tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post111995917139539957..comments2023-09-23T07:30:55.854-05:00Comments on Rurality: More from Sunday strollRuralityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1120186786398886332005-06-30T21:59:00.000-05:002005-06-30T21:59:00.000-05:00Hick the Hydrangeas in B'ham were blooming well be...Hick the Hydrangeas in B'ham were blooming well before these. We're not that far north but it makes a big difference sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Nannothemis!Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1120072398352884542005-06-29T14:13:00.000-05:002005-06-29T14:13:00.000-05:00Well, poop, you put me on the spot about the ID of...Well, poop, you put me on the spot about the ID of your damselfly. If there were lotsa other Powdered Dancers flying around, odds are that's what it was. The females of this species are quite variable.JAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852586012508613542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1120056362704097602005-06-29T09:46:00.000-05:002005-06-29T09:46:00.000-05:00Neither my oakleaf Hyd's nor my Black-eyed Susans ...Neither my oakleaf Hyd's nor my Black-eyed Susans are blooming yet, but I think they will next week or maybe the week after. This is like getting a sneak peek.Karen Schmautzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882229236585238584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1120045594347078502005-06-29T06:46:00.000-05:002005-06-29T06:46:00.000-05:00Thanks very much Elizabeth! I sometimes wonder if ...Thanks very much Elizabeth! I sometimes wonder if people think I should be posting <I>less</I>. It's certainly an addictive habit, blogging.<BR/><BR/>Jean there is also a (non-native) Black-eyed Susan vine, that is less well known. I have one in a hanging basket that I'll try to get a picture of. It doesn't look much like this one at all! The hummingbirds like it though.<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean though - when I look at nature blogs from other countries it sometimes seems like they're from other worlds!Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1120037277254150672005-06-29T04:27:00.000-05:002005-06-29T04:27:00.000-05:00I've always wondered what Black-eyed Susans looked...I've always wondered what Black-eyed Susans looked like - read the name so many times and never got around to looking them up. The Eastern Cottontail is new to me too, and SWEET. Isn't it interesting that pretty much everything in your cultural and business life would no doubt be more or less familiar to me, but so much in your natural surroundings is unknown, new and fascinating.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690685768980280402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1120014771061797652005-06-28T22:12:00.000-05:002005-06-28T22:12:00.000-05:00I've been frequenting your blog. i just enjoy it.....I've been frequenting your blog. i just enjoy it...the simplicity and clarity of your pictures somehow just a puts a smile on my face and just let me enjoy simple beauty...<BR/>i don't have a camera...nor do i have a place like yours...but at least i have your blog i could visit and enjoy :-)<BR/>Thanks and post more!elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307431010204257641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1120006478660571582005-06-28T19:54:00.000-05:002005-06-28T19:54:00.000-05:00Maktaaq we only get one kind of hummingbird here s...Maktaaq we only get one kind of hummingbird here so it's not too hard to identify them. :)<BR/><BR/>Yllstonewolf I just love anything in the orchid family! The ladies tresses have several species but they are hard to tell apart (for me anyway). A macro workshop sounds like it would be fun.<BR/><BR/>Zanne, no just out in the country in the woods LOL. It was not so much fun the other night when Jasmine woke us up, barking like a lunatic because there was another turtle in the yard! (It was a slider - but hubby wasn't excited about me getting the camera out to take a pic.)Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1120000648103896982005-06-28T18:17:00.000-05:002005-06-28T18:17:00.000-05:00It looks like you like in darn nature preserve! I ...It looks like you like in darn nature preserve! I live in Illinois and I can't indentify nothing - including the wormy/grubby looking creature I found one night in the grass...that had green glowing stripes across it's body. Heck, I'm not THAT close to the nuclear power plant!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1119979187748480202005-06-28T12:19:00.000-05:002005-06-28T12:19:00.000-05:00the ladies tresses are SO interesting! i took a "c...the ladies tresses are SO interesting! i took a "close-up" photography workshop this past weekend - SO much to learn. loving your native plant blogging here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1119974487888899792005-06-28T11:01:00.000-05:002005-06-28T11:01:00.000-05:00The link to the Insect Visitors to the Wildflowers...The link to the Insect Visitors to the Wildflowers of Illinois is great! More places should have something like. (Oh, and I have an interesting new visitor in my garden; a hummingbird that always zips past my head just too fast for me to get a good look. The other day it finally paused a few seconds for me to look at it.)<BR/><BR/>The cottontail is incredibly cute!Maktaaqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07199240147294229022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1119972077015660002005-06-28T10:21:00.000-05:002005-06-28T10:21:00.000-05:00Charles - thanks. Yeah but then I'd have to, you k...Charles - thanks. Yeah but then I'd have to, you know, carry it around. :)<BR/><BR/>Actually I have a nice Gitzo tripod somewhere. I'll have to look. Not sure if it'll work with this camera but maybe it would. It's not all that light though.<BR/><BR/>Upgrades will have to wait til we get our old house sold. (Anyone want to put in a bid???)<BR/><BR/>The kittens are holy terrors. I am frequently heard to utter, "What was I thinking?!" :)Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1119970904287419992005-06-28T10:01:00.000-05:002005-06-28T10:01:00.000-05:00Cute cottontails. I agree with Charles on the came...Cute cottontails. <BR/>I agree with Charles on the camera upgrade. Your photography is so beautiful, I can only imagine what you could do with more telephoto power. <BR/>BTW-- How are the kittens?robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1119970319579280202005-06-28T09:51:00.000-05:002005-06-28T09:51:00.000-05:00>> hence the blurry quality.yes, but you do amazin...>> hence the blurry quality.<BR/><BR/>yes, but you do amazingly well with what you've got. If there were ever anyone who desrved a camera upgrade, its you. And a monopod. You know monopods? Lets see if this link works.<BR/><BR/>http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=254606&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigationCharleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208546759936920035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1119965603915482912005-06-28T08:33:00.000-05:002005-06-28T08:33:00.000-05:00Well SwampThings posted a picture of Ladies Tresse...Well SwampThings posted a picture of Ladies Tresses yesterday but I didn't let that stop me! :)<BR/><BR/>If anyone knows the scent of this sumac, let me know if you find it pleasant or not. (Yep it does look like poison ivy! It's in the same family.)Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1119963961990128242005-06-28T08:06:00.000-05:002005-06-28T08:06:00.000-05:00Dagnabit! I was going to post a picture of fragran...Dagnabit! I was going to post a picture of fragrant sumac first. (In Missouri we call it aromatic sumac.) Many, many people insist that this common plant is actually poison ivy, but I suppose it keeps them out of the forest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com