HTTP/2 301 server: nginx date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 01:30:25 GMT content-type: application/rss+xml; charset=UTF-8 location: https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/comments/feed/ x-hacker: Want root? Visit join.a8c.com/hacker and mention this header. host-header: WordPress.com link: ; rel="https://api.w.org/" vary: accept, content-type, cookie last-modified: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 01:30:25 GMT etag: "7c83a098ac9e68d069f038d4e9642ee3" x-redirect-by: WordPress x-ac: 4.bom _dca MISS alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=86400 strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000 server-timing: a8c-cdn, dc;desc=bom, cache;desc=MISS;dur=368.0 HTTP/2 200 server: nginx date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 01:30:26 GMT content-type: application/rss+xml; charset=UTF-8 vary: Accept-Encoding x-hacker: Want root? Visit join.a8c.com/hacker and mention this header. host-header: WordPress.com link: ; rel="https://api.w.org/" vary: accept, content-type, cookie last-modified: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 01:30:26 GMT etag: W/"cfd1d81c0fdd35be92a1e74edd70a3f2" content-encoding: gzip x-ac: 3.bom _dca MISS alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=86400 strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000 server-timing: a8c-cdn, dc;desc=bom, cache;desc=MISS;dur=352.0 https://stevemessam.wordpress.com life and landscape Mon, 30 Dec 2019 13:13:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.com/ https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/2017/01/30/crossings/#comment-702 Mon, 30 Dec 2019 13:13:46 +0000 https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/?p=1720#comment-702 […] recap: I’m visiting all the crossings over the River Tees in North East* England, from source to sea. I’m interested in the role of the river in the […]

]]> https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/2018/09/02/whistle-round-the-toon-part-iii-whistles/#comment-654 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:13:27 +0000 https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/?p=2240#comment-654 […] used to be fixture of daily life, and to do so as authentically as possible. [Steve] has shared details on the construction and testing of the whistles, which as it turns out was a far more complex task than one might expect. The installation made use […]

]]> https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/2018/09/02/whistle-round-the-toon-part-iii-whistles/#comment-652 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 02:45:58 +0000 https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/?p=2240#comment-652 […] used to be fixture of daily life, and to do so as authentically as possible. [Steve] has shared details on the construction and testing of the whistles, which as it turns out was a far more complex task than one might expect. The installation made use […]

]]> https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/2018/08/20/whistle-round-the-toon-part-ii-the-wall/#comment-651 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 01:21:18 +0000 https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/?p=2204#comment-651 […] background of the project. [Steve] has shared details in three parts: an overview, details about the locations chosen, and information on the whistles […]

]]> https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/2018/09/02/whistle-round-the-toon-part-iii-whistles/#comment-650 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 01:20:57 +0000 https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/?p=2240#comment-650 […] used to be fixture of daily life, and to do so as authentically as possible. [Steve] has shared details on the construction and testing of the whistles, which as it turns out was a far more complex task than one might expect. The installation made use […]

]]> https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/2018/08/20/whistle-round-the-toon-part-ii-the-wall/#comment-649 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:00:41 +0000 https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/?p=2204#comment-649 […] background of the project. [Steve] has shared details in three parts: an overview, details about the locations chosen, and information on the whistles […]

]]> https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/2018/06/24/whistle-round-the-toon-part-i/#comment-648 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:00:39 +0000 https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/?p=2197#comment-648 […] challenges involved or the background of the project. [Steve] has shared details in three parts: an overview, details about the locations chosen, and information on the whistles […]

]]> https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/2018/09/02/whistle-round-the-toon-part-iii-whistles/#comment-647 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:00:36 +0000 https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/?p=2240#comment-647 […] used to be fixture of daily life, and to do so as authentically as possible. [Steve] has shared details on the construction and testing of the whistles, which as it turns out was a far more complex task than one might expect. The installation made use […]

]]> https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/2017/12/31/didnt-happen/#comment-613 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 07:45:24 +0000 https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/?p=2183#comment-613 I think that for people like me, who find it near impossible to view your work in person, the view of the concepts online is equally exciting. I’d say they’re as important as presented physical work.

]]> https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/crossings-part-iv/#comment-603 Sun, 03 Sep 2017 07:01:47 +0000 https://stevemessam.wordpress.com/?p=2018#comment-603 I woke up to this new blog. First time I hear about you Steve Messam. I’m admiring your work and words. But I am feeling uneasy about this low force river and it’s landscape. No sun. I think that’s why. I feel humid and cold.

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