tassel stage right now.suephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413896904031019699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398942393459119985.post-89381435960109222312011-08-09T19:34:50.992-04:002011-08-09T19:34:50.992-04:00Sue, Nicely said. Garrison Keiller had a piece ab...Sue, Nicely said. Garrison Keiller had a piece about Walden's publication on his Writer's Almanac program today. It included the line "I grew in those seasons like corn in the night,..."Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069551145364947240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398942393459119985.post-49281437389948877132011-08-09T12:09:30.897-04:002011-08-09T12:09:30.897-04:00Your quotes from Thoreau have intrigued me, I just...Your quotes from Thoreau have intrigued me, I just reread Anne LaBastille's "Woodswoman II". Her inspiration for her retreat cabin in the Adirondacks was Thoreau, hence its name "Thoreau II". It was her place to write and contemplate. I bet you have read her books.<br />Being a kid of the Northern Adirondacks and Lake Champlain, your photos and his writing always seem so familiar to me :o)Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646529544107229536noreply@blogger.com