tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post3487905092276114922..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: The great glass envelopecarmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-53168782163122329962010-09-15T14:54:30.399-04:002010-09-15T14:54:30.399-04:00I'm new to reading your blog. good stuff. well...I'm new to reading your blog. good stuff. well to mirror or not to mirror? I have to say the mirrored ones are really pretty. but i have to be on the birds side.Nikki Darlin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/13434264517700612799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-49473787128105005582010-09-14T14:42:46.641-04:002010-09-14T14:42:46.641-04:00Couldn't agree more! Its terrible what humans ...Couldn't agree more! Its terrible what humans do without a second thought. We are def a selfish raceJaymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016909024334728538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-80883239069341909432010-09-14T14:22:01.964-04:002010-09-14T14:22:01.964-04:00I can see why birds might fly into this! Lots of g...I can see why birds might fly into this! Lots of glass here!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-79179676515705702010-09-14T13:09:01.103-04:002010-09-14T13:09:01.103-04:00love your wordplay on the liberalism sentence, but...love your wordplay on the liberalism sentence, but honestly, liberalism may have nothing to do with this.<br /><br />building structures around wildlife has to do with a sense of humaneness, and willingness to compromise. <br /><br />i have yet to hear of an architectural firm that trains its architects to reach more for environmentalism as opposed to glory, and fame for a wonderful structure.<br /><br />congratulations on being a blog of note. im a new follower :]<br /><br /><3 dennica pearl<br /><a href="http://eyesofapearl.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">- through the eyes of a pearl</a><br /><a href="http://pearlvintageboutique.com" rel="nofollow">- vintage shop</a>dennica pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951524978666083313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-31635861425681247572010-09-14T12:44:59.146-04:002010-09-14T12:44:59.146-04:00Tough call on the buildings. I absolutely love to...Tough call on the buildings. I absolutely love to go to NY City and get lost in the skyscrapers, but the rest of me enjoys the dirt and the natural land. Currently, I'm caught somewhere inbetween.<br /><br />As for mirroring...you can mirror for a while as you're looking for your own voice, your own personality, your own self. Then you become the mirror for someone else. Hopefully you're not reflecting something that will lead them to a slam and a falling death. :)<br /><br />Oh-found you on Blog of Note. It's the first time I've ever really looked there. Glad to read something from out-of-country! Loved the bit on your daughter.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889554974006623288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-14639985973692967652010-09-14T12:01:15.716-04:002010-09-14T12:01:15.716-04:00I've never been a real lover of glass structur...I've never been a real lover of glass structures, although I can see why many folks love them. Eye candy, not necessarily created for function but for beauty.<br />The plain brown sparrow is more beautiful than the most glorious glass structure in my opinion.<br /><br />Trish<br />http://SoapyBlessings.blogspot.comTrish's Soapy Blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06995901160698025675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-15952363177497527012010-09-14T10:43:52.418-04:002010-09-14T10:43:52.418-04:00i feel you.
i was brought up partly in a rural par...i feel you.<br />i was brought up partly in a rural part of kenya...near mount kenya region where there so many species of birds.<br />i am a bird lover.<br />this a wonderful thought.<br /> there were so many birds especially the one that used to come to our homestead in the morning...at the door.<br />small birds..we used to call them 'tunyoni twa jaa' meaning (birds that used to stay outside our home.<br />the birds remind me of the fond memories back in the days.kamanja karanjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575787929644182115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-63262794395932022392010-09-14T10:39:44.900-04:002010-09-14T10:39:44.900-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.kamanja karanjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575787929644182115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-78520085892900476532010-09-14T09:32:02.328-04:002010-09-14T09:32:02.328-04:00not sure i'm qualified to answer this one but ...not sure i'm qualified to answer this one but i enjoy reading your post thank you for sharing.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213055916162799647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-81769616077593200662010-09-14T09:24:53.331-04:002010-09-14T09:24:53.331-04:00I work in a building with clear windows and the bi...I work in a building with clear windows and the birds hit the window so hard we usually see the imprint of the bird including the wingspan until a window cleaner gets rid of them...eerie..I don't know what the answer is.King of New York Hackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-61375248652944577652010-09-14T08:38:54.600-04:002010-09-14T08:38:54.600-04:00Right...the birds see the sky reflected in the mir...Right...the birds see the sky reflected in the mirrors and plow straight into the buildings...I vote for no mirrors :)kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10315866204746458917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-54040948017427779932010-09-14T08:11:13.028-04:002010-09-14T08:11:13.028-04:00Sure looks nice, seeing a building above the cityl...Sure looks nice, seeing a building above the cityline all decked out in mirrors. But I agree the poor birds must hate it.fredamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445217103291725907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-788692237865678412010-09-14T06:26:59.859-04:002010-09-14T06:26:59.859-04:00a few years ago they put up a banner ad on one of ...a few years ago they put up a banner ad on one of the buildings in india because the reflection from the glass was dangerous for planes..... <br /><br />perhaps it could be done for the birds too?Zoya Brarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04124589649184155148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-28729156727264851112010-09-14T05:03:27.179-04:002010-09-14T05:03:27.179-04:00the great glass envelope
As an amateur designer, ...the great glass envelope<br /><br />As an amateur designer, that made me think. Little acts of cruelty unnoticed. To think I've recently been amazed by a tree house build on the middle of the forest with 'mirror' walls and termed 'nature friendly'. Something to think about the next time I design.<br /><br />Yes, your words really matter.<br /><br />I for one appreciate it.Hellionisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050556407951089303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-71579377190980724042010-09-13T23:41:52.682-04:002010-09-13T23:41:52.682-04:00If I may: an entry in my journal from last summer ...If I may: an entry in my journal from last summer about this very thing: <br /><br />We can do no great things; only small things with great love. (Mother Teresa)<br /><br />Sometimes it's the small, astonishing moments in life that make the most, and the least, sense.<br /><br />On Saturday morning, the little yellow finch died. He'd been hurling himself against the window of my study all summer long and finally fell to his death. At the time, I was lounging on the back deck, rocking to and fro on the old creaking swing, dazed by the mid-day sun, daydreaming. And I felt him fall. Felt his body tumble onto the hot wooden boards at my feet, felt the soft whisper of feathers as his breath left and he settled into death.<br /><br />I know what you're thinking, that he was just another bird. Just another yellow bird. But I cried for that little yellow bird. I cried because I'd watched his life unfold through my window, every single day, a small thing, it's true ...<br /><br />Copyright 2009 - catharine kozakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-31782939230487379322010-09-13T23:06:57.507-04:002010-09-13T23:06:57.507-04:00Well, Carmi, this makes me think that you now or p...Well, Carmi, this makes me think that you now or previously have worked in one of these buildings and witnessed this. I'm a bird watcher and lover, so I don't see why they can't make something just as pretty that the birds won't crash into. What's up with all these glass buildings in recent times, anyway? After awhile, they all look the same. Reflective of each other. Too bad companies can't hire some of the many gifted and cutting edge architects out there.Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-77370439319939701672010-09-13T22:17:16.628-04:002010-09-13T22:17:16.628-04:00Not to mirror. Be yourself. :)Not to mirror. Be yourself. :)Kev D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13557162668726460610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-57792365089914090342010-09-13T21:55:16.258-04:002010-09-13T21:55:16.258-04:00A good picture, anyway. And the birds will be hurt...A good picture, anyway. And the birds will be hurted...<br /><br />http://www.luxe-boots.com/blog/king001http://www.luxe-boots.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-6150236575233915982010-09-13T21:31:31.123-04:002010-09-13T21:31:31.123-04:00Hey, Carmi, I came to your blog from the Blogs of ...Hey, Carmi, I came to your blog from the Blogs of Note feature, I liked what I read and am here to stay..lol...I hate glass buildings. Too many birds get caught out by them!! and as if that wasn't bad enough the heat and light reflected off these things is downright awful!!!!!!SangeetaNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999167538978486320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-72952855350565706662010-09-13T20:49:08.788-04:002010-09-13T20:49:08.788-04:00Birds will fly into a window even if it's not ...Birds will fly into a window even if it's not mirrored glass. We have that problem sometimes at our house in the family room picture window. I hate it when it happens.Doug and Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07191292606919643054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-62248190417468245072010-09-13T20:28:32.562-04:002010-09-13T20:28:32.562-04:00Any man-made structure is bound to cause a disturb...Any man-made structure is bound to cause a disturbance for animals in the area. Whether its being made to leave their homes (building on what used to be forest, etc), or invading their air space, there is no way to prevent this if the size of desired structures requires lots of space. Unfortunately, unless the developer cares to spend the extra money (never) to make their building not mirrored, or more eco friendly, then it'll never happen.aaron robbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081818245486107614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-14969847930510277302010-09-13T19:04:24.300-04:002010-09-13T19:04:24.300-04:00as i dislike skyscraper and modern architecture i&...as i dislike skyscraper and modern architecture i'm probably not a good person to ask, i'm a softy and a bleeding heart like you, so ya not to crazy about the glass...On a lighter note people are not much smarter. In Germany i worked at a Pet Store that had a huge parrot cage that houses a Macaw ,one side was all glass...we had so many people walk in to it that we had to but those big bird stickers on it LOLCorvusCorax12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02705986279180729268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-82370593362722682832010-09-13T18:52:13.759-04:002010-09-13T18:52:13.759-04:00Hi Carmi, I'm a school teacher and I can tell ...Hi Carmi, I'm a school teacher and I can tell you far worse than the birds that hit a glass window are those that get inside a classroom. Then keep hitting the window trying to get out and it is usually quite difficult to help them get out and you certainly can't teach in that environment. <br /><br />It is sad when it happens, obviously bird brains never evolved to have to deal with glass. But I'm not sure how you can take glass out of human buildings - these things just happen.Tom Hakkinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320029007805632871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-75253976951479839052010-09-13T18:43:35.309-04:002010-09-13T18:43:35.309-04:00First time on your blog, and I love it! I think I ...First time on your blog, and I love it! I think I will follow along.<br /><br />As for the birds, I am an animal lover, but I think they are supposed to have some sort of radar to avoid humans and all their destructive ways. I'm not sure the mirrors are at fault. Jury is still out.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-84560568385039036512010-09-13T18:22:09.283-04:002010-09-13T18:22:09.283-04:00I'm a bird lover, so I feel for the little guy...I'm a bird lover, so I feel for the little guys. I like your writing style, so I'm a new follower. Good blog!Janie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931897043854080377noreply@blogger.com