tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post7563336338412762615..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: A Retreat for Two at Pyramid LakeJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-10038095448869361162009-09-17T10:53:09.165-04:002009-09-17T10:53:09.165-04:00Hello, Ellen, Squirrel, Trillium, and Jens. Thank...Hello, Ellen, Squirrel, Trillium, and Jens. Thanks for stopping by and leaving your kind comments.<br /><br />I'm attempting to connect with biologists at Skidmore to look at our little green balls (I brought some home in a jar). SOMEBODY must know what they are. Thanks for spotting them, Ellen.<br /><br />Regarding the camera: I use a Canon PowerShot G7, an automatic-everything, point-and-shoot digital camera that has a great macro function. I have not yet mastered the manual focus, and sometimes the automatic focus is stubborn and refuses to see what I want it to see, but usually it pulls through. I'm not that happy with the way it captures landscapes, but the macro is what I use most, anyway. Two other great things about this camera: it uses rechargeable batteries and it fits in your pocket.Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-62432002602643022182009-09-16T16:54:35.259-04:002009-09-16T16:54:35.259-04:00As so many times before --- a wonderful combinatio...As so many times before --- a wonderful combination of prose and images!Jens Zornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-57510385477557778162009-09-16T01:20:25.524-04:002009-09-16T01:20:25.524-04:00Outstanding! Ilove the toad pix. She/he looks so p...Outstanding! Ilove the toad pix. She/he looks so proud! <br />Like Squirrel, (my friend and blogger pal) I'm interested in your photo equipment! Simply breathtaking. I can smell the fir needles warming in the sunlight!Trilliumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13923743866284878167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-74298874439454898382009-09-15T22:29:08.687-04:002009-09-15T22:29:08.687-04:00What kind of camera were you using to get such a n...What kind of camera were you using to get such a nice close up? I have been looking for something to replace my Nikon 4500.squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297406366801045392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-8679646441713666642009-09-15T22:18:40.943-04:002009-09-15T22:18:40.943-04:00Sounds interesting. I have never seen any green ba...Sounds interesting. I have never seen any green balls like those but I have never seen bladder wort either. Isn't it fun to hook up with a fellow blogger and go exploring. I did that when I went to Cranberry Glades earlier this year and then we did a joint blog. I'll have to scoot on over to Ellen's blog and see if she wrote any thing. <br /><br />BTY I forgot to taste the jewelweed. I almost did but then chicken out because I couldn't remember what you said. I'm leading a moss hike on Sunday and if I see any I will definately taste then. I don't actually know much about Moss but I do know where to find a big variety in one location. We plan of teaching ourselves.<br /><br />Thanks for the nice post.squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297406366801045392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-59900885888043285572009-09-15T15:38:00.386-04:002009-09-15T15:38:00.386-04:00You got the loon flapping! Nice shot!
We are nar...You got the loon flapping! Nice shot!<br /><br />We are narrowing in on ID of the little green balls. Some sort of algae. Possibly Volvox, but I'm looking also at "non-motile coccoid and colonial green algae".<br />Maybe you could cut one open and have a looksie under a microscope (or one of your professorial connections could).Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.com