tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post7448865290783452827..comments2024-03-15T11:33:20.383+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: 663 : The Blue HazeJ Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-61847102397380699712014-01-16T06:42:05.091+11:002014-01-16T06:42:05.091+11:00Your words always delight me in some way. Love you...Your words always delight me in some way. Love your wordplay and am completely in agreement, it's there, when will they ever learn?.... Saravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289212188617046645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-16917035721852824102014-01-14T17:19:46.846+11:002014-01-14T17:19:46.846+11:00I liked Fast Forward's version of Skippy :)I liked Fast Forward's version of Skippy :)Sue Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864986500627496240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-11225389953792781252014-01-13T18:26:20.617+11:002014-01-13T18:26:20.617+11:00There are days when I suspect not. There are days...There are days when I suspect not. There are days when I am sure not.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-88376595698322542842014-01-13T17:25:51.871+11:002014-01-13T17:25:51.871+11:00Perfectly, simply and strongly stated...IS ANYONE ...Perfectly, simply and strongly stated...IS ANYONE LISTENING??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-4580276733928301022014-01-13T08:56:43.887+11:002014-01-13T08:56:43.887+11:00Good to see a fellow Aussie here talking about our...Good to see a fellow Aussie here talking about our bush and its problems. I enjoyed your poem and the issues it raises. Here is a piece I wrote about bushfires:<br />http://nicholasjv.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/in-praise-of-bushfires.htmlIntellibloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-27930004519063120752014-01-12T06:19:06.548+11:002014-01-12T06:19:06.548+11:00My son has just visited these mountains. Despite ...My son has just visited these mountains. Despite the fire damage he said he loved them. I think they reminded him a little of home. Pealogichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369877267076357849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-25526203373475328602014-01-12T05:06:46.014+11:002014-01-12T05:06:46.014+11:00This is mighty powerful .... :-)This is mighty powerful .... :-)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-15452249145005419892014-01-12T02:31:29.892+11:002014-01-12T02:31:29.892+11:00Fire and blue haze that mixture is a powerful forc...Fire and blue haze that mixture is a powerful force. Really brilliant how it draws you in and twists at the end. Very clever.alan1704https://www.blogger.com/profile/16068631142963794991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-40529801267199396422014-01-11T17:33:14.719+11:002014-01-11T17:33:14.719+11:00We have given our eucalypts to India too. And tho...We have given our eucalypts to India too. And those that are allowed to grow long enough burn very well indeed.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-26712862301096059742014-01-11T11:28:01.845+11:002014-01-11T11:28:01.845+11:00There will be a quiz at the end of the semester.There will be a quiz at the end of the semester.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-28316831358679359942014-01-11T11:27:24.613+11:002014-01-11T11:27:24.613+11:00A lot to be said for a stout English Oak.A lot to be said for a stout English Oak.John Bullnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-38529775056695301412014-01-11T11:26:31.910+11:002014-01-11T11:26:31.910+11:00Pretty combustible.Pretty combustible.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-43805203393341514832014-01-11T11:25:04.143+11:002014-01-11T11:25:04.143+11:00What's that Skip? You think it's Rolf Har...What's that Skip? You think it's Rolf Harris?J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-88150941671232890122014-01-11T11:24:37.856+11:002014-01-11T11:24:37.856+11:00tfk-tfk-tfk-tfktfk-tfk-tfk-tfkSkippynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-49946516429202530982014-01-11T11:20:42.058+11:002014-01-11T11:20:42.058+11:00I thought that was Kylie Minogue.I thought that was Kylie Minogue.Sanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621938013832239491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-67579734359534765842014-01-11T11:11:18.710+11:002014-01-11T11:11:18.710+11:00Australia's gift to the world.Australia's gift to the world.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-73461682134899546002014-01-11T10:40:57.878+11:002014-01-11T10:40:57.878+11:00We're getting 44C here today, if it happens. H...We're getting 44C here today, if it happens. Howling easterly. Let's hope the sea breeze is up to the challenge.<br />There are a lot of eucalypts in California too. That also burns well on a regular basis.Sue Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864986500627496240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-77301447605399177022014-01-11T08:41:26.890+11:002014-01-11T08:41:26.890+11:00Yes. Technically it is photo-chemical smog.Yes. Technically it is photo-chemical smog.The Scientistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-47186916573020505812014-01-11T08:39:00.596+11:002014-01-11T08:39:00.596+11:00I am wondering which mountains you are talking abo...I am wondering which mountains you are talking about. You must be in Australia to have that many eucalyptus trees in one place. Your poem has an ominous feel to it for me.I like the way your poem moves from the blue mist to human actions.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-1822193826162834692014-01-11T07:58:30.472+11:002014-01-11T07:58:30.472+11:00I had no idea that it was why these mountains were...I had no idea that it was why these mountains were blue. They are certainly stunning!Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-85063067127035774712014-01-11T05:41:03.206+11:002014-01-11T05:41:03.206+11:00Really interesting about the eucalyptus oil! I le...Really interesting about the eucalyptus oil! I learned something here.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-29335487324107924482014-01-11T04:18:04.889+11:002014-01-11T04:18:04.889+11:00perfect turn at the end. here in southern californ...perfect turn at the end. here in southern california, firefighters detest eucalyptus - they are 'bomb trees', which when heated explode and cast wood shrapnel, impregnated with burning oil, dozens or even hundreds of feet. ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-71810103006631018652014-01-11T00:22:52.338+11:002014-01-11T00:22:52.338+11:00interesting...so the blue haze is from the oil? an...interesting...so the blue haze is from the oil? and how combustible is it? that could get scary...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-43562703242393873812014-01-10T22:25:06.446+11:002014-01-10T22:25:06.446+11:00Climate and weather. Different things.Climate and weather. Different things.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-22690688908912524942014-01-10T22:11:25.670+11:002014-01-10T22:11:25.670+11:00I never knew about the eucalyptus oil. Hard to be...I never knew about the eucalyptus oil. Hard to believe the climate is heating up with the cold we are having!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13318991328136593536noreply@blogger.com