tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post5977908218559011407..comments2023-10-01T11:34:38.534-04:00Comments on Country Weekend ~: aboutJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11774484903569370169noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-21598918988276342012-08-23T09:03:00.537-04:002012-08-23T09:03:00.537-04:00i hadn't known about the fungus and the bats. ...i hadn't known about the fungus and the bats. I'm like you, I always need to read up on things and to find out. like why cockatoos and galahs always hang out together. do you know?<br /><br />:) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-18541183115415260522012-08-21T11:11:26.074-04:002012-08-21T11:11:26.074-04:00All birds are wonderful, but hummingbirds seem a b...All birds are wonderful, but hummingbirds seem a bit exotic to me. Captivating.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-11863505749460671582012-08-21T11:09:58.567-04:002012-08-21T11:09:58.567-04:00Oh Venice...Wish I was going too. Have fun!Oh Venice...Wish I was going too. Have fun!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-53302975588629552122012-08-21T11:09:34.159-04:002012-08-21T11:09:34.159-04:00And sometimes good and unexpected things come of w...And sometimes good and unexpected things come of what we perceive as bad.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-10608774388269745702012-08-21T11:08:47.826-04:002012-08-21T11:08:47.826-04:00I am trying to do more of both these days--more fo...I am trying to do more of both these days--more focussed observation and book learning. I fear I will never be a good photographer, but have found that lioking at my pictures helps me see things differently.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-31515084173455941502012-08-21T11:07:09.258-04:002012-08-21T11:07:09.258-04:00I've heard those hat stories too--lots of wild...I've heard those hat stories too--lots of wildlife was sacrificed for style! Didn't know about brooches. That's a little creepy.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-49655234333055383102012-08-21T11:05:31.481-04:002012-08-21T11:05:31.481-04:00I found out you don't also have the whippoorwi...I found out you don't also have the whippoorwills I wrote about earlier. But you have many wonders that we don't! Reading your and other peoples blogs has expanded my wish list to include driving tours of England and Ireland, a trip to Budapest and one to Australia.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-84177709000937203152012-08-21T06:57:04.277-04:002012-08-21T06:57:04.277-04:00Hello Jen, Those stacks of nature books are usef...Hello Jen, Those stacks of nature books are useful for reference and inspiration, but can never be definitive, and only underscore the need for personal observations and photographs like yours. Nature is different in every microcosm, and also keeps changing. <br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-28591077987958930052012-08-21T05:42:23.353-04:002012-08-21T05:42:23.353-04:00Here in Japan less number of sparrows are observed...Here in Japan less number of sparrows are observed...There are some reasons, less paddy fields and less suitable eaves...Nature has its own law. haricothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052133324297115131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-83963246756222828492012-08-21T04:49:20.575-04:002012-08-21T04:49:20.575-04:00Good for you,writing again.
Odd, that hummingbir...Good for you,writing again. <br /><br />Odd, that hummingbirds don't get to Europe. But in my readings a while back, I discovered that when hummingbirds were discovered in the Americas, they would be killed and their jewel-like feathered skins turned into brooches for French ladies, and probably for the rest of Europe, too. This was in the 17th century . . . and maybe earlier.leaves on the Raney Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711219595014372212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-48009539143621214192012-08-21T02:40:13.091-04:002012-08-21T02:40:13.091-04:00When I saw some tiny little bird-like creature hov...When I saw some tiny little bird-like creature hovering around flowers, a friend of mine said it was a hummingbird. I was wondering if there was a hummingbird here. I knew it was a <a href="http://photo1.ganref.jp/photo/0/311ef480f559818fa3819d869379483f/thumb5.jpg" rel="nofollow">"houjaku"</a>(sphingidae, a kind of moth).<br />I'd like to see real hummingbirds some day.<br />cosmoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411297580664818094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-1158837141108170172012-08-21T02:15:34.394-04:002012-08-21T02:15:34.394-04:00Hello Jen:
Such a lovely idea to be writing a seri...Hello Jen:<br />Such a lovely idea to be writing a series of personal essays based on the natural world. We should think that you are particularly well equipped for this on account of your in depth knowledge, your keen eye, and your inherent interest in your subject.<br /><br />We leave for Venice, to which we go often, this evening so will be away from the computer for a few days.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-67633550218568190992012-08-21T02:13:05.542-04:002012-08-21T02:13:05.542-04:00Hummingbirds have to be the most beautiful little ...Hummingbirds have to be the most beautiful little birds ever. We dont get them over here in england but were lucky enough to see them when we visited Vermont for our honeymoon and Palm springs for my husbands 50th birthday. I count myself very fortunate to have seen them.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462752559193522943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-87178035890947288232012-08-20T22:19:36.750-04:002012-08-20T22:19:36.750-04:00I love trumpet vines, keep trying to figure out wh...I love trumpet vines, keep trying to figure out where I could plant one. I love your color. The hummingbirds love my daylilies, I'm always in awe of them as they flap away while feeding on the flower then they're gone. In Spanish they're called zum zum (I think it's slang), wonder why.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548038213207928436noreply@blogger.com