tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post8890459485433374154..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Modern romanceJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-15571571091818716292009-10-12T19:41:37.251-06:002009-10-12T19:41:37.251-06:00Brilliant last two paragraphs, Jill.Brilliant last two paragraphs, Jill.Jennoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200703483030319387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-41755366422356385572009-10-10T09:45:16.919-06:002009-10-10T09:45:16.919-06:00wow.wow.dirkhttp://web.me.com/mosquitodirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-75210472046355090322009-10-10T09:20:19.245-06:002009-10-10T09:20:19.245-06:00Your comment "I know I love mountains. And I ...Your comment "I know I love mountains. And I know they do not love me back" is an interesting variation of Lou Whittaker's famous quote "Just because you love the mountains doesn't mean the montains love you"MarcLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-43804715729451509712009-10-09T18:36:25.923-06:002009-10-09T18:36:25.923-06:00So glad I read your blog today. I totally identif...So glad I read your blog today. I totally identify with all of it. Tale careKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539583838978744802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-91846034427424839772009-10-09T13:40:37.672-06:002009-10-09T13:40:37.672-06:00whoa - getting kind of dramatic on the whole life/...whoa - getting kind of dramatic on the whole life/love/mountains thing. Since you're fond of quoting songs, how about this one - "You're taking it all too hard". Life is for living, (some) people are for loving and the mountains are for playing. Ease up, don't take things so seriously, and for philosophy I recommend googling Mr. Natural on the meaning of life. He has a very Zen like attitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-49298179317592488752009-10-09T07:56:26.949-06:002009-10-09T07:56:26.949-06:00They must love you because I have the same camera ...They must love you because I have the same camera and the mountains never strike such come hither poses for me<br /><br />Great post - great picsBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825985985024703812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-21309635969588289542009-10-08T23:44:28.795-06:002009-10-08T23:44:28.795-06:00Jill,
I think we have all moments like these. No...Jill,<br /><br />I think we have all moments like these. Norman Maclean, "I am haunted by water."<br /><br />I also think we all have these times in our lives, times that challenge who we think we are, what we think we know about ourselves, how we have defined ourselves, or how others have defined us. Is there an answer, I don't know.<br /><br />Does this happen just once in a person's life, I don't know that, either. But it is a struggle to maintain ones identity in the face of these challenges.<br /><br />And it never gets any easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-65802028107425845462009-10-08T21:50:10.462-06:002009-10-08T21:50:10.462-06:00Don't overthink, do it, whatever it is you wis...Don't overthink, do it, whatever it is you wish to do, whenever..<br /><br />Don't talk yourself out of anything...<br /><br />Never regret what you've done, are doing, or about to do..<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your experiences, your writing is amazing.<br /><br />I'm envious....<br /><br />....but at the same time I'm strangely motivated to take on challenges I would never have attempted before..<br /><br />Thanks Jill..I feel young again..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-21714530657315360502009-10-08T21:48:56.295-06:002009-10-08T21:48:56.295-06:00they do love you back - just silently.
p.s. not t...they do love you back - just silently.<br /><br />p.s. not that i'm old enough to truly put my two cents in - but so far in my experience love is short and hard, and life is long and abstract<br /><br />p.p.s. i'm still on a mother f'n boat though ;-)<br /><br />xxoo jenjen g.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-48134165724405714972009-10-08T20:26:59.000-06:002009-10-08T20:26:59.000-06:00What a brave, open and honest post, Jill.
I suspe...What a brave, open and honest post, Jill.<br /><br />I suspect life is different things to different people, but the fact that you are so aware of the battle to define and decide your own path through it means you're probably doing it right.<br /><br />And you write so beautifully that we are all entranced.<br /><br />(And the photos are pretty good too!!)<br /><br />Whatever path you take from here, if you approach it with the passion and lively intelligence you show us here regularly, it will be a wonderful life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-72762370376983020392009-10-08T18:10:39.739-06:002009-10-08T18:10:39.739-06:00Whoa. Incredible post, incredible pictures. That l...Whoa. Incredible post, incredible pictures. That last sentence brought tears to my eyes.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930683694045169948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-56642657964686120582009-10-08T17:41:55.761-06:002009-10-08T17:41:55.761-06:00Great last sentence, and I believe, so true. Grea...Great last sentence, and I believe, so true. Great post. How do you do it?Julie in Alaskanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-26456575590296171662009-10-08T17:12:57.500-06:002009-10-08T17:12:57.500-06:00How can you be so sure the mountains do not love y...How can you be so sure the mountains do not love you? Are they not always there waiting for you to come?Tony and Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155239173704521823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-77214306420446097952009-10-08T15:31:49.025-06:002009-10-08T15:31:49.025-06:00You've got the desire, fitness and fearlessnes...You've got the desire, fitness and fearlessness to continually go up into the mountains, taking advantage of good/reasonable weather while it lasts and before the snow covers all of those beautiful colors. No wonder you are up there so much. Being a person who really likes my own time to do what I like to do and doesn't mind being alone with my own thoughts I can appreciate and respect how you spend your spare time. Keep on doing it, obviously it's doing your soul some good and the photos are great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-19944543253177121622009-10-08T15:03:34.271-06:002009-10-08T15:03:34.271-06:00First of all, just because you spend a few weeks h...First of all, just because you spend a few weeks hiking doesn't mean you're becoming a hermit. <br /><br />Secondly, Why do you have to do one or be the other? Sometimes in life we have to choose black or white, sometimes the gray area can be confusing or dangerous; but most often, we just need some balance in our lives.<br /><br />I think as long as we are trying to be better people, and trying to help other people we can call that a life well lived.Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365926037861970686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-74669239412536846602009-10-08T14:54:26.793-06:002009-10-08T14:54:26.793-06:00beautifully said and so honest.beautifully said and so honest.MarcLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-83514182605695389012009-10-08T14:14:01.481-06:002009-10-08T14:14:01.481-06:00Fantastic post!
Please never: leave your camer...Fantastic post! <br /><br />Please never: leave your camera at home or lose your sense of adventure and wonder.Inca Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004187003020350732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-39054741182817207062009-10-08T13:59:18.703-06:002009-10-08T13:59:18.703-06:00Jill,
you touched me.Jill,<br />you touched me.tnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-15809452137620969172009-10-08T13:36:55.766-06:002009-10-08T13:36:55.766-06:00AucillaSinks: great quote!AucillaSinks: great quote!Fonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504462046067745769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-43893275027028731532009-10-08T13:20:30.110-06:002009-10-08T13:20:30.110-06:00A truly thought provoking post which causes me to ...A truly thought provoking post which causes me to reflect on my own life. Typically when I read your posts as one the first things I do when I bring up my computer at work and ease into my work day, - I get caught up at the beautiful scenery; read about the adventure and get a sense that my life is slipping away and I need to spend more time in the wild. As is, I spend as much time in the mountains as my work life allows and gear my social life around outdoor adventures. Yet I always feel I need to get out there more. <br /><br />We all choose our own paths, whether it's adventures in the mountains or nurturing a family. In each path chosen a fellow traveler's companionship multiplies the joys and sorrows along the journey. May we all come across and welcome those who are traveling the same paths as our own. I end an overly wordy comment with a quote -<br /><br />"You are worried about seeing him spend his early years in doing nothing. What! Is it nothing to be happy? Nothing to skip, play, and run around all day long? Never in his life will he be so busy again." ~Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile, 1762Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-35885667811508427692009-10-08T12:06:22.718-06:002009-10-08T12:06:22.718-06:00One day I hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon ...One day I hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back up in one shot. The overall lesson I learned was that the canyon doesn't care...Cycle Jerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110525076034840977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-23582650572736944972009-10-08T11:31:23.800-06:002009-10-08T11:31:23.800-06:00yes they do, just not in a socially recognized way...yes they do, just not in a socially recognized way. It almost goes back to native ways... having a reverence for the land which is given back by your solace up there.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565341440837608907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-84324191050079588242009-10-08T10:42:02.801-06:002009-10-08T10:42:02.801-06:00Beautiful, Jill.Beautiful, Jill.mgrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620303547611684820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-90712019670646088312009-10-08T09:24:00.576-06:002009-10-08T09:24:00.576-06:00What an excellent post. I agree that it's the ...What an excellent post. I agree that it's the best that I've read so far. Keep the camera and take those pictures. Back in the day when I was doing serious backpacking I never minded carrying the camera and all the film (kind of dates me)because I knew the scenery was going to be beautiful. Now the tripod, well..... But the photos are great as you have a good eye and can frame them nicely. But as I always say, when you're in the mountains can you take a bad shot?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06525475856051904587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-25176559503445606532009-10-08T09:11:46.596-06:002009-10-08T09:11:46.596-06:00Thank you for a beautiful post...and the pictures....Thank you for a beautiful post...and the pictures.dieselmikenoreply@blogger.com