tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post6424273514618286775..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Getting the right eyes onKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-82197676922807593712014-04-27T23:02:28.889+02:002014-04-27T23:02:28.889+02:00Et bien, je suis comme tes autres lecteurs, j'...Et bien, je suis comme tes autres lecteurs, j'aime la précision du phénomène que tu nous décris... <br />Je ne crois pas ressentir la même chose que ce que tu décris, mais je comprends...<br />Mary07https://www.blogger.com/profile/10730039957792562654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-5089859747026576442014-04-23T21:36:12.509+02:002014-04-23T21:36:12.509+02:00What an interesting observation. I have experience...What an interesting observation. I have experienced this. Not so much "You can't go home again" as "You can't see home again" (until you wait a few days). Thanks--well put.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494717807563190298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17572670634689665612014-04-22T14:37:31.671+02:002014-04-22T14:37:31.671+02:00You could have been a poet, Ken. Love this post an...You could have been a poet, Ken. Love this post and good comments! Our eyes connect with our brains in a mysterious way. The rapid changing of Spring does a number on my eyes. Every day things look different, plus there is strong light before the leaves come on the trees.<br /><br />My eyes had such a shock when I returned from Paris in '66 that I still remember the feeling. The finned cars were huge monster-like and our highways so large and busy and loud. I was ready to get on the next plane back to Paris, but nope had to begin my senior year in college and get my eyes back in focus. Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-38775434447407590382014-04-22T13:29:48.550+02:002014-04-22T13:29:48.550+02:00i love that you said all of this. when i got back ...i love that you said all of this. when i got back to my west coast city i'm always shocked at how fast everyone drives and how angry they all are... but then i get used to it. and when i get back 'on farm' i think, "ugh! all i have is chickens!" until a few days pass then i think, "all i need is chickens!" i guess it takes a while for my city eyes to get back to farm eyes. Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-38366550524568387572014-04-22T13:15:52.943+02:002014-04-22T13:15:52.943+02:00Yup, I've noticed this, too, but never thought...Yup, I've noticed this, too, but never thought to put this kind of label on it, recognizing it as a common event. I remember once, arriving in Paris, and, like you, suddenly seeing nothing but dirty floors in the Metro stations, and grey, too-busy streets. Of course, I was also tired, and worried that the guests I was showing Paris off to, would see this and hate it. But, within a day, and after a good night's sleep, it was all back to wonder and excitement :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53727556110873125842014-04-22T08:55:08.765+02:002014-04-22T08:55:08.765+02:00Hi Ken and welcome home. One of the advantages for...Hi Ken and welcome home. One of the advantages for St. Aignan of your yearly trip is that you leave and it's still wintery or just starting to look like spring and when you come back, spring has sprung. The general comment of your trip, though, the slight deception on returning "home" rings true.Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-11773231280113603532014-04-22T08:08:00.648+02:002014-04-22T08:08:00.648+02:00Ken,
What an interesting insight into the way we s...Ken,<br />What an interesting insight into the way we see things...<br />I can see what you mean....<br />After a fortnight here, Leeds always seemed worse than when I'd left a couple of weeks previously...<br />but I'd never thought about it as you describe here.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.com