A walk on my birfday weekend
Ichabod and I went for a walk in Lamoreaux Park last weekend. I played hogs of the camera and took all of these with his Sony Mavica.
The weather was perfect. It wasn't hot, it wasn't cold, it wasn't too sunny. It was really nice.
As always, these will look better if you click on them and choose All Sizes and pick Large.
And since spring is here I wanted to get some spring flower pictures. Starting off with flowering trees.
This is called a Juneberry or Serviceberry tree.
I think this one is called a Thornapple.
This is a Dogwood tree.
Then, of course, I had to get some shots of the Grand River.
And I really liked the bridge here.
And the little wildflowers are fun, too.
Not sure what these are.
I believe these are called Spring Beauties.
This one's kinda blurred, but I think it's a Swamp Buttercup.
Just another fun shot.
Warning!!! The next two pictures feature a snake (oh, and Ichabod). If you don't like snakes, then scroll past the next two quickly.
Skunk cabbage.
Just a picture with reflections in a small swamp.
And, for August, a stump covered in fungus.
The weather was perfect. It wasn't hot, it wasn't cold, it wasn't too sunny. It was really nice.
As always, these will look better if you click on them and choose All Sizes and pick Large.
And since spring is here I wanted to get some spring flower pictures. Starting off with flowering trees.
This is called a Juneberry or Serviceberry tree. I think this one is called a Thornapple. This is a Dogwood tree.Then, of course, I had to get some shots of the Grand River.
And I really liked the bridge here.
And the little wildflowers are fun, too.
Not sure what these are. I believe these are called Spring Beauties. This one's kinda blurred, but I think it's a Swamp Buttercup.Just another fun shot.
Warning!!! The next two pictures feature a snake (oh, and Ichabod). If you don't like snakes, then scroll past the next two quickly.
Skunk cabbage. Just a picture with reflections in a small swamp.And, for August, a stump covered in fungus.
Squirl chattered at 8:14 PM
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Oh, those are just beautiful pictures.
I like the Dogwood flower the most.
The ones of the streams/rivers (?) are very nice, too. I just love Springtime in Nature.
Do you know what kind of snake that is? What a very brave man to pick up a wild snake. :)
Very cool.
And, Happy Birthday!
Haha I love that when you see a stump covered in fungus... you think of me lol.
Also, what a wonderful skunk cabbage. Beautiful example.
hehe, I was going to comment on the Bod of Ich and then I saw that Augie fungus comment.
Nice photos! :o)
I like the flower ones.
Very pretty!
So, Ich is a snake shaker?
He'll be hearing from the SPCA.
Did too have something to say, Chia. :P
Amber, aren't Dogwood flowers gorgeous? Ichabod knew it wasn't a poisonous snake so he picked it up just so I could get a picture.
Thanks!
August, now that you put it that way, it doesn't sound very nice does it??? :)
Everybody, listen up! August takes the most beautiful pictures of fungus that I've ever seen! Mine usually aren't in focus. I was proud of this one. That skunk cabbage really stood out, all alone like that. Thanks!
Mr B, Ichabod is quite the snake-handler, eh? You know what I mean about August and fungus.
MD, thanks! I love to catch the spring flowers. Their time is so fleeting.
Chia, thanks!
Bucky, a snake shaker? That sounds kinda dirty. After that comment I think it'll be Landover Baptists that he hears from.
I loved the pictures of the flowering trees! I recognized the dogwood flower but never realized that was what those were.
And I'd never heard of spring beauties but what a fitting name.
I really liked the swamp reflections picture too.
And thanks for the warning about the snake, I appreciate it.
What a great birthday walk! It really looked terrific.
ICHABOD PICKED UP THE SNAKE!!!!!!!
AAAAK!
Um--the other pics are lovely--but that one FREAKED ME OUT! He must be your hero!
dkvauz: from the Wheel of Fortune (watched late at night or when their board is acting up!) Dark Vowels....
I do? Oh yeah! She's always saying, "There's a fungus among us." I just assumed she was talking about Bucky. hehe
Danielle, I love dogwoods, too. There's an area that used to have a lot of them. Then, of course, someone had to build a home there. To their credit, they did leave a few.
And I remembered that you didn't like snake pictures the last time I posted them. :)
It was a lovely birthday walk, thanks!
Effie, Ichabod likes critters. Since that one wasn't poisonous, well, he just helped me out. Should've seen him chasing the little bugger, though. :)
Mr B, um, I'm not so sure that was about Bucky...
Ich~a~snake, that was really bad, but I just couldn't help it.
I love all your pictures, always do they are just beautiful.
Thanks honey I needed these today! Like you I just love nature.
Nina, tee hee. You know I love a good (bad?) pun. I'm so glad that you enjoyed the pictures. Thank you and I hope things are going as well as can be for you.
Excellent! I love snakes. :)
My mother tried to sneak some skunk cabbage into our house (stuffed down her shirt) to play a trick on my dad when we lived in Michigan. She tripped on the entryway and it broke in her shirt. It was high-LARIOUS.
Ah, good times. Thanks for bringing back that memory.
Don'tcha know when you hold 'em upside down like that, it makes the blood rush to their little heads?
You have to cradle 'em, like a baby, or a drugged cat.
Darn it Sqrrrl, I pick on Bucky and she didn't even notice when she commented. This may require an intervention of sorts.
Jim, I love the story about your mother and the skunk cabbage. So glad to bring back wonderful memories for you. :)
Bucky, a drugged cat???
Mr B, mebbe she's just too busy to read all the comments these days. Too many drugged cats with which to contend.
Non-threathening snakies are kinda cool. We have photos of the kiddos and I holding a huge Burmese python -- she was so heavy it took all three of us to support her weight, probably 6 inches in diameter. I loved all these pictures! Those spring beauties look a little like phlox. I wonder if they're related?
Very pretty. Even the snake because I wasn't actually there to freak out proper. I love the blossoms in the trees.
Eclectic, somehow it doesn't surprise me that you would handle a nonpoisonous snake. I have to check to see if phlox are related. Now where's my wildflower book...?
Thanks!
Kranki, snakes aren't so scary when it's only a picture, huh? Glad that you liked the trees in blossom.
Nice pictures!
I like snakes, except rattlers.
Sierrabella, thanks! I don't think I'd like rattlers, either.
Those pictures look like my back yard right now. :( Maybe it would look better if we had a cute little bridge?
Another set on wonderful pics, Squirl. Thanks.
In my many walks I have encountered numerous snakes. The only one that ever panicked me was a rattler I stepped on in the Arizona desert. Thankfully, I frightened the snake as much as the snake frightened me: he slithered in one direction as I jumped in another.
tshsmom, sometimes wild is pretty. It sucks when you know you have to clean it up. You're already busy enough. But the bridge would be cute. :)
Nick, thanks! Your story just illustrates how snakes aren't as bad a people make them out to be. I think the symbol of the snake and what it means in different religions.
JDR, thanks! I have to come over and check out how you're doing.
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