tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250165508390942034.post5589032795665896353..comments2024-01-29T21:21:09.111-05:00Comments on Tales from the Bayou : Spanish MossRita Monette, Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11008739873911008728noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250165508390942034.post-5163484634082279992013-04-24T20:25:16.721-04:002013-04-24T20:25:16.721-04:00Hey, got some Spanish moss draping itself over our...Hey, got some Spanish moss draping itself over our only tree of any note. Creepy at night when it's half-dark and it sways a little. We first got the idea when we traveled through Texas on a Greyhound bus. Saw those strands waving in the wind. Between Michener's Texas and Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove, we realized what it was as soon as we spied it out the bus window. We yelled "Vonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07092475086889028716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250165508390942034.post-70153187456441100092013-04-24T19:02:35.420-04:002013-04-24T19:02:35.420-04:00Sharon, the reason some people thought it sucked t...Sharon, the reason some people thought it sucked the life out the tree is because a lot of it gathers on already dead trees. I thought the same thing until I read more about it. And it does look kind of ghostly. That's why it conjures up those legends. Hehe. And actually, I'm learning a lot about my home state by researching and writing these blogs. Rita Monette, Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008739873911008728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250165508390942034.post-85729221528485438762013-04-24T18:59:17.059-04:002013-04-24T18:59:17.059-04:00Thanks for your comments Patricia. Glad I could en...Thanks for your comments Patricia. Glad I could enlighten you. I loved your blog. Will go back and visit often.Rita Monette, Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008739873911008728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250165508390942034.post-1063633106375625752013-04-24T16:05:01.143-04:002013-04-24T16:05:01.143-04:00There is a kind of creepy feeling I get when looki...There is a kind of creepy feeling I get when looking at pics of Spanish moss. It looks so haunting, like it's sucking the life from the tree. Thanks for sharing more Louisiana lore, Rita. And I loved how you tied in your novel! Cheers! Still say you should create an ebook with all your Cajun posts! Sharon Ledwithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644863176118657689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250165508390942034.post-87343470666481549502013-04-24T14:46:48.607-04:002013-04-24T14:46:48.607-04:00I loved, loved, loved this post. I never would hav...I loved, loved, loved this post. I never would have known about Spanish moss had I not read it.<br />There's some Spanish moss in the woods where I ride my horse (in California) and I love it and now feel as if I can talk about what it is since I didn't know before. I think it's beautiful and kind of creepy at the same time. Thanks for telling us about it.<br />PattiPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512099085568969698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250165508390942034.post-18238378539402826422013-04-24T12:46:27.799-04:002013-04-24T12:46:27.799-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Sloane, and for commenting...Thanks for stopping by, Sloane, and for commenting. Cheers.Rita Monette, Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008739873911008728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250165508390942034.post-18276289552400649952013-04-24T12:12:12.541-04:002013-04-24T12:12:12.541-04:00Rita, this is wonderful. I love your Louisiana Tid...Rita, this is wonderful. I love your Louisiana Tidbits!Sloane Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05455715196493185203noreply@blogger.com