tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post198358788565207175..comments2023-10-01T11:34:38.534-04:00Comments on Country Weekend ~: Catskill weekendJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11774484903569370169noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-72590703153139337072012-08-23T09:00:36.365-04:002012-08-23T09:00:36.365-04:00heya, sorry for my absence. just catching up on yo...heya, sorry for my absence. just catching up on your blog. I'm scared too. everywhere you go you hear the same stories. animals disappearing. the weather changing. it freaks me out big time. sometimes I just want to run and hide...<br /><br />good luck with the store. and the questions. and the answers. I'm with you on the latter two...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-19813780790603973912012-08-15T12:39:47.285-04:002012-08-15T12:39:47.285-04:00Such beautiful pictures. Such troubling questions....Such beautiful pictures. Such troubling questions. I love the bats. We watch them from the porch as they swoop for mosquitoes as the evening comes. I'm glad things are selling well. I am glad you are going to have more time to spend on the things you have missed.In My Wild Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943196871279605031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-51356838670338818722012-08-14T14:15:22.852-04:002012-08-14T14:15:22.852-04:00Your photo's look beautiful Jen, especially to...Your photo's look beautiful Jen, especially to a city girl like me! The funny thing is that we have bats in the centre of Rotterdam. I had one hanging upside down on my sunscreen last year and at dusk we see them flying over the gardens. How strange nature can be. I hope you will see them again soon.<br /><br />Have a lovely day,<br /><br />Madelief xMadeliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906326152435858221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-15838952283426746992012-08-14T13:34:41.321-04:002012-08-14T13:34:41.321-04:00i looked up the dianne ackerman book.....love the ...i looked up the dianne ackerman book.....love the title.....at our bookstore. i'll have to order it, as it's not in stock. i will. <br />i sure thought i'd get to your shop this summer. but it doesn't look like it will happen. but i'm so glad you're selling well. and the answers will come with the quiet. listen to what your belly tells you. it won't steer you wrong!!!<br />xoxochasing lightning bugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09827256072196695717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-11649397966025506612012-08-14T12:41:34.885-04:002012-08-14T12:41:34.885-04:00I love your photos with the changing seasons. Wate...I love your photos with the changing seasons. Water skippers we call them out here - that is a wonderful shot. <br /> Why do we have large brown hobo spiders come into the house now? When I was a kid in the 50s, it was the slightly smaller, but still large, black wolf spider that got my attention. The house hasn't moved - the fields behind are mostly the same, but drier. That's probably the answer. Climate change.leaves on the Raney Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711219595014372212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-61531549021400327732012-08-14T12:40:56.195-04:002012-08-14T12:40:56.195-04:00That's the way I feel about our frog pond--I&#...That's the way I feel about our frog pond--I'm always afraid one day they won't be there, and am so happy when I hear them.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-66407694890688493782012-08-14T12:40:08.504-04:002012-08-14T12:40:08.504-04:00Yes, even the smallest changes to the average temp...Yes, even the smallest changes to the average temperatures have far-reaching effects.<br />At this point I'm glad to be closing.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-86702291578181873412012-08-14T12:38:34.826-04:002012-08-14T12:38:34.826-04:00Yes, sustainable. I hope so too. The world is cons...Yes, sustainable. I hope so too. The world is constantly evolving--I hope some good comes from the bad.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-57181501349275860432012-08-14T12:37:18.754-04:002012-08-14T12:37:18.754-04:00I hate feeling like there's nothing I can do.I hate feeling like there's nothing I can do.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-87291450277768531782012-08-14T12:02:47.501-04:002012-08-14T12:02:47.501-04:00Serious food for thought... in southern Cal, the h...Serious food for thought... in southern Cal, the hawk population is dropping and they don't know why. Used to be scads of them, perching on every telephone pole... it was so nice to see wild creatures in the suburban setting! But then people starting poisoning the 'nuisance' wild rabbits, and now they're wondering what's happened to the raptors... Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110821218504320156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-9869765292226618192012-08-14T11:34:48.139-04:002012-08-14T11:34:48.139-04:00I waited anxiously this year to see if our pair of...I waited anxiously this year to see if our pair of bats woud appear, and was so grateful when they did. There's a disease called White Nose syndrome that has decimated bats and has many biologists and naturalists fearful about their decline.<br /><br />Loved your water/rock photos...and how refreshing the fern looks. Makes me want to go wander somewhere cool and woodsy...Ashlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056573219551250815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-22659913491444974162012-08-14T08:38:11.146-04:002012-08-14T08:38:11.146-04:00I used to watch bats in my urban backyard until fi...I used to watch bats in my urban backyard until five years ago. It's a disease that's killing them off. Apparently it doesn't get cold enough in the winter, but it's moist, so they get a disease that causes their noses to turn white. and then they die. So sad.<br />Closing your little shop: that's big.Bow Street Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874441825073852758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-73217673958705129412012-08-14T08:06:23.708-04:002012-08-14T08:06:23.708-04:00Once you go out you can see so many nature's g...Once you go out you can see so many nature's gifts, even though you feel bad about the rapid changing. May the nature would be sustainable!haricothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052133324297115131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-30021652807415920552012-08-14T04:04:46.345-04:002012-08-14T04:04:46.345-04:00scares me too, so many creatures not around.... i ...scares me too, so many creatures not around.... i feel such horrid guilt, as a human being.<br />glad to hear things are selling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-42568101735732543242012-08-14T03:56:47.480-04:002012-08-14T03:56:47.480-04:00It's such a sad and troubling situation. On a...It's such a sad and troubling situation. On a happier note--I'm glad you like the painting. It's a paint by number!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-82564538899698215232012-08-14T03:55:32.302-04:002012-08-14T03:55:32.302-04:00It's puzzling, because we are in a protected (...It's puzzling, because we are in a protected (from development) area--nothing has changed in the decade we've owned the house, but there are definitely fewer of the small creatures I mentioned. As for governments, in this country politics are so divisive, it's almost impossible to get anything done.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-82467122467211783602012-08-14T02:23:12.849-04:002012-08-14T02:23:12.849-04:00Your countryside pictures are beautiful.I am worri...Your countryside pictures are beautiful.I am worried too about disappearing creatures especially since I was a young girl. There are nowhere near as many birds, even what were once very common, and butterflies are really rare,I havent seen many at all this summer.<br />P.S. I love the painting on the chair!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462752559193522943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-66386462574591098472012-08-14T02:04:56.298-04:002012-08-14T02:04:56.298-04:00Hello Jen:
The disappearance of so much wildlife w...Hello Jen:<br />The disappearance of so much wildlife which years ago we took for granted is very, very alarming. As you say, what has happened? To where has it gone, and why?<br /><br />And if this is a concern for individuals, why is it not for governments as well?Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-41872792839642515532012-08-13T23:23:51.023-04:002012-08-13T23:23:51.023-04:00I like watching them too, outside. Not when they g...I like watching them too, outside. Not when they get in the house! Thank you for your good wishes.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-67503327170455382762012-08-13T23:22:56.139-04:002012-08-13T23:22:56.139-04:00bittersweet indeed...mostly sweet though--looking ...bittersweet indeed...mostly sweet though--looking forward to new explorations on my weekends.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-72512298254219656592012-08-13T23:12:36.491-04:002012-08-13T23:12:36.491-04:00Hello Jen
We had lot of bats at our old farmhouse...Hello Jen<br /><br />We had lot of bats at our old farmhouse. I quite liked them and loved watching them hunt at night. We used say we had our own airport up in the attic.<br />Wishing you continued success as you sell the contents of your store.<br /><br />Have a great week<br /><br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-17349522879461792932012-08-13T22:49:28.668-04:002012-08-13T22:49:28.668-04:00Oh you will. And we'll all benefit.
I closed...Oh you will. And we'll all benefit.<br /><br />I closed a store once. It's a bittersweet undertaking.<br /><br />xo janeflwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.com