Comments by "" (@mellow2990) on "The Mindful Narrowboat" channel.

  1. "Mindless Narrowboat" That's a good one. Nice to know you are not perfect like the rest of us. It's good to have a sense of humor about stuff like that. Another great voyage on the Alice grace. Once again your close up vids are amazing! So was the sky. I have to ask a silly question. A few vlogs back it looked like you were starting to paint the butterfly on the other side of Alice did I miss something? Or get it wrong like the mindless old man that I am. Have a great week see you next Friday.
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  2. First off I want to thank you for the education. I never knew bats got that big nor that the fly around in the day time. I think you have a wonderfully well behaved dog who took your directions like a trooper my two little Chi"s would have run off to do their own thing. Now to the highlight of this voyage your poem it was wonderfully done and managed to tell exactly what went wrong and ended on such a positive note. I find hard to accept the story of the knight being carried home by a swan no mater how big it was. I guess it was magic eh? Thanks again for another great vlog. See you next Friday Steve
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  3. Thanks for being there again Friday is one day I look forward to because of you and your new videos I am so glad you found your little owl, Not wanting to moor on a river is understanding because of that history lesson you gave about that sunken hire boat. I will try again to get your new journal been having problems logging into certain sites because of my new PC. Anyway thanks again for being there and taking us along for the ride. Have great weekend and a great week ahead. Steve
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  4. It was fun to watch Zephyr actually swing she is a Golden Retriever right? My brother has three of those and loves them very much they are his kids. :) he says.
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  5. I could not wait to get home from golf to see your new video. All the snow is finally gone so I can play golf again! What sort of birds was it the flocked together to keep warm? I must have missed it. That dear was so cool. A while back you did a bit about Beatrix Potter I found a very good movie about her on You Tube movies called Ms Potter staring the same lady who did Bridget Jones if you have not seen it hope you will it’s a very good watch. Makes me wish I would kept all the little books my mom gave me when I was a kid. Thanks for being there and making my Friday great. Have a great week ahead Steve
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  6. Wish I had a back yard like you :) Thanks for sharing another view of my favorite bird well maybe the owl has taken his place ? love the garden on your front bumper the best 20 mins of my Friday again! Great poem as well Steve
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  7. Vanessa another great Friday thanks to you. I have to admit I have been in a low mood all week. It's been snowing which totally ruins my favorite thing I do: Playing golf. It is such a big part of my world now and I really need to get back to it. One of the things I think about when I am down is the people of Ukraine and how they are suffering now. One of my biggest fears is living without electricity but the coolest thing about your world is you are off the grid and you carry your power with you. It amazes my how you manage to find something new to show us in your vlogs for example I have never seen a green woodpecker before and now I have also you take the most fantastic shot's of sunsets and sun rises I have ever seen. So thanks again for making my Fridays something to look forward to. Steve
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  8. What a great video to start the year off I see why you were grateful to Richard and Donna. It would seam to be a major task to go up that many stair case locks. Your stories about Alf and why the locks were called "The stairway to heaven" were very interesting. I agree colors change with the seasons I was especially impressed with the duck with the bright blue head. Looking forward to many more happy Fridays in 2023 Steve
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  9. Don't think I have ever seen a glow worm before. Or a firefly either for that matter. They must be hard to spot from what I can see. There were so many interesting birds in this video like the one with the long pointed beak that you drew in your journal .I got my book from you to think I may have seen you going to the post office with my book and so many others to mail out. Thanks so much for that and for the little bookmarks as well. Have a great week see you next Friday Steve
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  10. How many narrowboats have the same name as yours ? I have learned a lot watching your videos thank you :)
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  11. Thanks for floating our boat. I am now watching them as well you are still my favorite. I love the way you maintain an even strain no matter what goes wrong. I am so glad you found the elusive Otter. I must confess there are a few other vlogs I have watched like Foxes Afloat and Cruising the Cut. And the pirate lady on the Rum Wench. Have you met any of these people on your travels? Another fantastic sun set and that big moon you are so good at this stuff. Steve
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  12. Thanks for listing all the reason you love narrow boating. I think there lots of people who would love doing what you do including me. So the next best thing is watching your videos going on that narrow lock by the would test you skills not wanting to hit sides. That night cam is cool the way you can catch the little critters doing what they do in the dark so thanks again for the nature and history lessons Loved the old time steam train. I worked for the railroad over hear until I retired. Thanks again have a nice week and happy Easter. Steve
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  13. Another great vlog your story about the fox was very interesting. I was sorry to here about the tonsillitis I had that several times when I was a kid until they finally took them out. The only good part was all the ice cream I got to eat. I also liked what you had to say about the Queen even here in America it came as a shock. It sometimes seamed like she would be around forever like she had been my whole life. I could tell that you had feelings for her. You are a very good human being. A big reason I look forward to Friday for the next adventure. Steve
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  14. Wow! another tunnel this time with two boats coming toward you wanting to pass. That was a lot of excitement for one day. And you found your bat ! Did you ever get the chance to check out that girl and her Kestrel ? . The shots that you took near and before dark were so cool. With the sunsets and sunrises. And I see Zeph had another swim he does have a lot of energy Thanks for another voyage on The Alice Grace see you next Friday Steve
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  15.  @themindfulnarrowboat  Thanks for your quick reply. I agree with you as to having mixed feelings about Falconry. I started thinking the same may be true for the baby owl that I took home. Perhaps I was not doing it any favor by taking it home with me for the same reasons you mentioned I have been following this guy in England called Mercer Falconry he seams to be a caring guy and has an quite a few different birds in his care including an owl but I don't think I could ever get into the sport too old anyway. Thanks for being my friend Steve
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  16. The blue headed red breasted bird before the Wagtail was a kingfisher right? I am really starting to get into birds. lately thanks in part to all the great trips you have shared with us in the last year. The book you bought about Packwood House with the paintings reminded me of the artwork you do every week in your book. I have to admit I am a bit partial to yours perhaps because it's on the wall in my den. Or maybe because you let us watch you draw at the end of each vlog you are a great artiest Vanessa and I am a big fan see you next Friday and thanks again for being in the world. Steve
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  17. This is so much fun Vanessa going back to look at what you were doing in 2022 and following along with your journal. Some times your poetry goes by so fast in your vids it's hard to follow not I can really see the beauty in your poems I do miss the monkey but I can see now the daisy and the butterfly shows more of what you are about thanks again for being there Steve
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  18. I am so glad I have my PC back I have had a really bad couple of weeks I was in a dark place for a while but that's all changed thanks to you and your videos. You have taught my self and so many others to be mindful of the small blessings in life in the form of aunts, sparkling water and orange tipped butterflies along with cuckoo flowers and birds. It was too bad you could not get the Lamas to come to you, Did you offer them treats? I also love the way you chose to honor you uncle and aunt I too am old but not quite that old and still mindful of the short time I have left on this earth. So thanks again for being there and lifting my sprits see you next Friday.
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  19. Well another Mindful trip thanks again for taking my mind off all the sadness going on now in the world. On this voyage I noticed your more feisty side. The way you scolded the Swans to bad you can not do the same thing with the Russian president. Perhaps there would be no more of the fighting malarkey in Ukraine world problem solved. Wish it could be that simple. I enjoyed the one sided romance between Zeph and the horse. Have a good week and take. PS how much did you charge Mr. M for the bread? Steve
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  20. I realized today how flexible you have to be when running a narrowboat. The way you had to backtrack to find a good parking spot. You always seem to manage to get the best nature videos that snail was something you don't see every day as well as the bat bunker. It's better then nature shows on PBS thanks again for making my Friday better ... Steve
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  21. Here is a link  @themindfulnarrowboat  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKvkNxCv6jw&t=21s
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  22. Vanessa I have to start out by saying this was my favorite episode I watched this one 4 times. For one thing you talked about my all time favorite bird. I have always been attracted to birds of pray but to me the peregrine falcon was and is the best of the best. I grew up in the desert in southern California there were not any of those around but I did find my favorite all time pet. One day when I walking around the desert I came across a baby owl and in my mind he became my peregrine he was to young fly must have fallen out of the nest or something I took him home and raised him he made this funny clicking sound when ever I got too close and he used to love to eat hotdogs without the bun. I named him Lord Malcom Wol. and and he used to love sitting on my gloved had much like a Falcon. My friends were all amazed and my bird and a bit jealous. Eventually when he grew up I let him go and watched him fly out of my life forever but I will always remember him. On another subject I have been watching on the news what political turmoil you country is in which is I must mention is my all time favorite country. It's the same over here. I have never seen so much hatred and division between people of different political views and I must say I worry about you my English friend. Take care and I do hope this all works out for the good in the near future.
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  23.  @themindfulnarrowboat  not sure but my best guess was a Mottled Owl he was not as pretty as the White Owl that Hagred gave Hairy Potter not even sure if he was a girl or a guy but he or she made a big impact on me. Thanks again for making the world a better place to live see you next Friday June 13, 2017
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  24. I am up to number 62 and I think this one is my favorite so far the history and nature were fantastic :)_
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  25. Vanessa I thought it would be fun to follow your adventures along with your book that I have in my hand can you please tell me where I should start episode number ? thanks Steve
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  26. Is "Bumble geese? Is that really their name? Liked your poem very much this week so perfectly described your surroundings. Once again our golf course is covered in snow. Have only been able to play twice in the last 14 days so was sort of down in the dumps thanks for your twenty minutes of calm and mindfulness as Sherley said. Still don't understand what scared you so much in the tunnel was it Mr. M making that noise? There was a blue feathered bird in the video about in the middle what sort of bird was that? Thanks again for your video. See you next week hope I am in a better mood by then. Steve :)
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  27. I just finished watching the news and I felt so depressed. Then I watched you lovely vlog and I felt so much better you really are doing a public service. You managed to capture so much beauty in nature and the bread sounded good as well thanks again Steve
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  28. So good to see your smiling face on You Tube again. Fridays are just not the same when you are not there. It looks like rivers in some way are a bit more difficult to travel on then the canals. As far as butterflies go I must admit I am partial to the Peacock one with the bright colors and eyes on it's wing. I guess it comes from growing up in the 60s the age of hippies and Tye Die tee shirts thanks again for another voyage see you next Friday. Steve
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  29. Thanks for another voyage on the Alice Grace. The graveyard of ships was most interesting and the video of the Owl. Before I forget I wanted to tell about my new hobby sort of. Remember I told you about the crows being gone. Well they are still gone but now I carry a bag of apples in my golf cart to feed the Deer and their little babies also I wanted to ask about your sailboat little Alice I a long time ago I used to have one that looked very much the same as yours I had loads of fun with that little boat it was called an El Toro but don't imagine they call it that there. Anyway don't want to ramble on but wanted to let you know I ordered one of your books on Espy can't wait to get it. Steve
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  30. I do so look forward to Friday when I used to work for the Railroad there was the weekend now that I have retired it’s your videos that make my day, the history lessons were great. The war of the Roses is especially interesting thanks again for taking on another voyage with you Zeph and Alice Steve
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