tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post8968611285986699332..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: Church TowerHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-41028824011999527462012-03-16T07:45:28.992+00:002012-03-16T07:45:28.992+00:00Too generous, but thank you :)
Given that I only ...Too generous, but thank you :)<br /><br />Given that I only publish a small selection of those which I consider to be "the best of the bunch" (relatively speaking) of the haiku that get scribbled into my diary, you can imagine some of the crimes against poetry that are being committed!<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-41432640473391541452012-03-16T01:42:14.349+00:002012-03-16T01:42:14.349+00:00The owl carving has a certain nobility to it, I th...The owl carving has a certain nobility to it, I think. Gazing on unfettered as fungus slowly consumes it.. :)<br /><br />You Haikus lend the site a refreshing element, that certainly distinguishes The Half Dipper from most of the other tea blogs out there...teagirl400https://www.blogger.com/profile/17178359236507993045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-34234908614080514982012-03-02T09:08:54.151+00:002012-03-02T09:08:54.151+00:00Hah - silly me. I had entirely forgotten that the...Hah - silly me. I had entirely forgotten that there was another photograph at the bottom of that page.<br /><br />That image is of an old diary of mine - it was unique, in that it was made from hand-made paper, and was most rustic. The binding was with leather straps. Unfortunately, its rustic construction and materials meant that one can only fit a small amount of text on each page. It looksHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-5279934086767953062012-03-01T15:14:37.706+00:002012-03-01T15:14:37.706+00:00Ahh, well, I had meant the handwriting. It looks ...Ahh, well, I had meant the handwriting. It looks to be either tea notes, or a review - but gorgeous handwriting, and had the fleeting question on whether it was yours. Thanks for the info on the book, though - may be something to look into! I assume it's still in publication, then?Centranthushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294636792638405481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-79030957378464447962012-02-29T19:14:15.126+00:002012-02-29T19:14:15.126+00:00Dear Jess,
Thanks for the comment; the text on ...Dear Jess,<br /><br /> Thanks for the comment; the text on the <a href="http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/p/about-half-dipper.html" rel="nofollow">About the Half-Dipper</a> page is from a book called "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", by Suzuki-roshi. Every time I go back to it, throughout my life, it speaks to me in a different way. I thoroughly recommend reading it - as books go, it isHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-80171569867265150142012-02-29T15:41:09.964+00:002012-02-29T15:41:09.964+00:00Good morning, sir.
Before reading your comment, m...Good morning, sir.<br /><br />Before reading your comment, my first thought was "that owl isn't/hasn't going/gone anywhere for a good long while!" <br /><br />Kind of wish we had white doves here. Closest we can manage are rock pigeons and mourning doves. Delightfully dumb little creatures - some may say pests.<br /><br />Meant to ask if the writing shown on your 'about Centranthushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294636792638405481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-50374133537839383442012-02-29T12:19:47.633+00:002012-02-29T12:19:47.633+00:00Zen haiku have a sense of ordinariness; a common e...Zen haiku have a sense of ordinariness; a common effect is to dwell on an ordinary object once something extraordinary has been and gone. In this case, the ordinary church tower after a beautiful and graceful white dove has flown away. What did it leave behind? We are left to think about the church tower itself, perhaps still warm in the immediate absence of its beautiful guest.<br /><br />My Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.com