tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post2562859675552462652..comments2024-02-01T10:47:28.146-05:00Comments on The Quiet Country House: Poetry Thursday -- Waiting for RainMarciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-34609140976868585102007-08-29T09:25:00.000-04:002007-08-29T09:25:00.000-04:00Nan,We must have a similar quality-level of camera...Nan,<BR/><BR/>We must have a similar quality-level of camera. My favorite shots are macro and I love mine for that, so generally I am quite satisfied.Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-37438891725894786802007-08-28T17:40:00.000-04:002007-08-28T17:40:00.000-04:00I think the picture gave a very good feel of what ...I think the picture gave a very good feel of what you are experiencing. As I've written, I have a hard time with "big" photos. My camera works best on the macro shots. I suppose that must be what improves when one spends more, but mine is fine for what I want and a great improvement over our old one for not too much money.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-23999857825637008802007-08-25T21:09:00.000-04:002007-08-25T21:09:00.000-04:00Catherine Mary, Thank you for commenting. Fortuna...Catherine Mary, Thank you for commenting. Fortunately, we did get the rain late in the evening. And it rained much of the afternoon on Friday. I don't think it had rained significantly in about 2 months. I know it could be - and is - worse elsewhere, but still we notice all the things here that are affected by drought. I love how haiku can capture a mood or a moment, in just a few small Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-34154401142724234182007-08-25T10:54:00.000-04:002007-08-25T10:54:00.000-04:00I was so hopeful for rain by the first two lines o...I was so hopeful for rain by the first two lines of the haiku after seeing the picture. But the last line is so to the point--it sounds desperate. So much in a small poem.Catherine Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144338744214025896noreply@blogger.com