tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post273097834966084554..comments2024-01-22T00:24:44.030+01:00Comments on Merisi's Vienna for Beginners: Under the Linden TreesWalking in AlsergrundMerisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-23060710990131257532012-06-12T12:40:15.637+02:002012-06-12T12:40:15.637+02:00Thank you! :-)Thank you! :-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-79885421254258953072012-06-12T12:39:47.799+02:002012-06-12T12:39:47.799+02:00My mother used to sing for us children this beauti...My mother used to sing for us children this beautiful Schubert song:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyxMMg6bxrg&feature=related" rel="nofollow">Dietrich Fischer-Diskau singing "The Linden Tree" (Schubert's Winter Journey"</a><br />The song's in German, but the video shows English text.<br /><br />Enjoy! :-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-23397751510953568102012-06-12T12:38:05.275+02:002012-06-12T12:38:05.275+02:00Next to my parents house there stood two almost a ...Next to my parents house there stood two almost a hundred years old Linden trees.<br />I can still hear the bees buzzing in the trees during the day, and the fragrance wafting in through my open bedroom window is one of my fondest childhood memories.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-8463750353454881512012-06-12T12:31:26.625+02:002012-06-12T12:31:26.625+02:00Vicki,
thanks for this information! I asked Goog...Vicki, <br />thanks for this information! I asked Google and it turns out that the American basswood is also called "American Linden" and looks very much like the European Linden tree. Both belong to the Tiliaceae family. <br /><br />"American basswood is a large and rapid-growing tree of eastern and central North America. The tree frequently has two or more trunks and Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-40895333745260452652012-06-12T05:19:11.192+02:002012-06-12T05:19:11.192+02:00I can almost smell the trees looking at your pictu...I can almost smell the trees looking at your pictures. I can only imagine Vienna this time of year. Everything looks so fresh and beautiful.Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03352365482790301497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-70534465323091287922012-06-12T03:16:09.380+02:002012-06-12T03:16:09.380+02:00Beautiful, sensuous picture. I can almost hear the...Beautiful, sensuous picture. I can almost hear the bees buzzing. In my neck of the woods, the basswood is sometimes called 'linn.'Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-24906268138390291162012-06-12T01:25:24.169+02:002012-06-12T01:25:24.169+02:00fascinating and very pretty. Thanks!fascinating and very pretty. Thanks!Marilyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-23391664208575950662011-06-21T19:29:57.191+02:002011-06-21T19:29:57.191+02:00So that is a Linden tree which I thought I had not...So that is a Linden tree which I thought I had not seen and then when you mention Lime I see the likeness.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-64340328458976683912011-06-16T20:32:51.639+02:002011-06-16T20:32:51.639+02:00Frances,
I tried to watch the moon last night, ala...Frances,<br />I tried to watch the moon last night, alas, could not see it. I hope you had a beautiful June moon night!<br /><br />ladifi,<br />thank you! :-)<br /><br />Paris Breakfast:<br />The light this time of the year is fantastic, but I dare say that as long as the sky is blue, you can find brilliant light all year long. Makes up for dreary winter days. ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-54182241173465504762011-06-16T18:28:10.873+02:002011-06-16T18:28:10.873+02:00simply idllylic...
the light..the light!
Heavenly
...simply idllylic...<br />the light..the light!<br />Heavenly<br />merci<br />carolgParisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-3672736603408088202011-06-16T09:34:22.951+02:002011-06-16T09:34:22.951+02:00Gorgeous and sunny shots!Gorgeous and sunny shots!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-74202889300840826872011-06-16T02:14:28.892+02:002011-06-16T02:14:28.892+02:00Merisi, I am enjoying the golden glow of your phot...Merisi, I am enjoying the golden glow of your photos of the marvelous linden trees.<br /><br />What beauty is sent in the light in these pictures. Thank you.<br /><br />Tonight, after sundown, NYC will have the June full moon. I hope to get out with my camera to experience that beautiful light. June moon.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-44813396663135783442011-06-15T14:54:21.291+02:002011-06-15T14:54:21.291+02:00Ilse,
your comment came in while I was typing the ...Ilse,<br />your comment came in while I was typing the above!<br />Thank you! :-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-20915266532801339642011-06-15T14:53:50.874+02:002011-06-15T14:53:50.874+02:00Emile,
I agree, "Midsummer"! ;-)
Next t...Emile,<br />I agree, "Midsummer"! ;-)<br /><br />Next to my parents' house, there grew two very old Linden trees. On june evenings, my bedroom was filled with the fragrance of linden blossoms. I remember my mother singing "Am Brunnen vor dem Tore", a song from Franz Schubert's "Winter Journey". Clicking on the fountain will lead you to Hermann Prey singing Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-195184350856549452011-06-15T14:49:46.806+02:002011-06-15T14:49:46.806+02:00Thanks for the lesson in linguistics. Such a fasci...Thanks for the lesson in linguistics. Such a fascinating field.<br />Do love linden trees.Ilsenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-5437016826182725442011-06-15T10:35:54.338+02:002011-06-15T10:35:54.338+02:00These trees have beautiful little flowers - your f...These trees have beautiful little flowers - your first photo says "summer!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788129650584437580noreply@blogger.com