tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post3985975794373078628..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: May Day on the RiverJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-67385106643604448632010-05-07T11:47:41.014-04:002010-05-07T11:47:41.014-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Wayne. The more visits th...Thanks for stopping by, Wayne. The more visits the merrier! I'm glad you found your Fringed Polygala.<br /><br />Bird, I have missed you and your blog from all the way across the Atlantic! Thanks for stopping by with such kind comments.<br /><br />Sue, I do thank you for being my resource on all things fungal and lichenous. And for being so much fun to walk in the woods with.Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-7410290049289951662010-05-06T21:37:07.848-04:002010-05-06T21:37:07.848-04:00Hi Jackie - I just love looking at your beautiful ...Hi Jackie - I just love looking at your beautiful photographs and reading your running commentary. The uncoiling fern is Royal Fern, Osmunda regalis. It will grow quite large near water. The tips of the fronds are concentrated sporangia that will eventually produce the spores. The "Toad Lichen" is Lasalia papulosa I think. The smaller smooth one I believe is a Dermatocarpon, but alas my lichen book is not at home. I'll check these ids soon. SueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09237031491054615098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-17727047372440185702010-05-06T12:11:55.752-04:002010-05-06T12:11:55.752-04:00What a gorgeous evocation of the season. The wildf...What a gorgeous evocation of the season. The wildflowers are so varied! This post just sings with beauty. Thank you for showing us these lovely things. :)Birdhttp://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-76952071078075524702010-05-05T20:23:27.112-04:002010-05-05T20:23:27.112-04:00Ever wish you could retract a comment? (Three comm...Ever wish you could retract a comment? (Three comments in a row. Is that a record?) First I misnamed dwarf ginseng, and now I discover that the Polygala are blooming -- obviously since yesterday -- in my yard. I guess it's just the local higher elevations where the blooms are more than a week behind the valleys.Waynehttp://www.members.photoportfolios.net/wwjonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-51213976003851627152010-05-05T10:25:02.329-04:002010-05-05T10:25:02.329-04:00OOPS. Did I say "wild ginseng?" I meant...OOPS. Did I say "wild ginseng?" I meant DWARF ginseng, which you photographed on April 21. (There -- that was bugging me last night.)Waynehttp://www.members.photoportfolios.net/wwjonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-39974242537039911132010-05-04T22:03:27.746-04:002010-05-04T22:03:27.746-04:00A bit late to the party, but I wanted to say how m...A bit late to the party, but I wanted to say how much I enjoyed your writing, as well as your usual unusually beautiful photos. It's interesting that you find most of the flowers before I see them. This time of the year, I seem to spend more time in higher habitats. Just Sunday I found my first wild ginseng of the year at my usual spot at 800 ft. elevation. But I think the Hudson must be an influence, too. I live 5 miles east of that bend of the Hudson where we launch, on the other side of the Palmertown Range, and even though my home is 150 ft. LOWER than the Hudson, I won't see Polygala in my yard for at least another week.Waynehttp://www.members.photoportfolios.net/wwjonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-4217642052309923572010-05-03T21:08:30.332-04:002010-05-03T21:08:30.332-04:00Greetings, Caroline! How nice to make your acquai...Greetings, Caroline! How nice to make your acquaintance and to visit your own great blog. I was told we lived in Sioux Falls when I was a baby and my dad was in the Air Force training to go to the South Pacific in 1943. But I don't remember it. So it's nice to revisit the Dakotas through your blog.<br /><br />Thanks, Woodswoman. You're right, Fringed Polygala is quite a cool flower and a rather common one in dry woods. It's pretty small, so you might have walked right over it without seeing.<br /><br />Thanks, Steve, for the fern info. I should have known that. (I did, but I forgot!) The Royal Fern's spore stalk will turn brown and fuzzy, too, but it shares its stalk with some fronds.<br /><br />Hi Jens, thanks for your kind words. It's always good to hear from you. Did you get to hear President Obama at Commencement? Brings back memories of my own graduation from Michigan in 1964 when President Johnson gave the address, his "Great Society" speech.Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-20068418390354237842010-05-03T16:31:49.152-04:002010-05-03T16:31:49.152-04:00An elegant, thought-provoking blend of photos and ...An elegant, thought-provoking blend of photos and text... Thank you for this joyous welcome for May!Jens Zornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-15208261338627875292010-05-03T16:02:49.568-04:002010-05-03T16:02:49.568-04:00I think the fiddlehead is more likely royal fern s...I think the fiddlehead is more likely royal fern since cinnamon has a separate fuzzy brown spore stalk. In any case it is a beautiful photo!Steve Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12789065074606163044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-39427797726379041152010-05-03T10:31:09.664-04:002010-05-03T10:31:09.664-04:00As usual, great photos. I've never seen the F...As usual, great photos. I've never seen the Fringed Polygala before - what a cool flower!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370084953064042249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-49874325761030285482010-05-02T12:26:12.737-04:002010-05-02T12:26:12.737-04:00Jackie, Love all the Adirondack wildflowers, beaut...Jackie, Love all the Adirondack wildflowers, beautiful photos!<br />The first one of the canoe is sublime, the essence of the North Country. :o)<br />Caroline in the Black HillsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646529544107229536noreply@blogger.com