Comments on: Wrapping the Morning Glories http://writerdad.com/writing/wrapping-the-morning-glories/ Life is better with the right words. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:34:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lighten Up! « Silkpurseproductions's Blog http://writerdad.com/writing/wrapping-the-morning-glories/comment-page-2/#comment-70952 Lighten Up! « Silkpurseproductions's Blog Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:08:38 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3118#comment-70952 [...] Writer Dad  by Sean Platt (and now his wife Cindy posts as well). When I first read “Wrapping the Morning Glories”  it effected me so much that I knew I would be reading this man’s work in a big way for [...] [...] Writer Dad  by Sean Platt (and now his wife Cindy posts as well). When I first read “Wrapping the Morning Glories”  it effected me so much that I knew I would be reading this man’s work in a big way for [...]

]]> By: David Cain http://writerdad.com/writing/wrapping-the-morning-glories/comment-page-2/#comment-26608 David Cain Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:40:44 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3118#comment-26608 That's a lovely symbol you illustrated, the fence and the morning glories.<br><br>Thinking of morning glories always makes me laugh, because one summer my parents planted them around the small lightpost in the front yard. They wanted something that would climb the pole and give it that elegant, organic look.<br><br>They grew way too fast, and by the end of the summer the pole was wholly consumed. It was just a towering cone of tangled vines, with creepy tendrils reaching out in all directions. It looked like a monster.<br><br>That image kept returning to me as I read this post, the morning glory monster. Amazing how they grow. That's a lovely symbol you illustrated, the fence and the morning glories.

Thinking of morning glories always makes me laugh, because one summer my parents planted them around the small lightpost in the front yard. They wanted something that would climb the pole and give it that elegant, organic look.

They grew way too fast, and by the end of the summer the pole was wholly consumed. It was just a towering cone of tangled vines, with creepy tendrils reaching out in all directions. It looked like a monster.

That image kept returning to me as I read this post, the morning glory monster. Amazing how they grow.

]]> By: What’s In Your BackYard? « Silkpurseproductions’s Blog http://writerdad.com/writing/wrapping-the-morning-glories/comment-page-2/#comment-12531 What’s In Your BackYard? « Silkpurseproductions’s Blog Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:52:51 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3118#comment-12531 [...] He is the only person I will name here. Sean Platt, also known as WriterDad wrote a blog called “Wrapping the Morning Glories” that actually made me weep. It reminded me of the childhood gardens I didn’t fully appreciate [...] [...] He is the only person I will name here. Sean Platt, also known as WriterDad wrote a blog called “Wrapping the Morning Glories” that actually made me weep. It reminded me of the childhood gardens I didn’t fully appreciate [...]

]]> By: Community Gardens: Green Growth That’s Good For The Brain — MindTWEAKS http://writerdad.com/writing/wrapping-the-morning-glories/comment-page-2/#comment-10580 Community Gardens: Green Growth That’s Good For The Brain — MindTWEAKS Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:34:21 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3118#comment-10580 [...] Weeding, for instance, can be an almost trance-like experience.  Or check out this post about Weaving The Morning Glories; I know that the author (hi WriterDad!) didn’t specifically seem to see this as a meditation, [...] [...] Weeding, for instance, can be an almost trance-like experience.  Or check out this post about Weaving The Morning Glories; I know that the author (hi WriterDad!) didn’t specifically seem to see this as a meditation, [...]

]]> By: Writer Dad http://writerdad.com/writing/wrapping-the-morning-glories/comment-page-2/#comment-10572 Writer Dad Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:01:14 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3118#comment-10572 Steely Dad: I was actually going to plant these giant trees, but an architect friend of mine (wisely) talked me out of it. : > ) Thanks for the compliment. GrennJello: There are some things I don't care for about California, but the year round sun and vegetation that goes along with it are certainly not one of them. Steely Dad: I was actually going to plant these giant trees, but an architect friend of mine (wisely) talked me out of it. : > ) Thanks for the compliment.

GrennJello: There are some things I don’t care for about California, but the year round sun and vegetation that goes along with it are certainly not one of them.

]]> By: Writer Dad http://writerdad.com/writing/wrapping-the-morning-glories/comment-page-2/#comment-38678 Writer Dad Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:01:00 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3118#comment-38678 Steely Dad: I was actually going to plant these giant trees, but an architect friend of mine (wisely) talked me out of it. : > ) Thanks for the compliment. GrennJello: There are some things I don't care for about California, but the year round sun and vegetation that goes along with it are certainly not one of them. Steely Dad: I was actually going to plant these giant trees, but an architect friend of mine (wisely) talked me out of it. : > ) Thanks for the compliment.

GrennJello: There are some things I don’t care for about California, but the year round sun and vegetation that goes along with it are certainly not one of them.

]]> By: Writer Dad http://writerdad.com/writing/wrapping-the-morning-glories/comment-page-2/#comment-38679 Writer Dad Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:01:00 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3118#comment-38679 Steely Dad: I was actually going to plant these giant trees, but an architect friend of mine (wisely) talked me out of it. : > ) Thanks for the compliment. GrennJello: There are some things I don't care for about California, but the year round sun and vegetation that goes along with it are certainly not one of them. Steely Dad: I was actually going to plant these giant trees, but an architect friend of mine (wisely) talked me out of it. : > ) Thanks for the compliment.

GrennJello: There are some things I don’t care for about California, but the year round sun and vegetation that goes along with it are certainly not one of them.

]]> By: GreenJello http://writerdad.com/writing/wrapping-the-morning-glories/comment-page-2/#comment-10467 GreenJello Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:27:59 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3118#comment-10467 I like your idea for a privacy fence better than an ugly vinyl one like we're going to end up having... but then again, we don't have vines that live year-round. No privacy in the winter here with your set up! :) I like your idea for a privacy fence better than an ugly vinyl one like we’re going to end up having… but then again, we don’t have vines that live year-round. No privacy in the winter here with your set up! :)

]]> By: GreenJello http://writerdad.com/writing/wrapping-the-morning-glories/comment-page-2/#comment-38676 GreenJello Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:27:00 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3118#comment-38676 I like your idea for a privacy fence better than an ugly vinyl one like we're going to end up having... but then again, we don't have vines that live year-round. No privacy in the winter here with your set up! :) I like your idea for a privacy fence better than an ugly vinyl one like we’re going to end up having… but then again, we don’t have vines that live year-round. No privacy in the winter here with your set up! :)

]]> By: GreenJello http://writerdad.com/writing/wrapping-the-morning-glories/comment-page-2/#comment-38677 GreenJello Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:27:00 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3118#comment-38677 I like your idea for a privacy fence better than an ugly vinyl one like we're going to end up having... but then again, we don't have vines that live year-round. No privacy in the winter here with your set up! :) I like your idea for a privacy fence better than an ugly vinyl one like we’re going to end up having… but then again, we don’t have vines that live year-round. No privacy in the winter here with your set up! :)

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