tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post7433235786025915841..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: A Fine Day for the Back BayJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-17485700079250978562014-05-22T11:17:52.295-04:002014-05-22T11:17:52.295-04:00Wayne, I can't tell you how deeply pleasing yo...Wayne, I can't tell you how deeply pleasing your praise of my photos is to me. (Readers, do click on Wayne's name to view his spectacular photographs, and you'll see why I feel so appreciative of his comments.) I'm very glad, too, to learn the name of that dragonfly. Thanks for being such a knowledgeable resource for me.<br /><br />Furry, thanks so much for stopping by. You are such a loyal leaver-of-comments, and I am always glad to hear from you. Have fun with the violas. They can be really tricky, especially since the taxonomists are now reassigning many of them.<br /><br />Cincinnatus, I am very glad to learn that my blog was helpful to you putting a name to what you find. That's one of the reasons I publish my blog. So thanks for your affirmation. Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-64941897762205699782014-05-20T23:37:00.390-04:002014-05-20T23:37:00.390-04:00Amazing--just this afternoon, in the back of my ow...Amazing--just this afternoon, in the back of my own back bay, I came across a little bush with some little white flowers I didn't think I'd ever seen before; now I see here that it's a lowbush blueberry. Now I'll know to keep going back to check on how the berries are developing!Cincinnatus C.http://cincinnatus-c.dreamwidth.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-28236209804843076982014-05-20T08:07:39.006-04:002014-05-20T08:07:39.006-04:00Another interesting group of plants to get to know...Another interesting group of plants to get to know. Sounds like an interesting place too. Off to try out the violets this morning.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-50103074291431540522014-05-19T22:28:32.228-04:002014-05-19T22:28:32.228-04:00Oops, just noticed that I just said "dorsal s...Oops, just noticed that I just said "dorsal stripes" to ID the Chalk-fronted Corporal. Of course they are the broad, longitudinal "chalk" marks on top of the thorax.Waynehttp://www.wwjonesphoto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-36753497723089178532014-05-19T22:23:19.872-04:002014-05-19T22:23:19.872-04:00Another batch of observations that would escape mo...Another batch of observations that would escape most people, and wonderful photographs to show us what to look for. The points-of-view and backgrounds you choose show off the less-conspicuous beauty of so many plants. Yellow Clintonia never looked prettier.<br /><br />I believe your fresh dragonfly is a Chalk-fronted Corporal (<i>Libellula julia</i>). If it's a female, its appearance won't change much, but the pair of broad, showy white dorsal stripes will soon make the males easy to identify.Waynehttp://www.wwjonesphoto.comnoreply@blogger.com