tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post6190651518821272480..comments2024-03-07T02:53:47.674-06:00Comments on Bish Denham : A Rocky Island Picture Show - Part OneBish Denhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-26766345548226691172010-10-12T16:19:23.771-05:002010-10-12T16:19:23.771-05:00How interesting that rocks are incorporated right ...How interesting that rocks are incorporated right into the buildings there. I saw a couple of houses built around rocks in Cyprus, but nothing quite like that guest house.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-31410985865247143932010-10-11T22:47:26.324-05:002010-10-11T22:47:26.324-05:00Wonderful. I love posts like this. One of my favou...Wonderful. I love posts like this. One of my favourite things to do when traveling round NZ is to go through cemeteries looking at the old headstones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-8932686700253785162010-10-11T14:04:44.806-05:002010-10-11T14:04:44.806-05:00Truly breathtaking photos, such inspiration and de...Truly breathtaking photos, such inspiration and depth behind the stones and how they came to be!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-40641633666811784112010-10-11T13:58:10.362-05:002010-10-11T13:58:10.362-05:00Rocks are great; your pictures are breathtaking. I...Rocks are great; your pictures are breathtaking. I absolutely love that old stone wall!Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-21614776560540205352010-10-11T12:52:53.768-05:002010-10-11T12:52:53.768-05:00I love stories with bits of local color, like a ro...I love stories with bits of local color, like a rock called "blue bitch". Things like that are what makes life interesting. Thanks for the island insight!Carolyn Abiadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567399129586443513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-83013603164538715132010-10-11T12:45:01.649-05:002010-10-11T12:45:01.649-05:00Thank you for explaining Bish. You are never too o...Thank you for explaining Bish. You are never too old to learn something new. Obviously my geography was not as good as my geology!Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-52521528946931981472010-10-11T11:23:09.927-05:002010-10-11T11:23:09.927-05:00Thanks everyone.
Bob, the U.S. Virgin Islands we...Thanks everyone. <br /><br />Bob, the U.S. Virgin Islands were owned by Denmark until 1917 when the U.S. bought them. The Danes settled St. Thomas in 1671, claimed St. John in 1717 and bought St. Croix from France in 1733.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-60626362625985093282010-10-11T10:05:30.616-05:002010-10-11T10:05:30.616-05:00So many stories in those walls and towers. Beautif...So many stories in those walls and towers. Beautiful, Bish.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-76648623022715490952010-10-11T09:40:42.461-05:002010-10-11T09:40:42.461-05:00Great post. I took geology as a subsidiary subject...Great post. I took geology as a subsidiary subject when at university over 50 years ago. I was fascinated by rocks then - and still am.<br />Just one question:- towards the end you refer to Danish times, What is the connection with Denmark?Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-81685118259881398272010-10-11T08:08:24.370-05:002010-10-11T08:08:24.370-05:00Fascinating. I know next to nothing about St. Joh...Fascinating. I know next to nothing about St. John. Now I know more.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-76395454097899569972010-10-11T07:56:34.279-05:002010-10-11T07:56:34.279-05:00What a contrast between the cairns and these ... t...What a contrast between the cairns and these ... talk about things that last. I do so love stone buidings. Great picture.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-88422357462794470112010-10-11T07:34:39.468-05:002010-10-11T07:34:39.468-05:00Those are fabulous! I used to 'collect' r...Those are fabulous! I used to 'collect' rocks when I was a kid. All the little ones with either interesting shapes or colors went into a sock I hid in my dresser drawer. Didn't know what any of them were, I just liked looking at them!Vicki Rochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381089434014961076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-55869289215738882302010-10-11T03:10:49.250-05:002010-10-11T03:10:49.250-05:00My brother is a geologist. When he was in college ...My brother is a geologist. When he was in college I thought that boring, but now I love rocks. Great pictures.<br />Nancy<br /><a href="http://nrwilliams.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">N. R. Williams, fantasy author</a>N. R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174506528962095858noreply@blogger.com