tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post7490333619917066061..comments2024-03-29T07:16:42.086-04:00Comments on Pleasures from the Page: Does this look like mid-winter to you?Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-84887368640904878702015-02-19T08:19:26.777-05:002015-02-19T08:19:26.777-05:00I agree, Jone, it's been a strange winter. I&...I agree, Jone, it's been a strange winter. I'm still hoping for some snow before the season ends. Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-56934397653787053152015-02-18T22:49:51.103-05:002015-02-18T22:49:51.103-05:00I am conflicted about our winter. Love the sky blu...I am conflicted about our winter. Love the sky blue days but I have missed the cold. Lovely photos.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-57467659070032851642015-02-17T22:41:21.031-05:002015-02-17T22:41:21.031-05:00That cherry tree is stunning, Ramona! Thanks for s...That cherry tree is stunning, Ramona! Thanks for sharing this taste of spring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-73569951269470389642015-02-17T22:06:21.550-05:002015-02-17T22:06:21.550-05:00Okay Ramona so you are living a very different rea...Okay Ramona so you are living a very different reality than I am and lots of Slicers on this side of the world. SO I want to thank you for sharing your slice of warmth with us and those lovely, colorful plants as well. <br />I can barely remember spring.BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973593425566621090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-23961102847690010332015-02-17T21:43:33.407-05:002015-02-17T21:43:33.407-05:00GORGEOUS, Ramona! My feet are still trying to war...GORGEOUS, Ramona! My feet are still trying to warm-up from my jaunt outside earlier this evening. It is just SO cold!<br /><br />Thanks for joining us on the last night's Twitter Chat. It was great to have your voice in the convo.Stacey Shubitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903206728640184043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-90435302694460090802015-02-17T20:50:49.170-05:002015-02-17T20:50:49.170-05:00So cold in Iowa for a few more days - tired of sin...So cold in Iowa for a few more days - tired of single digits! <br /><br />But your pictures make me think that spring will soon be here!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10642159125070466981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-69762199370787632762015-02-17T20:47:18.117-05:002015-02-17T20:47:18.117-05:00I say Wow! too, Ramona. We've had very warm we...I say Wow! too, Ramona. We've had very warm weather, so much so that people are worried that trees are waking up too early. What gorgeous pics, & I love your words, "the mountain is out", & how wonderful it is. Snow here yesterday, colder today, back to the fifties tomorrow-roller coaster! Enjoy your beauty!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-67311460966910013002015-02-17T19:50:00.676-05:002015-02-17T19:50:00.676-05:00Wow! Those pictures are fabulous! The blossoms are...Wow! Those pictures are fabulous! The blossoms are so beautiful. I feel that we are so far from spring here on the East Coast.<br />Also, love how you thank Two Writing Teachers with the phrase "hosting this meeting place and nurturing our writing lives" - yes, TWT really does nurture all of us! Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404917167112072640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-25517263987197290042015-02-17T19:42:54.138-05:002015-02-17T19:42:54.138-05:00Oh so wonderful! We are 9 with a wind chill of 16 ...Oh so wonderful! We are 9 with a wind chill of 16 below. It is to get colder tonight. I will dream of your trees and flowers while under my layers of covers. We don't have the snow of the east coast - that was last year - we are just sitting in cold. Enjoy your spring walks!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344091186001092406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-15617933471144680092015-02-17T19:37:24.477-05:002015-02-17T19:37:24.477-05:00What beautiful photos. I'd be posting quite d...What beautiful photos. I'd be posting quite different pictures from Ohio. I'd be happy if we broke 20 degrees. LOLJulie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497758310228642932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-59126434125451183842015-02-17T17:47:59.317-05:002015-02-17T17:47:59.317-05:00I am so jealous as I shovel snow here with temps i...I am so jealous as I shovel snow here with temps in the teens. Better than single digit temps and sub zero wind chills we have had. Thanks for brightening my day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-37006084415406860022015-02-17T17:45:42.414-05:002015-02-17T17:45:42.414-05:00Wow- gorgeous! SO different than my view. I alwa...Wow- gorgeous! SO different than my view. I always love slices with photos. Thanks for sharing them!Lisa Keelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470821331643318304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-21403345679502635902015-02-17T17:01:40.729-05:002015-02-17T17:01:40.729-05:00Those photographs make me jealous, Ramona! We are ...Those photographs make me jealous, Ramona! We are still in the deep freeze, here - but Spring won't be too far off once we get to the end of February.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-88377226089749393132015-02-17T16:58:23.139-05:002015-02-17T16:58:23.139-05:00Gorgeous photos! I had no idea that the trees and ...Gorgeous photos! I had no idea that the trees and flowers blossomed in February in Seattle. As I sit here with a wind chill that makes it feel like 25, I envy your warmer temperatures.elsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348895330633879894noreply@blogger.com