tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post4507455405078449570..comments2023-09-06T22:30:02.061+10:00Comments on The Knight & Drummer: ElementalsAmfortashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-87173015846508274422017-04-20T09:37:00.290+10:002017-04-20T09:37:00.290+10:00It may be seen as a design flaw that a bird has to...It may be seen as a design flaw that a bird has to run along the water when trying to get airborne. But what makes difficultu here gives grace and endurance there. The 'older' birds holding position in a strong wind, hovering - with some effort- over the same bit of rock, is an astounding bit of airmanship. Then we come to that chunky, lumpy metal contraption which by any aesthetic ought not to show any grace at all, yet does. It is far too bulky to fly, yet does. Amfortashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-58810698625423814192017-04-20T07:08:31.460+10:002017-04-20T07:08:31.460+10:00Lovely visuals of the feathered Albatross. He look...Lovely visuals of the feathered Albatross. He looks unequipped to fly but he manages it anyway :-) And one has to wonder about the technology that allows the metal variety to fly...CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-38401896157605882412017-04-19T19:02:55.927+10:002017-04-19T19:02:55.927+10:00Absolutely fascinating. Here in our modern civil w...Absolutely fascinating. Here in our modern civil world of shops and TV, individual and independant travel, we lose sight of the huge privations people put up with just a few generations ago. What we do have though is this facility of seeing and vicariously experiencing the elementals and sheer beauty that natural flight and our attempts at it afford.Amfortashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-74220149238991583582017-04-19T18:59:23.366+10:002017-04-19T18:59:23.366+10:00High praise from an expert. I guess I shall have t...High praise from an expert. I guess I shall have to give you the keys to the cellar :)<br />Amfortashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-74704202519834583402017-04-19T18:32:59.215+10:002017-04-19T18:32:59.215+10:00Magnificent. Dare I say it but your posts are get...Magnificent. Dare I say it but your posts are getting to that inspiring stage - will have to run a feature on them soon.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-67382977007872029012017-04-19T18:07:26.599+10:002017-04-19T18:07:26.599+10:00Glorious visuals and a satisfying narrative.
A pre...Glorious visuals and a satisfying narrative.<br />A predecessor cousin was marooned between Stanley and King Island around 1900 before it was inhabited. Cornelius King and the crew, but one, survived for 3 months and were written off by all except for his father, Thomas King [1813-1910]- formerly of the British Army and staunch Protestant who happily converted to my great aunt's faith [Eleanor Morris]and prayed with her that their son would be found.<br />The island was Three Hummock Island.<br />http://www.threehummockisland.com.au/home/History_files/6.jpg <br />namnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571668855407278838noreply@blogger.com