tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093110082255125617.post1996297525596553699..comments2023-11-16T22:46:30.130-08:00Comments on Pontificationism: ...And then suddenly, Home Again!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093110082255125617.post-2934193146311464172012-01-17T17:56:39.855-08:002012-01-17T17:56:39.855-08:00Oh beautiful for spacious skies,
for amber waves o...Oh beautiful for spacious skies,<br />for amber waves of grain...<br />For purple mountains majesty,<br />above the fruited plain,<br />America, America, God shed His grace on thee,<br />And crown thy good with brotherhood,<br />From sea to shining sea!<br />I think that this song should be the National Anthem, but then, nobody ever asks me.<br />(See, you could look it up, but why should you when you have someone like me who knows songs by heart?)<br />Oh, and my sister lived in Winter Park and we stayed there when the whole family flew out there from Georgia for her wedding in 1996.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093110082255125617.post-62867567998768485512012-01-15T01:34:04.417-08:002012-01-15T01:34:04.417-08:00Well, had I clicked my Ruby heels together and exc...Well, had I clicked my Ruby heels together and exclaimed "There's no place like home!" it could not have been less miraculous or true. The view is quite beautiful in Colorado (and to say so is not pathetic at all! Daft bint!)<br />I do love the rolling valleys and hills the area around my home. It has its own beauty, albeit less wild and more cultivated. I remind myself occasionally that people come here for holidays.<br />The most astounding "curtain pulling" moment was when I arrived in Denver once at night and was whisked in the dark, dog-tired and half-awake to the Super 8 motel in Winter park. In the morning, i found myself in the HEART of these ENORMOUS and magnificent mountains that, at that point, I had never seen up close before. I was struck immobile for some moments.<br />Not familiar with the song. I shall seek it out on one of the many wonderful music-engines the internet offers. Thank you :-)Perlnumquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13719930860859412405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093110082255125617.post-59599809387457180912012-01-14T10:21:33.724-08:002012-01-14T10:21:33.724-08:00I did the same as you, arrived at night and pulled...I did the same as you, arrived at night and pulled back the curtains the next morning. When I did, I immediately exclaimed, "Purple Mountain Majesty!", which is a line from the song "America" written by Katherine Lee Bates when she saw Pikes Peak.<br />Beautiful view, thanks for sharing it.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093110082255125617.post-26758919626783314222012-01-14T08:59:40.868-08:002012-01-14T08:59:40.868-08:00Even if this may sound a little pathetic, the moun...Even if this may sound a little pathetic, the mountain panorama glowing so softly golden-pink in the morning sun is breathtakingly beautiful!<br />Thank you for posting it.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093110082255125617.post-27545538189407990862012-01-14T06:29:12.333-08:002012-01-14T06:29:12.333-08:00Hello Pete:
Welcome back home. What an amazing ima...Hello Pete:<br />Welcome back home. What an amazing image you captured of the Rocky Mountains whilst on your American visit. We shall look forward to reading and seeing more.<br /><br />But, as you say, there is something very special about the commonplace, the comfortable familiarity that one associates with home.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com