tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post1653485966015188202..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: Distracted by the Red HeadMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-36628206541616284542008-02-23T15:28:00.000-05:002008-02-23T15:28:00.000-05:00mlm: you are always my big fan and thanks to you f...mlm: you are always my big fan and thanks to you for all your kind words. There are many wonderful garden blogs out there with beautiful photography. It just so happens that you spend time on those "smarty pants" blogs that intellectuals visit... so I'm glad you stop by once in a while for a colorful "fix".Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-36280447777186567942008-02-23T12:31:00.000-05:002008-02-23T12:31:00.000-05:00Meems, your blog is such a beautiful place to visi...Meems, your blog is such a beautiful place to visit. Most blogs I visit are copycat productions of another...lots of words accompanied by "borrowed" stock photos. It's so nice to visit a blog where the pictures are one of a kind...and lovely to look at. I need to visit some other garden blogs I suppose...but for now yours is the only one and a much-needed dose of color to my black and white (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-39189711472549937192008-02-23T06:53:00.000-05:002008-02-23T06:53:00.000-05:00Blackswamp Girl:Welcome to hoe and shovel- thanks ...Blackswamp Girl:Welcome to hoe and shovel- thanks for stopping in.My camera is not great for capturing birds so it is a challenge to get close enough. I love it anyway and just keep snapping.<BR/><BR/>anna: ... AND it is difficult sometimes to manage the garden gloves- I've learned to keep a small towel with me at all times when I'm gardening to try to help with smudges on the camera- but all Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-8748215958636540252008-02-23T02:19:00.000-05:002008-02-23T02:19:00.000-05:00Does your camera have durt smudges all over it. Mi...Does your camera have durt smudges all over it. Mine does. WE got to hurry and get the shot. I can look at garden pics over and over so keep posting the same subjects cause they are never doing the same thing--well, unless they are mating. It's a LOVEly time in the garden during Spring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-66211524573525822752008-02-22T23:54:00.000-05:002008-02-22T23:54:00.000-05:00Wow... the pictures are all wonderful! I love the ...Wow... the pictures are all wonderful! I love the hawks--if I had them in my backyard (and a good enough camera to catch them on film) I would post pictures of them all the time, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-86841144811271308772008-02-22T22:34:00.000-05:002008-02-22T22:34:00.000-05:00Lisa: try not to be green... soon I will be the on...Lisa: try not to be green... soon I will be the one escaping indoors for the a/c in trade for the heat... and you will be loving your beautiful days outside... all day. Here's to warmer weather for you.<BR/><BR/>joey: What a weekend! I'd love to share some sunshine with you if only it were that easy :-) <BR/><BR/>frances: oh you nailed it... all the birds are welcome and to me they make gardeningMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-13276629390257325762008-02-22T22:24:00.000-05:002008-02-22T22:24:00.000-05:00Your hawk photographs are wonderful - I don't thin...Your hawk photographs are wonderful - I don't think I'd ever tire of them. So, by the way, are the woodpecker and Carolina wrens. I miss bird activity during the winter here. <BR/><BR/>I am imagining you've had a wonderful time with all the new dirt delivered!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-78782995426922713022008-02-22T20:36:00.000-05:002008-02-22T20:36:00.000-05:00I'm looking forward to the return of the Pileated ...I'm looking forward to the return of the Pileated Woodpeckers. You're right, getting a photo of them can be tough. They don't like me sneaking up on them. I curse the Basswood trees on our property until I remember a variety of woodpeckers seem to love them.WiseAcrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383341492994868833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-46960033637509503222008-02-22T19:28:00.000-05:002008-02-22T19:28:00.000-05:00Oh, I love the bird pictures! I never tire of seei...Oh, I love the bird pictures! I never tire of seeing them. <BR/><BR/>I caught a hawk eating today. I'll be posting it later. They are definitely spectacular creatures.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-22649649831733849782008-02-22T17:20:00.000-05:002008-02-22T17:20:00.000-05:00I would show the hawks all the time too. Don't the...I would show the hawks all the time too. Don't they frighten away your little birds?<BR/><BR/>I adore the chickadees. They make such a fuss when I go outside with the dogs or the cat!<BR/><BR/>Robin at BumblebeeRobin (Bumblebee)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04516571306617946865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-55141201170651368362008-02-22T13:57:00.000-05:002008-02-22T13:57:00.000-05:00Like Lisa, I will never tire of the hawks, red hea...Like Lisa, I will never tire of the hawks, red head or any of the bird photos or of the birds themselves in my own garden. They are the icing on the gardening cake. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Frances at Faire GardenFrances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-76620291179039419702008-02-22T11:51:00.000-05:002008-02-22T11:51:00.000-05:00Popped in for some sunshine ... I envy your time i...Popped in for some sunshine ... I envy your time in the garden. Mine, sigh, is still beneath a blanket of white snow.<BR/><BR/>What a handsome Pileated Woodpecker ... I photographed perhaps his relative at the lake last weekend where we were 'iced' in and had to be towed up our huge hill by a 10 ton fork lift with chained 'spinning' tires (not fun).joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-78146395087649207732008-02-22T10:57:00.000-05:002008-02-22T10:57:00.000-05:00Don't you dare stop showing your Hawks. They are ...Don't you dare stop showing your Hawks. They are beautiful. Your gardens must ideed be a peaceful place since you are blessed with such lovely avian visitors. I too love to have Carolina Wrens in the garden. They are always so busy and seem so joyful with their song. If I had a Pileated Woodpecker in my garden I would turn a flip in excitement. They are so striking. And you get a load of Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com