tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235749018918182184.post4926053482139884171..comments2023-03-22T20:41:48.197+13:00Comments on Head of the Harbour: Time of the phoenix...Jane Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03420485615132391496noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235749018918182184.post-58419408935528288522011-05-18T06:09:33.153+12:002011-05-18T06:09:33.153+12:00Thank you both. Joe it is heartening to hear your ...Thank you both. Joe it is heartening to hear your local college story. Nice to have that confirmation of what I have been sensing. I am wondering whether we are inclined to treat empty spaces as we do silence - something to be filled, an absence or lack of, rather than a gift.<br /><br />More to come on the quake 'recovery' process... :-)Jane Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420485615132391496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235749018918182184.post-42276894634246386022011-05-17T16:19:33.890+12:002011-05-17T16:19:33.890+12:00This is brilliant. Not only for its optimism, but ...This is brilliant. Not only for its optimism, but its insight, as well.<br /><br />A couple years ago, our local college was forced to raze a building that was no longer sound. The building stood at the heart of the school--and our community--for close to 125 years. <br /><br />Prior to demolition, there was much speculation regarding the building that would replace it. Would the design mimic the old building? Would they create something entirely new? We'd no idea, really.<br /><br />Then the building came down, and the debris was carted away, and earth was shuffled and grass planted, and the scar healed. Come spring, something interesting happened. The grounds looked beautiful. There was space where once there'd been none. I think our entire community stepped back and said, "Well now...maybe the best we can do is let the sun and sky and grass have it a while."<br /><br />And so we have.<br /><br />You're much quicker on the uptake than we were, Jane. Like I said, optimism and insight.<br /><br />I think this would make an excellent letter to the editor of your paper.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this.Joe Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01934888560338996348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235749018918182184.post-40152083488345179902011-05-15T07:26:01.929+12:002011-05-15T07:26:01.929+12:00Such a hopeful post---but still shocking to see th...Such a hopeful post---but still shocking to see the realities of the devastation. Thanks for keeping us updated about the quake aftermath. We hear very little about it in the news anymore---overshadowed by the Japanese tsunami, and our nearby tornadoes.<br /><br />You are an early riser!dkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322142359551595275noreply@blogger.com