tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post113094563214045116..comments2023-08-27T10:54:42.777-05:00Comments on sand creek almanac: sleepless wishesDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1131042631973274342005-11-03T12:30:00.000-06:002005-11-03T12:30:00.000-06:00deb, what a wonderful post. i've often let my mind...deb, what a wonderful post. i've often let my mind wonder and wander over the same kinds of things, but i've never been able to so fully actually imagine what it would have been like.<BR/><BR/>i remember on my first trip to montana we were driving across the plains and my buddy pointed out a cut in a ridgeline a mile away and told me it was an old part of the oregon trail. it gave me pause, that's for sure, and really made me think about any land i go to and what it must have been like before the arrival of europeans, and also at the early stages of european exploration.<BR/><BR/>you really should try out the parallel blog, that sounds like it would be fascinating... just as long as you promise to keep up on this one too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1131034147486121052005-11-03T10:09:00.000-06:002005-11-03T10:09:00.000-06:00Sonia--thanks for stopping by! I just looked at yo...Sonia--thanks for stopping by! I just looked at your blog, and I'll have to spend some more time there!<BR/><BR/>pablo--yes, your land does have a very interesting history. I'd like to see this place throughout history as well; the pre-glacial and post-glacial periods, and the time around when the Douglas Fault was active; we're almost on top of it. <BR/><BR/>I've been doing some research on recent history i.e. the last 150 years, and I have a lot of posting to do regarding that. I'm even thinking of starting a parallel blog just focusing on the history of this land.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1131024299253743582005-11-03T07:24:00.000-06:002005-11-03T07:24:00.000-06:00I've also thought about visiting my land to see wh...I've also thought about visiting my land to see what it was like in the past. I wouldn't limit my time traveling to only one time though. I'd like to see it in recent times, pre-European settlement times, pre-human times, and the day that crazy meteor struck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1131017354516778462005-11-03T05:29:00.000-06:002005-11-03T05:29:00.000-06:00Beautiful post! Really, it's better to focus our m...Beautiful post! Really, it's better to focus our mind on nice questions "than to drift into the usual paranoid worries about anything and everything, worries that never really materialize." Wise thought!sonia a. mascarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415359150944729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1130984676239530522005-11-02T20:24:00.000-06:002005-11-02T20:24:00.000-06:00I could have sworn I posted a comment here this af...I could have sworn I posted a comment here this afternoon. O Blogger, Where Art Thou? :) <BR/><BR/>jim- that would have been an awesome sight. <BR/><BR/>Lynne- Congratulations on your land purchase and may you enjoy it for many years to come. Cromwell is not too far away; my husband used to hunt ducks near Island Lake. Actually, he used to live in Cloquet, so he knows the area well. <BR/><BR/>contrary madcap princess-- thank you. And I would describe my own daughter as a contrary princess as well. <BR/><BR/>Sylvia--as always, good to see you here! And, I think I could never leave here because I am a part of this place now. +++++Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1130983419988726252005-11-02T20:03:00.000-06:002005-11-02T20:03:00.000-06:00Beautiful. Somewhere along the line it seems you b...Beautiful. Somewhere along the line it seems you became part of the land and vice versa. Happy anniversary!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1130980616797972882005-11-02T19:16:00.000-06:002005-11-02T19:16:00.000-06:00Deb-- This is so beautiful, like a chant and a dre...Deb-- This is so beautiful, like a chant and a dream. I love how you love the earth you walk on. I always think that those who truly see the land, hold the old wilderness spirit in themselves. <BR/>I hope you see and hear everything you wish for.<BR/>Congratulations on your three year anniversary.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1130953719118262082005-11-02T11:48:00.000-06:002005-11-02T11:48:00.000-06:00Mum-Hehe, so your daughter is the Contrary Princes...Mum-<BR/><BR/>Hehe, so your daughter is the Contrary Princess huh, I thought that was my daughter!;~)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01306857757487429447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1130953365154936852005-11-02T11:42:00.000-06:002005-11-02T11:42:00.000-06:00Oops! I forgot that my daughter had been working o...Oops! I forgot that my daughter had been working on her blog. So, I'm not the Contrary Princess, I'm the Contrary Madcap. Sorry about that.Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966173518099250557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1130950954178971452005-11-02T11:02:00.000-06:002005-11-02T11:02:00.000-06:00Deb-Just beautiful. Last spring we bought some la...Deb-<BR/><BR/>Just beautiful. Last spring we bought some land on Hasty Brook north of Cromwell, and I too have wondered what the land was like years ago. You have given me a mental snapshot. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1130950711350365722005-11-02T10:58:00.000-06:002005-11-02T10:58:00.000-06:00Beautifully said Deb, and can you imagine seeing m...Beautifully said Deb, and can you imagine seeing millions of Passenger Pigeons blacken the daytime sky?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01306857757487429447noreply@blogger.com