tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post1408477422702457852..comments2023-12-30T05:41:12.280+13:00Comments on The Ruins of the Moment: Wooden ships, Mandvipohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-60710191910210687182010-02-14T09:40:46.725+13:002010-02-14T09:40:46.725+13:00Thanks for the comment, Anon. I visited it twice, ...Thanks for the comment, Anon. I visited it twice, and would love to return there.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-87008614117647621232010-02-14T03:21:10.721+13:002010-02-14T03:21:10.721+13:00Mandvi is a hidden gem in Kutch. I visit Mandvi ev...Mandvi is a hidden gem in Kutch. I visit Mandvi every year and each time I see the ships, I'm stunned. The vijay Vilas and Swaminarayan Temple also are amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-30169370943074210912009-10-14T07:13:36.955+13:002009-10-14T07:13:36.955+13:00Welcome, Mehul, and thanks for leaving the comment...Welcome, Mehul, and thanks for leaving the comment :^) I have fond memories of Mandvi; maybe one day I'll get to revisit it.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-6846601564411909962009-10-14T06:49:50.256+13:002009-10-14T06:49:50.256+13:00This is my Village, my ancestors belong here...I l...This is my Village, my ancestors belong here...I love visiting this place. Its just Beautiful...<br />Mehul BhujwalaShadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11031810088266927664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-39469544889069599182009-05-31T19:36:49.397+12:002009-05-31T19:36:49.397+12:00Chad, that's a good point — the sense of dislocati...Chad, that's a good point — the sense of dislocation at places like this can feel close to overwhelming. Everyone else taking for granted things that seem impossible, dreamlike for us, the strangers.<br /><br />Thanks, and welcome.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-34105388676867234842009-05-31T19:16:28.065+12:002009-05-31T19:16:28.065+12:00I can't imagine seeing that ship without the fog. ...I can't imagine seeing that ship without the fog. The ship is a stunning surprise from the past along with its incompleteness intact as it bumps close to us surging through the grey. I feel odd because all the other people riding bikes up and down the street find it way more familiar than I.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323704849873510482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-66360397573742642312009-05-08T10:55:00.000+12:002009-05-08T10:55:00.000+12:00Zhoen, in that assault on all the senses, it's typ...Zhoen, in that assault on all the senses, it's typical of most of the India in which I travelled.<br /><br />Barbara, thanks, and welcome :^) Mandvi has its own distinctive character as well as being so Indian. Mediaeval and modern simultaneously.<br /><br />Miguel, they do look like arks at that stage. They'd be pretty crowded though... ;^)<br /><br />Robb, I know the song and like it: thanks for reminding me :^)pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-14023261382547750252009-05-08T07:56:00.000+12:002009-05-08T07:56:00.000+12:00Kia ora Pete,
The song by Crosby Stills and Nash ...Kia ora Pete,<br /> The song by Crosby Stills and Nash - Wooden Ships, came to mind. I thought that a bit obvious, but then I put it on and listened, and it fits very well.<br />Cheers,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-75351316666203811602009-05-08T04:15:00.000+12:002009-05-08T04:15:00.000+12:00I couldn't help but think, "Someone's building an ...I couldn't help but think, "Someone's building an ark!" And wondering how they will get along when I comes time to call all the pairs of animals... even the sexless ones!butukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473964455146342069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-81236727229580202442009-05-08T02:29:00.000+12:002009-05-08T02:29:00.000+12:00I'm new ... discovered you through womanwandering....I'm new ... discovered you through womanwandering.blogspot ... this is absolutely stunning! I love the juxtaposition of the biblical-looking ships with the motorized vehicles, and the fog makes it feel, umm, something like Beowulf ... Vikings ... Cool. Thanks.Barbara Butler McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06250129625281645201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-53818623963858267582009-05-08T00:52:00.000+12:002009-05-08T00:52:00.000+12:00That image brings up all the other senses, that ea...That image brings up all the other senses, that early fog, the sounds of tools on wood, the ocean smells, everything together.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.com