tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post8994059937055770898..comments2024-03-20T05:19:35.526-04:00Comments on Mauigirl's Meanderings: Back From the NorthMauigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-37757458609675213732009-05-09T05:30:00.000-04:002009-05-09T05:30:00.000-04:00how nice those look.... even the woodpeckers make...how nice those look.... even the woodpeckers make nature so wonderfulDistributorcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149154929149577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-83494995534857570282009-05-08T06:47:00.000-04:002009-05-08T06:47:00.000-04:00The cabin looks sweet. So does that red Jeep ride....The cabin looks sweet. So does that red Jeep ride. You two are living large, girlfriend!<br /><br />See ya' on Facebook.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788931352232874850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-29959764838372084592009-05-07T10:44:00.000-04:002009-05-07T10:44:00.000-04:00It looks idyllic!
I would have had my eyes closed...It looks idyllic!<br /><br />I would have had my eyes closed too! Glad you survived to tell the tale.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-7336573457945900722009-05-07T00:18:00.000-04:002009-05-07T00:18:00.000-04:00This place looks so inviting~ & you are gettin...This place looks so inviting~ & you are getting it all spiffed out (nice color choice on the slate). <br /><br />Might I suggest you kidnap me?<br /><br />Also, fun you get to play in the jeep using it for what it is designed to do. <br /><br />I'm serious about the kidnapping!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-87303032807900772052009-05-05T23:31:00.000-04:002009-05-05T23:31:00.000-04:00Love that trillium. We don't have that variety he...Love that trillium. We don't have that variety here in the West, apparently.<br /><br />If the Pileated Woodpeckers are doing that to the trees it's because they have insects in them and, probably, a fungus that makes the wood softer than it would otherwise be.<br /><br />I've never seen a PIleated Woodpecker as low to the ground as in that first photograph, though.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152302644577926337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-9154914266782111282009-05-05T19:08:00.000-04:002009-05-05T19:08:00.000-04:00Can I come live with you? ;)
That looks like a ju...Can I come live with you? ;)<br /><br />That looks like a just wonderful place! I've never seen a porcupine up close and personal. Muskrats, sure. Skunks, racoons, possums, yep. No porcupines, though. How cool is that!Beehttp://www.thebeekeepersapprentice.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-90383509527252376512009-05-05T16:53:00.000-04:002009-05-05T16:53:00.000-04:00Suzi, it would be even better if we could actually...Suzi, it would be even better if we could actually stay there! We are waiting for the contractor to stain the floor and then, finally, we could bring in furniture!<br /><br />Thanks, Average Patriot! No, I haven't ever eaten the ferns but have heard of eating them. I should get some nature book that tells you how to prepare them. As a city slicker, I have a fear of poisoning myself and my loved ones so have not been brave enough to try it!<br /><br />Giggles, thanks! You should have seen all the blurry pictures of Trillium I took before I suddenly realized the camera had a closeup seting! That peeper picture your child's teacher took was amazing. I didn't even ever see any of them in person, only heard them. <br /><br />Fran, me too - once we actually get to stay there and just relax I'm sure we'll finally get to meet!<br /><br />Mathman, LOL, I know, it's hilarious, isn't it? I keep making jokes about getting propane and "propane accessories."<br /><br />Dave, glad you enjoyed it! I'm going to try to take more nature pictures so will post them as they come along.<br /><br />DK, I deleted that comment - he or she has posted this before, must be a troll! As for the porcupine, I was very glad Diva was in the car with us and not able to run after it! The propane appliances all have oxygen sensors with shutoffs and one of them will be mounted outside. Also have carbon monoxide monitors so hopefully we'll be safe. I'm pretty paranoid about that stuff!<br /><br />Fran, thanks for doing the meme! I liked reading what you wrote!<br /><br />Randal, we are totally going to buy a chainsaw. Having so many trees all around us, it is probably necessary up there!<br /><br />Annette, I always wanted to live in a place that had nature around me - it's nice you already do. During the 5 years we lived up in Penfield, NY, is when I got interested in the birdwatching and all the other nature things. That was something I always missed after we moved away.<br /><br />Nan, thanks, that makes me feel better about the tree. I assumed probably there were bugs in it or something that they were after but it was still a surprise! Hope we do get some wrens - had them in our back yard in NJ last summer and it was so much fun to see them every morning and listen to their songs.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-86796874282804081402009-05-05T15:51:00.000-04:002009-05-05T15:51:00.000-04:00Great photos.
From what I've seen, pileated woodp...Great photos.<br /><br />From what I've seen, pileated woodpeckers don't go after trees unless the trees already have problems, like carpenter ants. The cool thing about those huge holes is that other birds, like wrens, use them for nesting.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-75496089082969037072009-05-05T13:16:00.000-04:002009-05-05T13:16:00.000-04:00Beautiful pictures.. That is so neat and you will ...Beautiful pictures.. That is so neat and you will really enjoy being able to get away from it all and having the place to do it in. Nature and all her environs to enjoy and share with... and we do have to share with them.. that's the best part of living in the midwest .. it is quiet, peaceful and I get to enjoy nature..Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344077085109588258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-7115315124460448302009-05-05T12:15:00.000-04:002009-05-05T12:15:00.000-04:00Very groovy shots! Don't forget your chainsaw mass...Very groovy shots! Don't forget your chainsaw massacre for the next batch of fallen trees.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-37133066009032758092009-05-05T03:15:00.000-04:002009-05-05T03:15:00.000-04:00I'm keeping this short!
I did the bloody meme- and...I'm keeping this short!<br />I did the bloody meme- and its all YOUR fault!<br />I mean thanks for the award (tee hee).Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-9393779180945836082009-05-05T03:08:00.000-04:002009-05-05T03:08:00.000-04:00Wow, MauiG, I was just gonna tell you how lovely y...Wow, MauiG, I was just gonna tell you how lovely your cabin is and how much it makes me miss the mountains ... but after scrolling down (and down and down) through that last comment, I felt like I'd wandered into the wrong place!<br /><br />I had no idea woodpeckers could do that kind of damage. I have seen a wild porcupine exactly once and got scared about our dogs getting involved with its quills. Now about those propane appliances ... be careful ...D.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-70816093712184600432009-05-05T00:28:00.000-04:002009-05-05T00:28:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-81028873040254192142009-05-04T23:57:00.000-04:002009-05-04T23:57:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful natur...Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful nature tour.<br /><br />It is a wonderful soul cleansing experience to roam the woods.Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-34729765409217892812009-05-04T23:29:00.000-04:002009-05-04T23:29:00.000-04:00At first I thought this was a Hank Hill propane co...At first I thought this was a Hank Hill propane commercial (kidding). How wrong of me. I love your nature pics and it looks like a great place.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246047045851719992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-9931025914919758272009-05-04T22:18:00.000-04:002009-05-04T22:18:00.000-04:00What a lovely spot. I must say, we have some real ...What a lovely spot. I must say, we have some real beauty up this way and you have found a perfect corner of it!<br /><br />I do hope that we get to meet one of these days when you are in the area.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-60841294682760740962009-05-04T20:41:00.000-04:002009-05-04T20:41:00.000-04:00Oh my goodness.... WOW!! This nature girl is way...Oh my goodness.... WOW!! This nature girl is way jealous of the nature YOU are able to enjoy!!!! Your place and pictures are gorgeous!!!!!!! Oh, wow. just wow. I have never seen a porcipine, either! Nor a piliated and that is a bird I want to see before I die. I know they are around...but...<br /><br />Thanks for the shout out.... My oldest's teacher (who is not a professional photographer that I know of) took the pic of the peeper. She actually took many and I suspect only a few turned out...but she did good! She, I think, may be taking photog lessons from the guy who writes Notes from the Wildside blog that's on my roll. Now, he's the real pro!giggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173558660571799919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-28166852480566702672009-05-04T19:11:00.001-04:002009-05-04T19:11:00.001-04:00Son of a gun don't disturb those trees, everything...Son of a gun don't disturb those trees, everything Is gorgeous. You are pretty lucky that is gorgeous. Fiddle ferns, have you ever eaten them? Don't touch them but do you have any Lady Slippers?<br /> I spent a lot of my childhood on farms and in the Maine wilderness collecting wild flowers and ferns etc. to be sent to Connecticut and sole to florists for dry flowers. I will say it again, gorgeous!jmsjoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631105639275375922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-911440740127389862009-05-04T19:11:00.000-04:002009-05-04T19:11:00.000-04:00Your cabin is turning into quite a cozy getaway. S...Your cabin is turning into quite a cozy getaway. SO jealous!Suzi Riothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869448922051303723noreply@blogger.com