tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post6539879172694034153..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: Y is for Yen...and...Yesteryears...and...YankariNilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-76321457524900540502018-04-30T00:55:14.655+05:302018-04-30T00:55:14.655+05:30Ya, always mixed feelings at the end. Glad you lik...Ya, always mixed feelings at the end. Glad you liked the music.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-30306650106116945122018-04-29T22:52:37.886+05:302018-04-29T22:52:37.886+05:30Your charming yesteryear's reflections really ...Your charming yesteryear's reflections really delights me. Rose-colored glasses and yellowed postcards! I love all three of your Y music choices, and I'm going to miss the daily introductions your posts have been bringing. Only one more to savor - and I know I will.Deborah Weberhttps://deborah-weber.com/wonder-manifesto-y-is-for/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-20613779057907751842018-04-29T10:23:01.910+05:302018-04-29T10:23:01.910+05:30That sounds so cool! Indeed it's lovely to get...That sounds so cool! Indeed it's lovely to get real letters in the post, haven't had one for quite sometime now.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-71626721755810668292018-04-29T10:20:58.873+05:302018-04-29T10:20:58.873+05:30Y is not a tough letter - lots of stuff available....Y is not a tough letter - lots of stuff available. And Africa is super rich no issue at all finding oodles of things for any letter, had to give a few things the chop in fact :) Glad you liked Yegna, they are indeed doing sterling work.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-23876709225003404032018-04-29T06:38:00.001+05:302018-04-29T06:38:00.001+05:30I participate in several poetry postcard fests dur...I participate in several poetry postcard fests during the year, the main one being for the month of August when we send out a poem on a postcard everyday and hope to get 30 of the same back. It is good to get real mail in the box instead of just junk.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-59397332174402600082018-04-29T04:58:31.390+05:302018-04-29T04:58:31.390+05:30Wow, I'm impressed with how many Y things you ...Wow, I'm impressed with how many Y things you were able to feature. I liked the female band and the message they conveyed in their video. It's great that young girls can have role models like that and hopefully benefit from their message.Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-78647425719314030872018-04-28T23:53:35.853+05:302018-04-28T23:53:35.853+05:30Yes, I forgot to add the unit - which is something...Yes, I forgot to add the unit - which is something all my science teachers drilled into me at school over and over again. 'Without a unit the number is meaningless, you will get a zero!' There, I've done what they warned me of - and got a zero! :) Am not a credit to them I'm afraid :) Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-87444547088405090922018-04-28T23:45:14.470+05:302018-04-28T23:45:14.470+05:30Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue ...Nature's first green is gold,<br />Her hardest hue to hold,<br />Her early leaf's a flower,<br />But only so an hour,<br />Then leaf subsides to leaf.<br />So Eden sank to grief,<br />So dawn goes down to day.<br />Nothing gold can stay.<br /><br />~ Robert Frost.<br /><br />Quoting from memory so punctuation may be off. One of the shortest and most profound of poems!<br />Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-13730407788791398972018-04-28T23:40:04.994+05:302018-04-28T23:40:04.994+05:30Ya, always mixed feelings at the end of any trail....Ya, always mixed feelings at the end of any trail... thanks for your company on this one - much appreciated!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-24273258760007556542018-04-28T23:09:59.712+05:302018-04-28T23:09:59.712+05:30I had fun reading your recollections of the '7...I had fun reading your recollections of the '70s. For a brief moment, I was taken aback by "a comfortable 31-35," because I thought "What's comfortable about that?!?" Almost immediately, of course, I realized that you meant 31-35 degrees <i>Celsius</i>. In the USA, we generally use Fahrenheit, and 31-35 would be freezing. Ha.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-33126660189655294242018-04-28T21:18:59.568+05:302018-04-28T21:18:59.568+05:30"Nature's first green is gold." - lo..."Nature's first green is gold." - love that, Nila. If I heard it before I've forgotten. Once again, superb job on the slideshow! <br /><br />Emily In Ecuador | <a href="https://emilbloo.blogspot.com/2018/04/yellow-orb.html" rel="nofollow">Yellow Orb Over Puerto Lopez, Ecuador</a> Emily in Ecuadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046387339831440902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-41095390109322281152018-04-28T19:00:54.385+05:302018-04-28T19:00:54.385+05:30Loved this post and the trip to the past with rose...Loved this post and the trip to the past with rose-colored glasses and yellow tinted post cards. The idea of lunch and a possible baboon sandwich snatch - oh my! Getting a post card in the mail was a treat. Alas, I didn't save them, but fond memories. <br />And Safari yellow...I'm sorry we are right at the end of the trail.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-24537700387584692432018-04-28T17:45:30.062+05:302018-04-28T17:45:30.062+05:30Hunting has left its marks everywhere - years befo...Hunting has left its marks everywhere - years before the populations recover..if they ever do. Glad of your company this A-Z, thank you!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-60114844847607292962018-04-28T17:43:27.452+05:302018-04-28T17:43:27.452+05:30Telex is a blank for the next generation :D even h...Telex is a blank for the next generation :D even handwritten letters - for the most part. Trips to Yankari were superfun...Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-85470123055923638742018-04-28T17:33:39.438+05:302018-04-28T17:33:39.438+05:30Yes to that. Probably extends to Africa as a whole...Yes to that. Probably extends to Africa as a whole - something about that continent is close to my heart.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-72277943760410984482018-04-28T06:51:54.758+05:302018-04-28T06:51:54.758+05:30Hi Nila - yes years in South Africa and surrounds ...Hi Nila - yes years in South Africa and surrounds ... yet I was regaled by friends about the past and how much easier and more plentiful it was - now I know ... I'll be back for a thorough read and listen - memories ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-2254356578073953622018-04-28T03:32:49.377+05:302018-04-28T03:32:49.377+05:30Hari OM
Oh gosh you bring back memories!!! TELEX!!...Hari OM<br />Oh gosh you bring back memories!!! TELEX!!! Proper letter writing and postcards...sigh... I still have some, but that collection was one of my 'declutterings/lettings go' a while back. ...and yes, did get to Yankari all those years back!!! OH me, oh my... YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-2624480084411697602018-04-28T03:14:28.900+05:302018-04-28T03:14:28.900+05:30Loved learning about Yankari. It seems that despi...Loved learning about Yankari. It seems that despite the Years it still has a firm grasp on your heart strings. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com