tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post1682004715917667694..comments2024-03-12T08:48:54.735-04:00Comments on Red and the Peanut: Big Water, Big Grass (or...when ignorance really is bliss)Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-70500818903932905202015-11-20T23:17:38.248-05:002015-11-20T23:17:38.248-05:00@Tammie...I've always thought the same thing! ...@Tammie...I've always thought the same thing! Thanks, Tammie!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-36929612954229613832015-11-20T22:37:16.710-05:002015-11-20T22:37:16.710-05:00So lovely that your family does these things and c...So lovely that your family does these things and chooses something to explore and learn about. As I read about the invasive grasses and as Thanksgiving nears, it dawned on me that some might see us, Europeans as invasive grasses in this country. Kind of a perfect comparison. <br /><br />I have seen people graze goats here as well for invasive knapweed. <br /><br />Your photos are lovely.Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-11611283080752303412015-11-18T23:36:08.163-05:002015-11-18T23:36:08.163-05:00@Aunt Diane - it was the best. So much fun....and ...@Aunt Diane - it was the best. So much fun....and a much-needed break. I can't wait until next year!! I love kicking off the winter (or shutting down the fall) with Big Water! :-)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-28960221152495551872015-11-18T12:58:28.061-05:002015-11-18T12:58:28.061-05:00What an interesting story. We certainly had a won...What an interesting story. We certainly had a wonderful time though, didn't we! And the beauty of the 'grass' was overwhelming, especially when blowing in the wind!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996182919184960631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-91030597574713286552015-11-15T19:44:53.268-05:002015-11-15T19:44:53.268-05:00@Sue - thanks, Sue. Oh yeah....loosestrife...anoth...@Sue - thanks, Sue. Oh yeah....loosestrife...another beautiful plant that shouldn't be here. You are so right.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-14886517202963667572015-11-15T06:00:08.159-05:002015-11-15T06:00:08.159-05:00What a great post, Kelly. I did not know those wer...What a great post, Kelly. I did not know those were invasive.<br /><br />When I first moved up to Northern Michigan, I always was so impressed with the beautiful Lythrum that was in all the marshes.....and then I learned their ugly secrets. Man has certainly altered the ecosystem, and not in good ways..........Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-18845910118309858902015-11-14T11:46:25.184-05:002015-11-14T11:46:25.184-05:00@Bob - It's definitely cool to walk through.
...@Bob - It's definitely cool to walk through.<br /><br />@Roy - That's wonderful, Roy. There is hope yet. I like the idea of bringing in goats to eat it up! It will be interesting to see what happens. It looks like a lot of organizations are studying it on the Great Lakes.<br /><br />@L Livingston - I know......that rush of wind through the fronds was spectacular. We had a great trip! Hahaha....no goat in your car eh? It will be interesting to see what happens there.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-13181704578505041922015-11-13T21:39:57.377-05:002015-11-13T21:39:57.377-05:00Great post Kelly. And no photograph could ever cap...Great post Kelly. And no photograph could ever capture the beauty it was to see with the on land waves the wind caused. I was truely lost in it for those moments and grateful to have seen it. It did the heart good specially with those with me. Those November winds were blowing in. But invasive of the cattails takes away from my youth. And im not driving 4 hours with a goat in the car. L Livingston Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694162534304030938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-1615057228280623242015-11-13T20:37:54.274-05:002015-11-13T20:37:54.274-05:00Phragmites is the scourge of coastal New England, ...Phragmites is the scourge of coastal New England, but there have been some successful efforts made to curb it. Salt marshes along coastal Connecticut, Rhode Island, and southeastern Massachusetts were being overrun with it, squeezing out the native salt marsh grass and depleting oxygen levels in the water. In Newport RI a successful effort at rehabilitating Gooseneck Cove eliminated the Phragmites and re-introduced the native salt marsh grass as well as commencing construction measures to increase the flow of salt water farther up into the cove. Within a year the numbers of Blue Crab increased and the Summer-visiting Egrets, Herons, and Ibises were flocking to their new feeding grounds. The place is gorgeous now compared to what it used to be, and it's a far livelier environment.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-64409013206033601402015-11-13T17:19:21.318-05:002015-11-13T17:19:21.318-05:00Perfection, the grasses and rushes, lovely to go i...Perfection, the grasses and rushes, lovely to go in.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.com