Comments for Weekly Grist for the Eyes and Mind

Comment on An extraordinary sanctuary by Joe

Joe — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:40:30 +0000

Frank, glad you enjoy surprises. You would like this sanctuary. One could spend hours exploring nooks and crannies.
Thanks,
Joe

Comment on An extraordinary sanctuary by afrankangle

afrankangle — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:25:41 +0000

Not finding any barns, signs with bullet holes, nature scenes, old buildings, general stores, and other common site – this caught me by surprise … but it brought a smile because we enjoy going into old churches.

Most churches have such a simplicity … especially out of that time period … a simple elegance!

Thanks for sharing … please consider other churches!

Comment on 133 years and still counting by Fred Schultz

Fred Schultz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:45:23 +0000

Joe,

My grandfather Thomas Grim Jr. and three of his brothers were captured by Confederate forces at the Battle of Marks Mill. They spend a year at Camp Ford and two of them died as a result. The 77th Ohio was their unit and their father Thomas Grim Sr. was in another company of the 77th. Other members of the extended family served in the 77th also. Can you send me James Boney’s email address?
I have written a 127 page narrative of the Grim family’s experience in the war.

Thanks in advance.

Fred Schultz
Waynesboro, VA

Comment on An extraordinary sanctuary by Fr. Van Windsor

Fr. Van Windsor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:22:07 +0000

Wonderful pictures! Thank you…

Comment on A great gravel road by Joe

Joe — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:04:13 +0000

Frank thanks for the read and return comments. I had to go back and take a second look at the school. Given the low resolution on the web, mistaking an old VHF tv antenna for a cross is a not unexpected observation. When I took the second look that confirmed it. The one I am working on now will have a cross, an Episcopal Church started in 1859 which experienced a construction delay while the male members were busy being soldiers in the war between the states.
Thanks,
Joe

PS: The mist shot was fun!

Comment on A great gravel road by afrankangle

afrankangle — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:40:25 +0000

Hey hey … there are a lot of Joe-isms in this piece .. The moon pies, RC, General Stores, barns, headstones, 3Rs, constant stream of good people, tractor whit, and much more. SImply one of those posts causing a frequent visitor like me to chuckle. Thanks … and well done.

By the way … love the first shot on CornDancer! The midst helps make it!

Question … is that a cross on top of the school?

Comment on A great gravel road by Joe

Joe — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:51:13 +0000

Bruce, thanks. I enjoyed our visit and stroll through the mist on Saturday morning. Had you not pointed out the “guy,” I might have missed it.
Joe

Comment on A great gravel road by Bruce Poleet

Bruce Poleet — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:28:13 +0000

Wonderful pictures and story Joe. I always look forward to your posting of a new adventure each week. Never ceases to amaze me what you can find if you keep going down the road.

Enjoyed the weekend with you and your stories. Glad to see you made it home ok. Only six more months till we do Rockbridge again.

Comment on You belong in a Zoo by Joe

Joe — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:25:38 +0000

Frank, thanks for the visit and comments. I particularly enjoyed the story about the Kaibab Plateau. Our game and fish commission here watches the states deer herd like a hawk since there are not a lot of predators available which will stalk and take a healthy animal. If the herd gets out of proportion to the what the habitat will support, the hunting season is adjusted to thin the herd. Also, they reintroduced elk in north Arkansas, particularly in Newton County. The herd is so successful, they now have a limited hunting season with permits available by lottery. The zoo is great in LR. The human food there is so-so at its nadir.
Take care my friend,
Joe

Comment on You belong in a Zoo by afrankangle

afrankangle — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:22:05 +0000

Before I forget, Happy Anniversary to your work here. Interestingly, we started around the same time from several states away … (my first post was Aug 28)

Great animal pics, especially the tiger on Corndancer.

In some ways, I see similarity between zoos & blogs. I know this is an odd correlation, but it’s all about how much one allows themselves to jump into the story. Sure zoos provide a chance to see animals what we normally don’t see, put their story is so much more – thus I wonder how many zoo visitors dive into Paul Harvey’s “The rest of the story” (which you have).

Nature’s structure is an unbelievable creation. It’s all about balance, and keeping balance in something that is always changing … the term I like is Dynamic Equilibrium – an ever-changing balance.

The deer population story of the Kaibab Plateau is the classic … actually the case from which ecological relationships in population dynamics spawned. Here’s a link to a brief overview for those interested.
http://paginespersonals.upcnet.es/~jmg2/book02s.htm

By the way, I can’t help to wonder that eating at the zoo is not the same as your typical general store haunts. Of course one can stop along the way to create a packed lunch!

Great post Joe!