tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post2608992619550622205..comments2024-03-28T17:44:11.289+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: A pair of nightingalesBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-6535913437768042002019-01-26T13:13:33.185+00:002019-01-26T13:13:33.185+00:00@Matthew - Winter? Here in Merlin's Precinct w...@Matthew - Winter? Here in Merlin's Precinct we don't have seasons, only weather. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-51336904868118738142019-01-26T13:04:42.691+00:002019-01-26T13:04:42.691+00:00In the middle of winter, eh? Doubtless our "w...In the middle of winter, eh? Doubtless our "winters" are very different.<br /><br />I don't know that I've ever heard a nightingale, but nearly the dearest thing to my heart is a black-capped chickadee in summer:<br /><br />https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=buOzYlVxIPgMatthew Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705518098650594541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-9401407461267149172019-01-25T18:02:31.009+00:002019-01-25T18:02:31.009+00:00This excerpt might be to your liking:
https://www....This excerpt might be to your liking:<br />https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7859033-he-remembered-an-old-tale-which-his-father-was-fondMichael D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16530034834569475870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-442332387211823482019-01-25T16:32:26.195+00:002019-01-25T16:32:26.195+00:00@Francis - I had almost the opposite experience ab...@Francis - I had almost the opposite experience about the lunar eclipse. I had read about it and then forgotten - but I go out to look at the sky most mornings (and evenings) - and it was pretty early.<br /><br /> I vaguely assumed that the moon would have set, so I was looking to the east to seek venus, moved south - then saw a crescent moon low in the (north) west; before doing a double-take as I realised that you cannot have a crescent moon in the west in the mornings, after which I shortly realised that it had a fuzzy shadow across it, and it was actually an eclipse! Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-86502103575887309652019-01-25T15:47:06.654+00:002019-01-25T15:47:06.654+00:00First off, I wanted to apologize for inadvertently...First off, I wanted to apologize for inadvertently reversing the word order of Romantic Christianity to Christian Romanticism in your Ve Ask the Question post. <br /><br />Regarding this fine post, I would like to share a wonderful experience I had at the beginning of the week when I watched the Super Moon/Wolf Moon/Blood Moon lunar eclipse. It was about four in the morning and I was out in the backyard exercising (don't ask). There was a full moon behind me, and after about twenty minutes I noticed the yard was getting darker. Assuming a cloud had covered the moon, I turned around and was stunned to see an eclipse in progress. I watched the whole thing unfold in amazement. <br /><br />What made the eclipse truly sublime was my absolute lack of foreknowledge about the event - it had literally caught me by surprise. This surprise factor not only made the eclipse more meaning-full, to borrow your word, but also increased my gratitude for being granted the opportunity to witness it. Francis Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063224017320651978noreply@blogger.com