tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post8994616950014572155..comments2024-03-17T20:45:42.848+10:00Comments on Denise Covey: Weather Blogfest - The Whale Hunt Hots UpDenise Covey http://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-36378027881908554332010-08-17T10:31:49.615+10:002010-08-17T10:31:49.615+10:00CultureServedRaw: Thank you for your kind comments...CultureServedRaw: Thank you for your kind comments and I'm pleased you follow my blog and i yours..:)<br /><br />Tessa: Hope you're not too seasick. thanks for dropping by..:)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-25390465358825295902010-08-17T07:35:54.813+10:002010-08-17T07:35:54.813+10:00Great scene, Denise! I could almost feel the ship ...Great scene, Denise! I could almost feel the ship moving under me (and promply felt a little nauseous - I don't water well I'm afraid). <br /><br />Tessa.xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046724975658216337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-28021593731274652422010-08-16T23:02:45.142+10:002010-08-16T23:02:45.142+10:00Great writing and certainly gave me the chills! I ...Great writing and certainly gave me the chills! I really enjoyed your focus on isolation, you seem to have a good mind for detail, which makes this piece very enjoyable. Great to come back after some time, reminds me why I follow this blogCulture Served Rawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340963911619670196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-77406850810473874612010-08-16T21:09:44.530+10:002010-08-16T21:09:44.530+10:00disgruntledwriterscircle: Thanks. Glad I kept yr a...disgruntledwriterscircle: Thanks. Glad I kept yr attention..:)<br /><br />Donna: Thank you. Yeah, good blog post, eh?<br /><br />jcmartinfighterwriter: Thank you. A different sort of protagonist..:)Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648723393005835459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-48651401489563153562010-08-16T16:19:42.001+10:002010-08-16T16:19:42.001+10:00You paint a vivid image: I could see the flat, fea...You paint a vivid image: I could see the flat, featureless ocean and the craggy icebergs in my mind's eye. What a refreshing story, about an anti-whaling activist no less! Good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-31688064035159602932010-08-16T13:18:06.733+10:002010-08-16T13:18:06.733+10:00This was excellent. Mariners, so I've read, n...This was excellent. Mariners, so I've read, navigate by the birds, waves, weather, and stars. Awesome how you wove that in but didn't overwhelm the story with it.<br /><br />I especially liked Mike's blog post. So personal, yet descriptive of all he is seeing and experiencing.<br /><br />Well done Denise.<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-11518242328897069792010-08-16T12:39:19.013+10:002010-08-16T12:39:19.013+10:00You know, I usually don't like bits about the ...You know, I usually don't like bits about the weather because I'm generally far too impatient nature, but yours really kept my attention. Well done :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-31120315571871753902010-08-16T07:02:51.847+10:002010-08-16T07:02:51.847+10:00Ted, yes, there's a lot that needs to be chang...Ted, yes, there's a lot that needs to be changed..:)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-63568146089350414992010-08-15T23:20:02.061+10:002010-08-15T23:20:02.061+10:00Interesting, that's the first time I have seen...Interesting, that's the first time I have seen someone blog within a story, though I assume not the last. I've dreamed myself of going after the whale hunters (though naturally it isn't realistic for me to do so). Those hunting whales, tuna, sturgeon and others into extinction need to be stopped somehow.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-77832980595207118202010-08-15T21:12:03.484+10:002010-08-15T21:12:03.484+10:00A good story.A good story.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648723393005835459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-63891413329992554382010-08-15T20:09:39.013+10:002010-08-15T20:09:39.013+10:00Great stuff. Very gripping.Great stuff. Very gripping.HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-90709614344155261312010-08-15T13:44:49.725+10:002010-08-15T13:44:49.725+10:00Nicole: Thank you. I love that line too as I imagi...Nicole: Thank you. I love that line too as I imagine when all is white around you, you might feel like you're no longer on the earth as you know it..:)<br /><br />Amalia: I like to think of Michael as a deep, poetic character in a rough exterior. Thank you..:)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-57782673681355810582010-08-15T13:16:58.784+10:002010-08-15T13:16:58.784+10:00The blog post is incredible! It really deepens the...The blog post is incredible! It really deepens the images that you convey in the earlier part of the scene. Nicely done!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-75649891307178834112010-08-15T13:02:20.886+10:002010-08-15T13:02:20.886+10:00I am in total agreeance with Roland. I really did ...I am in total agreeance with Roland. I really did feel like I was cold, isolated, uneasy but still with purpose when reading this bit. Great narrative and I love the use of wildlife with weather. <br /><br /><i>This place does not seem to belong to earth, yet the birds, the circling birds, remind you that you are still on the planet.</i><br /><br />I loved that line.Nicole Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605448429334684845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-38079140850773546582010-08-15T12:29:59.696+10:002010-08-15T12:29:59.696+10:00Dawn:Good that you picked up on the old/new..:)
J...Dawn:Good that you picked up on the old/new..:)<br /><br />Jules: Fog is a very important weather element, esp in the Antarctic..:)<br /><br />Franklin: Glad you enjoyed it..:)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-77588262232842165142010-08-15T12:14:30.869+10:002010-08-15T12:14:30.869+10:00Hi there. I enjoyed your piece a great deal. Very ...Hi there. I enjoyed your piece a great deal. Very descriptive, an great eye for detail, and a timely subject. Thanks for sharing.Franklin Beaumonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950277803662347842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-10885708296633989392010-08-15T11:14:27.996+10:002010-08-15T11:14:27.996+10:00I really enjoy the movement of the piece. I never ...I really enjoy the movement of the piece. I never thought of Fog. :) Thank you for sharing it.<br /><a href="http://fragilemouse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Trying To Get Over The Rainbow</a>Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136045025997662057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-37226489613268975812010-08-15T10:39:23.317+10:002010-08-15T10:39:23.317+10:00Different but interesting. Has an old element that...Different but interesting. Has an old element that the boat used makes me thing of and there there is the technology, like writing on a laptop. I never would have expected that just based off the beginning of this scene. It's different and the fog is a good element for the blogfest.Dawn Embershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214560861614476799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-1178023546396362672010-08-15T08:55:46.879+10:002010-08-15T08:55:46.879+10:00Lenny: Thanks Lenny. I'm glad you like it. If ...Lenny: Thanks Lenny. I'm glad you like it. If you've been on a shrimp boat then you'd know how it feels..:)<br /><br />Roland: Animals are amazing creatures, and their instinct for weather is uncanny. I'm impressed how the elephants in Thailand ran away before the tsunami hit. Glad you liked my excerpt..:)<br /><br />Francine: Glad you liked the freezing trip..:)<br /><br />Clarissa: The theme is so important to me too. You don't read much fiction about it. Glad you liked the description..:)<br /><br />Amanda: Glad you liked it..:)<br /><br />Al: Sorry Al, but you will live in Melbourne. It's glorious up here in sunny Brisbane but I can't find any swans, just plenty of cranes..:)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-74380752085700087972010-08-15T08:46:38.320+10:002010-08-15T08:46:38.320+10:00I enjoyed your excerpt, thanks for sharing.
The on...I enjoyed your excerpt, thanks for sharing.<br />The only trouble was all that talk of ice made me feel colder than I already was, and I am just about to brave a cold morning to try and catch up with "my" swans.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-23561867064051765412010-08-15T07:23:47.467+10:002010-08-15T07:23:47.467+10:00I really enjoyed reading this; I sensed the charac...I really enjoyed reading this; I sensed the character's loneliness and indecision on being out there in such a storm, which you described beautifully.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-24542105119454325562010-08-15T03:44:21.711+10:002010-08-15T03:44:21.711+10:00It's true about the birds... they are useful f...It's true about the birds... they are useful for so many things. <br /><br />I love the description in the piece. I think the theme is really important too.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-48660735889218271592010-08-15T03:35:20.634+10:002010-08-15T03:35:20.634+10:00Hi,
Great subject, great setting of scenes!!!
Th...Hi,<br /><br />Great subject, great setting of scenes!!!<br /><br />The fog sequence frighteningly realistic: freezing waters and floating ruddy iceburgs not a good combination for sailing through. <br /><br />Enjoyed your momentary antarctic soiree.<br />best<br />FFrancine Howarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326542867876257042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-35624039134998467512010-08-15T02:21:06.154+10:002010-08-15T02:21:06.154+10:00Living in Louisiana for as long as I have, I have ...Living in Louisiana for as long as I have, I have found that birds and other critters will alert you to changes in the weather.<br /><br />When Hurricane Rita was about to slam into my city, hordes of cockroaches, rats, and other vermin swarmed into our apartment complex seeking shelter as if alerted by some inner sense of impending disaster.<br /><br />Before then, the egret, hawks, ducks, and sparrows were streaking through the skies away from us.<br /><br />Your narrative was impressive. I could sense the foggy isolation, the nearness of danger, and the certainty that something bad was soon to happen. Bravo.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-67321131213175439242010-08-15T01:22:23.716+10:002010-08-15T01:22:23.716+10:00hi miss l'aussie! wow this sound real exciting...hi miss l'aussie! wow this sound real exciting. i like youre writing about saving whales. i been on a shrimp trawler one time and it really gets rocking and rolling way out in the sea. its a cool story.<br />...smiles from lennyLenny Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822588007434789481noreply@blogger.com