tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post1557341768177846519..comments2023-12-01T15:15:00.963-08:00Comments on Linda_Hensley: "Underwater"Linda Hensleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-4765176295796635422013-10-17T10:09:40.920-07:002013-10-17T10:09:40.920-07:00Based on the posts you've written about your c...Based on the posts you've written about your childhood (Did you climb a water tower or something like that?), I would say that it was certainly not boring...but that's hindsight, isn't it. It's funny how we appreciate some of the things of the past more than we did while in the midst of it.<br /><br />It is SO hard to get kids outside for a substantial amount of time these days. However, what I notice is that if they are with good friends, they are more likely to enjoy hike or a bike ride. It's something about a parent making a suggestion like that that makes them put it in the boring category. <br /><br />Very enjoyable post to read. :)Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-33355574417976441572013-10-13T06:53:47.977-07:002013-10-13T06:53:47.977-07:00Thanks Mit!Thanks Mit!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-34815182650973840242013-10-11T08:53:39.370-07:002013-10-11T08:53:39.370-07:00Another great post. Totally brought me back to my ...Another great post. Totally brought me back to my own childhood memories..............Creations By Mithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553912158930813310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-21330172974395052342013-10-11T04:56:31.964-07:002013-10-11T04:56:31.964-07:00I'm glad I could say something that moved you ...I'm glad I could say something that moved you and reminded you of your childhood. I used to think that writing about my childhood was narcissistic, but then I realized that my stories are just a window for other people to look at their own memories. Good for you for taking the kids out to the woods. Maybe they gathered some memories too!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-349139648330598412013-10-10T16:27:57.197-07:002013-10-10T16:27:57.197-07:00Bravo for your post! You could be describing my c...Bravo for your post! You could be describing my childhood (though the setting was different). I spent a very lonely adolescence in the country with my horse. But those same years were filled with almost unspeakable joy--loneliness and joy. My brother and I were allowed one hour per day of television, and the rest of the time I pretty much filled myself--riding my horse in the woods and across the countryside, looking at trees, playing piano, reading books. My family was very quiet, and everyone pretty much did their own thing. But I can't imagine having spent a childhood and adolescence any other way.<br /><br />It really really bothers me how my students act like they can't live five minutes without looking at their phones. I took them all out into the woods today to commune with nature (and perhaps write some, seeing how I'm an English teacher). Some of them had never been in the woods before. I sat on a rock while they disappeared down a trail, and while I was sitting, a copperhead came along....<br /><br />I don't know why I'm even saying this now. But I was very moved by your post. I think kids today are missing out a whole lot. I'm really glad we kept our kids away from electronica until they were well into their teen years. My boys spent their childhoods running around the neighborhood with friends, playing legos and reading. That seems just fine to me.Coreopsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468751724163567889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-80527224898203759822013-10-10T04:51:23.838-07:002013-10-10T04:51:23.838-07:00I have a feather collection at work. I guess some...I have a feather collection at work. I guess some things never change. I can understand what you're saying Otto, but it makes me sad that children don't go outside and play any more. Sometimes I think that people my grandparents' age were more inventive and self-sufficient than my age group, and way more so than the people younger.Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-80967702894288092812013-10-09T11:07:28.810-07:002013-10-09T11:07:28.810-07:00You know, I totally agree with you, Linda. But at ...You know, I totally agree with you, Linda. But at the same time I have lately pondered about whether this thinking that kids nowadays have it too easy - and don't need to think or be imaginative or contemplate about life, if this is just how it has always been between one generation and the next. I remember by parents and grandparents complaining about exactly the same. So it's made me realise that maybe it's just that I am not the young generation any more, this thinking that everything was much better before. I am sure the new generation - our kids - will find their own way and a meaning to life. And, yes, maybe I am completely wrong...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-71586271024065225912013-10-08T06:51:14.802-07:002013-10-08T06:51:14.802-07:00I pick up almost every "clean" feather I...I pick up almost every "clean" feather I find. Just not the poopy ones!Sharon Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683868787160249441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-23225053833088328422013-10-08T05:18:43.996-07:002013-10-08T05:18:43.996-07:00I sometimes think kids would be in better physical...I sometimes think kids would be in better physical shape if they walked to school, but more rumination time sounds good too. When I got to watch tv, I mostly looked at handsome men :)Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-522437908107665562013-10-07T11:03:09.153-07:002013-10-07T11:03:09.153-07:00Josh and Linda, I kind of did both. Watched TV, a...Josh and Linda, I kind of did both. Watched TV, and then imagined that I was Danno of Hawaii Five-O on my next case as I walked to school. I think kids do not have enough time for rumination because we no longer let them walk to and from school on their own. That is when I did most of my ruminating.nancy vohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061156093212355326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-72899204905332783222013-10-07T04:56:46.650-07:002013-10-07T04:56:46.650-07:00I enjoy your blog too Josh, and yeah, I watched a ...I enjoy your blog too Josh, and yeah, I watched a lot of those tv shows too. Okay, maybe kids are getting something out of their tv time? I still wish they'd go out and play. I wish I would get out and played more now. Thanks for the comments!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-3974214433899695342013-10-06T07:01:53.272-07:002013-10-06T07:01:53.272-07:00Hey, Linda, you and I are around the same age (I m...Hey, Linda, you and I are around the same age (I may be a bit older), but I spent a huge portion of my childhood glued to the television. I turned out okay. Sort of.<br /><br />And I blog about it, too.<br />josh pincus is cryinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09302062659860682118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-83009853237928758192013-10-06T03:16:22.762-07:002013-10-06T03:16:22.762-07:00Indeed, Linda, an insightful piece of writing and ...Indeed, Linda, an insightful piece of writing and beautiful illustration. I couldn't agree more with you. <br /><br />De-glue kids from screens, take them to the meadows and woodlands and learn them to see. Yes, nowadays you need to give them a helping hand with seeing stories in landscapes, stories in fallen trees, and stories in footprints. <br /><br />We need to get our youth to appreciate nature, being bored and getting into contact with the Muses of the Arts, Nature and just being in the here and now. <br /><br />Your call is heard here, Linda. Paulahttp://www.mindfuldrawing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-34424597029195471442013-10-05T15:34:34.154-07:002013-10-05T15:34:34.154-07:00Aw shucks Rand! :)Aw shucks Rand! :)Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-17048422573764914602013-10-05T06:56:24.684-07:002013-10-05T06:56:24.684-07:00Wow. Excellent. :)Wow. Excellent. :)Rand MacIvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769540503437221828noreply@blogger.com