Comments on: End of Mighty Saguaro http://melissacrytzerfry.com/2011/02/end-of-mighty-saguaro/ A springboard for creativity & awareness Sun, 19 May 2013 17:32:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LA http://melissacrytzerfry.com/2011/02/end-of-mighty-saguaro/comment-page-1/#comment-533 LA Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:19:13 +0000 http://melissacrytzerfry.com/?p=2461#comment-533 I love cactus, but Saguaros are absolutely awesome! Your pictures make them look like totem poles and reminds me of some Indian ceremonial costumes. I have a few cacti bones (ribs) they are just fascinating! I love cactus, but Saguaros are absolutely awesome! Your pictures make them look like totem poles and reminds me of some Indian ceremonial costumes. I have a few cacti bones (ribs) they are just fascinating!

]]> By: Suzie Ivy http://melissacrytzerfry.com/2011/02/end-of-mighty-saguaro/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Suzie Ivy Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:54:15 +0000 http://melissacrytzerfry.com/?p=2461#comment-527 Beautiful! I have always loved the majestic Saguaro and sharing their beauty with family and friends visiting Arizona. I had never thought of their beauty in death. Now I will never miss it again. Thank you! Beautiful! I have always loved the majestic Saguaro and sharing their beauty with family and friends visiting Arizona. I had never thought of their beauty in death. Now I will never miss it again. Thank you!

]]> By: Nina http://melissacrytzerfry.com/2011/02/end-of-mighty-saguaro/comment-page-1/#comment-526 Nina Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:49:39 +0000 http://melissacrytzerfry.com/?p=2461#comment-526 oh!! Those are some creepy trees/plants. . . so unlike ANYTHING I'd see here in Minnesota. It is truly amazing how vastly different the areas of our country is, isn't it? oh!! Those are some creepy trees/plants. . . so unlike ANYTHING I’d see here in Minnesota. It is truly amazing how vastly different the areas of our country is, isn’t it?

]]> By: Marianne Smith http://melissacrytzerfry.com/2011/02/end-of-mighty-saguaro/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Marianne Smith Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:52:20 +0000 http://melissacrytzerfry.com/?p=2461#comment-525 Melissa, Sychronicities abound! I just submitted an article about the death of my pet cactus to a magazine this week! While my take was humorous, there was still a focus on death, decay, and grieving. Your pictures are amazing, and yes, I see whatever theme I am writing about all over the place. I woke up yesterday finally deciding that a topic I was considering writing about was timely. Walking to the mailbox, I started planning the article. Of course, in the mailbox was the latest issue of a magazine I subsribe to with the topic of my planned article as the headliner! I had to laugh. Hope to see more of your cacti, and read the work that they are woven through. Melissa,
Sychronicities abound! I just submitted an article about the death of my pet cactus to a magazine this week! While my take was humorous, there was still a focus on death, decay, and grieving. Your pictures are amazing, and yes, I see whatever theme I am writing about all over the place. I woke up yesterday finally deciding that a topic I was considering writing about was timely. Walking to the mailbox, I started planning the article. Of course, in the mailbox was the latest issue of a magazine I subsribe to with the topic of my planned article as the headliner! I had to laugh. Hope to see more of your cacti, and read the work that they are woven through.

]]> By: Rachna Chhabria http://melissacrytzerfry.com/2011/02/end-of-mighty-saguaro/comment-page-1/#comment-524 Rachna Chhabria Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:52:33 +0000 http://melissacrytzerfry.com/?p=2461#comment-524 I always love your pictures, Melissa. One of these days I will borrow a couple of your photos for my blog ( that is, if you don't mind sharing them, the ones you have already used). I actually enjoy themes about life and death. I started two of my short stories (MG fiction) with th protagonists' deaths. Though I enjoyed writing them, my editor turned pale and was shocked. I am of the belief that children are quite okay with such themes as long as the book is well written and the story grips them. I always love your pictures, Melissa. One of these days I will borrow a couple of your photos for my blog ( that is, if you don’t mind sharing them, the ones you have already used).

I actually enjoy themes about life and death. I started two of my short stories (MG fiction) with th protagonists’ deaths. Though I enjoyed writing them, my editor turned pale and was shocked. I am of the belief that children are quite okay with such themes as long as the book is well written and the story grips them.

]]> By: Melissa Crytzer Fry http://melissacrytzerfry.com/2011/02/end-of-mighty-saguaro/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Melissa Crytzer Fry Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:55:30 +0000 http://melissacrytzerfry.com/?p=2461#comment-523 Thanks for the enlightening insight about the cultural differences regarding the way we think about life and death. Living in AZ, I'm familiar with Dia de los Muertos (actually wrote a research article about it), as the Mexican culture also celebrates it. But I never really considered how it would be reflected differently in literature ... makes perfect sense! Thanks for the enlightening insight about the cultural differences regarding the way we think about life and death. Living in AZ, I’m familiar with Dia de los Muertos (actually wrote a research article about it), as the Mexican culture also celebrates it. But I never really considered how it would be reflected differently in literature … makes perfect sense!

]]> By: Melissa Crytzer Fry http://melissacrytzerfry.com/2011/02/end-of-mighty-saguaro/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Melissa Crytzer Fry Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:45:14 +0000 http://melissacrytzerfry.com/?p=2461#comment-522 Oh, Erika... I hope someday you'll be able to read THE LOVELY BONES. It really is a magnificent story. But I appreciate your candor; I know many people feel this way about 'heavy' books. Hmm. Sounds as though I need to add Anita's book to my list (right up my alley). Oh, Erika… I hope someday you’ll be able to read THE LOVELY BONES. It really is a magnificent story. But I appreciate your candor; I know many people feel this way about ‘heavy’ books. Hmm. Sounds as though I need to add Anita’s book to my list (right up my alley).

]]> By: Tracy Mangold http://melissacrytzerfry.com/2011/02/end-of-mighty-saguaro/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Tracy Mangold Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:53:35 +0000 http://melissacrytzerfry.com/?p=2461#comment-521 I love the pictures and the thought you put in to this. "They are alive even when they are dying..." - just as we humans are alive even as we are dying - hope in the face of inevitability still...always... I so enjoy your blog! Happy March! I love the pictures and the thought you put in to this. “They are alive even when they are dying…” – just as we humans are alive even as we are dying – hope in the face of inevitability still…always…
I so enjoy your blog! Happy March!

]]> By: Jolina Petersheim http://melissacrytzerfry.com/2011/02/end-of-mighty-saguaro/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Jolina Petersheim Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:59:29 +0000 http://melissacrytzerfry.com/?p=2461#comment-520 My friend who spent a majority of her adolescence in Nicaragua is very drawn to books dealing with life in death, death in life. She said that in Central and South America, they do not fear death the same as in North America. Not only that, they EMBRACE it! This life/death interchangeability can be seen throughout their literary works, and they even celebrate it during a holiday called Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). I'm certainly not to THAT point, but I do think the less hold death has on us, the more we can embrace life. My friend who spent a majority of her adolescence in Nicaragua is very drawn to books dealing with life in death, death in life. She said that in Central and South America, they do not fear death the same as in North America. Not only that, they EMBRACE it! This life/death interchangeability can be seen throughout their literary works, and they even celebrate it during a holiday called Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). I’m certainly not to THAT point, but I do think the less hold death has on us, the more we can embrace life.

]]> By: V.V. Denman http://melissacrytzerfry.com/2011/02/end-of-mighty-saguaro/comment-page-1/#comment-519 V.V. Denman Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:19:23 +0000 http://melissacrytzerfry.com/?p=2461#comment-519 "I suspect Mother Nature has been toying with me a bit lately … sending some subliminal messaging..." It's funny how trivial comments and images mirror what I'm writing. Daily occurrences seem to reflect what's already on my mind. It's the age-old question of the chicken and the egg. Which comes first? “I suspect Mother Nature has been toying with me a bit lately … sending some subliminal messaging…”

It’s funny how trivial comments and images mirror what I’m writing. Daily occurrences seem to reflect what’s already on my mind. It’s the age-old question of the chicken and the egg. Which comes first?

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