tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post4408271182934491542..comments2024-03-09T00:25:22.754-08:00Comments on City Views, Country Dreams: City Views, Country DreamsFranceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-87340777832881089222009-07-21T17:42:32.449-07:002009-07-21T17:42:32.449-07:00Lovely to read about Independence Day Frances, and...Lovely to read about Independence Day Frances, and such brilliant pictures you took of those fireworks.<br /><br />Love the china Mug, I have one similar with The Reader - V. Woolf.<br /><br />xxCAMILLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741990891794651299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-50891776055420603962009-07-16T10:01:53.719-07:002009-07-16T10:01:53.719-07:00Gorgeous pics, Frances, you have really captured t...Gorgeous pics, Frances, you have really captured the wow of the fireworks, not an easy thing to do. <br />Love the mugs in the previous blog - and your HE Bates one here, I have the Nancy Mitford 'Love in a Cold Climate' one, I think of it as my writing mug - it's meant to give me inspiration as I sip my tea (milk in last, of course)!Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378174162151683519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-45460040831104004262009-07-16T07:57:01.268-07:002009-07-16T07:57:01.268-07:00Glorious as always Frances, and once again you bri...Glorious as always Frances, and once again you bring us with you around NY. Love the pictures, could smell the cordite, and wish you a happy belated 4th!<br /><br />Have put a piece re Mme P on the comment list of my blog for you! She sends you royal mious and a few tail sweeps.Irish Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14042737813267994620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-69802011533842399772009-07-15T22:00:49.511-07:002009-07-15T22:00:49.511-07:00This was fun watching the 4th of July in New York ...This was fun watching the 4th of July in New York with you. I really love New York and try to make a visit every year or so, we usually stay around 80th and Broadway as we like that area a lot. Your photo had much spontaneity and were great.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-21586795341949508252009-07-12T13:30:22.062-07:002009-07-12T13:30:22.062-07:00The fireworks must have been amazing Frances. I ca...The fireworks must have been amazing Frances. I came by to say thank you for visiting me and leaving a comment. I do hope you will share some of your embriodery on the blog? <br /><br />Hugs ~<br />HeidiHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060822757546401667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-42504686559276839112009-07-10T08:13:13.821-07:002009-07-10T08:13:13.821-07:00I thoroughly enjoyed that.
Merci beaucoup,
GGI thoroughly enjoyed that. <br /><br />Merci beaucoup,<br /><br />GGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-7746880413301370122009-07-10T05:30:57.718-07:002009-07-10T05:30:57.718-07:00A little "coucou"to say you hallo after ...A little "coucou"to say you hallo after a little time..<br />Beautifull fireworks and fantastic city as always!!<br />Kisses<br />AnnaPannapaulahttp://www.jardindannapaula.canalblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-36052793639492861562009-07-08T10:52:36.860-07:002009-07-08T10:52:36.860-07:00Wow what great firework pictures...thanks for shar...Wow what great firework pictures...thanks for sharing. You asked about the weather in Belfast, Maine in the winter...it is FRIGID, sometimes as low as -30F in the daytime..REALLY, this last winter we had a lot of snow (4 feet high sometimes!) on the ground from mid-Nov 'til early April and now it is raining, raining, raining and has been for, I kid you not, weeks!! It should be renamed Precipitation Capital of the World!! Hope it's drier in NY!! BTW thanks for visiting my blog again...always glad to see you there!! PatriciaPattern Patisseriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255361978278706029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-63776637266100832009-07-08T07:27:22.286-07:002009-07-08T07:27:22.286-07:00Wow, indeed. Some great shots here Frances. Enlar...Wow, indeed. Some great shots here Frances. Enlarged and framed they might do well. The fireworks look almost as good as the ones we had last night at the Purple Coo party.<br />We even finished by playing Frank Sinatra and New York, New York!Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-66954263572855078582009-07-07T13:55:24.582-07:002009-07-07T13:55:24.582-07:00Frances, I know I keep saying this but I just love...Frances, I know I keep saying this but I just love reading your posts about NYC because I can imagine it all now I have been! The sights, the smells... good on you for going to the fireworks. Bet it was fabulous :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08563878298811062442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-41615115494971748812009-07-06T16:46:08.791-07:002009-07-06T16:46:08.791-07:00I like the blurry shot too, Frances. I watched the...I like the blurry shot too, Frances. I watched the fireworks out over and across the bay here, nothing near as spectacular as your display, but that's ok. And I sat alone on the deck wearing my slippers, which was ok too. Time for reflecting perhaps. But I'm so pleased to read your vivid descriptions here. You have a way with words. I like how you end with a mug, back in your apartment. Just a very, very lovely post here. Thank you Frances.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367327961235142473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-69289282542318718702009-07-06T16:36:00.140-07:002009-07-06T16:36:00.140-07:00I love when you blog about festivities in the city...I love when you blog about festivities in the city, Frances. I have been there for many, but it makes me feel close to my NY cousins, who no doubt enjoyed the display. I can just smell and hear the fireworks, and the photos are great. Thanks.TIGGYWINKLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10797704211597578471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-52692266176120058332009-07-06T11:34:36.792-07:002009-07-06T11:34:36.792-07:00Super pictures Frances along with eloquent words. ...Super pictures Frances along with eloquent words. There is something somehow innocent in the oohing and ahhing at bright lights and bangs. Just for a moment we are taken out of our own world and away from troubles to the spectacle and brouhaha of flashes and bangs. You captured it all perfectly.<br />CKxCalico Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054839834452087857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-48275962067096846262009-07-06T09:50:37.248-07:002009-07-06T09:50:37.248-07:00Hello Frances,
Lovely photographs for us all to en...Hello Frances,<br />Lovely photographs for us all to enjoy. The fireworks look wonderful and of course something every age can join together for, and just enjoy the moment.<br />Nice to read about your Independence Day.<br />MillyxMILLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701141335185294744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-2847098307759574792009-07-06T09:17:45.785-07:002009-07-06T09:17:45.785-07:00I love your photographs. They give a real feel of ...I love your photographs. They give a real feel of the moment. Over the couple of years I have been reading your blogs, you have totally changed my rather sterotypical view of life in New York.Norma Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12403421235388770309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-40291507505065015122009-07-06T08:34:07.092-07:002009-07-06T08:34:07.092-07:00I'm so glad you went out for that walk rather ...I'm so glad you went out for that walk rather than staying at home. Your post beautifully conveys the underlying tensions behind the celebrations; Babel towers, the spectre of unemployment, fear of terrorism... and yet people still congregate to share the childlike wonder of watching fireworks fill the night sky. A real portrait of a city.Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-69209384051382888472009-07-06T08:23:49.599-07:002009-07-06T08:23:49.599-07:00Frances, what a delightful post! Brought back so m...Frances, what a delightful post! Brought back so many happy and fond memories of when I lived in America. Happy though I am to live where I do now, I miss America deeply. The firework displays I recall as phenomenal, and your photographs make me so happy on this bleak, rain~soaked Welsh afternoon. You did well, though, to put down your camera, for so often the person taking the photographs misses all the fun in concentrating on the shots! Lovely, lovely post, and thank you so much for sharing!Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-54509435791974697682009-07-06T07:16:36.136-07:002009-07-06T07:16:36.136-07:00Thank you for sharing that with us Frances. There ...Thank you for sharing that with us Frances. There is nothing better than a good fireworks display - but, as you say, at a certain point you need to put the camera away and just enjoy it all and take it all in with the naked eye. <br /><br />I love my country life, but I miss the urban scene too sometimes. Thanks for giving me a feel of it again! I am thinking of the friends I have currently living in NY and wondering if they were there in the crowds with you...<br /><br />Feel for the people who've had their view blocked by Mr Trump. I'd be livid.Carah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-75335445195043355502009-07-06T06:07:17.475-07:002009-07-06T06:07:17.475-07:00Love the firework shots. I always want to take pho...Love the firework shots. I always want to take photos on 5th November, Guy Fawkes day here, but it's always too wet. Last year I watched the fireworks and helped to push cars out of the mud-bath the parking field had turned into. Happy belated 4th July!janicebotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188903247970259430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-37723943468431268982009-07-06T04:00:35.308-07:002009-07-06T04:00:35.308-07:00Sounds like a spectacular display - I too like you...Sounds like a spectacular display - I too like your 'action' shots - they give the impression of movement and scintillation. <br /><br />Oooohs and Ahhs are an essentil part of any firework display - it's good we can still be awed by pretty lights - no matter how sophisticated we pretend to be.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-27426526800801854492009-07-06T03:47:38.909-07:002009-07-06T03:47:38.909-07:00Thank you for that dear Frances - and belated Happ...Thank you for that dear Frances - and belated Happy 4th of July from the UK, the old oppressors!Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-49403796896163942102009-07-06T03:31:16.807-07:002009-07-06T03:31:16.807-07:00Dear Frances
I particularly liked the blurry shot...Dear Frances<br /><br />I particularly liked the blurry shots - somehow they seemed to capture the fleeting essence of fireworks.<br /><br />EdwardEdwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548801150312804111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-74807680468003440192009-07-06T03:10:29.244-07:002009-07-06T03:10:29.244-07:00What a wonderful event, and the more so by sharing...What a wonderful event, and the more so by sharing your photos. You really have caught the atmosphere of the fireworks, the excitement. Super!Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-15008882180439777452009-07-06T02:50:11.540-07:002009-07-06T02:50:11.540-07:00Happy 4th of July!
I did a teeny tiny 4th of July ...Happy 4th of July!<br />I did a teeny tiny 4th of July celebration at home, of course it is not the same as celebrating it in the States, so I am thrilled that I got to celebrate it right here on your blog! thank you!I_am_Tulsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086202179186118183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-70071221330883543782009-07-06T01:16:35.317-07:002009-07-06T01:16:35.317-07:00Thanks for taking us along with you, I imagine tha...Thanks for taking us along with you, I imagine that the spectacle would be all the more beautiful reflected in the water. Just as you have country dreams, there are those of us who dream of city life! <br /><br />I see that you got home in time to post another mug for Monday. Those Penguin mugs are so nice.Acornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.com