tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654265037255757089.post7484458976955762814..comments2024-01-12T03:04:12.110-06:00Comments on Wood and Pixels Narratives -A photo blog encouraging the art of prose: Dan Felsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04917775645881312007noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654265037255757089.post-46275715286687260012009-04-06T08:42:00.000-05:002009-04-06T08:42:00.000-05:00Lynda,I have traveled all over the US but for some...Lynda,<BR/>I have traveled all over the US but for some reason, I have not made it up northeast. I would like to see the history up there as well. Much of the original US began around New Amsterdam!<BR/><BR/>DanDan Felsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917775645881312007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654265037255757089.post-48066369388489305552009-04-06T08:40:00.000-05:002009-04-06T08:40:00.000-05:00Shabbygirl...I agree...it is just that as American...Shabbygirl...<BR/><BR/>I agree...it is just that as American, we really haven't been challenged in quite a while. I think our chance may come soon.<BR/><BR/>DanDan Felsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917775645881312007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654265037255757089.post-3227690192710606912009-04-06T08:38:00.000-05:002009-04-06T08:38:00.000-05:00Boneman,I truly admire the folks who can do that.....Boneman,<BR/><BR/>I truly admire the folks who can do that...I guess if you know what you are doing...you can save some money and end with something you can be proud of....hopefully!<BR/><BR/>DanDan Felsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917775645881312007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654265037255757089.post-47904275140680025302009-04-04T10:43:00.000-05:002009-04-04T10:43:00.000-05:00Great treatment of your photo, Dan, and a thoughtf...Great treatment of your photo, Dan, and a thoughtful post. We do have a lot to be grateful for, including the striving and struggles of our ancestors.Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654265037255757089.post-76589154597091711972009-04-03T20:07:00.000-05:002009-04-03T20:07:00.000-05:00That's quite a sobering thought, isn't it? I thin...That's quite a sobering thought, isn't it? I think our generation could fathom doing it, but I think it would be much harder for the younger folk. But if it actually came down to a very real necessity, however you envision that, I believe we could all do it. And would do it.<BR/>I love the picture!shabby girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991126161405336712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654265037255757089.post-65347893850046396982009-04-03T18:44:00.000-05:002009-04-03T18:44:00.000-05:00I heard of a guy who built his own wood cabin over...I heard of a guy who built his own wood cabin over the course of a summer.<BR/><BR/>Dang! It's enough to remind me a pioneer I ain't.<BR/>(he could afford some of the essentials, I believe)bonemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484125049735629611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654265037255757089.post-85109052351238238042009-04-03T17:30:00.000-05:002009-04-03T17:30:00.000-05:00Dani,Sometimes I fear that we are being taken back...Dani,<BR/>Sometimes I fear that we are being taken back to a time when we will learn to appreciate what we have (or had) today.Dan Felsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917775645881312007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654265037255757089.post-77339497109082952562009-04-03T16:00:00.000-05:002009-04-03T16:00:00.000-05:00Wonderful thoughts, Dan. Thanks for this- too muc...Wonderful thoughts, Dan. Thanks for this- too much today we take for granted!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725881252851352861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654265037255757089.post-71350707922050217252009-04-03T14:34:00.000-05:002009-04-03T14:34:00.000-05:00Boneman,I've known people in the past who have lit...Boneman,<BR/>I've known people in the past who have literally built their own homes...they are certainly a special breed. I wish I had that drive.<BR/><BR/>DanDan Felsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917775645881312007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654265037255757089.post-31353570504369037992009-04-03T14:31:00.001-05:002009-04-03T14:31:00.001-05:00well, I reckon I come close to it, today.I haul wo...well, I reckon I come close to it, today.<BR/>I haul wood trunks onto the truck, drive them home and chop and split them for heat.<BR/>If I had my druthers, it would be a ranch style home (most were back then) and that would be easier to heat/cool, maintain.<BR/>For Steve's Mom (who feeds us lunch after church every Sunday) I hauled up creek bed stones for her walkway.<BR/>Then again, I can't get anyone to go canoeing down Sugar Creek with me anymore because the last time I went, I had gathered some two hundred pounds of rocks and stones.<BR/>Yeah...not that they were of serious use. More tat they were cool looking.bonemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484125049735629611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654265037255757089.post-34094552988606678982009-04-03T14:31:00.000-05:002009-04-03T14:31:00.000-05:00Heather,Thanks for the comment. I know that many ...Heather,<BR/>Thanks for the comment. I know that many times I visit a place like this and don't take the time to think about how it got there, what was the reason someone settled there. My photos and narratives are often therapeutic for me...helps me rethink these things but after the fact many times.Dan Felsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917775645881312007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654265037255757089.post-84833815972618708382009-04-03T13:59:00.000-05:002009-04-03T13:59:00.000-05:00We are so spoiled, aren't we? I can't imagine the ...We are so spoiled, aren't we? I can't imagine the difficulty of life back then, yet they seemed to manage with such grace. Loved this post - it's a wonderful reminder of how cushy our lives are now, in comparison. And it makes the beauty of what they left behind even more significant and awe-inspiring.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01783379570693055648noreply@blogger.com