tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post110921438346783817..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Night Visionjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109299481465830842005-02-24T21:44:00.000-05:002005-02-24T21:44:00.000-05:00Sigh. How many times have I looked out the window...Sigh. How many times have I looked out the window the past few months (usually at the car waiting to be shovelled out of the driveway), and said, "Remember how much we used to <I>like</I> winter, back when we could cross-country ski?"<br /><br />I just hope we're still having snowy winters when the baby is old enough to try skiing.<br /><br />Thanks for this lovely post. I'll think about it longingly tomorrow, while shoveling...Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109256539152861892005-02-24T09:48:00.000-05:002005-02-24T09:48:00.000-05:00I grew up in So Fla and didn't see snow until I wa...I grew up in So Fla and didn't see snow until I was an adult, but I love to go outdoors in the snow when I get the chance now. I've been cross-country skiing only once, in Germany, and really enjoyed it a lot. But now I wish I'd gone out at night.<br /><br />This is a beautiful post, reigniting my longing for a less urban lifestyle. I've always aspired to be one of those people who knows the woods like this, but have always been more or less stuck in urban areas. When we lived in Charlottesville, VA, I went day hiking every Wednesday--rain, shine, or snow--in Shenandoah, and loved the experience but even that wasn't enough to really know the place.<br /><br />Totally agree with this sentiment: "So seldom any more do we humans have the opportunity to feel scared and humbled in the woods."Scrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922358016805022637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109252282932693622005-02-24T08:38:00.000-05:002005-02-24T08:38:00.000-05:00As a small-town Midwesterner who now lives in Drea...As a small-town Midwesterner who now lives in Dreadful Suburbia (and where it's too far south to ski), I just ache to read descriptions like this. Thank you for the imagery and the nostalgia fix.Pilgrim/Heretichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588407758172717893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109239504520451832005-02-24T05:05:00.000-05:002005-02-24T05:05:00.000-05:00I'm just now learning downhill skiing, and when I'...I'm just now learning downhill skiing, and when I'm trying to stand up after sliding across the snow on my face, I always think that cross-country skiing seems so peaceful. You make it sound truly beautiful.Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08185056679258876422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109224861263843052005-02-24T01:01:00.000-05:002005-02-24T01:01:00.000-05:00It sounds like a lovely experience, but I have to ...It sounds like a lovely experience, but I have to admit that I'm with Suburban Nephew on this one--I trust lights and houses and hot chocolate a lot more than I trust myself out in the woods at night, even without the coyotes howling (which would have sent me right over the edge).What Now?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017629066466055668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109219922079274672005-02-23T23:38:00.000-05:002005-02-23T23:38:00.000-05:00Very nice, beautiful imagery.Very nice, beautiful imagery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109217830101717232005-02-23T23:03:00.000-05:002005-02-23T23:03:00.000-05:00Ha! I agree with PPB - this made me want to get up...Ha! I agree with PPB - this made me want to get up and go skiing (apart from the fact that there's no snow here, I'm not the outdoorsy type, and I don't really like exercise. Though I did used to like cross-country skiing). Beautiful post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com