Comments on: On the Road to Santiago http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/09/on-the-road-to-santiago/ How can we live without the unknown before us? —Rene Char Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:48:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joan http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/09/on-the-road-to-santiago/#comment-11896 Joan Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:57:06 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=5449#comment-11896 What what little I know about birds came from those I see around St. Louis what I might see on PBS Nature series. What I know about bone innards is probably less. People bones are basically hollow in order to allow for the marrow. As far as bird wing bones, according to the following article on how to make a bird call out of a bird’s bones (which seems morbidly unfair) evidently the Turkey ones are both hollow and filled with marrow. http://www.customcalls.com/makeawingbonecall1.htm A Turkey or chicken is as small a bird as I will be examining/eating at this stage of my life. As a kid, I suffered through wild duck, and ate quail, but I don’t think I remember a quail wing. I do remember the joys of biting on buckshot. Oh how did I get from your beautiful poem to this carivore stuff? (Grin) At any rate, it’s my job to read and enjoy your poetry and look up any words I don’t understand. Doubles the pleasure. What what little I know about birds came from those I see around St. Louis what I might see on PBS Nature series. What I know about bone innards is probably less. People bones are basically hollow in order to allow for the marrow. As far as bird wing bones, according to the following article on how to make a bird call out of a bird’s bones (which seems morbidly unfair) evidently the Turkey ones are both hollow and filled with marrow.

http://www.customcalls.com/makeawingbonecall1.htm

A Turkey or chicken is as small a bird as I will be examining/eating at this stage of my life. As a kid, I suffered through wild duck, and ate quail, but I don’t think I remember a quail wing. I do remember the joys of biting on buckshot.

Oh how did I get from your beautiful poem to this carivore stuff? (Grin) At any rate, it’s my job to read and enjoy your poetry and look up any words I don’t understand. Doubles the pleasure.

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/09/on-the-road-to-santiago/#comment-11895 Dave Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:27:50 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=5449#comment-11895 Bird wing bones are hollow, aren't they? No stem cells there, I'll wager. Bird wing bones are hollow, aren’t they? No stem cells there, I’ll wager.

]]> By: Joan http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/09/on-the-road-to-santiago/#comment-11894 Joan Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:23:52 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=5449#comment-11894 "I don’t know too much — but everyone has a different not-too-much that they know about, I think." Ok..That right there is poetic. Mark Twainian and Will Rogers poetic..but definitely quotable. (grin) Would that I knew more about the birds of the air and less about stem cells. “I don’t know too much — but everyone has a different not-too-much that they know about, I think.” Ok..That right there is poetic. Mark Twainian and Will Rogers poetic..but definitely quotable. (grin)

Would that I knew more about the birds of the air and less about stem cells.

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/09/on-the-road-to-santiago/#comment-11893 Dave Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:02:06 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=5449#comment-11893 Sorry, I should've added a lammergeier link after the poem. Maybe one to the Song of Roland, too. I have a bad habit of assuming that everyone knows the same stuff I know, cuz I don't know too much -- but everyone has a different not-too-much that they know about, I think. Glad you liked the bit about the marrow. I worked hard for that phrase -- read all about bone marrow and what it does in the body. A revelation! I had no idea that's where new blood cells are made. Sorry, I should’ve added a lammergeier link after the poem. Maybe one to the Song of Roland, too. I have a bad habit of assuming that everyone knows the same stuff I know, cuz I don’t know too much — but everyone has a different not-too-much that they know about, I think.

Glad you liked the bit about the marrow. I worked hard for that phrase — read all about bone marrow and what it does in the body. A revelation! I had no idea that’s where new blood cells are made.

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/09/on-the-road-to-santiago/#comment-11892 Dave Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:58:19 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=5449#comment-11892 I gather there's no reason why lammergeiers and other vultures shouldn't repopulate their former ranges in Europe. Just need to keep people from shooting them. Oh, and don't cover the mountains with wind turbines. They are hell on big soaring birds. I gather there’s no reason why lammergeiers and other vultures shouldn’t repopulate their former ranges in Europe. Just need to keep people from shooting them. Oh, and don’t cover the mountains with wind turbines. They are hell on big soaring birds.

]]> By: Joan http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/09/on-the-road-to-santiago/#comment-11891 Joan Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:25:57 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=5449#comment-11891 Lovely poem! I, of course had to look up lammergeiers but should have gotten a clue what they were when reading about their 'tonsured' brothers. I like 'wine red marrow, mother of blood'. And 'quick as a sword' brings back Roland into the picture. Now I get to look up Roland. :) Lovely poem! I, of course had to look up lammergeiers but should have gotten a clue what they were when reading about their ‘tonsured’ brothers.

I like ‘wine red marrow, mother of blood’. And ‘quick as a sword’ brings back Roland into the picture.

Now I get to look up Roland. :)

]]> By: Lucy http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/09/on-the-road-to-santiago/#comment-11890 Lucy Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:20:32 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=5449#comment-11890 A marvel. It never ceases to surprise me that vultures live in the same country as I do, albeit in a faraway corner. Some very impressive birds are carrion eaters, I think even golden eagles are just as happy to eat it, and then there are condors... A marvel. It never ceases to surprise me that vultures live in the same country as I do, albeit in a faraway corner.

Some very impressive birds are carrion eaters, I think even golden eagles are just as happy to eat it, and then there are condors…

]]> By: dale http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/09/on-the-road-to-santiago/#comment-11889 dale Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:33:21 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=5449#comment-11889 Oh! Duh. No, I was just being dim. Of course. Oh! Duh. No, I was just being dim. Of course.

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/09/on-the-road-to-santiago/#comment-11888 Dave Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:27:46 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=5449#comment-11888 I'll take your word for that. :) Actually, i can tell you that <em>chanted/chanson</em> was either entirely accidental or very subconscious. Thanks as always for the thumbnail analysis. I'm honored. I’ll take your word for that. :) Actually, i can tell you that chanted/chanson was either entirely accidental or very subconscious. Thanks as always for the thumbnail analysis. I’m honored.

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/09/on-the-road-to-santiago/#comment-11887 Dave Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:25:13 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=5449#comment-11887 Thanks! I like that you call it a strophe rather than a stanza -- makes it sound much more sculpted, somehow. Thanks! I like that you call it a strophe rather than a stanza — makes it sound much more sculpted, somehow.

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