tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post2935344451148534876..comments2023-10-29T10:30:04.032+00:00Comments on My Wildlife Sanctuary: Sunday safari.....Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-55031372749523708332010-04-28T22:09:22.770+01:002010-04-28T22:09:22.770+01:00Cheryl, yes, I have seen wolves when I was a child...Cheryl, yes, I have seen wolves when I was a child. Sadly, the ranchers and farmers have just about exterminated them. Hearing them is very special too. It sends chills down your spine.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-31221531812859090912010-04-27T20:34:48.463+01:002010-04-27T20:34:48.463+01:00I do so love your garden. The fauna along with th...I do so love your garden. The fauna along with the flora. Something about your blog always leaves me a bit more rested. You do all the gardening work, and I get to enjoy the results!NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-2706175973750857482010-04-27T20:05:38.198+01:002010-04-27T20:05:38.198+01:00Cheryl,
This sure is a lovely posting. I enjoyed ...Cheryl,<br />This sure is a lovely posting. I enjoyed so very much taking a stroll in your garden. The mallard ducks, the butterflies, the lovely flowers, it's all so peaceful.Brenda Kay Ledfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077314514118637590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-19264907937927087362010-04-27T04:42:08.038+01:002010-04-27T04:42:08.038+01:00Cheryl, Maurice and Mildred make a lovely couple a...Cheryl, Maurice and Mildred make a lovely couple and I am sure enjoy the hospitality of your gardens. How wonderful they return each year-like old friends coming for their annual visit.<br /><br />Delightful to see your bees and the holly blue. Such a great photo. And of course I ove the lady bugs. So sorry about the rabbits, though. We just can't ;eave Mother Nature alone can we? Everything gets out of balance when we interfer. <br /><br />Looks like you are having a few days of blue skies. I hope it has warmed some for you. We are having much more seasonable temps now. Cool nights and warm days. And, we got some much neededrain this past weekend. The gardens all needed a good drink. Hugs to you!beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-12181060768383575842010-04-27T04:10:14.048+01:002010-04-27T04:10:14.048+01:00dear cheryl,
delightful stroll around the garden...dear cheryl,<br /> <br />delightful stroll around the garden with you all your creatures.<br />i love the mallard couple...so sweet. will they stay with you long?<br />i wish people understood how out of balance things can get if we take things in our own hands. are there any other natural predators of the rabbits you could attract?<br />that blue butterfly is exquisite. we still don't have many butterflies yet.<br />but lots of bumbles. <br />i am in love with blue skies too.<br />we have had days of grey skies with rain on and off. it cooled things off and my allergies have been much better.<br />happy april.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-88640182672554312722010-04-27T03:21:11.963+01:002010-04-27T03:21:11.963+01:00I love the mallard ducks, they do make a great cou...I love the mallard ducks, they do make a great coupleRusty in Miamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269773686173984184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-11455612957807988002010-04-27T01:52:07.454+01:002010-04-27T01:52:07.454+01:00That is a great capture of the fly in the last pho...That is a great capture of the fly in the last photo. They are difficult to get. I have seen several bumbles on the ground this spring. I wonder if they are drunk on all the yummy nectar that is available now. Sounds like fun to me. tee hee....Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-41140856326546960162010-04-26T18:43:35.414+01:002010-04-26T18:43:35.414+01:00Hi Marnie....I could not agree more......I must sa...Hi Marnie....I could not agree more......I must say I have never seen so many rabbits as I walk along the country lanes.<br /><br />I am glad the rabbits leave your garden alone.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-20493766696245194832010-04-26T16:53:21.524+01:002010-04-26T16:53:21.524+01:00Hi Cheryl. Apparently the coyotes here are keepi...Hi Cheryl. Apparently the coyotes here are keeping the rabbits in check. Even tho I live on a farm, we are never bothered by rabbits in the garden. Too bad your farmers are too short sighted to let the foxes keep a natural balance.<br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-3578446313754240592010-04-26T16:46:22.237+01:002010-04-26T16:46:22.237+01:00Hi Monica.....yes Arum maculatum, that is Lords an...Hi Monica.....yes Arum maculatum, that is Lords and Ladies.<br /><br />We have mallards all year round but they only come into the garden during the breeding season. Always welcome visitors.....<br /><br />I have many other clematis in the garden and they do well.<br />I particularly wanted this one because it is evergreen and vigorous. It would have covered some horrid mesh fencing at the bottom of the garden.<br />Someone has suggested planting another climber nearby to give it some protection....I think this is a very good idea. So, tomorrow, I will be off to the nursery.......<br /><br />Pieris are wonderful and very underated I think.<br />Strangely Monica that has happened to me on more than one occasion. Very expensive plants doing ok and the cheapie from the supermarket gallops. There must be a morale somewhere there.......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-25049104981859082672010-04-26T16:40:00.950+01:002010-04-26T16:40:00.950+01:00Hi Rose.....yes the battle continues....Nella, lik...Hi Rose.....yes the battle continues....Nella, like Sophie, is on duty all day at the moment. They do their damage at night, so I am losing the battle and resigning myself to the fact this is just how it is....<br /><br />Such is life......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-84158070051539492892010-04-26T14:34:42.249+01:002010-04-26T14:34:42.249+01:00Cheryl, I find white flowers very hard to photogra...Cheryl, I find white flowers very hard to photograph. Love the snake's head fritillary--mine are past bloom now but they are one of my favorite spring bulbs. Aren't pieris great? I bought a larger more expensive one than shown in my recent post, but it's not doing half as well as the cheap one I found serendipitously at the end of the season after having already bought the more $$ one!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-82350884064698742752010-04-26T14:31:53.269+01:002010-04-26T14:31:53.269+01:00Hi Cheryl, Did a little Googling. Are lords and la...Hi Cheryl, Did a little Googling. Are lords and ladies Arum maculatum? The red berries they get later, and the spadix, look very similar to our native Jack in the pulpits (Arisaema triphyllum). Also, mallards stay in Michigan year-round. I'm assuming they do in your area, too, they're just arriving in your garden now? And, finally, I love Clematis--it's such a broad species. I love the little white ones you show... surely there are more cold-tolerant ones available, even if they're not as cute?! (I do understand about pushing the xone, though. Something I always preach about not doing, but am guilty of at least twice myself!) LOLMonica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-67532919174777048682010-04-26T13:58:28.657+01:002010-04-26T13:58:28.657+01:00Good to see your blue skies, Cheryl! The plum blo...Good to see your blue skies, Cheryl! The plum blossom looks especially beautiful against the sky. Sorry to hear that the rabbit battle continues. I've put Sophie on rabbit alert here--they're getting braver and braver in my garden, but at least she gives them a good scare when she's outside. But I do like Maurice and Mildred...do you think there might be some little M's this spring?:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-81390596712483724822010-04-26T11:31:24.498+01:002010-04-26T11:31:24.498+01:00Hi Liz...thank you for that suggesion.....hadn'...Hi Liz...thank you for that suggesion.....hadn't thought of that....an ivy may be a good idea.....hmmm, you have me thinking now.<br />I gave up on passion flowers several years ago.....I now grow the clematis florida var. sieboldiana which has very similar flowers and does very well here.<br /><br />The farmers just irritate me beyond words sometimes.I have found dead badgers in certain areas and they often have bullet wounds. Illegal, of course.<br />Our fox has disappeared again, so I suspect he has strayed onto farming land...of course I have no proof.<br /><br />I love the mallards....I was very sad when the other two were knocked down by a car several weeks ago. I do hope this couple restrict themselves to the garden and fields......<br /><br /><br />Have a good week......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-80660818353452678632010-04-26T08:20:18.785+01:002010-04-26T08:20:18.785+01:00Hi Cheryl,
So sad to hear about the clematis… Per...Hi Cheryl,<br /><br />So sad to hear about the clematis… Perhaps if you grew another climber alongside it to offer some protection it may perk up? I’ve had similar trouble with a passionflower that I am now giving up on and will get rid of it this year.<br /><br />Your farmers are ridiculous, such an old fashioned mentality, I bet they even use poison to try to kill the Rabbits when there’s a much easier method – allowing the Foxes to keep the numbers in check. But that’s a whole other debate.<br /><br />I love your Mallards! Lol, fantastic names :)<br /><br />I hope the weather stays nice for you, and perhaps you get some rain – at night, obviously!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-36316252047133582982010-04-26T06:27:50.652+01:002010-04-26T06:27:50.652+01:00DEar Sherry....thank you. It was fun bug hunting ...DEar Sherry....thank you. It was fun bug hunting today....with warmer days there are lots of insects in the garden.<br /><br />It always saddens me that the human race and the animal kingdom cannot live alongside each other in harmony. Of course there are some circumstances where things have to be controlled, and we all try to understand that. <br />I am passive by nature, so I expect it is easier for me...<br /><br />Have a wonderful week.....we need rain.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-53066366323983073942010-04-26T03:55:02.560+01:002010-04-26T03:55:02.560+01:00Dear Cheryl,
I just love seeing all your lovely bu...Dear Cheryl,<br />I just love seeing all your lovely bugs! It has been so wet here I have seen very few. The bee fly is a fantastic photograph!<br />The Mallards ARE a charming couple.<br />Each safari with you is so fun.<br />I am sad the farmers kill the foxes. It is why everything is out of balance. We must stop killing and start living in cooperation. <br />I loved being in your garden with you this evening. It was so nice to relax after a day in the wetlands.<br />Thank you.<br />SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-51922061163242725682010-04-25T21:14:01.343+01:002010-04-25T21:14:01.343+01:00Hi Morning Glories......Nella sits and watches the...Hi Morning Glories......Nella sits and watches their every move through the conservatory glass.<br />She is motionless....<br /><br />How sad to lose your gardenias. Blooms are so fleeting, it is sad when we miss a season with them.<br /><br />I could not agree with you more. Man has caused so many problems with this wonderful planet of ours....I have a feeling we are all going to learn too late.<br /><br />I love wolves.....have you ever seen one??Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-87940249581573805062010-04-25T19:20:36.030+01:002010-04-25T19:20:36.030+01:00Maurice and Mildred make a very handsome couple. D...Maurice and Mildred make a very handsome couple. Does Nella growl and bark at them from inside? <br /><br />Your Clematis and Plum Blossoms are lovely--I am so attracted to white blooms. All my gardenias were hit by the cold winter we had. I will miss their blooms and fragrance greatly. <br /><br />Yes, I imagine you are right about the over-population of rabbits in your area. So sad that such a beautiful animal as the foxes are being killed. When will people wake up to realize what an imbalance we have caused? The same thing has happened here with coyotes and wolves.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-78095206611926196642010-04-25T18:13:17.213+01:002010-04-25T18:13:17.213+01:00Eileen....tku for dropping by and for leaving a co...Eileen....tku for dropping by and for leaving a comment.....Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-5762464196335857322010-04-25T17:50:14.895+01:002010-04-25T17:50:14.895+01:00Cherl, you have a lovely garden. The flowers and w...Cherl, you have a lovely garden. The flowers and wildlife photos are all wonderful.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-59484402015737326782010-04-25T13:42:53.601+01:002010-04-25T13:42:53.601+01:00Dear Jane
I have been fortunate to travel far and...Dear Jane<br /><br />I have been fortunate to travel far and wide.....the english countryside still holds some of the best scenery in the world. I suspose to be truthful though, we all love our homeland.......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-84377443776960093082010-04-25T11:51:50.729+01:002010-04-25T11:51:50.729+01:00Me again Cheryl - thanks for your wise and support...Me again Cheryl - thanks for your wise and supportive comment over on mine. Yes you truly cannot beat our wonderful countryside can you?<br /><br />JAne xMarigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-69067440169403855052010-04-25T11:50:12.133+01:002010-04-25T11:50:12.133+01:00Lovely Cheryl - I feel as if I have been for a str...Lovely Cheryl - I feel as if I have been for a stroll round your garden with you!<br /><br />JaneMarigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.com