tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587578543702907225.post1461989519054753821..comments2023-05-07T03:24:04.329-07:00Comments on The Mucky Root: Malham Cove - spring.Selina Goughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099874441156494492noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587578543702907225.post-62817982603621104002013-08-06T16:54:35.910-07:002013-08-06T16:54:35.910-07:00Ah, Selina, you open my heart. You are so utterly ...Ah, Selina, you open my heart. You are so utterly real, so simply and honestly present with what is. My spirit relaxes into your prose as my body would relax into soft moss after a long walk on a hot day... though perhaps not as damp...<br />It has been many years since I climbed the Cove, long before my own daughter was born. She's 14 now, and I appreciate her more each day. Don't wish away the passage of the years - your memories are rich and full, and will last a lifetime and beyond. Your boys will inspire you daily as they grow. I for one have no doubt where they get their beauty - please honour yourself by acknowledging just how much you have given them, in so many ways. They are a true reflection of you.<br />I've spent a few weeks lost in festival land, hence no recent posts of my own... This, I'm sure, will change.<br />Blessings and abundance to you on your journey.<br />With love,<br />A BearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587578543702907225.post-53110847752407259352013-08-05T01:13:44.086-07:002013-08-05T01:13:44.086-07:00Hi Sheila, how lovely of you to drop in! The lands...Hi Sheila, how lovely of you to drop in! The landscape where you are sounds utterly captivating - when the boys are bigger I dream of exploring some of the wilder places of the earth with them. Do you have a new book out? Good luck with it, I'll look out for it. Thanks again for your comments.Selina Goughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099874441156494492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587578543702907225.post-11852684820232125872013-08-01T14:03:09.941-07:002013-08-01T14:03:09.941-07:00Hi Selina,
I have such fun reading your accounts: ...Hi Selina,<br />I have such fun reading your accounts: My two boys are in their thirties now and our landscape is much wilder than this (northern British Columbia bush - a moose walked through our backyard yesterday), but many memories come back. <br /><br />Luckily our younger son lives nearby and he has a son - 18 months of chattering exploration. As soon as he gets here we go to the pond to look for frogs and last week we managed to catch a small one to keep in a bucket for a few minutes. "Wow," he said as it stretched to its full length, trying to get out. "Happy frog," he crowed as we released it into the pond and it put all its muscle into beautiful frogging strokes down and out of sight. It is a delight. And big, smelly boys are fun too - the new music they bring home, the chores they can help with. Enjoy!Sheila Petershttp://www.sheilapeters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587578543702907225.post-39131928522177128122013-07-28T01:33:28.491-07:002013-07-28T01:33:28.491-07:00Thanks Jill and Ian, it felt a bit strange at firs...Thanks Jill and Ian, it felt a bit strange at first recording the day in the way I did but it was such a rare perfect day with very few arguments or dramas that it seemed to be a good moment to hold in the memory.<br /><br />I think Jill that i generally enjoy the boys more as they get older, certainly Eli is a joy to be around these days...and even Monty has his moments!<br /><br />Thanks Ian - I know I'm their mum but they are beautiful. Not sure where they get that from though! Selina Goughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099874441156494492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587578543702907225.post-29869141354922183582013-07-26T00:49:12.496-07:002013-07-26T00:49:12.496-07:00Hi Selina
Ah, this is a lovely reminder of the sp...Hi Selina<br /><br />Ah, this is a lovely reminder of the specialness of summer, the beauty of the dales when the limestone is dry and bleached. It's also a lovely contemplation of the process of growing-up, the way we so often fail to savour these times before they so quickly pass.<br /><br />Beautiful photos, and beautiful boys, too!<br /><br />Ian<br /><br />Ian Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307429641552419242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587578543702907225.post-52189296721074244162013-07-25T05:31:49.353-07:002013-07-25T05:31:49.353-07:00I never really understood why it's called a co...I never really understood why it's called a cove until I read this and saw your photos, always thought it was a strange term. <br />Unfortunately I can attest to the stairs comment. I look at people running up and down them and marvel that I used to do that too. It takes you constantly by surprise that your body ages. Not ME surely!<br />I love the way you are recording and savoring these precious times with your boys. The older years are a lot of fun too. Someone said to me when Chloe was born "It's wonderful up to 5, then it's downhill all the way" A negative pronouncement that proved to be completely untrue..... I enjoyed being a mom more and more and am in faith you will too! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887669229075945309noreply@blogger.com