tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post8420045971177655923..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: An Ordinary Extraordinary DayJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-39036107497372956542009-06-20T20:59:19.375-04:002009-06-20T20:59:19.375-04:00It looks as if the ladybug was about to dine on an...It looks as if the ladybug was about to dine on an aphid or some such critter. So often the more you look the more you see in you photo shots.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480832246751473066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-74415190189263671782009-06-20T16:02:47.544-04:002009-06-20T16:02:47.544-04:00Tuesday I was at Mud Pond and noticed those little...Tuesday I was at Mud Pond and noticed those little toads - they were all over the path - making you walk carefully, like Gulliver in Lilliput.<br /><br />I check the frostweed every time I am there, it was in full bloom back around the 1st of June.<br /><br />Thoreau says it blooms three times a year-?- when is the second time(he's counting the frost as the third!)suephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413896904031019699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-17357826551134722382009-06-20T14:56:08.052-04:002009-06-20T14:56:08.052-04:00When the Bluebird School, now the SGF school distr...When the Bluebird School, now the SGF school district Administration building, was used for classrooms in the 1950's and 60's we used to pick hazelnuts from the shrubs that bordered the playground. Mrs. Bush and Miss Betar also helped us play "pioneer" teaching us to make woven mats from what we called "buffalo" grass as we played under the pine trees. I wonder if there are any wild hazelnuts left in that area? So much of what was open space then is now housing landscaped with introduced plants.Ali @ Hilltopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-68883632006826375282009-06-20T14:19:40.293-04:002009-06-20T14:19:40.293-04:00Common delights don't get enough time in the s...Common delights don't get enough time in the spotlight.<br /><br />Your ladybug is the Asian one (courtesy of Japan). They come in many colors and patterns, but are basically large and round.<br /><br />And your dragonflies (were they paired?) may have been laying eggs as they dipped to the water (tail end dipping). If the front was dipping (and they were flying solo), they may have been taking a sip of H2O.<br /><br />Great fly pic!Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.com