tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post2252067252913121910..comments2022-11-06T06:41:30.462-05:00Comments on Prufrock's Dilemma: Innisfree in OctoberSusan Scheidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-19423590168937615192011-11-10T11:05:03.785-05:002011-11-10T11:05:03.785-05:00Hilary: I love to think of you reading that poem ...Hilary: I love to think of you reading that poem aloud to the residents. So pleased you enjoyed the post!Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-23847773557057940292011-11-10T05:00:15.941-05:002011-11-10T05:00:15.941-05:00Hi Susan .. what a wonderful post - about the Beck...Hi Susan .. what a wonderful post - about the Becks .. who encompassed a very interesting period of history .. fascinating to read; beautiful photos and I loved the slide show ...<br /><br />I need to spend more time here - lots of it ... <br /><br />The Yeats poem is beautiful .. I'll read it to the residents next week .. <br /><br />Many thanks .. so much incredible information here .. loveHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-10546710837048168262011-11-06T09:00:45.862-05:002011-11-06T09:00:45.862-05:00SW: Thank you for stopping by. I agree on the Ye...SW: Thank you for stopping by. I agree on the Yeats poem (interesting to think this is the same poet who, at other times, had us turning and turning in the widening gyre).Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-58403849488633552482011-11-05T08:16:21.347-04:002011-11-05T08:16:21.347-04:00This is all quite lovely. And I adore that Yeats p...This is all quite lovely. And I adore that Yeats poem. It was one of the first poems I ever learnt by heart. If you have that poem in your heart, it's such a comfort and relief - you always have a mental means of escape.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-6322601835424390452011-11-04T17:24:16.660-04:002011-11-04T17:24:16.660-04:00David: So glad you enjoyed the photographs—it was...David: So glad you enjoyed the photographs—it was fun to take them, and even more fun to be able to share them! For all who are wondering, as I wrote to you “Over There,” and you confirmed, the place you were referring to was Frederic Edwin Church’s Olana, and a beautiful place it is indeed.<br /><br />Suze: I love the way you traveled through this post and am so glad you chose to recount yourSusan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-71431490162084231882011-11-04T08:00:37.815-04:002011-11-04T08:00:37.815-04:00Thanks for your history and vivid descriptions of ...Thanks for your history and vivid descriptions of this American Innisfree. I sent a link to your post to my sister, who lives in Westchester CountyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-49319421595198545092011-11-01T20:55:08.556-04:002011-11-01T20:55:08.556-04:00I appreciate that you staggered the photos left an...I appreciate that you staggered the photos left and right; the page is lovely that way and blogger can be finicky when you ask it to do that. Love your photos.Mark Kerstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-44128953463384257092011-11-01T10:45:59.977-04:002011-11-01T10:45:59.977-04:00No bones about it,
Within this shower of wonderf...No bones about it, <br /><br />Within this shower of wonderful images from Innisfree, one stands out, particularly in light of the recent October snow storm. It is that of the leaves on Water Lilly water. There are no bones here, just air and light on water, through water air and light. The green of a summer nearly gone, dappled with autumnal chromes to come caught on the blue warp of a Buddhist Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-3810954749954406472011-11-01T07:01:46.662-04:002011-11-01T07:01:46.662-04:00Thank you for your comment. I knew exactly what yo...Thank you for your comment. I knew exactly what you were talking about as I had read your Maine posting at the time, the poem of the tides, left a little comment. I could remember your photographs beautifully capturing this area.<br />This post took me back to school, all the class reciting Innisfree, as I listened to your link of Yeats himself reading it. Again an interesting post, artists andMILLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701141335185294744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-60306455103770000862011-11-01T01:56:03.769-04:002011-11-01T01:56:03.769-04:00Dear Susan,
thank you for that marvellous post - ...Dear Susan, <br />thank you for that marvellous post - that is a garden which sends me into raptures! It must be on a very, very grand scale - and your pictures show how lovely it is! To change a garden one has created abruptly is very courageous - it shows that this man knew what he wanted! (Fascinating his new way to paint, too. Might try it). I love turning-points, so interesting! <br />The Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-90933005983320800182011-10-31T22:47:09.419-04:002011-10-31T22:47:09.419-04:00Impossible to read this without thinking of Monet ...Impossible to read this without thinking of Monet and Giverny. Monet himself once said,"Apart from painting and gardening, I’m not good at anything,” <br /><br />Amusing self-deprecation aside, Monet knew what he was doing - in both worlds. Still, I feel a difference between the two gardens, a difference suggested in Beck's words about his new technique, its flow and rhythm.<br /><br />shoreacreshttp://shoreacres.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-67411320900835877062011-10-31T11:52:56.712-04:002011-10-31T11:52:56.712-04:00Without a good bone structure a garden is no more ...Without a good bone structure a garden is no more than a collection of plants. Innisfree has it all, structure, imaginative planting and interesting displays for three seasons.<br /><br />I wish I could see it. When a garden fits into the landscape as this one does, you know you are on to a winner. Money has obviously helped tremendously, but an understanding of plants and good taste and a Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-84650487195489369222011-10-31T03:54:43.154-04:002011-10-31T03:54:43.154-04:00Hello Susan:
What an absolutely fascinating, indee...Hello Susan:<br />What an absolutely fascinating, indeed riveting, post about an extraordinary garden which is both informative and wonderfully illustrated. At this distance in time one does wonder about the enormous wealth which led to the creation of gardens such as Innisfree and on such a scale.<br /><br />As is said here, we have always held to the belief that winter is the very best time to Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-1175343538781729502011-10-31T00:38:36.827-04:002011-10-31T00:38:36.827-04:00I will arise and go now...for some reason, that po...I will arise and go now...for some reason, that poem always brings tears to my eyes. I have loved Yeats for so long, and to think of that particular bit of verse while looking at these wonderful photos was a little overwhelming. And topped off with Amy Winehouse! What a wonderful, wonderful way for me to wind down my evening. Thank you.Maggie Asfahani Hajjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250678324642063148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-40729682851672827882011-10-30T17:10:03.323-04:002011-10-30T17:10:03.323-04:00My dear Susan, there is much in this post to provi...My dear Susan, there is much in this post to provide meet invisible meat to the lost, once lost, coming out of lostness.<br /><br />First this: <br /><br />'a mistress of fine gardening in her own right'<br /><br />aperitif<br /><br />Then:<br /><br />'winter is indeed the test of great gardens. You show us statuary in a muted gallery more flattering than flowers, and as for that Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-48987535566879569882011-10-30T16:30:40.714-04:002011-10-30T16:30:40.714-04:00Love the idea of the bones showing through. Evocat...Love the idea of the bones showing through. Evocative photos as ever. As I wrote Over There, I'm racking my brains to remember the name of the garden on the Hudson I visited with my New York pal John. We were stymied by a tremendous thunderstorm - first of many that persisted for the whole of that August weekend - but at least saw it forking and heard it crashing around from under the eaves Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.com