tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post8483580742804859918..comments2023-12-01T15:15:00.963-08:00Comments on Linda_Hensley: "Spider"Linda Hensleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-53474728999017635882016-11-27T05:17:00.669-08:002016-11-27T05:17:00.669-08:00I think your answer to "web" is especial...I think your answer to "web" is especially beautiful :)Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-44074519876799069562016-11-25T05:49:39.405-08:002016-11-25T05:49:39.405-08:00Lovely webs! I like the way they catch the light. ...Lovely webs! I like the way they catch the light. Isn't it odd how something can really be so pretty to look at yet so icky to touch, especially unexpectedly? I suppose house webs are a bit grosser than outside webs on tree branches, though house webs visually don't bother me as much as maybe they should. :) And yes about the National Geographic magazines.anthemsweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419702110074033426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-39374776837032501812016-11-22T04:52:53.074-08:002016-11-22T04:52:53.074-08:00Indeed, Linda. Indeed, Linda. www.paulakuitenbrouwer.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149735094211795145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-67442046235326370142016-11-22T03:42:13.503-08:002016-11-22T03:42:13.503-08:00I couldn't exactly remember UNESCO, so I looke...I couldn't exactly remember UNESCO, so I looked it up. They seem to have the highest ideals for international cooperation. They were created in 1945, and National Geographics started its magazine in 1888. You're so right, today's internet is like a big selfie. We need to encourage everyone to look outside themselves to see others who are different than us. May UNESCO and National Geographic keep doing their things!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-71163647813812705102016-11-22T02:30:12.882-08:002016-11-22T02:30:12.882-08:00Before the National Geographic there was the magaz...Before the National Geographic there was the magazine of UNESCO (if I remember well). It was fearfully appealing showing worlds to me, as a child, not only looking full strange rituals, strange clothing, strange ways of collecting food like hunting monkeys. <br />Indeed, the piercings and body paints were part of the strangeness. Yet, the faces of the people living their strange lives looked happy and not at all troublesome or frightened. Your remark, Linda, at the end of your post, is important. The internet we have today shows us our preferences, our wishes, our personality based on former search data. It is nothing compared to the old National Geographic or UNESCO magazine, on the contrary, it tends to be one big selfie to which we are staring. If you ever give away your grandpa's collection, what about a school? Maybe young students will feel as we did back then: wondered and fascinated. www.paulakuitenbrouwer.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149735094211795145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-14446778053068074592016-11-21T07:00:10.383-08:002016-11-21T07:00:10.383-08:00I don't mind spider webs to look at, but I did...I don't mind spider webs to look at, but I didn't like them in my face. Sometimes I think life was better before the internet and National Geographic was the only way we could see people and things so far away? There was more room for imagination. Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-45510691331504347152016-11-21T06:57:28.672-08:002016-11-21T06:57:28.672-08:00I have to chuckle about your dad's shelves col...I have to chuckle about your dad's shelves collapsing :)Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-61363196400711358312016-11-20T23:56:13.745-08:002016-11-20T23:56:13.745-08:00I too remember the amazing photography Linda....wa...I too remember the amazing photography Linda....way before the Internet was even thought about. What a fun collection and great memories for you. Your webs are beautiful..I never mind spiders webs...send them my way;-) xxJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742664269417361941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-79659699551800178282016-11-20T13:28:55.388-08:002016-11-20T13:28:55.388-08:00National Geographic really set the standard in exp...National Geographic really set the standard in expanding our world views before the internet. I remember my dad's shelves collapsing on day from the weight of his collection! Like you, I loved to look at photos of exotic people. I also agree on the impracticality of the nose ring!<br />I like the intricacy of your spider webs - much better than a face full of the real thing!Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853360875281742784noreply@blogger.com