tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post3793406538399197945..comments2024-03-16T21:03:05.280+13:00Comments on Bat, Bean, Beam: Ruins of our present futureGiovanni Tisohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-14513521874758721742014-11-30T23:19:53.686+13:002014-11-30T23:19:53.686+13:00If a cow derives aesthetic pleasure from built hum...If a cow derives aesthetic pleasure from built human environments, it would likely be for inscrutable cowish reaaons - ie it would be a radically different kind of beauty from the one we perceive. That's what I meant.Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-35783900827197029412014-11-29T20:56:51.059+13:002014-11-29T20:56:51.059+13:00Not sure beauty is only for us. T work with animal...Not sure beauty is only for us. T work with animals a lot, mainly dogs,cattle, sheep,horses,chickens, and cats.<br /><br />They all display relaxed contentment and enjoyment of their environment, static or not, on a regular basis.<br /><br />Is introspective analysis a necessary prerequisite of appreciating beauty?peterpeasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258344040688251441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-29735752436822032062014-11-26T14:53:46.909+13:002014-11-26T14:53:46.909+13:00Behind most ruins is a story of either natural dis...Behind most ruins is a story of either natural disaster, or, more commonly, resource management failure.<br /><br />New Zealand's ghost towns are usually the latter - the coal was used up, the gold ran out, the railway was installed somewhere else.<br /><br />Fortunately ours are mostly wood (or raupo) and disintegrate quite pleasantly and fruitfully; Gaia reclaims her own. Stone and concreteDaleawaynoreply@blogger.com