July 27, 2005
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The new, before the old…
I’m working on a photo blog showing how the muskeg changed over those
eleven weeks from late April to mid-July while we were without a
computer. Meanwhile, I keep taking new pics, and I don’t want
them to grow stale while I’m posting the old stuff. These are
from my latest trip to town, last Thursday.
In the flower garden beside the Willow Public Library, this lily stands out. It caught my eye from across the parking lot.
In Greyfox’s tiny cabin, to get this shot, I had to move his laundry
hamper so I could crawl under the foot of his bed to scoop the kittens
up from their hidden nest. Then I had to keep them from squirming
off the chair while I moved it in front of the door where the light was
adequate. Three shots for insurance, and then they were scooped
back into their nest and barricaded behind the hamper.The next shot, I took yesterday below my back steps. I was headed
to the outhouse when some movement caught my eye. First to flash
into my mind was, “grasshopper,” but a closer look revealed that it was
one of the little Arctic wood frogs I’ve been watching mature from
tadpoles in the muskeg across the road.
Out of focus because I held the camera too close, and zoomed to the max
because it’s so tiny (size of my fingernail) there it is, one of the
famous froggies that survive Arctic winters buried in frozen mud.
Can’t see it? The head is at the upper end of the yellowed leaf
at lower right.
Comments (12)
great pics–thanks.
Hustle-bustle day, got up late, showers were all taken at the laundromat, so I did a quick wet-wipe bath and change of clothes (forgot sox, tho). feelin’ spiffy in my Polo casual slax and Bill Blass sport shirt. woo hoo.
hopin for decent weather, got plenty of incense and stuff to sprinkle on it, tho
maybe give you a call if it is slow or rainy–later
These are great… how tiny those kitties are! I would have never thought that frog was so small from the photo, if you hadn’t said so. Very cool to see.



Loooove the lily. Beautiful.
Well, RATS! The ‘dox is down, and the usual gang of idiots at totse is even more idiotic than ever. Sigh. And to think I hurried in for this. . . . .Hope your day is going better–put in a good word to Tlaloc for me. . . . .
Hi again–left a message for Cass, gave her a link to the ‘dox.
which is still down. Gnashes teeth! Gnash, gnash.
I have promised myself that I will get those pink lilly bulbs and plant some so I can have some in my garden!
(and ya want long posts? Haha– isn’t that really the only kind I seem to be able to do?)
much cyber-love to ya, you lovely woman you.
The kittens are sweet…. so tiny.
Are those star gazer lillies?
Those lilies are so magical!! I can see why they grabbed your attention!
The kittens make me smile! I very much miss the presence of cats in my home
I am looking forward to seeing more of your pics. And, yes… I think I would most certainly love Alaskan summers! It’s just the winters that would drive me back down here!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a frog that tiny! Not that I’ve gone frog hunting… But my grandparents used to have a very frog-friendly pond on their property, and when us kids went to play in the water, we’d always spot a few good size ones hopping away.
Happy birthday to Doug!!
Beautiful pictures. Oh, how I love kittens!
Thanks you for the astute observation of my recent post. In addition to a variety of other, long-standing problems between H. and I, things have really exploded (or imploded?) lately. He lost his job, is “looking” for another one, which means my coming home exhausted from work, class, AA, and several other obligations every day/night, and he’s playing video games…hasn’t even done the housework. I think he may be in a depression, but I have too damn much going on in my own life to even put forth the psychic energy it would take to try to understand and help with this right now (and what kind of love is THAT?).
I agree with someone being the love of your life not necessarily being your love FOR life. I think I’ve only recently figured that out. Isn’t the love of your life that boy you met as a young girl, then reconnected with years later? (I loved that story). To make matters worse, the computer erased about 6 hours of work I did for school on
Monday–thanks, Merc Retrograde, and please show me the lesson here?–and that same Monday night led to a several hour IM session where my best friend and I essentially admitted we have much more than “friendly” feelings for each other (he’s a Scorp, I’m a Cancer, we have a lot of complimentary aspects to our charts as well, and I always fall for these damn Scorpio men). The whole conversation was exhilirating, I haven’t felt that way in years, and I felt (despite nothing too licentious being said) that it was tantamount to cheating on H., and now I’m hating myself. Both for that and for trying to hold together a relationship which has the attachment you spoke of, and the lust/romance on his side, for sure, but all I have for him now are friendly feelings. I don’t want to cheat him, or myself. I know I shouldn’t put much stock in anything going on with the planets where they are, but it’s been building up, the thing with me & the friend, and added a whole new set of complications to the Hernando issues, and I’m wary of anything being said during this phase of Mercury. My Saturn Retun is upon me and I’ve had some damn insane urges–compulsions, even–to seek a whole new life, new love, new everything from what I have now. I don’t know if it’s rational or healthy, but I just want to run away.
Sorry for this massive comment. I’ve missed you!
Kathy – I love the pictures! such sweet kittens!
the gray kitten in the back with the two white rear legs.
that’s yours, kathy.
beautiful shot of the lily! and thanks for telling these old eyes where to look for the frog. i was clueless.