Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
‘Pond in mid-Spring’
(Landscape orientation)
Our pond as Una would see it from her vantage point in photo #1 below. The water is dark, it’s blueness on loan from a sunny sky, and even then, showing only as globs of light in a shadow-dark surface.
The pond extends from almost the upper left corner and runs down across to the lower righthand corner. (Picture the right side of the top half of an old-fashioned hourglass).
Standing along the dry land are the winter-bare trees. The thinner trunks are closest to the water, clearly the younger members of the woods have not lost the sense of fun and/or adventure.
This is the Ten Things of Thankful bloghop.
Founded by Lizzi Lewis (no relation to CS Lewis, at least none that we can actually prove), the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT) is a once-a-week sharing of writings, musings, photos and all sorts of reflections upon, observations and expressions of the writer’s experience of people, places and things that cause, elicit and otherwise incite a state of being grateful.*
And…and! being a bloghop means that each post is a assorted variety (or would that better be, a ‘varied assortment’?) of views, comments, adventures and insights offered by a group of skilled bloggers …. and us here at the Wakefield Doctrine (…bar rump bump) (lol)
Organizing the multi-circumstial** gathering is our host, Kristi. Beside being an outstanding photographererer… Kristi has that all-too rare gift of keeping things organized without letting the air out of the carefree balloon. (Tougher than it looks, yo).
And so, our contribution to this week’s TToT
1) Una
2) Phyllis While spousal units are frequently seen in a TToT (the Wakefield Doctrine is surely no exception), there are times when the qualities (they) manifest becomes a challenge to describe in writing. This week I’ll simply say, ‘Phyllis shares my appreciation of the positive message in this week’s video.’
3) Gardening 2019 This shall serve as our ‘Before’
4) Beta Reading. I’ve reach the point in my writing of ‘Almira’ where its time to let people read the story in its entirety. Let me know in comments if you’d be interested in reading it and I’ll follow-up by email about the format that is best suited to your technology. No cost or requirement to respond after reading, though any feedback will be appreciated. It should be fun. Seeing how often I’ve done excerpts on these pages, a good number of people know who Almira Gulch and Hunk Dietrich and Edward Fenton are, not to mention Dorothy Gale. So let me know and I’ll wrestle the manuscript into a form that will make it easy to read.
5) Favorite old ‘oTs This from a series in one TToT from way, long ago (look at the condition of the hat on the dashboard)
6) Another vid from that TToT
7) Work and the things I get to do. (Mostly, in the words of Jules Winfield…)
8) Kerry. I’m not overly adept at following people in the social media. Truth be told, in the face of the multiple virtual venues like Instagram and Twitter and other places, I’m about as varied as Ward Cleaver’s selection of business suits. I do follow Kerry on ‘the Facebook’ and from what I gather, she’s off to another conference somewhere in Canada this weekend (which for me brings up visuals of: Winter Olympics, Sgt. Preston, Snidely Whiplash and that cool hotel in Quebec (or maybe it’s Toronto). I watch the things she does as a writer and advocate charging into the world and, I’m like, “Damn!’ How cool/daring/impressive is she?”
Stop by her site and check out her podcast, ‘Ketchup on Pancakes‘.
9) THIS SPACE AVAILABLE (Just in case you’re new to the TToT and, although you know you’ll enjoy participating, maybe you want to wait and watch a while. Send in a Grat Item and I’ll totally post it here. You know, like getting invited to sit in for a one song at the local club.
10) Secret Rule 1.3 (Reference the Book of Secret Rules (aka the Secret Book of Rules)
music vid
(now this is a song that offers a glint of light at the base of door that many people will walk past, eyes focused on the map they inherited from family and friends which does not indicate anything of interest. the story (that I choose to believe) is that it was written by Brian May about his dog. and following the thought expressed in the lyrics, rather than that in the chorus, results in something quite positive and uplifting. imo, of course
* …or not grateful, such is the broadness of the over-arching tent of this here ‘hop here, is there is a place for the broken shoelace, studied-like-all-night-get-a-‘C’, find out you have to work on the weekend and all the other things that happen in real life, here at the TToT. They are referred to hypo-grats and require a special level of attention on the part of the writer, the standards for inclusion (in a TToT) provided courtesy of the Book of Secret Rules (aka the Secret Book of Rules)
** not a ‘real’ word. chances are, though, if you’re still reading, you get the idea
About clarkscottroger
That is the best of songs, but then again we see things differently than other people.
this is very true
Really liked the videos! I like small towns, too. Your small town makes me think of my small town, but more southerly and mine’s probably more compact. I think in town limits, there are maybe 7,000 people? In the county, it’s something like 10,000. And your number 6: a village. Yeah. I like villages of clarks, yes. Hehe. And number 7. The ocean. Yup, that, too. To be respected and revered, lest it rise and envelop coastal towns. Yikes!
Sweet Kerry! Ah, after I closed down Pictimilitude, I admittedly lost touch with a bunch of bloggers, as I wasn’t commenting very much and Kerry, I always knew, was special. Ah…I had lost touch, but I need to poke my head round her site and check out her podcast. :)
And, the fact I’m working 30-35 hours a week (plus 1 hour, 10 mins a day of commute time), while trying to work another 30 or so on my biz each week, plus you know…getting things like groceries, which I need to do BADLY, I would *so* read your beta copy. I’m trying to read Mantak Chia, borrowed from a friend, as well as “Becoming Supernatural” – both of which have taken me WAY too long…ayieee! So…I will read your book. Soon. I’m very much looking forward to it. :) Happy Sunday!
yeah those be from way back, fun to do, even fun to watch… (secondary scottian aspect and all, ya know)
np on the beta read… this (everything from this point forward*) is a demonstration/practice/try-out of the (principles of) the Wakefield Doctrine.
(talking to Phyllis about the paradox of change or, rather the Uncertainty Principle as applied to the process of change… most significant change (in a person) tend to alter the past sufficiently to make it seem like it (the changed state) was inevitable. I think I’ll call this the ‘Law of the Conservation of the Miraculous’. Simply put, there is more in the way of what is commonly referred to as miracles than most people allow themselves to witness.
For reasons rogerian.
Spousal units, old thankfuls, and dogs, your list always makes my day.
Thanks, M
I’d be happy to be a beta-reader!
cool (sent an email re: format you wish)
I enjoyed your description of “Pond in mid-Spring”.
Video T’s are fun! I’m a sucker for small towns, more so for coastal small towns.
#8 – Kerry is most impressive.
Word*
*my inner thug must be ascendant this morning.
Such a great TToT. All of it!
That is an impressive pond. Does Una enjoy going into the water?
I loved feeling like I was on a mini vacation via your “small town” videos.
Keri is just amazing in what she is accomplishing.
All Dead, All Dead pretty much sums up the thoughts of those with longevity when all their loved ones and friends have passed on. I like your choice of thinking he wrote about his dog.
Thank you, Pat
The pond is pretty much for looks only. Years of leaves and such leave the bottom pretty soft and clingy. (Una is the only one of our dogs that is happy not swimming. Perhaps its the long hair, but she will sniff at the edges but not do what Ola or Bella would do, i.e. charge into the water.)
There is a poignancy that, like, I suspect most poignancies, is a tender happiness. It makes me think about… ‘fleeted summers’… (ayieee! to be able to come up with such wordage!)
I remember when you originally posted the TToT where you drove us all around your town! I miss the old days of the TToT when everyone who participated made a point of visiting and commenting on each other’s posts, and how we used to hijack comments and have long conversations with each other. Ahhh!
Yeah! Way longer ago than I care to remember! Those were crazy days in blogville. Thread-jumping! that was the term we used…. lol. “Excuse me, I really need to tell Christine this… hey! Jack, yo! Naked cakes, dude! naked cakes!”
wild days of virtual youthedness
Haha! I forgot about the naked cake!
Yeah… forget which anniversary or occasion but it got started by Minnesota Jack (and took off from there)… there may have been pictures
Does want to k know about naked cakes… I’m happy to beta read. Lovely ttot!