Thursday, March 22, 2012

tiny discoveries (episode 2)

Morning, March, 2012

place noun

1 a : physical environment : space

I have found the following are what set the mood and create the infrastructure for how I exist in a place.

landscape
architecture
inhabitants
weather
sound
privacy
site
view

definition via Merriam-Webster

14 comments:

  1. I love that picture. It has a true sense of place!

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  2. What a great shot, that sky and those looming buildings.

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  3. My own infrastructure for living is contained in your list. What a sky. Is that Coit Tower in the distance? It was my totem and guide when I was finding my feet in San Francisco.

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  4. Yes, Kate, you've spotted Coit Tower. Good eye.

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  5. What a dramatic photo! I'd add smell to the list...and population density! ;)

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    1. Smell for me too for sure. Take away the seaweed salty smell of the sea and my idyll fades.

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  6. Interesting. I'll have to think about how and what I define as "place."

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  7. Thanks, everyone.

    Rachel, My mother-in-law agrees with you on the addition of scent. I do too. I go back and forth with my feelings about population density, but I'll always love something like the smell of freshly baked bread.

    Rachael, I'd like to see your definition.

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  8. Gosh the way you've captured the clouds is incredible! I'd not actively thought what makes up how I exist in a place. I shall have to (happily) ponder that one....
    I saw this and thought you might like it : http://www.kikiandpolly.com/blog/2012/03/21/inspired-by-3/
    Happy Friday Denise!
    Annie x

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  9. Annie, You were so right. The video is amazing. Maia's beauty brought tears to my eyes.

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  10. shuffled around, that's pretty close to my list too.

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  11. That's an excellent list. I hope one day I will be able to have a home that can be more of a proper place, using those terms. i want windows that can be opened to pollution-free air, with birds chirping. I want a lawn so I can hang my clothes outdoors. I want a garden gate. I'm keeping my eye on "one day" when we leave city life.

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  12. I've never thought about things quite like that...interesting observation, and true for me, too.

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