Comments on: The Mountains’ Spell

By: emiliano

emiliano — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:24:19 +0000

Thank you Tania, it has been a pleasure to read your posts.
Congratulations indeed, your English is going up and your imagination is fresh. I may see you climbing the Ceahlau with clear vividness.
My best wishes as always.

By: Tania

Tania — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:57:43 +0000

Hi ! I agree with Kuba regarding the “simple English” explanations .

By: Tania

Tania — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:52:45 +0000

Hi ! Thank you for the news from The New York Times.

By: Tania

Tania — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:50:06 +0000

Hi ! I like to read about the legendary people . On this occasion we have visited the Ansel Adams Gallery , we have had a look at the contemporary artwork delighted of black-and-white photographs , color photographs ,
paintings and etchings including new phrases . I have listened to Andreea G. Stillman ‘s voice with pleasure . His former assistant’comments on the most famous photographs of Yosemite National Park reveal us the real
life of the photographer of natural details . So , I could see the rainbow in “Nevada Fall, Rainbow” . I was admiring “Dogwood , Blossoms” and “Bridalveil Fall” but and the “Autumn in Yosemite” by Michael Frye.
I had to listen to her comments three times to understand her better but it deserved .
I spent a nice week-end together with John Muir and Ansel Adams . Thank you , dear Warren .

Best wishes ,

Tania

By: Sony

Sony — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:11:11 +0000

After reading this article about the magic cast spell of Sierra Nevada mountains , especially the Yosemite ‘s moutain.I can really image the freshness and wildness of nature.It is marvelous! In the narrative paragraph written by Muir, the way he painted the picture full of descriptive words makes me feel like i am walking through the park. I ‘ve never been to this place before, so hopefully i have a chance for it to enjoy Yosemite park’s beauty with my real vision.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:50:17 +0000

It is my opinion that everyone should visit Yosemite at least once in their lifetime. As Rolf stated, it is truly “breathtaking”. Also, not enough can be said about John Muir. If one has the time, I recommend some reading or investigation of the “John Muir Trail”, this man is a legend.

By: Tania

Tania — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:28:17 +0000

Hi! Yes! For a “restless spirit“mountaineering is one of my sensible points. The Ceahlau Mountain from the Carpathian Mountains seems to be almost identical with that from your photo .
At night when it is dark the white-grayish granite shines in the moon-light thinking you can reach the sky and stars. I was climbing the Ceahlau Mountain when I was very young. And I climbed it again last year with the satisfaction that I was able to do it. I feel I am alive. After a day in mountains I feel I am under sedation in bed at night. The secret is the fresh air, landscape and sensation of freedom: no boss, no family worries, nobody, nobody… just you, the silence of the mountains and the need of spiritual nourishment. I have read John Muir’s biography like a nice story.
We have national reservations to protect and preserve wild and natural environments, too. Unfortunately, deforestation on large areas is a disaster for wilderness.

So all our respect for people like John Muir.

Best wishes ,

Tania

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:37:17 +0000

Thank you! I really enjoyed it!

By: Kuba

Kuba — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:23:03 +0000

Thanks for this post. I like very much the idea to put “simple English” explanations of some more difficult words that is done in all entries. Makes it really nice to read and learn new vocabulary and plus you get stragihtforwardly the synonyms! Descriptions of nature and generally descriptions in literature often contain lots of difficult words, ulike perhaps spoken English phrases.
So I liked it a lot to see explanatations of words in the extract in the post, with vocabulary like ‘grove’ for example. “Grove” and similar words, if spotted in a piece of literature, would take a lot of looking up in dictionaries which is quite tedious an activity and often discourages you from reading. Thanks!!

By: dongsung

dongsung — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:09:22 +0000

I would really like to go to the Yosemite N.P, if possible. Beautiful black and white photographs of Yosemite National Park taken by Ansel Adams’s are fantastic. I think I’ve seen this place in other commercial or wall paper and so on. We all should thank nature for its beautiful gift. Thank you