tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post248159694813001115..comments2023-11-03T08:14:58.862+00:00Comments on BLISS: The Whistle Weed WalkYolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-15794323276375003852009-06-18T16:48:58.969+01:002009-06-18T16:48:58.969+01:00Just catching up after having PC fixed. What a ...Just catching up after having PC fixed. What a glorious walk and such lovely pics of Tara enjoying her frizbee - what a free spirit. <br /><br />A great arrangement of pics Yolanda, ending with the sunset.LadyLuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425624818859182752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-46198706103173919682009-05-11T21:47:00.000+01:002009-05-11T21:47:00.000+01:00Dat was zo te zien een heerlijke wandeling en Tara...Dat was zo te zien een heerlijke wandeling en Tara..........ja, gewoon een dotje!!!!!margahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448088007248040906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-54328189749328319602009-05-10T19:13:00.000+01:002009-05-10T19:13:00.000+01:00A lovely spring walk. I wrote about cow parsley re...A lovely spring walk. I wrote about cow parsley recently - it's called cow mumble in some parts of the UK, which I think i a wonderful name.HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-70624072403342284372009-05-10T13:08:00.000+01:002009-05-10T13:08:00.000+01:00Thank you for the lovely walk in your beautiful co...Thank you for the lovely walk in your beautiful countryside Yolanda! Tara sure is growing!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-72356519652620085042009-05-09T22:47:00.000+01:002009-05-09T22:47:00.000+01:00hi ye! great post! i love the countryside! your ta...hi ye! great post! i love the countryside! your tara is irresistibly cute. i am going to show you my berries, but they are only flowers right now, and very shy. happy may!emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635860972948661626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-72368994858985529952009-05-09T21:13:00.000+01:002009-05-09T21:13:00.000+01:00Really enjoyed this, but was intrigued by the fact...Really enjoyed this, but was intrigued by the fact the skylark song sounded subtly different than those here in the West Country of the UK. I think it's a fact that birds develop different accents? Tara is growing fast!!NewShoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01559856422504670476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-1102303687355832732009-05-09T20:05:00.000+01:002009-05-09T20:05:00.000+01:00Yolanda, thank you for taking us on your walkies w...Yolanda, thank you for taking us on your walkies with Tara. What a good looking family she has! I just know Uncle Buddy would have loved to come out with Tara today.Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-81119683456874312792009-05-08T18:22:00.000+01:002009-05-08T18:22:00.000+01:00Hey wat leuk! Wat woon je in een mooie omgeving ze...Hey wat leuk! Wat woon je in een mooie omgeving zeg en wat een leuk kooikertje. Onze buren hadden er vroeger eentje maar die wilde nooit bij me komen, alleen maar oog voor het eigen baasje.Fluitenkruidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15604588702697611227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-58230504961459788042009-05-08T14:12:00.000+01:002009-05-08T14:12:00.000+01:00Good Morning! What a good time I've had with you ...Good Morning! What a good time I've had with you and Tara...your countryside is lovely. The cows parsley that nature planted is better then we humans can do anytime...Have a sweet weekend with plenty of time in the gardens! I am just now imaging your roses in bloom!... gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-54815647129203078712009-05-08T12:55:00.000+01:002009-05-08T12:55:00.000+01:00Thanks for the walk. I enjoyed it with my tea thi...Thanks for the walk. I enjoyed it with my tea this morning. Have a wonderful day.~~DeeDee/reddirtramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-18743793160961099362009-05-07T23:54:00.000+01:002009-05-07T23:54:00.000+01:00Thank you so much for this beautiful walk! I enjoy...Thank you so much for this beautiful walk! I enjoyed it immensely, and love the scenery. Cow parsley is one of my favourites. It is not quite out yet where I am in the UK - when it is I love the fragrance and like to walk among it as much as possible. Amazing instrument - I never knew you could make those from cow parsley!Phoenix C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13852678924557075302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-32763035838154380652009-05-07T21:27:00.000+01:002009-05-07T21:27:00.000+01:00Sorry, Yolanda... just realized that I assumed you...Sorry, Yolanda... just realized that I assumed you are in Holland, but you may be in another part of the Netherlands! Sorry about that!Lilibethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853356799275870741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-25398552803247114692009-05-07T21:24:00.000+01:002009-05-07T21:24:00.000+01:00How wonderful to see a bit of the Dutch countrysid...How wonderful to see a bit of the Dutch countryside. Having travelled extensively in England, I really think that Holland is a very well-kept secret. Simply stunning!<br /><br />Where I live (Ottawa Valley, Canada), many, many of the immigrant farmers are / were Dutch, so this is very interesting.Lilibethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853356799275870741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-27038668321624252752009-05-07T20:20:00.000+01:002009-05-07T20:20:00.000+01:00Lovely, lovely walk! I'm very glad you toook us al...Lovely, lovely walk! I'm very glad you toook us along!Cat with a Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181586167628965537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-538711658055744622009-05-07T19:48:00.000+01:002009-05-07T19:48:00.000+01:00Thanks for the walk, YE. It looks very different f...Thanks for the walk, YE. It looks very different from the hilly, live-oak covered hillsides I call home. <br /><br />Why are the willows pollarded? Do you know? You don't see that done in the U.S. too often. <br /><br />And "sloot" is a perfect-sounding name for what it is, much better than "ditch." :-)Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-13416758991968963742009-05-07T19:26:00.000+01:002009-05-07T19:26:00.000+01:00A wonderful post and lovely photos.It must be so n...A wonderful post and lovely photos.It must be so nice to be able to go on, and enjoy, a walk like that. It sounds like bliss to me! xxFlightyhttp://flightplot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-66917215993088687652009-05-07T19:13:00.000+01:002009-05-07T19:13:00.000+01:00Dear Yolanda......I most certainly am glad I came ...Dear Yolanda......I most certainly am glad I came on the walk with you and that gorgeous little puppy, Tara.......she is delightful....<br /><br />I love to hear the sky lark.....such a beautiful song......I heard ours for the first time this week...<br /><br />I to love cow parsley.....I have it along the lanes outside my house....it is a joy......<br /><br />The dutch countryside is beautiful Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-6958116702349326232009-05-07T16:31:00.000+01:002009-05-07T16:31:00.000+01:00Thank you *so* much for posting your walk! I only ...Thank you *so* much for posting your walk! I only wish my evening walk was as beautiful as this.Lisa Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288352630209939371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-69612999372467772062009-05-07T16:25:00.000+01:002009-05-07T16:25:00.000+01:00Beautiful stroll.Beautiful stroll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-22735857722267689072009-05-07T15:51:00.000+01:002009-05-07T15:51:00.000+01:00How wonderful! Such an amazing place. Everything i...How wonderful! Such an amazing place. Everything is just beautiful. I enjoy taking a stroll with you.Dirt Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738312834526690841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-23539123642253472282009-05-07T14:43:00.000+01:002009-05-07T14:43:00.000+01:00Thank you so much for letting us share your walk -...Thank you so much for letting us share your walk -- what beautiful countryside. Simply BLISS-full. :) your photos are spectacular.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-32528367408298732142009-05-07T14:35:00.000+01:002009-05-07T14:35:00.000+01:00* John: glad you enjoyed it!
* Chookie: the willo...* John: glad you enjoyed it!<br /><br />* Chookie: the willows are pollarded because from the branches baskets, garden ornaments, fenches (mats) ect. are made. Cricket is hardly, if ever, played here, to my relief. ;-)<br /><br />* Monica: got a touch of Heimwee? ;-)<br /><br />* Juliet: I thought it would be nice to switch things around. I usually read stuff by Brits who claim that something orYolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-4376712315648906572009-05-07T13:50:00.000+01:002009-05-07T13:50:00.000+01:00The walk was marvelous. It was great to see the D...The walk was marvelous. It was great to see the Dutch county side near you. Around here trees are pollard because they plant them right under electric wires. Your dear sweet Tara is growing into a beautiful lady. I am surprised that the breeder can get all of those dogs to sit still at one time for a photo. They must be well trained. The photo makes me wish they were bred here.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-6251335077640237192009-05-07T12:15:00.000+01:002009-05-07T12:15:00.000+01:00Ah, your quintessential Dutch walk really made me ...Ah, your quintessential Dutch walk really made me nostalgic for me tie in Holland. *Sigh.* Looking forward to going on more walks with you!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-5461882611633034432009-05-07T11:46:00.000+01:002009-05-07T11:46:00.000+01:00Why are the willows pollarded? I know trees are c...Why are the willows pollarded? I know trees are coppiced for firewood, but I only know of willow-wood being used for cricket bats!Chookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230973711859964063noreply@blogger.com