Comments on: Comments Challenge is Coming to An End: Can it Be?

By: blk1

blk1 — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:51:19 +0000

I hear that was a problem for a lot of people Anne. I had some help as I was signing in so that didn’t happen, but there will be more to come.
Bonnie

By: murcha

murcha — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:07:13 +0000

I enjoy reading everyone’s experiences with the comment challenge and would have loved to have joined in. In fact I enrolled but co-comment kept crashing my internet explorer. Anyway, it seemed to be a great success with all its participants.

By: debrennersmith

debrennersmith — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:22:16 +0000

I will join the image challenge. I am hoping that people will link their site to mine soon. I want people to find it! LOL http://www.debrennersmith.com

By: blk1

blk1 — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:12:16 +0000

I don’t think there was an image teaser here Ken. But I am having trouble uploading my photos on edublog since the upgrade. Must be something weird. It’s working at word press but here I don’t seem to have all the tabs I need. I started using my alternative route, Fickr first and then just grabbing the image on the Flock tool bar.
Bonnie
So you AREN’T CRAZY, as far as I know.

By: Ken Allan

Ken Allan — Sat, 31 May 2008 23:23:02 +0000

Kia Ora Bonnie,

whatever happened to the image taster. Is there something I’m missing on your post. When I put my last comment you had an image taster dsiplayed. Oops, what have I done wrong this time?

Ka kite

By: Sue Waters

Sue Waters — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:40:42 +0000

Okay I’ve searched and looked. Maybe I’ve missed it but you have to put me out of my misery what is the next Challenge? I’m glad you gained from the Challenge; I also picked and choose which tasks I did. I learned the most from reading what everyone else was doing and interacting with their posts by commenting.

@Lynn I’m glad the Comment Challenge completely changed your relationship with blogging. Lots of people have mentioned that while they haven’t done the daily activities they have learned a lot from the Challenge.

By: blk1

blk1 — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:22:11 +0000

Lovely Ken,
I think the photo you mention is the Hudson River. I’m not sure. I have so many photos going now. I’m making myself crazy. Just joined a new photo challenge on Flickr and added a new plug in.
But it’s good to be connected to you and your work.
Bonnie

By: Ken Allan

Ken Allan — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:40:12 +0000

Kia Ora Bonnie!

Love the image taster. I am fascinated by water. I think my fascination started when I sailed from Britain to South Africa (and back again three years later) as a child. I could almost hear the lapping of the water around the ruined pier in your pics.

I couldn’t figure out whether it was the sea or a lake, but it is certainly a tranquil place.

Clasped, close below the shell-encrusted lip,
clutches of mussels all garlanded with
rock-weed baubles and bits of flotsam ranged
quaintly as if by design, rearranged
by chance chosen pulses of waves lapping
and overlapping, laughing at the lapsed
tide-line being aligned and re-aligned.

Ka kite

By: blk1

blk1 — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:16:18 +0000

Interesting how something comes to you at just the right moment!
Bonnie

By: lynnjake

lynnjake — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:42:11 +0000

I’ll second that. I only did a few of the challenge activities, but it completely changed my relationship with blogging. Commenting on people’s blogs made me feel first, like part of a community. It also made me read more carefully and want to connect with people. I realize more than ever to what degree blogging is a conversation, not just a writing venue. I made a commitment to make a new entry on one of my blogs every day or so because if people are coming to read it, I think they should have fresh things to read. I’m hoping that more people will eventually get over their comment shyness, as I love those comment based conversations.
Thanks for the reflection, Bonnie.
Lynn