tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post7716785718755790731..comments2009-09-22T13:08:15.358-04:00Betz Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462296992185760050noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-2698980712153292202009-09-22T13:04:29.304-04:002009-09-22T13:04:29.304-04:00These are beautiful images and goodness... I&#39;m thinking I need to go on a walk with you. You really pay attention! I&#39;ve gone on nature walks before, but never have I been able to take pictures like these. Bravo!Atihttp://www.gekdconcepts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-9062287789772113842009-09-18T10:33:15.208-04:002009-09-18T10:33:15.208-04:00You have to tell me where you go for your walks in the woods. Come over and we can walk around clopper lake anytime this fall (right by my house).Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02862047305075732492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-53020315666455224292009-09-16T09:42:05.791-04:002009-09-16T09:42:05.791-04:00Please don&#39;t rip the whole thing out or stuff it in a drawer never to be seen again! If you can&#39;t fix it and will really never wear it donate it to someone who really needs a sweater this fall. Some cold homeless person would be so happy to have it, I am sure, and would overlook any minor styling you are unhappy with.<br />I am not a knitter and find it just amazing that you have enough patience to make a whole sweater stitch by stitch. You just can&#39;t rip them all out.Silver Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03699221400428028528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-51796337217752493752009-09-16T00:18:03.669-04:002009-09-16T00:18:03.669-04:00The cicada &#39;shell&#39; made me go down the memory lane! I have moved to a much colder climate now, so I don&#39;t see much insects here...like cicadas, butterflies, beetles and praying mantas are some that I remember as a child. I remember fondly of my childhood catching cicadas and how their sound makes the humidity to intensify on lazy summer afternoons.kikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13271256345598014473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-39357577523294908362009-09-16T00:17:31.297-04:002009-09-16T00:17:31.297-04:00What wonderful pictures! Especially love the lighting on the sap and exoskeleton, very cool. You must have had a pair of little eyes with you to help you spot all those treasures!Amy of Progressive Pioneerhttp://www.progressivepioneer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-19296872418339536302009-09-15T07:25:27.123-04:002009-09-15T07:25:27.123-04:00I&#39;m with you, I love fall. I can&#39;t wait to put that first sweater on. I love your nature photos. Isn&#39;t it amazing what you can discover when you LOOK. I have one sleeve on a cardigan I started 2 years ago. I&#39;m a bit reluctant to finish it as I have a feeling I may have knitted the back in a different size...sigh. And a quilt, and painting walls...loads to keep me busy. But today, the sun is out-so I&#39;ll celebrate the last of summer!Georgiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11192606782016476312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-5675355700717365892009-09-14T12:02:20.216-04:002009-09-14T12:02:20.216-04:00I also love fall!Blakelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05654609202769802290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-16590112840610870352009-09-14T09:59:21.205-04:002009-09-14T09:59:21.205-04:00I love the weird and wonderful! Looks like a lovely trip through the woods - thanks for the share!Need to Sewhttp://needtosew.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-51603540703052127472009-09-14T09:04:39.579-04:002009-09-14T09:04:39.579-04:00Anna,<br />Cool! I knew it was from a cicada but that&#39;s about it. Thanks!<br />BetzBetz Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462296992185760050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-76767903246475409752009-09-14T08:44:13.257-04:002009-09-14T08:44:13.257-04:00Your mystery shedding is a cicada carapace. They&#39;ve hatched all over our yard this year. I hope that means another 17 years before we get these again, but I fear not!Anna van Schurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545037218589039870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-41231425073970448992009-09-14T08:15:35.737-04:002009-09-14T08:15:35.737-04:00such beautiful, interesting photos. i love how the amber glows with sunlight. it&#39;s quite magical. and cicada shells are always so fun to find. they look like little alien creatures that have escaped their pods. my sister used to be afraid of cicada shells, so of course i would decorate her window screens with them at night. that way when she opened her shades in the morning it looked like the cicadas were coming to attack!Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374370082277056056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-67311761213537465322009-09-14T07:39:57.204-04:002009-09-14T07:39:57.204-04:00Linziloop,<br />Believe it or not, this is in on a path in our very suburban neighborhood in a teeny strip of woods. We live in Maryland near Washington DC.<br />BetzBetz Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462296992185760050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-26460836369066500152009-09-14T05:32:46.994-04:002009-09-14T05:32:46.994-04:00Wow what lovely pictures! Where is this?linziloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680069489249928950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-78348804667942372662009-09-14T05:03:49.069-04:002009-09-14T05:03:49.069-04:00&#39;Oh&#39; my that is weird, but very &#39;very&#39; wonderful. Lovely pictures,<br /><br />Nina xTabiboohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09778168901706224335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-91299959803907386922009-09-14T04:34:31.886-04:002009-09-14T04:34:31.886-04:00That first shot of sap is magical. It looks like something from a fantasy film.<br /><br />I looooveee mushrooms. Having grown on a small mediterranean island, largely too hot and steamy for fungal growth, I do appreciate forest walks in Ireland where I now live, and spotting out mushrooms in the undergrowth. Though I can&#39;t say I am quite as keen on mildew.. especially when it sneaks into my bookshelves.. grr!<br /><br />Such sweet photos :) And talking about your hair is okay ;) Hair is one of the awesome things in life after all! xoxoLisa Falzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006948646900698049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-30936805406757361242009-09-14T04:04:32.963-04:002009-09-14T04:04:32.963-04:00Beautiful photos!!Marrissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056421797310100547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-69098542507411222322009-09-13T23:18:49.179-04:002009-09-13T23:18:49.179-04:00Isn&#39;t it fun to think that Amber comes from sweet gooey stuff... I love how warm it gets when you wear jewelry made of it. I made a ton of knitted for Christmas last year but it is all about bags and quilts this year. Can&#39;t wait to see your projects when they are finished.Jewelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15023887380090371582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-71483627810936352952009-09-13T22:20:58.147-04:002009-09-13T22:20:58.147-04:00Weird + wonderful?? I&#39;m giving my two weeks notice tomorrow....weird because it is scary, wonderful because I will be home every day taking care of my home, my hubs, and myself. Thanks for all the inspiration, now I will have more time to work on my crafts and sewing.ragamuffin yoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821947760051000397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-13596929844304999732009-09-13T22:00:23.032-04:002009-09-13T22:00:23.032-04:00Love the cardi - thanks so much for the link!Carrie S.http://www.sommerdesigns.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-89155069541789047302009-09-13T20:29:43.210-04:002009-09-13T20:29:43.210-04:00Looks like it was a wonderful walk - the colors pop even tho they&#39;re earthy and subdued - love it! Esp the Toad!!!! Wow!<br /><br />*speaking of amber, my code word is midambre. neato.daisy janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03666955907714122728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27337301.post-57072107131310598112009-09-13T20:02:18.396-04:002009-09-13T20:02:18.396-04:00Love the Shalom Cardi, it&#39;s in my favs on Ravelry! Any pics of it on?Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09120576950149666512noreply@blogger.com