tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post2828725785991779207..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: Winter Beauty at Bog MeadowJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-59595358126973110052011-02-24T17:42:53.839-05:002011-02-24T17:42:53.839-05:00I'm buying into that Jackson Pollack suggestio...I'm buying into that Jackson Pollack suggestion!Jens Zornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-83311465679300581032011-02-23T22:14:29.620-05:002011-02-23T22:14:29.620-05:00Greetings, fellow cattail squeezers. Thanks for s...Greetings, fellow cattail squeezers. Thanks for stopping by to leave your comments. <br /><br /> Louise, it's usually a good idea to keep to the trails in heavily trafficked parks and preserves, for the sake of the plants and animals. Many of the places I wander don't even have trails, so I have no qualms about roaming all over the woods. I'm careful where I step, and I never pick any plants. I once got yelled at by a Skidmore professor for going off-trail in the Skidmore woods, but because I did wander afield, I found a patch of rare plants to report to the state botanist for documentation. Where I touched those cattails today you could not approach except in winter when the marsh is frozen solid. I believe in a little trespassing now and then, so long as no harm is done.Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-55750658738258239612011-02-23T19:35:26.775-05:002011-02-23T19:35:26.775-05:00We used to get the biggest kick out of squeezing t...We used to get the biggest kick out of squeezing the cattails that my mother had for fall decoration on the fireplace hearth.<br />She, on the other hand, did not find it the least bit amusing! Cattail fluff on Oriental carpets is lovely.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646529544107229536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-16727482040020719262011-02-23T09:54:06.053-05:002011-02-23T09:54:06.053-05:00I have got to try that cattail trick!
Do they a...I have got to try that cattail trick! <br /><br />Do they allow you off of the trails in these lovely preserves that you visit? I get very frustrated around here when I see something off the trail that I want to investigate further. Sigh, I'm such a rule follower and just can't bring myself to go look, however much I want to.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692541935507155362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-62283297321792346702011-02-23T07:13:32.418-05:002011-02-23T07:13:32.418-05:00I have more frequent access to milkweed pods than ...I have more frequent access to milkweed pods than to cattails; I do the same thing with them. Although it's a little less dramatic, it's still lots of fun to watch the little fluffs go flying off on air currents too small for me to feel.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.com