tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post3443770019607616750..comments2023-07-17T04:07:46.354-07:00Comments on Gardener in the Distance...gardening and belonging in Ballarat.: Scotland the BraveGardener in the Distancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-78170942195232225732012-08-22T05:17:44.859-07:002012-08-22T05:17:44.859-07:00Joanne, there's no-one else in the world I fee...Joanne, there's no-one else in the world I feel the book better belongs to. <br />Your blog and your work are incredibly inspirational, tender, creative and humane. <br />I hope it contributes to your enthusiasm. <br />X, Faisal.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-21511709114852753222012-08-21T14:22:37.061-07:002012-08-21T14:22:37.061-07:00Thankyou! The book arrived today!!
http://joanneb...Thankyou! The book arrived today!!<br />http://joannebkaarbakersbotanistswhalers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/from-other-side-fo-world.html Joanne B Kaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124919913341204439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-36470153063475878332012-08-08T05:03:27.957-07:002012-08-08T05:03:27.957-07:00James, James, I love the look of this, and of '...James, James, I love the look of this, and of 'marginal gardening'. Will have to look further. How did you come across this man and his work? Thankyou, indeed.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-84863115547111777242012-08-08T04:47:27.623-07:002012-08-08T04:47:27.623-07:00The photos are gardens and self-revelation. Very m...The photos are gardens and self-revelation. Very moving. Check out G. F. Dutton's Some Branch Against the Sky for a particular Scottish garden exploration.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-32842984339291239702012-08-08T03:30:34.920-07:002012-08-08T03:30:34.920-07:00Jan, your own blog is marvellous. I can't pret...Jan, your own blog is marvellous. I can't pretend to be an artist, merely someone who loves to live in art. Does that make sense? <br />Yes, Scotland's wildness is breathtaking. My heart is there, in that wildness, in that splendour. <br />Yorkshire too, which I've read much about, has a related wildness and space. <br />My best wishes to you.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-32370796148856177722012-08-07T12:07:42.083-07:002012-08-07T12:07:42.083-07:00through Joanne's blog, I've linked to your...through Joanne's blog, I've linked to yours; thanks for showing us your find/s! I love Scotland, and have spent some wonderful holidays there. A few years ago, I did a journey around the West coast then around the top, and down the East coast. I collected things as I went, and then made a 'WoodBook' out of them, a collage, incorporating maps. The photographic montage I created of this, is currently on show in The Arthouse, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, where I live. <br />Lovely post, thank you, best wishes Jan, Yorkshirejanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545341224555862464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-85436104818928305052012-08-07T00:31:03.274-07:002012-08-07T00:31:03.274-07:00I'm quite absorbed in it, Joanne! Makes me wan...I'm quite absorbed in it, Joanne! Makes me want to go tramping, hiking, endlessly wandering, rain or no rain! And collecting...Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-74731673149633855462012-08-06T14:23:33.567-07:002012-08-06T14:23:33.567-07:00Wow!!
What a find. It trully is a real page turne...Wow!!<br />What a find. It trully is a real page turner of a life story. Check out any mention of Dunnet, Dunnet Head, Brough, and particularly his trip to Brough Harbour. I live in Dunnet and grew up in Brough, which is only a couple of miles away. We launch our boat from Brough Harbour - Robert Dick watched this being built. <br />Wonderful<br />Enjoy.Joanne B Kaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124919913341204439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-87116570566544105882012-08-06T05:16:45.442-07:002012-08-06T05:16:45.442-07:00From what I know Friko, because he'd have to s...From what I know Friko, because he'd have to start baking at 3am, he'd often be out during the night before then, for hours, stalking the sodden moors, getting drenched. He loved it, by the sound of it. He loved the physicality, and the freedom, I imagine. Yes, an obsessive, but a sane one.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-42909645712654192512012-08-06T05:13:39.798-07:002012-08-06T05:13:39.798-07:00Demie, at last you're back! As far as I know, ...Demie, at last you're back! As far as I know, Robert had a traumatic time after his mother died, and simply resolved to build a life where he wouldn't be hurt again. But he must have had a great capacity to move on in life too, and to be self-disciplined.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-8540578729949426692012-08-06T05:11:18.167-07:002012-08-06T05:11:18.167-07:00Aah, Jenny, you know about Samuel Smiles - I didn&...Aah, Jenny, you know about Samuel Smiles - I didn't. Yes, I love nature in a way Robert Dick did, and I love rambling and I enjoy some measure of solitude. He may have been just more single-minded than I am. Very perceptive of you.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-18275090483544752632012-08-06T05:08:12.476-07:002012-08-06T05:08:12.476-07:00Yes, Diana. Apparently he lived and worked pretty ...Yes, Diana. Apparently he lived and worked pretty much alone, by inclination and choice, and was one of those individuals who wasn't bothered by that. It's been said, I gather, that he was lonely or sad, but nothing in his own records would indicate that that was the case. I couldn't do it myself, but good luck to him.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-9871885088621397132012-08-06T05:05:20.267-07:002012-08-06T05:05:20.267-07:00Bonnie, I've always loved writing and putting ...Bonnie, I've always loved writing and putting things together, though it helps enormously when someone likes it! I am glowing!Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-5042356429672216042012-08-05T10:24:06.398-07:002012-08-05T10:24:06.398-07:00A true obsessive, possibly the most contented kind...A true obsessive, possibly the most contented kind of man. He sounds a most interesting character and I can see that he should be or great interest to a fellow lover of plants. But when did he do his baking?<br /><br />A great post.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-1533069073962089992012-08-05T09:09:50.678-07:002012-08-05T09:09:50.678-07:00Scotland has always been a dream destination for m...Scotland has always been a dream destination for me too. And although I am clearly much closer ( geograficaly) to it now I still haven't managed to visit! Lonely people like your friend Robert are usually the most complicated ones, aren't they? A baker is not just a baker.<br /> And I like that about people : )erleichdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471341634223594648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-62627930216269741522012-08-04T14:43:58.329-07:002012-08-04T14:43:58.329-07:00This is totally fascinating. What a fabulous find ...This is totally fascinating. What a fabulous find and what an unusual and admirable person he sounds. I am glad the book quotes his own words - it connects us with people to hear from their journals. Samuel Smiles was the great self help guru of Victorian times - think I can see why Robert Dick interested him. <br />A few echoes of your own self, too , from the sounds of it.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-47007377183930425952012-08-04T13:28:46.821-07:002012-08-04T13:28:46.821-07:00between baking hours and hiking at night the poor ...between baking hours and hiking at night the poor man never got any sleep. Does the biography mentions friends, or family? An interesting man your baker/botanist, but a little sad?Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-18366312299687178372012-08-04T09:07:01.907-07:002012-08-04T09:07:01.907-07:00Faisal, What a wonderful find. Your posts are al...Faisal, What a wonderful find. Your posts are always a feast for the mind and eyes. I find I return multiple times to revisit everything you are offering only to find something new. I have come to look forward to these Saturday morning (my time) posts. BonnieBonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285041048746416249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-91374230298629256862012-08-04T05:49:24.922-07:002012-08-04T05:49:24.922-07:00I am humbled by your generosity, the loveliest Jan...I am humbled by your generosity, the loveliest Jane and Lance. In this world of ours it is the connections we make with others that make us feel real and give us direction. Yes, I'm a loner like Robert Dick, but if it wasn't for friends, those who are prepared to say how they feel, I doubt I'd come out of my bolthole. Every thing you say matters to me.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-73516272204433387382012-08-04T05:26:38.850-07:002012-08-04T05:26:38.850-07:00Hello Faisal:
This is such a superb post in every ...Hello Faisal:<br />This is such a superb post in every possible way.<br /><br />First you introduce us to the little known but most interesting botanist who comes over in such a sympathetic light that one is immediately drawn to him and to discover more about him. We are not in the slightest bit surprised that you empathise with him so well, Faisal, for we can most certainly see shared characteristics.<br /><br />Secondly, you reveal snippets, previously unknown, of yourself and of your family and ancestry. Also of your desire to travel to Scotland, and perhaps the Isle of Wight too, a wish which we very much hope will come true for you.<br /><br />Thirdly, you illustrate this post in such a very imaginative and sensitive manner where the placement of appropriate objects and things in each of your images cannot fail to be noticed for the delight which they give. Robert Dick would instantly recognize a kindred spirit.<br /><br />Thank you so much for taking the time to give to us all such a joyous and visual read.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com