tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post7932337896691187899..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Winter WindMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-55437678342894032192014-02-17T10:54:14.786-08:002014-02-17T10:54:14.786-08:00Well, that's how it feels to me. Definitely no...Well, that's how it feels to me. Definitely not a universal opinion!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-81701689929676854112014-02-17T10:53:44.073-08:002014-02-17T10:53:44.073-08:00That's what the Coriolis effect is. Either tha...That's what the Coriolis effect is. Either that or it's the impact on the economy of cheap Japanese cars.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30152269466489184962014-02-17T07:20:54.133-08:002014-02-17T07:20:54.133-08:00If someone bigger really is in charge of us, we...If someone bigger really is in charge of us, we're being smacked for being bad. Droughts, floods, earthquakes, typhoons, snowmageddons - looks like we're being sent to our room. <br /><br />Random banging about in the wind actually sounds safer than being "watched over."Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90284969785538102792014-02-16T14:26:15.866-08:002014-02-16T14:26:15.866-08:00Your second sentence describes me in the morning. ...Your second sentence describes me in the morning. The molecules also get moved around because of the Coriolis effect (had to dust off the other brain cell to come up with that). Nice bird pics. I can never get them to hold still long enough.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73951832981859878032014-02-16T14:02:36.712-08:002014-02-16T14:02:36.712-08:00Even the robin looks cool. Hey, you're drownin...Even the robin looks cool. Hey, you're drowning over there, aren't you? Is ANYONE having a normal winter? Is there a normal winter anymore?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91872613504178459862014-02-16T13:48:12.246-08:002014-02-16T13:48:12.246-08:00Fantastic pictures Murr! Indigo xFantastic pictures Murr! Indigo xIndigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8516471963043721282014-02-15T22:16:33.374-08:002014-02-15T22:16:33.374-08:00We're in for it, all right. I'm just happy...We're in for it, all right. I'm just happy to see a big bunch of rain coming down this week. We've had almost none all winter. In western Oregon! It ain't right.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43984319950658142002014-02-15T22:15:37.788-08:002014-02-15T22:15:37.788-08:00You know, one room of it is from 1906. Then more g...You know, one room of it is from 1906. Then more got patched on in 1915 and 1926 and 1997. But some of these winds will creak all of it.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53039815353812787952014-02-15T22:14:31.048-08:002014-02-15T22:14:31.048-08:00As long as you can still tap beer from the Tree of...As long as you can still tap beer from the Tree of Happiness, I'm good.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69604085765259807342014-02-15T20:10:29.866-08:002014-02-15T20:10:29.866-08:00Living on a hill beside a lake surrounded by tons ...Living on a hill beside a lake surrounded by tons of trees I get some good windy nights here. Usually its of the happy-making sort: oh good, I'm in here under the duvet and it's out there doing its gusty thing. But we had a very rare tornado go across the lake once (we are getting them more in Ontario lately), taking out a swathe right through the village, destroying the marina, a lot Tiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88837131233191221912014-02-15T19:57:46.612-08:002014-02-15T19:57:46.612-08:00I know exactly what you mean. Threw a book across...I know exactly what you mean. Threw a book across the room once because they were eating potatoes in it in King Arthur's time in Cornwall. Tiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-748917207348947682014-02-15T19:54:23.637-08:002014-02-15T19:54:23.637-08:00This whole post made me happy and I don't real...This whole post made me happy and I don't really know why. Maybe because you like wind as much as I do, although I hate the destruction it can bring. Windy days just send the spirit soaring. I love the sound of your 100 year old house.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70071132962021519962014-02-15T18:39:52.246-08:002014-02-15T18:39:52.246-08:00Sorry Rose, but I believe that those are Fir Cones...Sorry Rose, but I believe that those are Fir Cones, as Pine Cones would come from Pine Trees. Isn't that so? Just as Oaks have Acorns and not Maple Seeds. ♥ ♫ ♥<br /><br />NPR and Will Shortz have each made the same mistake recently. It seems that many people think that any ol' tree cone is a pine cone. ☼sculptor1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01342942066482312114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-20480941905553460882014-02-15T17:41:21.692-08:002014-02-15T17:41:21.692-08:00Sorry about that. As I'm typing this, there...Sorry about that. As I'm typing this, there's a regular typhoon going on out there.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54513036369128455092014-02-15T17:40:56.982-08:002014-02-15T17:40:56.982-08:00Aww. Cousin.Aww. Cousin.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54814105599356443662014-02-15T17:40:46.576-08:002014-02-15T17:40:46.576-08:00Perspective is one of my favorite themes, and in m...Perspective is one of my favorite themes, and in my opinion, it is something most members of our species lack. Or maybe that's a modern thing.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46170178366456631472014-02-15T17:39:45.687-08:002014-02-15T17:39:45.687-08:00Thanks for that. I do hate getting things wrong, t...Thanks for that. I do hate getting things wrong, though. If I read a book and someone's got a flower somewhere it doesn't belong, I get all snagged up.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80782880700536101072014-02-15T17:37:49.128-08:002014-02-15T17:37:49.128-08:00Wind makes it sound like a tornado in my backyard ...Wind makes it sound like a tornado in my backyard because of all the fir trees. They keep throwing their pine cones at the house, windows and roof. It also plays games with my health. Rose Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180873324576064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24077347669982398982014-02-15T17:35:33.993-08:002014-02-15T17:35:33.993-08:00I just realized that wasn't real cheerful, kni...I just realized that wasn't real cheerful, knittergran. I recommend the wine.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-64886622933672783602014-02-15T17:35:25.423-08:002014-02-15T17:35:25.423-08:00What a beautiful description of what surrounds us....What a beautiful description of what surrounds us. Thank you, Cousin Murr.Angelunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333889782201425122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38102882776940167082014-02-15T17:34:54.019-08:002014-02-15T17:34:54.019-08:00I heard about that. Y'all aren't fracking,...I heard about that. Y'all aren't fracking, are you? I can only read so much. It's so depressing. I am buoyant by nature, but I'll tell you what--we're screwed. Best thing we can do for this planet is die. Too bad we'll take so many fine things with us.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7917929622776512412014-02-15T17:33:44.387-08:002014-02-15T17:33:44.387-08:00yes, the force that can annihilate you graces you ...yes, the force that can annihilate you graces you with perspective.al ariolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496801402827618703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39336136262936897562014-02-15T17:32:53.860-08:002014-02-15T17:32:53.860-08:00I'm pretty sure 'slow liquid' is a qua...I'm pretty sure 'slow liquid' is a quantum description of a solid. Besides, that line didn't need to be factually accurate to set a tone of deep, evolving change. It served as a transition to the urgent wind blowing outside. Loved this one, Murr. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85252061539984945812014-02-15T17:32:11.292-08:002014-02-15T17:32:11.292-08:00Oh goody, you too? I feel better now.Oh goody, you too? I feel better now.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14351743534748953242014-02-15T17:25:27.143-08:002014-02-15T17:25:27.143-08:00What's the deal with Georgia indeed! Last nig...What's the deal with Georgia indeed! Last night we had a 4.1 earthquake! That was a startling surprise. And lately I've been obsessed with reading about the possibility that our "rare and random privilege" on this planet might not be here much longer. We seem determined to cause our own extinction. <br />I seem to need some cheer. Or wine. Or chocolate.<br />Loved this knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.com