tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post3760825234004630678..comments2024-03-28T13:51:43.814-04:00Comments on Beyond LiteracyLink: March Musings '19: Dandelion DreamsCarol Varsalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-22260816256079598012019-03-21T14:00:43.735-04:002019-03-21T14:00:43.735-04:00Happy Spring! It's so hard to imagine that dan...Happy Spring! It's so hard to imagine that dandelions would bloom someday. But they will, no doubt. I am happy for the connection we have across the ocean. Terje https://www.blogger.com/profile/13569210226711674834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-80189552498964311362019-03-20T22:37:40.910-04:002019-03-20T22:37:40.910-04:00When I was little we did not have a gardener so th...When I was little we did not have a gardener so the dandelions were plentiful. Now, the gardener comes and unroots most of them but I still find a few to make me feel as though spring is in the air (especially when the feathered wisps travel). I did not know that bee fact so thanks for adding it to my bank of knowledge, Linda. I am so glad that Terje sent me her Estonian field of dandelions to wish upon since I won't see any here.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-72244323265438741172019-03-20T22:36:34.287-04:002019-03-20T22:36:34.287-04:00Thanks for your comment, Ramona. I am visiting Sie...Thanks for your comment, Ramona. I am visiting Sierra this weekend to celebrate my husband's birthday. Let me see what we notice on a walk. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-28188652548966655792019-03-20T21:06:54.229-04:002019-03-20T21:06:54.229-04:00Love this line from your post: "Dandelion dre...Love this line from your post: "Dandelion dreams dance in my mind as I blow their seeds into a stream of indelible memories." Jack and I saw a few dandelions on our walk today.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-73153485290854464472019-03-20T17:51:21.725-04:002019-03-20T17:51:21.725-04:00Thanks for the shout out, Carol. I love each one o...Thanks for the shout out, Carol. I love each one of these. Ah, those 'feathered wisps'! I love seeing the lawns with dandelions. A friend who keeps bees says they are so important to leave, at least until other flowers bloom, for bees' first spring food. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-91152932185324454262019-03-20T17:15:54.525-04:002019-03-20T17:15:54.525-04:00Thanks to Terje Akke I had a gorgeous visual of a ...Thanks to Terje Akke I had a gorgeous visual of a dandelion field. Ideas come from everywhere, don't they? Thank for commenting, Michelle. This topic was such a fun prompt for writing.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-17734381059326238572019-03-20T17:14:27.682-04:002019-03-20T17:14:27.682-04:00Linda, I never thought of our outside writing time...Linda, I never thought of our outside writing time with the term material collection. That is a good one to place in my notebook. As for feathered wisps, Michelle Kogan created a great drawing of the dandelion leaves prior to them turning into wisps for flight.<br /><br />Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-86879947958011266872019-03-20T17:11:57.220-04:002019-03-20T17:11:57.220-04:00Thanks, Pat for stopping by and commenting. I have...Thanks, Pat for stopping by and commenting. I have heard that the dandelions are bitter to the taste. I think that is great that you gave the children a new experience.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-37254179281619144982019-03-20T17:06:58.860-04:002019-03-20T17:06:58.860-04:00"spring's field of dreams" lovely i..."spring's field of dreams" lovely image captured in this line Carol! And I like you're" wild dandelion dreams" too, fun post!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-74381138009874198312019-03-20T16:32:56.510-04:002019-03-20T16:32:56.510-04:00Marvelous! I love how Nonnie shows up here. And th...Marvelous! I love how Nonnie shows up here. And those feathered wisps really are a bit of magic. Don't worry about writing time...any time not writing is "material collection"Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-5915628253773400052019-03-20T16:28:10.379-04:002019-03-20T16:28:10.379-04:00Nice poem. I love "wild dandelion dreams"...Nice poem. I love "wild dandelion dreams"<br />One day during summer school the students and I picked dandelions then cooked them. The kids were shocked that we could eat them. Pat Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173780616018870845noreply@blogger.com