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lavendertook ([personal profile] lavendertook) wrote2016-05-14 09:48 pm

Soggy May

Life's been calm the past few weeks. I could do with some more of that. I saw a scarlet tanager out my living room window twice in the past week, and saw some Baltimore orioles down by the lake. The skinks came out when the sun peeped out today, and the mountain laurels are just starting to open up. Some of my hobbit posse here is coming out for a moot in a couple of weeks and I am very much looking forward to that.

Here's some pics from around the lake the past week in between the rains:


Lady slippers by my favorite mossy stump in the woods outside my apartment leading down to the lake.


American bullfrog down by the entrance pond of the little creek that leads down to the lake.




Water snake hanging out by the lake in the usual spot.


Turtle happy there's a little bit of sun. I think it's a red eared turtle.

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[personal profile] zlabya 2016-05-15 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Such beautiful nature photos!!! I look forward to walking again with you (next Saturday is out, but I'm hoping for Sunday!)
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[personal profile] untonuggan 2016-05-15 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
such pretty pretty pictures!
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[personal profile] saraqael 2016-05-15 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
You sure that was a water snake and not a water moccasin? I can't really tell from the angle of the head in this picture.

Love the frog and the turtle. :)

[identity profile] grey-wonderer.livejournal.com 2016-05-15 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
You get the best snake photos! Seriously impressive. I like that little turtle.

[identity profile] baranduin.livejournal.com 2016-05-15 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
That little turtle looks like she's doing Cobra pose :-)
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[personal profile] shirebound 2016-05-15 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
Sweet turtle!

I'm so glad you've had some peace as well as some sun.

[identity profile] elwenlj.livejournal.com 2016-05-15 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
I'm loving that mossy stump. Moss always looks such an impossible shade of green. If you saw that in a painting you'd not believe it.

[identity profile] romeny.livejournal.com 2016-05-15 10:38 am (UTC)(link)
Sun already peeping out here so looking for a non-rainy day to do some meat on the grill. Hopefully your moot posse will have a good weekend weather wise so you can enjoy outdoors.

[identity profile] addie71.livejournal.com 2016-05-15 11:19 am (UTC)(link)
The lady slippers are lovely. I'm glad you've been enjoying and nice stretch of calm.

[identity profile] jan-u-wine.livejournal.com 2016-05-15 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
what a nice lot of pics. I love that mossy stump.....as though it's always been there, always will be.....and....of course, I've a soft spot for frogs. And turtles. Hurray for those ....moist.....days! Have a good time at the Poss-moot!

[identity profile] julchen11.livejournal.com 2016-05-15 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow! Great photos, my dear. The water snake... so beautiful... and scary...

[identity profile] mews1945.livejournal.com 2016-05-15 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never seen lady slippers. They're lovely. And the little snake is beautiful.

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2016-05-15 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! Snakes are so mellow when they're sunning themselves. It helps that I know where a family of water snakes hang out to sun themselves by the lake so I see them regularly there once they come out of hibernation--most people walking by don't even notice them.

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2016-05-15 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Yoga turtle!

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2016-05-15 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you, bb. (-:

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2016-05-15 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
It's like the prettiest velvet.

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2016-05-15 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope you got that grilling in. It was pretty yesterday--the wind gusts today and the changeability have been rough. Hopefully tomorrow will be nicer. The forecast for moot weekend is starting to not look good--we shall see.

How is your recovery going?

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2016-05-16 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
They come up every May and have been spreading little by little and I am grateful no-one has plucked them. Thank you, bb!

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2016-05-16 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
I was thinking of you when I was uploading the frog. I hope all is well with you. Thank you, bb.

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2016-05-16 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! Water snakes are not very scary--they're not poisonous, don't move a muscle when they're sunning themselves, and I'm not quite as close as my micro lense makes it look. (-:

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2016-05-16 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
They bloom in the woods here every May and spread a little more each year--I just pray no one finds them and digs them up. I love snake spotting. (-:

[identity profile] jan-u-wine.livejournal.com 2016-05-16 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
thank *you*. Things are status quo here.....what is it that SNAFU means? Ah, yes, I remember, HA!

Love seeing those frogs! Danke!
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[identity profile] claudia603.livejournal.com 2016-05-16 11:19 am (UTC)(link)
Really awesome snake! That turtle is so cute!

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[identity profile] lbilover.livejournal.com 2016-05-16 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Beautiful! The wildlife there is so much tamer than in the Pines. Looking forward to seeing it for myself in a couple weeks! :D

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2016-05-19 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe because they have no Jersey Devil to worry about. (-; I'm crossing my fingers and toes the weather will cooperate.

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2016-05-19 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
And they are glad to be seen by you!

Bleh--I wish things were calmer for you for a while.

[identity profile] jan-u-wine.livejournal.com 2016-05-20 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
me, too. :)

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2016-05-20 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
(((((((((Jan)))))))) I will get out to LA and San Diego one of these days soon and hug you again in person.

[identity profile] jan-u-wine.livejournal.com 2016-05-20 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((LT))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

that would be lovely!