tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post8078260455074344342..comments2023-10-28T05:14:04.796-07:00Comments on AN AERIAL ARMADILLO: An Audience with Ancestors.Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-17296901778264390582009-05-09T12:23:00.000-07:002009-05-09T12:23:00.000-07:00You are lucky to meet these magnificent animals wh...You are lucky to meet these magnificent animals whose close encounters for me will be limited only to Tarzan. I love to read the story of one who ammassed stones to throw at park visitors. Good for him - revolting for being caged. Hahah!Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-78840769608570408132009-05-09T06:10:00.000-07:002009-05-09T06:10:00.000-07:00This is a very beautiful and meaningful post, to r...This is a very beautiful and meaningful post, to reflect your experience with such majestic, and oh so human, creatures. Thank you, Tessa xA Woman Of No Importancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194976046531063422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-67253471298843118332009-05-08T22:00:00.000-07:002009-05-08T22:00:00.000-07:00So moving and emotional reading this, Tessa. How ...So moving and emotional reading this, Tessa. How lucky we, your readers, are to have your first hand account and photographs. This is an experience I can only dream about. The way you described the eye contact with the gorillas was perfect and put me right there. Thank you so much. <br /><br />My daughter has a little can of change in her room that she collects for an organization devoted tosallymandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832828827048897372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-57086621298128815732009-05-08T08:14:00.000-07:002009-05-08T08:14:00.000-07:00What an overwhelming, humbling and mind-blowing ex...What an overwhelming, humbling and mind-blowing experience that must have been. Your wonderfully crafted words convey the sheer bliss and awe of your visit with these beautiful creatures. A great read. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-33655632922067845942009-05-08T01:14:00.000-07:002009-05-08T01:14:00.000-07:00Wow Tessa, what a gorgeous post, and I'm so jealou...Wow Tessa, what a gorgeous post, and I'm so jealous that you have made this journey - one that I have long dreamed of. Thank you for taking me there. Beautiful.tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01112433561328525664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-39920579718735289982009-05-07T22:42:00.000-07:002009-05-07T22:42:00.000-07:00Wow! that was close!
So well described. :)
I came ...Wow! that was close!<br />So well described. :)<br />I came via Ribbon's.Indranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097788106899971708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-28989444401188055592009-05-07T21:38:00.000-07:002009-05-07T21:38:00.000-07:00I was also there. You write and share brilliantly....I was also there. You write and share brilliantly. Thank you. Plus I think you are so brave, I think I would have feinted lol.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069547070373964624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-4006014692820407842009-05-07T17:45:00.000-07:002009-05-07T17:45:00.000-07:00Thank you for taking the time to visit me and for ...Thank you for taking the time to visit me and for your kind words.<br /><br />I had to return to read this again and I hope for many many more people to read it too.<br /><br />Best wishes<br />Ribbonxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600470311819511684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-36164139704207605042009-05-07T16:51:00.000-07:002009-05-07T16:51:00.000-07:00Fascinating! Oh to be so close must have been ama...Fascinating! Oh to be so close must have been amazing and yet terrifying............Thank youZion Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11306621634684429685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-46254592236112842572009-05-07T12:43:00.000-07:002009-05-07T12:43:00.000-07:00I too found this so powerful, so passionate, so AM...I too found this so powerful, so passionate, so AMAZING!MamaGeek @ Works For Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563543041234527282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-71434508923605827102009-05-07T07:06:00.000-07:002009-05-07T07:06:00.000-07:00Tessa I laughed at the Madame Blubberfly....Yawn Y...Tessa I laughed at the Madame Blubberfly....Yawn Yawn.....<br /><br />I seriously don't understand how people find it so hard to say the truth.<br /><br />I am so happy that people have responded to the post on Swaziland. Your paintings are so beautiful and I heard that over and over again on that post.<br /><br />If you were beside me (and I know that you are) people wouldn't even get a chance Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785932958464359112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-64826270355933856212009-05-07T06:35:00.000-07:002009-05-07T06:35:00.000-07:00This is such a wonderful story, Tessa, I wish I wa...This is such a wonderful story, Tessa, I wish I was there, it must have been like encountering something quite out of this world... did you feel the world as we know it, the one where London as we know it exists, must be on a different planet?<br /><br />Thanks for this post, it's beautiful.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085905065734027788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-78756049223848384982009-05-07T04:56:00.000-07:002009-05-07T04:56:00.000-07:00i came over here while doing a bit of procrastinat...i came over here while doing a bit of procrastinating from work and then i got totally immeresed in this absorbing and fascinating post. tessa how blessed and fortunate you are to meet these beautiful creatures. and yes, i wonder like you too about the human error...pRiyAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238366312590419659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-44776863978601397502009-05-07T03:04:00.000-07:002009-05-07T03:04:00.000-07:00This is one of my dreams. Absolutely! The only ti...This is one of my dreams. Absolutely! The only time I have been able to "observe" gorilla's is in wildlife parks and even then their majesty and power and ingenuity awe me. I would give eyeteeth to spend more time with these awesome primates. Thanks for the tourMimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409455543895086283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-1288661053996307372009-05-06T23:02:00.000-07:002009-05-06T23:02:00.000-07:00I came here from Ribbon's blog. What an amazing s...I came here from Ribbon's blog. What an amazing story! I like how you describe the gorilla as a furry Buddha. Wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-84297976381526314162009-05-06T16:00:00.000-07:002009-05-06T16:00:00.000-07:00What a wonderful adventure and tribute to these ma...What a wonderful adventure and tribute to these magnificent creatures....You are blessed to have seen so much in your travels. I have had one very strange encounter with a gorilla. One in a zoo. It is a story I'll share with you some time privately. It is a great example of how the gorilla kept his sense of humour in spite of his circumstance.Leola - Southshoreartisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10353439857507984318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-41652205405013968312009-05-06T09:10:00.000-07:002009-05-06T09:10:00.000-07:00Another awesome post in the blogosphere (I've just...Another awesome post in the blogosphere (I've just come from Val's place). What a wonderful, intensely beautiful experience, what a stunning piece of writing.<br />Thanks so much for sharing this, Tessa - and yes, I agree, I think I'd also rather hang out with gorillas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-66951121109635324642009-05-06T05:28:00.000-07:002009-05-06T05:28:00.000-07:00Ribbon was kind enough to tell me about your site ...Ribbon was kind enough to tell me about your site so I had to come and read. I will tell you how grateful I am for the picture your words so clearly planted in my head. You were changed by your experience with the apes. And, I have been changed by my visit through your eyes. Thank you.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10972581158834240144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-14078005629866452292009-05-06T02:00:00.000-07:002009-05-06T02:00:00.000-07:00You are an artist with words, as much as paint..You are an artist with words, as much as paint..Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-76864858120674785282009-05-05T21:27:00.000-07:002009-05-05T21:27:00.000-07:00Tessa, you are so privileged to have made this jou...Tessa, you are so privileged to have made this journey. I can only just begin to imagine the excitement and sadness at seeing these magnificent creatures. It must seem like a dream to have experienced this. Thank you for sharing it with us.Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-75190782671776930972009-05-05T20:01:00.000-07:002009-05-05T20:01:00.000-07:00me again... I'm taking the "dove of peace" with me...me again... I'm taking the "dove of peace" with me to share as you suggest.<br />Thank you<br />Ribbonxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600470311819511684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-30166507702263442052009-05-05T19:54:00.000-07:002009-05-05T19:54:00.000-07:00Hello... I'm new here and I'm absolutely delighted...Hello... I'm new here and I'm absolutely delighted to have found you.<br />Thank you for what you have shared here.<br /><br />best wishes<br />Ribbon :-)xxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600470311819511684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-83190201630743934762009-05-05T16:59:00.000-07:002009-05-05T16:59:00.000-07:00ah, tessa, i travel here from our dear renee's blo...ah, tessa, i travel here from our dear renee's blog, where i did a double take when i saw her post on my dear friend maithri. it is a small world we live in--sometimes i think of many of us as a modern underground railroad, doing what we can...<br /><br />so if you don't mind i'll be back soon enough to read what i can already tell will be wonderful posts from your heart.<br /><br />my pleasure kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-81870498437791630652009-05-05T15:54:00.000-07:002009-05-05T15:54:00.000-07:00Oh, Tessa.
How you have lived.Oh, Tessa.<br /><br />How you have lived.Beth Kepharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236487532413398431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-18548979247075139652009-05-05T14:26:00.000-07:002009-05-05T14:26:00.000-07:00Touching, powerful, poetic, fascinating and adorab...Touching, powerful, poetic, fascinating and adorable introduction to our ancestors. The photos are inspiring, the family one is so sweet. Thank you for your wonderful words to take action. What a marvelous adventure.<br /><br />Everyone I know that has had a similar experience speaks the same ways about the giant furry buddhas.<br /><br />I'm off to visit that link now. It's good to be back home.Eleonora Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746184664869196394noreply@blogger.com