tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post3447639621892217928..comments2024-03-29T04:33:12.039-04:00Comments on Southern Meadows: Wetland WonderlandKarin / Southern Meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-79666899979762804042012-07-23T09:07:33.852-04:002012-07-23T09:07:33.852-04:00What a nice wetlands! Such an abundant variety of ...What a nice wetlands! Such an abundant variety of wildlife says a lot about the great environment created and sustained there. Love the Redwing Blackbird picture. <br />Cattails used as diapers? Interesting.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-21192019103518615842012-07-19T23:09:45.705-04:002012-07-19T23:09:45.705-04:00Beautiful..love the frogs..green frogs are my favo...Beautiful..love the frogs..green frogs are my favorites..MichelleRambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-73532996679085317212012-07-19T16:01:42.247-04:002012-07-19T16:01:42.247-04:00Fine photos and beautiful birds.
SatuFine photos and beautiful birds.<br /><br />SatuKukkaiselämäähttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05290634140893043265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-53454737498001554352012-07-19T14:47:31.250-04:002012-07-19T14:47:31.250-04:00Love the photo of the turtle balancing on the log....Love the photo of the turtle balancing on the log. I'm sure that's a yoga position.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-88552690835373510262012-07-18T19:52:59.853-04:002012-07-18T19:52:59.853-04:00What a great variety of animals there are there. ...What a great variety of animals there are there. Everyone you looked you seemed to find something. Looks like a lovely place to visit.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-56955238445235835562012-07-18T18:33:38.467-04:002012-07-18T18:33:38.467-04:00Very nice tour, Karin. I enjoy wetland areas becau...Very nice tour, Karin. I enjoy wetland areas because as you have so beautifully shown, there is abundant wildlife. I just got back from Maine and there is so many birds there in a natural habitat. I saw a couple of blue heron, but I only captured one in flight. They are birds that do not like to be near people I think. They do stay a good distance away. Also, I saw a bald eagle, but could not get the camera focused fast enough. My favorite image above was the swans. Too bad they had to swim in the green muck.Donnahttp://gardenwalkgardentalk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-82691213116638465482012-07-18T11:04:41.385-04:002012-07-18T11:04:41.385-04:00Oh, I loved reading that book when I was a child t...Oh, I loved reading that book when I was a child too! The frogs were fun to photograph. Most of them are pretty small so it was fun to find them in all the algae and lily pads.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-55800397247683799302012-07-18T11:03:09.957-04:002012-07-18T11:03:09.957-04:00That was a fun fact they had posted in the childre...That was a fun fact they had posted in the children's garden! This is really a great garden. I would recommend putting it on the "must see" list.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-68367073853301963352012-07-18T11:01:58.905-04:002012-07-18T11:01:58.905-04:00They sure do! But the water fowl seem to be enjoyi...They sure do! But the water fowl seem to be enjoying it.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-57769181981069662622012-07-18T11:01:02.289-04:002012-07-18T11:01:02.289-04:00This is one of my favorite parks in Michigan becau...This is one of my favorite parks in Michigan because they seem to have thought of everything in their design. It looks so natural but it is all done very intentionally. They even have a 5-acre children's garden with a replica of the Great Lakes that the children can play in. They have an awesome tree fort and Senses garden too.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-21742086103275078952012-07-18T10:58:45.135-04:002012-07-18T10:58:45.135-04:00Indeed...I wish I had taken a photo of the islands...Indeed...I wish I had taken a photo of the islands in the parking lot. We even commented at the time how wonderful they looked with all the blooming perennials.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-2341837865638888902012-07-18T10:57:45.609-04:002012-07-18T10:57:45.609-04:00Thank you for the kind words Bom!Thank you for the kind words Bom!Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-24233896814315931472012-07-17T23:07:37.440-04:002012-07-17T23:07:37.440-04:00Wow, you got some great wildlife shots! And it loo...Wow, you got some great wildlife shots! And it looks like you had a wonderful trip. The Cattails are nifty, aren't they?Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-12370912925166192012-07-17T22:10:15.998-04:002012-07-17T22:10:15.998-04:00Wetlands are such interesting areas. It's amaz...Wetlands are such interesting areas. It's amazing how much life they support. Your photos of the animal life are wonderful.My Little Home and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519563352358635257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-9709180421690463382012-07-17T14:20:55.973-04:002012-07-17T14:20:55.973-04:00Loved seeing all the wildlife - especially the bir...Loved seeing all the wildlife - especially the birds. The photo of the geese in a row is great! So glad the wildlife and the wetlands were incorporated into the design.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-67781864644813279012012-07-17T03:27:27.397-04:002012-07-17T03:27:27.397-04:00Thanks for the comment in my blog, I am taking tim...Thanks for the comment in my blog, I am taking time theses days, at last! to catch up with blogs, the dragonfly is gorgeous! LulaLulahttp://onbotanicalphotography.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-19347829866724871822012-07-16T22:46:29.652-04:002012-07-16T22:46:29.652-04:00That is a great place, i am not surprised the engi...That is a great place, i am not surprised the engineering project won lots of awards. It surely is a wonderful project for that place both for humans and biodiversity. Of course we all need our surroundings be preserved for our healthy lifestyle. And your photos are great! Thanks for the tour and information. How lovely if it can be done here too!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-52518284762517523622012-07-16T19:46:59.594-04:002012-07-16T19:46:59.594-04:00Too bad about the mute swans. I have a special fon...Too bad about the mute swans. I have a special fondness in my heart for trumpeter swans because of the book, The Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White. I love the frog photos!GirlSprouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711241687325640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-73734126496833031432012-07-16T19:14:55.419-04:002012-07-16T19:14:55.419-04:00Karin this is such a fabulous place...wow I so wan...Karin this is such a fabulous place...wow I so want to visit...fascinating about the cattails...mine usually are pollinated and I had no idea about the diapers...how interesting!!Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-61139862858712098622012-07-16T17:25:44.213-04:002012-07-16T17:25:44.213-04:00Looks like the runoff or clear water has created s...Looks like the runoff or clear water has created somewhat of a algae bloom. Well you have to take the good with the bad. Nice post.greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-32494827843990294732012-07-16T12:00:49.581-04:002012-07-16T12:00:49.581-04:00Teaching my students about wetlands is a big part ...Teaching my students about wetlands is a big part of my curriculum. I wish more companies would create mini-rain gardens in parking lots rather than giant lumps with a half dead tree stuck in the middle. I love that this park has been designed so responsibly. It looks like a great place. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-912786499002874142012-07-16T09:47:04.396-04:002012-07-16T09:47:04.396-04:00Thanks for sharing the way they've decided to ...Thanks for sharing the way they've decided to capture the runoff from the parking lots and clean/filter/cool it before it flows into the wetlands - what a simple, but totally elegant, solution!Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-81482953251330934552012-07-16T09:25:29.494-04:002012-07-16T09:25:29.494-04:00Wonderful wildlife photography, Karin! You certai...Wonderful wildlife photography, Karin! You certainly have the talent to capture the animals (or how they cooperated? *jk*) on images.Bomhttp://www.plantchaser.comnoreply@blogger.com