tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post4546215070134377915..comments2024-03-18T10:25:02.811-04:00Comments on Rook's Nest: Country RamblesShammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-7376502789829460012007-09-14T05:28:00.000-04:002007-09-14T05:28:00.000-04:00Don't you just wonder about Nature and the surviva...Don't you just wonder about Nature and the survival of the fittest and all that! Talk about a "man eat man" world! And what would Mother Nature say about that?Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-54107118960490094412007-09-13T00:12:00.000-04:002007-09-13T00:12:00.000-04:00Hmmm! Crabtree jelly & honey would be mighty nice...Hmmm! Crabtree jelly & honey would be mighty nice :-)<BR/><BR/>Wait, wasp do not produce honey. Never mind.Ming the Mercilesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-80992601963070402992007-09-12T17:44:00.000-04:002007-09-12T17:44:00.000-04:00Loosestrife was a big invasive in western Mass. wh...Loosestrife was a big invasive in western Mass. when I lived there. Haven't seen it here, though.tut-tuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713003038275525797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-33130588393074434252007-09-12T14:29:00.000-04:002007-09-12T14:29:00.000-04:00That's a monster nest!I have never seen that inasi...That's a monster nest!<BR/>I have never seen that inasive plant, but we have our own - Scotch Broom. I get so angry at it sometimes. But aren't we all invasive species..R. Duckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543245043756898956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-25732953237390972882007-09-12T13:26:00.000-04:002007-09-12T13:26:00.000-04:00That is quite a plant! It is always a balancing ac...That is quite a plant! It is always a balancing act, isn't it? The good and the bad....Lord! But it is wonderful that thgis place has been deemed to be preserved..Now, do they take care of getting rid of this bad plant that is so threatening? I hope so.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-29899971339447343042007-09-12T13:11:00.000-04:002007-09-12T13:11:00.000-04:00I have never seen such a nest!!! Never seen that p...I have never seen such a nest!!! Never seen that plant either, but it looks a bit like rose-bay-willow-herb.Fizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567163619063679995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-35256824651097423652007-09-12T10:45:00.000-04:002007-09-12T10:45:00.000-04:00Amazing that you got that close to that wasp nest,...Amazing that you got that close to that wasp nest, that thing is big.Lilli & Nevadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543963287673840358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-79827078859014901162007-09-12T05:42:00.000-04:002007-09-12T05:42:00.000-04:00Three very good photographs, I love the top one an...Three very good photographs, I love the top one and the tree relections, I have never seen or heard of the 'beautiful killer' but I guess the name suits it right down to its roots. We have simalar stuff here that invades then destroys habits.<BR/>This wasp nest is a belter, no wonder the crab apples are so full of fruit, who want to risk that. But what a good spot the wasps picked in the first place... a bumper crop just for them.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-27527344099635842192007-09-12T05:15:00.000-04:002007-09-12T05:15:00.000-04:00First, everything looked so nice and perfect, then...First, everything looked so nice and perfect, then came some more negative descriptions. Good, we must be honest. (I followed the example on my blog today, showing something not so positive as I usually do.)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024294080108212018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-30919362635109816422007-09-11T23:20:00.000-04:002007-09-11T23:20:00.000-04:00It is a beautiful killer, isn't it. I first becam...It is a beautiful killer, isn't it. I first became familiar with it when I lived in Wisconsin. It was all along the highways there.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273873865160002759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-85397210897100051962007-09-11T22:41:00.000-04:002007-09-11T22:41:00.000-04:00Great shots the wasp nest looks like a good place ...Great shots the wasp nest looks like a good place to stay clear of, I really like the shot of the water through the cattails.LChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841293687107296689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-32167761303578902682007-09-11T22:30:00.000-04:002007-09-11T22:30:00.000-04:00Purple Loosestrife's nick name is "the beautiful k...Purple Loosestrife's nick name is "the beautiful killer." It really is a gorgeous plant... I've seen quite a bit of it down here, even along the highways.<BR/><BR/>Now, that wasp nest is huge! Is it included in the "conservation" deal? >8()FĂ©nix - Bostonscapeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656859345629639973noreply@blogger.com