tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post6565057116344422975..comments2023-12-17T19:35:07.459-08:00Comments on Bouphonia: Friday Hope BloggingPhilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-14736385507091445602010-02-15T11:26:47.729-08:002010-02-15T11:26:47.729-08:00Mostly I just like it because they are birds, and ...<i>Mostly I just like it because they are birds, and because they don't give a damn what we do, they know what's important.</i><br /><br />Yeah, I know what you mean.<br /><br />I'd like to think that we know what's important too, deep down, regardless of where "progress" obliges us to perch.Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-69017840936820038632010-02-15T10:09:38.157-08:002010-02-15T10:09:38.157-08:00Apropos of nothing, but the picture at the top rem...Apropos of nothing, but the picture at the top reminds me that birds flock near my house, on the phone wires and traffic light poles and overpass of the freeway.<br /><br />There were trees there, until recently, and they roosted in those. The highway was widened, and the trees destroyed, so they took to the phone wires, and any other high spot. Apparently undeterred. It's a bit of a Hitchcockesque scene some mornings and evenings, but I like it. Their persistence is inspiring.<br /><br />I also like it because they clearly gather for a purpose, and clearly return to a familiar place, one familiar across generations (how long does one bird live, after all?). Mostly I just like it because they are birds, and because they don't give a damn what we do, they know what's important.Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456254443706479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-42117924004323604122010-02-14T23:19:31.459-08:002010-02-14T23:19:31.459-08:00That's one generous helping of hope blogging y...That's one generous helping of hope blogging you've given us this week, phila. As always, I'm amazed at the remarkable quality and variety of your links.<br /><br />(Doing my Dr. Klahn imitation) "You have our gratitude!"grouchomarxistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-27181521994678340732010-02-14T13:02:31.165-08:002010-02-14T13:02:31.165-08:00"Peru's drug traffickers have moved into ..."Peru's drug traffickers have moved into more remote areas, and cocoa growers from across the globe are coming here to learn how to duplicate Peru's success."<br /><br />And I've always thought that chocolate is the solution for everything. That and ice cream.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-50890697812544264082010-02-12T21:00:58.079-08:002010-02-12T21:00:58.079-08:00Just the right hope to rinse my melancholy desires...Just the right hope to rinse my melancholy desires.<br /><br />And this?<br /><br /><i>Anyway. Moth trails and sewing patterns. </i><br /><br />Ahhhhhhh.<br /><br />As ever, thank fuck for Phila.<br /><br />--monica_nycAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-63217560046209400702010-02-12T16:54:28.331-08:002010-02-12T16:54:28.331-08:00What type of photographic paper do you prefer?
I u...What type of photographic paper do you prefer?<br /><i>I use Oriental Seagull Grade 3 for 99% of my work. Unfortunately in my opinion the quality of this is paper has deteriorated so badly in recent years that I have relied on my cache of thousands of sheets of frozen paper when I print.</i><br /><br />this paper was always heralded when i went to school (late 80's), but i thought it sucked. well, it didn't suck, but i liked almost every premium paper better. now, you take what you can get.<br /><br />i haven't made a print in years but i still have half a box of brilliant under the bed. probably trash, but you don't necessarily need to freeze paper.<br /><br />agfa portra 118.charleyhttp://stolen-charley.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com