tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post2768762462991028348..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: A Day for CrittersMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-10607555812271185622008-08-28T08:34:00.000-04:002008-08-28T08:34:00.000-04:00Meems, you have the vegetation galore I would like...Meems, you have the vegetation galore I would like, but mine... I cannot seem to manage! I guess I will just have to visit your blog to enjoy.<BR/><BR/>I love the critters. I have the racers, lizards, leaf hoppers and butterflies, but not documented like you. I also get sidetracked in my blog! I can learn a lot from looking at your blog. Barb<BR/>http://exploringnature.blogspot.com/Blue Heronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754974920712871999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-10539605079607452922008-06-30T18:53:00.000-04:002008-06-30T18:53:00.000-04:00Oh my goodness, I laughed when I read your post ab...Oh my goodness, I laughed when I read your post about the frog :) I love those little guys, they are so cute! I'm glad you snapped a picture of him. I have really enjoyed reading your blog- it's nice to find Florida Gardeners! I'll definitely be popping in to read more garden adventures and peek at your pictures :)<BR/><BR/>SusieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-6915113185314632842008-06-30T14:46:00.000-04:002008-06-30T14:46:00.000-04:00joey: believe me, when we first moved to this hous...joey: believe me, when we first moved to this house I was pretty sqeamish about snakes... I have gotten used to them... they are definitely part of the territory in Florida.<BR/><BR/>Susan: I don't kill anything useful but the evil eastern lubber grasshoppers have no redeeming quality... they have taken all my amazon lilies down to the ground and they are fastly working on the amaryllis foliage Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-80938986900781625542008-06-30T12:34:00.000-04:002008-06-30T12:34:00.000-04:00I can't stand those lubbers either. Generally, I d...I can't stand those lubbers either. Generally, I don't like to kill insects, but these guys are destructive!!! p.s. That's a BIG racer.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106128705768954876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-15035075015072466832008-06-29T21:41:00.000-04:002008-06-29T21:41:00.000-04:00Meems, your vistor photos are amazing! The black r...Meems, your vistor photos are amazing! The black racer would be enough for me to hide my 'Hoe and Shovel' FOREVER! But truthfully, we live in 'their house', don't we?joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-50653068801343955642008-06-29T21:09:00.000-04:002008-06-29T21:09:00.000-04:00katarina: I wish away the grasshoppers daily... bu...katarina: I wish away the grasshoppers daily... but it does not good ... they are quite destructive. But the butterflies make it all better!<BR/><BR/>Annie: I had been hearing a frog in the garage for a couple of weeks making its creaky froggy sounds but didn't think anything of it when I slammed the door shut. In between the door jam is where they like to squeeze in and hang out for some reason.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-86246452549832789752008-06-29T10:13:00.000-04:002008-06-29T10:13:00.000-04:00The tree frog is cute, but who expects one to drop...The tree frog is cute, but who expects one to drop from above?<BR/> <BR/>I like how you used proper garden blogging procedure, Meems - scream first, then take a photo. <BR/>Or in the case of the grasshopper...first take the photo, then wisely eliminate the subject. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-65954435616224539762008-06-29T01:30:00.000-04:002008-06-29T01:30:00.000-04:00Oh dear, snakes and frogs dropping down at you - w...Oh dear, snakes and frogs dropping down at you - what a fright! I didn't know grasshoppers could be such a pest - we don't have very many here. But the butterflies...so many lovely shots of butterflies - you're lucky there!<BR/>/KatarinaKatarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622903367597082775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-47019282131973800212008-06-28T18:21:00.000-04:002008-06-28T18:21:00.000-04:00P- glad you are making use of reader... makes blog...P- glad you are making use of reader... makes blogging life a bit easier... I actually have been turning the lights off earlier this week... I guess to make up for last week. :-)<BR/><BR/>aunt debbi: no frog anywhere touching body, bad very bad... we are in complete agreement.<BR/><BR/>lisa: absolutely... never lonely and never bored. A little distracted maybe.<BR/><BR/>serious: don't really likeMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-52373716500300571942008-06-28T15:48:00.000-04:002008-06-28T15:48:00.000-04:00AbFab! You have gotten WAY good with that camera! ...AbFab! You have gotten WAY good with that camera! One would never guess you had any trouble at all getting the hang of it. I have seen so few butterflies this year. I'm hoping for nice weather soonly, so I can run down to Mandalay and see who's there.<BR/><BR/>Your little skipper is a Duskywing, or one of its cousins. I'm hopeless at determining which - maybe Horace's or Juvenal? - and my field SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-45085899186779797592008-06-28T15:22:00.000-04:002008-06-28T15:22:00.000-04:00Hi Meems.....what a fabulous post, well a wildlife...Hi Meems.....what a fabulous post, well a wildlife gardener would love it. Your butterflies are stunning, so colourful.<BR/>I love the frog, and he is very beautiful.<BR/>A wonderful, wonderful post thank you for sharing all your lovely bugs......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-30371237412314129022008-06-28T13:15:00.000-04:002008-06-28T13:15:00.000-04:00Great pics!! I just had a racer in the yard a few ...Great pics!! I just had a racer in the yard a few weeks ago.Lets Planthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335805787831512992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-19873968024039133702008-06-28T13:07:00.000-04:002008-06-28T13:07:00.000-04:00I loved the flying and hopping critters in your ga...I loved the flying and hopping critters in your garden, well except for the big grasshopper... I even like the snake. How nice that they<BR/>all cooperated when it came time for their photo shoot. Zinnias are wonderful aren't they!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-12587488021548409362008-06-28T12:44:00.000-04:002008-06-28T12:44:00.000-04:00I think I would have let out a girlish scream if a...I think I would have let out a girlish scream if a tree frog jumped on me. The frogs don't bother me near as much as the creepy, crawly, slithering thing. That definitely would cause me to do a funny little dance and scream. Nice photos by the way!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306886935043225767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-63824360881066052762008-06-28T07:40:00.000-04:002008-06-28T07:40:00.000-04:00Meems, sounds like you had a busy day in the garde...Meems, sounds like you had a busy day in the garden! I enjoyed seeing all your critters, even the tree frog. <BR/><BR/>I love toads and frogs. My mom has lots of tree frogs where she lives, and I love to see them climbing around on the windows at night.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-73414259903561378192008-06-28T00:47:00.000-04:002008-06-28T00:47:00.000-04:00Meems a wonderful post with all your visitors. You...Meems a wonderful post with all your visitors. Your garden must be a popular spot. I love the skipper and the white peacock butterfly and the...treefrog!Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-50798932858147142562008-06-27T23:51:00.000-04:002008-06-27T23:51:00.000-04:00I HATE green tree frogs. H.A.T.E. Have a phobia of...I HATE green tree frogs. H.A.T.E. Have a phobia of them that stems from my childhood. Might need therapy. One got into the house and I literally could not breathe. Panic attack. Called my husband AT WORK and made him drive ALL THE WAY HOME to get that frog out of the house before I passed out cold. Even looking at your picture gives me the heebiejeebies. (But that Gulf butterfly on the butterfly Arissa Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982458830055275547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-79386974013616766142008-06-27T23:49:00.000-04:002008-06-27T23:49:00.000-04:00My goodness Meems you can't ever get lonesome in y...My goodness Meems you can't ever get lonesome in your garden what with all of your friends romping about. It is a good thing that Mr Racer comes along and keeps all in check.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-52720149070580229792008-06-27T23:22:00.000-04:002008-06-27T23:22:00.000-04:00Beautiful butterflies. No frog on shoulder, bad v...Beautiful butterflies. No frog on shoulder, bad very very bad. You recover much better than I do.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-2276354897790897422008-06-27T23:04:00.000-04:002008-06-27T23:04:00.000-04:00Meems,You just popped up on my newly installed Goo...Meems,<BR/>You just popped up on my newly installed Google Reader!<BR/>Thanks for your help, again!!<BR/>Your photos are awesome as usual. Can't wait to see more vacation new :)<BR/>Now TURN OFF THE LIGHTS!!!!!<BR/>pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com