tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post201130730400491682..comments2008-06-10T16:13:03.118-04:00cyndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006126625281714507noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-79334897845851918632008-06-10T16:13:00.000-04:002008-06-10T16:13:00.000-04:00

Is that a northern water snake? There's a big pond right behind the building I work in, and I see them sometimes when I walk around it. Beautiful detail on the scales. I was looking at the UMass snake site www.umass.edu/nrec/snake_pit/index.html and it talks about scales being keeled or not; that picture shows what it means.

DeanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314460920173552547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-7218665723280452732008-06-06T11:48:00.000-04:002008-06-06T11:48:00.000-04:00

I heard about mulching around the potatoes with salt marsh straw. I'm not sure if the salt is the main thing or if really thick straw mulch would work. We have the same trouble on our eggplant. They are so little I've lost at least one of the transplants to the damage. We'll see if any get big enough to survive and produce.

Kristi aka Fiber Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12845705004295176738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-23056844559267638922008-06-06T07:26:00.000-04:002008-06-06T07:26:00.000-04:00

Scarlet tanager, earthsnake, hellgrammite and lacewing would be my guess. We have noticed different things down here too...don't know if this is good or bad....but yes some are beautiful.

Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00647798372172407775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-72131588083851344332008-06-05T16:09:00.000-04:002008-06-05T16:09:00.000-04:00

in florida we call them mayflies.

vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320959567844355825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-54281960000884713982008-06-05T15:40:00.000-04:002008-06-05T15:40:00.000-04:00

Nice pictures! Scarlet tanager, redbelly snake(?), hellgrammite, and mayfly.

Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11706897871184267996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-64907772118513330142008-06-05T13:39:00.001-04:002008-06-05T13:39:00.001-04:00

er, zoom lens.

Beth S.http://hermione.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-80820685738794379242008-06-05T13:39:00.000-04:002008-06-05T13:39:00.000-04:00

Surely you didn't stand that close to a live snake...? Hope that was a zoom lend shot. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Is the last one a mayfly? Caddis fly? It looks like something my father would fish with. ;-) Actually, so does the ugly one in the dirt... I think that's a helgrammite. (sp?)

Beth S.http://hermione.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-41977125715644323302008-06-05T12:07:00.000-04:002008-06-05T12:07:00.000-04:00

Being in the UK I've never seen any of your creatures but the flying insect looks sort of like a Lacewing - not sure if that's just a UK beastie or not!! Great shots none the less!

Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07045803671669833677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-27159295903201258572008-06-05T11:25:00.000-04:002008-06-05T11:25:00.000-04:00

the only thing I know for sure is the Scarlet Tananger. It is a male. CAn't miss him. The snake is beautiful the wya you have pictured it. That bug in the ground...hmmmm, I just don't know. That is a beautiful picture of the flying insect too.

Lisa at Greenbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-59952345479521970442008-06-05T10:33:00.000-04:002008-06-05T10:33:00.000-04:00

Looks like we both posted pics of red birds this am!!! I love the spinning shot of the yarn on the niddy on top of the pineapple crochet doily. It's lovely...............

cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15863913446098500447noreply@blogger.com