tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917642184695061989.post3557108148052947659..comments2024-03-18T18:25:19.316-07:00Comments on Ladybug's Lair: WanderlustLadybughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17150609820066935078noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917642184695061989.post-71296622433479125112011-08-08T07:37:40.205-07:002011-08-08T07:37:40.205-07:00Ladybug, you are a woman after my own heart! How I...Ladybug, you are a woman after my own heart! How I would love to take that same adventure! I have seen the Snake River in eastern Idaho but have only read about and seen pictures of Hell's Canyon. What a gorgeous place. That kind of scenery just lifts my spirit and makes me feel at home. At the current time we are renting an apartment and I keep wondering where my next "HOME" will be. My husband is not quite so outdoorsy so he would never do a trip like this. I can only dream...Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917642184695061989.post-59807163477342566012011-07-17T20:26:13.003-07:002011-07-17T20:26:13.003-07:00LOVE this post -- those BREATHTAKING photos, what ...LOVE this post -- those BREATHTAKING photos, what you had to say, your enthusiasm for the travels, and your return home. I relate to all of it.<br /><br />Your love of nature comes through...<br /><br />Thank you very much for this inspiration.<br /><br />SalomaSaloma Miller Furlonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269289644573402840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917642184695061989.post-36212417001881875282011-07-17T12:28:53.889-07:002011-07-17T12:28:53.889-07:00@Laura - there are a lot of different milkweeds. T...@Laura - there are a lot of different milkweeds. This one is the Showy Milkweed. This web site shows it and some others - maybe you can find the Florida one(s) here:<br /><br />http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ASSP<br /><br />@Rita - yes, wildflowers stole my heart a long time ago. Unfortunately, even in this pristine setting, invasive species abound! I did not have the time to thoroughly research which of these are truly native, & which are invasives, but I do know that the asters, lupine, & prickly pear cactus ARE native there. Nevertheless, they are all beautiful and to see them strewn across that vast lanscape was breathtaking! Glad you came along for the ride!Ladybughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150609820066935078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917642184695061989.post-65702787654811682012011-07-17T11:57:05.886-07:002011-07-17T11:57:05.886-07:00Wow! What amazing pictures! I have to go back an...Wow! What amazing pictures! I have to go back and look at them all again. I grew up near prairie grasslands filled with wildflowers, so they have a special place in my heart. The scenery there is breathtaking! What a trip!! Thanks for sharing it with us. :):)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917642184695061989.post-14989252116335951042011-07-17T09:47:24.516-07:002011-07-17T09:47:24.516-07:00THANKS!! i'll go take a look..but if it was a...THANKS!! i'll go take a look..but if it was a pain in the....<br />then i'll probably hold off on it...or see if i can find someone else to try to make it!! (ha!) and then share it with me! :) <br /><br />the milkweed is beautiful!! i know we have some around here...but i don't think it looks like THAT!!laurak/ForestWalkArt :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00285156023840252154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917642184695061989.post-44462342052561191292011-07-17T08:24:22.366-07:002011-07-17T08:24:22.366-07:00The last flower is the milkweed - a plant necessar...The last flower is the milkweed - a plant necessary for the beautiful Monarch Butterflies! The whole flower head was about as big as my hand.<br /><br />What I remember about the prickly pear jelly is that it was a pain & I only did it once.I don't really remember what it tasted like, but it did have the most beautiful color - gave most of it away to friends & relatives. Here's a link that might be helpful:<br /><br />http://coronadetucson.blogspot.com/2008/09/making-prickly-pear-jelly.html <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Laura!Ladybughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150609820066935078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917642184695061989.post-42544469669530622522011-07-17T05:16:23.640-07:002011-07-17T05:16:23.640-07:00what an adventure!! first...i just wanted to run ...what an adventure!! first...i just wanted to run through the fields...the wildflowers...then i wanted to ride down the river...feeling the water splash in my face...gazing at the awesome scenery...the rock...mountains...the sky!<br /><br />it's nice to get away like that...no phone, no tv...it's always a good thing to give it up for a while...<br /><br />what is that last picture...the flower...what kind??<br /><br />we have lots of prickly pear cactus around here...jelly?? yum! i'll have to look that up!<br /><br />thanks for the trip and the gorgeous pictures, ladybug!!laurak/ForestWalkArt :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00285156023840252154noreply@blogger.com