Comments on: BB2B Day 5: Treading Lightly Upon The Earth

By: David Kroodsma

David Kroodsma — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:38:30 +0000

Thank you Roz for the shout out! I hope I get to join you in Copenhagen.

Looks like the walk is quite a challenge! Maybe you should do a triathlon around the world – walk, bike, row!

–David

By: Joan in Atlanta

Joan in Atlanta — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:43:55 +0000

Hope you have a great Channel crossing today! It’s a different experience trying to track your location across land. It would be cool to have the Roz Tracker functional for this adventure (though perhaps a little more stalker-risky for you). I never realized how tiny and closely placed together the little villages of the UK are. Hope there are some school kids following your trek and learning some geography.

By: amy olmstead

amy olmstead — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:45:45 +0000

The first thing that came to mind was the Beatles song, the long and winding road. You however are on the long and muddy road!

By: UncaDoug

UncaDoug — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:14:37 +0000

Richard, your comment reminds me of the very first painting my wife and I purchased together: Constable’s The Haywain … fits your description to a tee, minus cows. Thanks for that!

Roz, this is probably the last thing you expect — or want — to hear, but maybe this will take the BB2B Team’s collective mind off its existential suffering …

Hundreds Of Icebergs Breaking Off Of Antarctica, Headed For New Zealand
A flotilla of icebergs descending on New Zealand

They are heading north and could find their way into your intended course from Kiribati to Oz … silently drifting … something new to consider … radar?

Uh oh … I sense a haiku emerging …

ghostly ice afloat
soggy clump day worlds apart
silently stalking

By: DogsDontPurr

DogsDontPurr — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:34:47 +0000

Wow! I want to know what the story is that FK in Belgium wants to share with you. What a mysterious comment!

Aside from that, hearing about your group’s various aches and pains makes me hurt along with you! I especially empathize with Alison’s knees, as I have had 5 knee surgeries myself. Owwww. I’ll be sending all good thoughts your way for sunshine and an easier journey.

Despite all your discomforts, I do wish that I could be part of your troupe, walking and experiencing all that there is to experience. At least I can live vicariously through your posts!

By: Nancy Wentworth

Nancy Wentworth — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:27:41 +0000

“Tread lightly on Mother Earth” is my mother’s favorite saying.

Interesting post and photo’s enjoyed reading the update.

By: FK

FK — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:37:34 +0000

Hi Roz,

Still following your progress daily, be it behind the screens.

I have a story to share with you, one that is strongly connected to Copenhagen, one that you will remember, way beyond Copenhagen.

You and your pals are invited to rest your feet, be fed and find a pillow to sleep on at our place not far from Brussels. The place is not important, the story is. I will tell my wife that guests are expected.

Just ask your mom to contact me, she has my details.

FK in Belgium

By: Richard not in Austin

Richard not in Austin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:21:41 +0000

John Constable’s “Wivenhoe Park, Essex” (1816) has always been one of my very favorite paintings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. A beautiful estate, with lush green lawns and trees, blue skies and gentle clouds, a lake with swans, cows doing what cows do. I’ve sat and looked at that painting (at various times over the years) for hours. It’s the way life should be.

You’re doing a wonderful job of taking us along on this journey with you. I’m just sorry that it couldn’t be a little easier on you women, a little more luxurious a la John Constable’s “to the manor born” paintings. Don’t you think that you need a butler along, to massage your sore feet, pour a glass of port, light a fire in the fireplace? But all kidding aside, your comments are very interesting about what happens when one slows the pace down (from our super-fast civilization), and gets back into the natural rhythms of the earth. Thanks for the thoughtful reflections.