What do you "assign" to the Shire? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nuranar · 09-02-2005, 10:52 AM

I assign to the Shire...

Open windows, curtained with white muslin blowing in the cool breeze
Breezeways every which way through the house
Breezes that are cool
Air that is pleasantly warm and no more
Sunlight that's warm and gentle
A sun that is cheery and yellow
Blue, blue skies
Puffy white clouds
Big tall white and gray and blue clouds (not green) that shimmer with lightning, pour out rain on the grass and garden, toss the leaves and branches with fine, stiff gusts, and move off into the cool evening
Dark, cloudy days in season, with stiff, nippy winds and warm, bright clothes to bundle in
A good fire inside when the day is cold outside
Birds that sing and play in the birdbath all day long, even in the afternoon
Tall, tall trees that aren't necessarily pines
Spreading pecan trees with branches drooping to touch the ground, laden with big fat green pecans
Chasing squirrels away from said pecans
Canoeing up down the river/creek, unmolested by heat or bugs or other wildlife
Large families with cousins and uncles and aunts and neighbors, all dropping in to work and play any time in the day
Singing simply for the joy of it, and the fun of playing with harmony
Singing and talking while working with one's hands - companionship in labor
Roses that bloom all spring, summer, fall, and into winter

Dimturiel · 09-02-2005, 11:27 AM

I assign starry nights to the Shire, and rainbows, and winter evenings when everything is silent and the snow glitters on the ground. I also send my dog there and all other furry creatures.

The Only Real Estel · 09-04-2005, 06:23 PM

Drawings of fellow Barrowdowners.

Sleeping in late on Saturday mornings.

Delivery pizza to the rescue.

Theme parks.

Werewolf games (especially when I have time to play in one).

Those one or two really great friends that always seem to be there for you.

Lhunardawen · 09-04-2005, 06:28 PM

Volcano islands.

Crater lakes.

Islets in the midst of those crater lakes.

Geology field works!

Orominuialwen · 09-04-2005, 06:36 PM

Friends who are there for you even when family members aren't.

Lhunardawen · 09-05-2005, 01:10 AM

I just realized that I sent a Mount Doom-like thing to the Shire.

A dormant island volcano, then. Just so they could enjoy the beauty of it.

09-02-2005, 10:52 AM	#1
Nuranar Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: STILL a drought Posts: 529	It's hot here, so hot... two or three weeks around and above 100F... I assign to the Shire... Open windows, curtained with white muslin blowing in the cool breeze Breezeways every which way through the house Breezes that are cool Air that is pleasantly warm and no more Sunlight that's warm and gentle A sun that is cheery and yellow Blue, blue skies Puffy white clouds Big tall white and gray and blue clouds (not green) that shimmer with lightning, pour out rain on the grass and garden, toss the leaves and branches with fine, stiff gusts, and move off into the cool evening Dark, cloudy days in season, with stiff, nippy winds and warm, bright clothes to bundle in A good fire inside when the day is cold outside Birds that sing and play in the birdbath all day long, even in the afternoon Tall, tall trees that aren't necessarily pines Spreading pecan trees with branches drooping to touch the ground, laden with big fat green pecans Chasing squirrels away from said pecans Canoeing up down the river/creek, unmolested by heat or bugs or other wildlife Large families with cousins and uncles and aunts and neighbors, all dropping in to work and play any time in the day Singing simply for the joy of it, and the fun of playing with harmony Singing and talking while working with one's hands - companionship in labor Roses that bloom all spring, summer, fall, and into winter __________________ I admit it is better fun to punt than be punted, and that a desire to have all the fun is nine-tenths of the law of chivalry. Lord Peter Wimsey

09-02-2005, 11:27 AM	#2
Dimturiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2005 Location: the road less travelled by Posts: 910	I assign starry nights to the Shire, and rainbows, and winter evenings when everything is silent and the snow glitters on the ground. I also send my dog there and all other furry creatures. __________________ Is this the end? No more the hunt, the journey and the goal? That terrifies me most: no more the goal! -Ray Bradbury, Leviathan '99

09-04-2005, 06:36 PM	#5
Orominuialwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Umbar, but before the corsairs took over. (Ave Maria University, FL, USA) Posts: 632	Friends who are there for you even when family members aren't. __________________ Gone for lentSeeyou at Easter! (And on Sundays too, maybe.)

09-05-2005, 01:10 AM	#6
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	I just realized that I sent a Mount Doom-like thing to the Shire. A dormant island volcano, then. Just so they could enjoy the beauty of it. Last edited by Lhunardawen; 09-06-2005 at 12:37 AM.

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09-04-2005, 06:23 PM	#3
The Only Real Estel Raffish Rapscallion Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Far from the 'Downs, it seems :-( Posts: 2,835	Drawings of fellow Barrowdowners. Sleeping in late on Saturday mornings. Delivery pizza to the rescue. Theme parks. Werewolf games (especially when I have time to play in one). Those one or two really great friends that always seem to be there for you.

09-04-2005, 06:28 PM	#4
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Volcano islands. Crater lakes. Islets in the midst of those crater lakes. Geology field works!