tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post3568714851186823799..comments2023-10-25T02:14:11.431-07:00Comments on Living Vicuriously, aka Pasadena Daily Photo, has moved.: CastellatedPetrea Burchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-22845664292755271092008-09-03T10:19:00.000-07:002008-09-03T10:19:00.000-07:00I've always called them cairns, but I like turrets...I've always called them cairns, but I like turrets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-56415287193233857712008-08-23T08:45:00.000-07:002008-08-23T08:45:00.000-07:00Merci, Marylène. I would love a visit to the Musée...Merci, Marylène. I would love a visit to the Musée du Quai Branly. Perhaps having the materials so near to hand makes an artist create. The sticks and rocks are still here! They call out to be stacked and formed and piled! Perhaps they've always called out in that way, and always will.<BR/><BR/>I'm only guessing. Before cameras were invented, I collected them.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-82417543218766967452008-08-23T04:57:00.000-07:002008-08-23T04:57:00.000-07:002 new words for me today, turrets and castelladed,...2 new words for me today, turrets and castelladed, thanks, Petrea !<BR/>Thoses turrets and other forms of art from your previous posts seem so familiar :<BR/>I went, just a couple of days ago, to the "Musée des Arts Premiers", ou Musée du Quai Branly, in Paris (www.quaibranly.fr). <BR/>In one day, I had time to visit only the half of it, Americas and Oceania and I swear I saw some of your pics !!!!! <BR/>Are you sure you didn't pay a visit there ?<BR/>Art is unchanging and at the same time a process of constant renewal.<BR/>Thank for sharing all the "encounters" you make during your walks.Marylènehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529601370829793771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-91689953017330919302008-08-23T04:52:00.000-07:002008-08-23T04:52:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Marylènehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529601370829793771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-11868620056528943792008-08-23T04:50:00.000-07:002008-08-23T04:50:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Marylènehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529601370829793771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-7345210320610009342008-08-22T21:03:00.000-07:002008-08-22T21:03:00.000-07:00Here's more info: my link on flash floods is *abov...Here's more info: my link on flash floods is *above* …John Sandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149954535616537207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-86128988329388627962008-08-22T20:59:00.000-07:002008-08-22T20:59:00.000-07:00Hello, Ms M! We have a trail here that needs no ma...Hello, Ms M! We have a trail here that needs no marking, but I still like the cairns. Turrets. Rock stacks.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-44772004761406924982008-08-22T20:55:00.000-07:002008-08-22T20:55:00.000-07:00I'm not sure it's the proper term, Dina, but I lik...I'm not sure it's the proper term, Dina, but I like it. (Love your "turdets" comment on the Arf Imitates Art post from yesterday!) I think the CCC was active in the 20's, but this dam was built locally. Bernie's link below regarding flash floods explains why.<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth: I hadn't known this, what a lovely thought.<BR/><BR/>Keith, see Bernie's link below. We still need the dam, too; Leo told me the water was up to the top of the dam as recently as 2005.<BR/><BR/>WCGB, it sounds like Wisconsin has us beat.<BR/><BR/>Bernie, you are a fountain of information. The Devil's Geyser, we call you.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Laurie, that's very kind of you!<BR/><BR/>Christie, I believe your explanation of the "turrets" is the wisest one, following the principle of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor" REL="nofollow">Occam's Razor</A>.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Marley!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-53850576460483520152008-08-22T20:47:00.000-07:002008-08-22T20:47:00.000-07:00Slippery fingers..."in this photo" singular :)Slippery fingers...<BR/>"in this photo" singular :)Ms Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960193596384417988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-53362412303692005992008-08-22T20:46:00.000-07:002008-08-22T20:46:00.000-07:00The rock piles reminds me of cairns I saw while hi...The rock piles reminds me of cairns I saw while hiking in the Rockies. Cairns are used often to mark a trail or switchbacks, particularly if the trail is on rocky terrain.<BR/><BR/>Love the light in this photos!Ms Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960193596384417988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-88972045107941087552008-08-22T16:56:00.000-07:002008-08-22T16:56:00.000-07:00I love the light in this photo. The turrets are co...I love the light in this photo. The turrets are cool too!marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472265054401361817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-29450346083366401982008-08-22T16:20:00.000-07:002008-08-22T16:20:00.000-07:00Very nice. But just maybe the "artist" likes to st...Very nice. But just maybe the "artist" likes to stack rocks?Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621552249179937594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-42882994646920223592008-08-22T16:05:00.000-07:002008-08-22T16:05:00.000-07:00I don't know which is more wonderful, Petrea. You...I don't know which is more wonderful, Petrea. Your great post and photo -- or all the cool comments here. I love Elizabeth's information. And Bernie cracks me up with the Devil's Knick Knack shelf.Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-9352801735660323322008-08-22T14:34:00.000-07:002008-08-22T14:34:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-50807210216574739222008-08-22T14:30:00.000-07:002008-08-22T14:30:00.000-07:00WCGB: I know … demonization of natural features is...WCGB: I know … demonization of natural features is a remnant of our preindustrial reaction to the land. <BR/>Such stuff is all over Europe (where a hiker's shadow can become a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocken_spectre" REL="nofollow">ghost</A>). <BR/><BR/>As the Euros came west, this extended to that other "disposable natural" features, in the <A HREF="http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=Indian+paintbrush&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title" REL="nofollow">Indian paintbrush</A>, etc.<BR/><BR/>When we were kids touring the Wisconsin Dells, I pissed off a tourguide by mocking his patter—but I had my sister in fits, pointing out The Devil's Knick-Knack Shelf and the Medicine Cabinet of the Gods, etc.John Sandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149954535616537207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-37376834444048356032008-08-22T14:19:00.000-07:002008-08-22T14:19:00.000-07:00Keith: flash floods.Keith: <A HREF="http://www.arroyoseco.org/History/ArroyoSecoFloodTimeline.pdf" REL="nofollow">flash floods</A>.John Sandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149954535616537207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-79275297616679408592008-08-22T14:14:00.000-07:002008-08-22T14:14:00.000-07:00It's interesting how all over the West, things wer...It's interesting how all over the West, things were given "evil" names. Devil's Gate Dam, Devil's Postpile, Devil Creek. The coup de grace is Death Valley.West Coast Grrlie Blatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525143312328529863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-6684361040152741402008-08-22T12:46:00.000-07:002008-08-22T12:46:00.000-07:00That's a very calming light on the rocks. It does...That's a very calming light on the rocks. It does seem kind of odd to have a dam in a desert area.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865264327236512622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-63844887086310963332008-08-22T12:09:00.000-07:002008-08-22T12:09:00.000-07:00Rock stacks like that are a back-country way to ma...Rock stacks like that are a back-country way to mark a trail. <BR/><BR/>I've also seen them at a Buddhist temple, where they functioned kind of like indulgences. Apparently in the Buddhist purgatory while souls wait to be reborn, some souls are tormented by having to build stacks of rocks that always fall down. The stacks of rocks at the temple were done by visitors to contribute towards helping these souls complete their task.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure I got the theology exactly right, but I still think it's a very lovely thing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-10967509324569551852008-08-22T08:25:00.000-07:002008-08-22T08:25:00.000-07:00And the photo is lovely, with the sun on the first...And the photo is lovely, with the sun on the first turret.<BR/>A dam? That is strange. Was 1920 the time of the CCC?Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-44276392870594083632008-08-22T08:22:00.000-07:002008-08-22T08:22:00.000-07:00Turrets?! You call them turrets?? Oh thank you, Pe...Turrets?! You call them turrets?? Oh thank you, Petrea! For years I've been wondering what to call them. <BR/>Your comment on our moon-rising is a good idea, very nice. <BR/>Shabbat shalom.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.com