tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post1330373317532916584..comments2024-03-29T06:46:10.487-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: A Walk in the Woods: Winter TracksAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-59911134060349900472010-01-10T08:31:04.176-05:002010-01-10T08:31:04.176-05:00Julie, two of your father's photos in the cata...Julie, two of your father's photos in the catalog 'Taken by Design' are my favorites in the book: 'Green Building, Red Door' and 'Headlight', especially Headlight, which I think is a great image.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-29961113586864629422010-01-09T23:34:51.480-05:002010-01-09T23:34:51.480-05:00Yes, that previous post (which I very much enjoyed...Yes, that previous post (which I very much enjoyed)was how I learned of your blog when my friend Linda, of Each Little World, sent it my way. My dad, Arthur, was the one who brought Harry to teach photography at the ID.Julie Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668542359534413638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-64312971357496143592010-01-09T08:33:45.860-05:002010-01-09T08:33:45.860-05:00Sophie, I know you'd enjoy a winter woods walk...Sophie, I know you'd enjoy a winter woods walk; there are so many seeds scattered on the snow, a visual feast.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-76227786191593724952010-01-09T04:03:17.835-05:002010-01-09T04:03:17.835-05:00All this snow...I'm spellbound!
Love the seeds...All this snow...I'm spellbound!<br />Love the seeds scattered on the ground!<br />SSophie Munnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-40309696031558789282010-01-07T11:14:32.053-05:002010-01-07T11:14:32.053-05:00I'm glad you like my photos, Julie, and I love...I'm glad you like my photos, Julie, and I love the Callahan reference, since he did such beautiful images of grasses against snow. His work, and that of others at the Chicago Institute of Design, is a strong influence on my photographic work. I mentioned this group of artists in a previous post: A Walk in the Woods: Human Trace, a Sugar House.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-80687489038342508212010-01-07T09:12:15.903-05:002010-01-07T09:12:15.903-05:00I have been enjoying your photos immensely. On thi...I have been enjoying your photos immensely. On this post, especially these last three: very Callahanesque. Thanks for bringing some subtle non-urban attention into my daily life.Julie Siegelhttp://www.jsiegeldesigns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-397886094420562762010-01-06T21:16:19.548-05:002010-01-06T21:16:19.548-05:00Oh, on the contrary, I think your photographs show...Oh, on the contrary, I think your photographs show what a keen eye you have -- you notice lots more on your walks than most people ever do. That's one of the reasons why it's fun for me to come and see where you've been.Susan Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249426819285565971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-49514438152958905782010-01-06T18:49:29.031-05:002010-01-06T18:49:29.031-05:00thanks for the correction, Susan; as you know, I&q...thanks for the correction, Susan; as you know, I"m not much of a naturalist. It could be red squirrels, not my favorite of creatures because they do indeed make a mess; I've always had cats so that squirrels wouldn't move in to attic and shed.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-92024097408925846152010-01-06T18:39:03.407-05:002010-01-06T18:39:03.407-05:00Hi Altoon,
Nice photos! I wish I had gotten out to...Hi Altoon,<br />Nice photos! I wish I had gotten out today, too!<br />The next-to-last set is likely red squirrel. The snowshoe hares we have here have HUGE hind feet -- five inches long and three inches wide in snow.These don't look that big, or different enough from the smaller front feet. (both hop, and their hind feet print in front of the hind feet -- so this animal was headed right to left.) What do you think? Trail width for red squirrels is about 3 and 1/2 inches.<br />Red squirrels make a big mess, since they sit and eat and drop the bits. My stepfather's grandmother, when she found such stuff in the attic, called it "squirrel shankin's" -- I haven't heard that old word anywhere else. Everyone else calls a pile a midden, when there's a whole pile of cone scales. Red squirrels make extensive tunnels under the snow.Susan Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249426819285565971noreply@blogger.com