tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post5045471019170697893..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Good Reading WeatherP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-45108216859419731252009-10-23T09:17:10.097-07:002009-10-23T09:17:10.097-07:00Turkey shot owes much to the magic of optical zoom...Turkey shot owes much to the magic of optical zoom, Kathy. I was in the driver's seat of my van, shooting through the half-open passenger window, right past my dog's head. If I'd gotten out of the car, I'm sure the turkeys would have scattered too quickly for me to get the picture.<br /><br />It's a cold, dreary day today, with lots of cold rain instead of soft mist, but in my imagination I am in the old Leland courtroom, following a 1919 murder trial!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-78735775299597711472009-10-23T07:48:24.898-07:002009-10-23T07:48:24.898-07:00It is so interesting to read your book reviews and...It is so interesting to read your book reviews and ponder adding them to my reading list. Those "soft" autumn days are delightful...such a good way of viewing them. Rather than gray and rainy and depressing. Love your wild turkey shot. Isn't it hard to get up close to them?Kathyhttp://centria.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-41728752519365701682009-10-23T05:33:02.625-07:002009-10-23T05:33:02.625-07:00Raph, it does make sense to me. I was searching fo...Raph, it does make sense to me. I was searching for words to describe the effect, and it is subtly, quietly luminous.<br /><br />Ian, it's hard to imagine Isadore as a town of the 21t century. The train from Traverse City, the orphans shipped up from downstate, the farm kids arriving for the school week with their bags of potatoes--like Fayette in the U.P., it was a place of a certain, brief time.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-29612497979468614902009-10-23T05:05:17.944-07:002009-10-23T05:05:17.944-07:00That's the town I love every time we drive thr...That's the town I love every time we drive through, isn't it? The one I'd like to see come alive again!<br /><br />-ianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-34282481597661784002009-10-22T18:08:33.729-07:002009-10-22T18:08:33.729-07:00I love those 'soft' autumn days, the grey ...I love those 'soft' autumn days, the grey atmosphere seems to make the colours luminous in a subdued way, if that makes sense! And the scents of damp earth, foliage and moss are so glorious. The most mundane every-day routes turn into secret pathways through the mist!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.com