tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post7744613166941705001..comments2023-10-26T12:19:49.542+00:00Comments on Iceland Eyes: an Original Icelandic Photojournal Since 2004: (Macro) InspirationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-66128034679907570172011-09-09T19:00:25.714+00:002011-09-09T19:00:25.714+00:00Times and people change, and blogs do, too. I'...Times and people change, and blogs do, too. I've always enjoyed yours; keep doing what you love!Laurahttp://therollodog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-36464566874985913392011-09-08T00:23:18.007+00:002011-09-08T00:23:18.007+00:00I can't say any more than the rest, but I appr...I can't say any more than the rest, but I appreciate what you do and how you do it. I will always be a fan.Jonhttp://www.northcoaststables.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-47044427492527362252011-09-07T12:53:47.523+00:002011-09-07T12:53:47.523+00:00Maria, I love this new feel and tone. It's cal...Maria, I love this new feel and tone. It's calm, peaceful, and beautiful. Keep doing what you love to do, and we'll follow! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-24617717371214360402011-09-05T23:04:29.422+00:002011-09-05T23:04:29.422+00:00Thank you so much, Professor! I am humbled by your...Thank you so much, Professor! I am humbled by your kind words, as usual. Maybe I'm experiencing the Seven Year Itch, as it were, which I think means that it really is time to focus on my fiction. And I think you are right about the simplifying: sometimes more (in this case More Social Media outlets) is just too much. <br /><br />And Dorothy, it means a lot knowing that people are enjoying my blog even though they don't comment much. I'm not so good at commenting myself! Thank you as well : )<br /><br />So I will keep on posting here, and dedicate my "free time" not to creating quips and little bits of news, but to writing the Great Icelandic American Novel ; )Iceland Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970069641161279316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-60204505553637956512011-09-05T04:39:57.758+00:002011-09-05T04:39:57.758+00:00Just wanted to say, even though I rarely comment o...Just wanted to say, even though I rarely comment on blogs in general, I always love yours and always read it. And I could easily live with 2 pictures per post :-)<br /><br />Love your insight, "but you may not absorb more." Humans love vast amount of information, but how much actually gets into our brain?Dorothy Galenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-76237384624492679102011-09-05T00:56:43.718+00:002011-09-05T00:56:43.718+00:00What a different place the internet was when I sta...What a different place the internet was when I started researching Iceland in early 2004! There were many Icelandic blogs in Icelandic but only a handful which regularly posted in English- yours, Alda's <i>Iceland Weather Report</i>, Kristín's <i>Kristín's Wryd Existence</i>, and Audi's <i>Woman Without a Man</i>. Alda and Kristín have ceased blogging, although Auður has recently returned with a <a href="http://www.iheartreykjavik.net/" rel="nofollow">great new tourism blog</a>.<br /><br />But you, Dear Maria, have been faithful to your vision (and to your fans) throughout this time. I know I am not alone in checking your blog every week, <i>directly</i>, because the evocative photos you post wouldn't show up in a reader anyway. There is much to be said for a clean layout, most of the other stuff is just typographic litter. The "experts" usually have web sites which are disasters! Your thoughts about the invisible pressure of tweets, emails, and the like are similar to mine as well. I've actually made a conscious effort to reduce my exposure and although it may not result in increased "followers", it has made the posts which do I end up making more fulfilling. <br /><br />When it comes to reading, I am a bit "retro" in my tastes as well. There are so many context-less photo sites and Tumblrs that when someone actually takes the time to string together a few paragraphs with an appropriate image, it makes me appreciate the effort all the more. <br /><br />Concerning your novel- you were gracious enough to once share some of your first blog with me. I know that if your novel continues with the fine writing that early effort had, it will be great, I am looking forward to it.<br /><br />Finally, I give many thanks to you (and the other bloggers mentioned) who have all given this hopeless "Icelandophile" windows into your great land and its wonderful people. Not only have your efforts made my visits there much more enjoyable, they have enriched my life in many ways- some of which I am only beginning to understand. <br /><br />Here's hoping you make it to 1000 posts and beyond!Professor Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802171986501104683noreply@blogger.com