Comments on: In shadblow time

By: The year in trees | Via Negativa

The year in trees | Via Negativa — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:41:34 +0000

[...] Amelanchier arborea and its congeners go by many names: shadbush, shadblow, serviceberry, Juneberry, sarvis. It’s one of the earliest native trees to flower, and a personal favorite. I wrote about it back on April 26: “In shadblow time.” [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:34:36 +0000

I’m not familiar with that version. I’ve always like the song, though.

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:16:34 +0000

The able juxtaposition of nature and war here strongly reminds me of my earliest experience of it -- Art Garfunkel's antiwar counterpoint added to Scarborough Fair in 1966.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:45:50 +0000

I’d like to think so. I tried watching a horror movie tonight on Hulu.com, but I just couldn’t take it – all yin, no yang.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:42:42 +0000

Perhaps so. Thanks for the comment.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:04:18 +0000

Perfect. The way you bring in the horror quietly, placing it gently alongside the beauty of the shadblow tree and the repeated rhythm of the refrain. That’s life, isn’t it?

By: Rauan

Rauan — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:15:12 +0000

interesting, and rich, in a way…. deep time, though, seems more interesting than Abu Ghraib

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:40:15 +0000

Shadblow time as deep time? Why not!

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:48:17 +0000

I didn’t even think of that. Glad you found it an asset rather than a liability.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:45:15 +0000

ooff…

Smilodon stabs sloth
in shadblow time.