tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post809015709242943580..comments2022-03-26T08:42:26.224-04:00Comments on Deedee, Cut Adrift!: Things I learned this summerDeedeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171030223413480117noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-91111773399749362042009-08-25T08:22:35.195-04:002009-08-25T08:22:35.195-04:00As the common green spotted newt develops from its...As the common green spotted newt develops from its tadpole form it first becomes a "red eft" <br />These young newts spend 2 years in the forest before finding a body of water to mature in.<br />Once they do, they turn green (but keep the red spots)<br /><br />This is how newts propagate from pond to pondCitizen of Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725229459557808120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-55088831909177503052009-08-18T20:39:44.407-04:002009-08-18T20:39:44.407-04:00Ha Ha!!! Oh Deedee, this list of yours cracked me ...Ha Ha!!! Oh Deedee, this list of yours cracked me up!!! Loved it and so true, so true! Thanks for the smiles and bit of laughter.findingmywingsinlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09266911119841941945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-49277018069102255192009-08-18T08:49:01.760-04:002009-08-18T08:49:01.760-04:00Hello, my friends!
Mary: Sometimes ya just gotta ...Hello, my friends!<br /><br />Mary: Sometimes ya just gotta say "eft it!"<br /><br />S.Soul: Best wishes...keep your chin up!<br /><br />Lesley: Yeah, I'd skip that butt sniffing thing.<br /><br />Scriptor: According to a TV show I saw recently, scientists have learned that the Catskill mountains in New York were once connected to the area of Loch Ness, back in the time of Pangea(sp?) That being the case, we must have a lot of flora in common!<br /><br />Don: Yes, I have been getting better at believing in myself...finally!<br /><br />Jack: Doing alright, hope you are too - come on over sometime...<br /><br />GB and Margaret: The sun WILL surely rise again-and since I am dealing with a sweltering heat wave right now, I would gladly send you some of it if I could!<br /><br />Lyn: I was astonished to walk through the woods and find my feet surrounded by those little newts! I was thrilled, but had to tread carefully to avoid stepping on them.Deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171030223413480117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-85899799422463779752009-08-17T11:53:22.927-04:002009-08-17T11:53:22.927-04:00Loved your list..I'm very succetable to the re...Loved your list..I'm very succetable to the remarks about family.....<br />I know about Red Efts, haven't thought about them for years though! <br /> Very true about cats..they are little Buddhas!Lynhttp://ellerochelle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-63466567178615375012009-08-17T11:37:17.833-04:002009-08-17T11:37:17.833-04:00Coming from Nottinghamshire, Margaret, I presume t...Coming from Nottinghamshire, Margaret, I presume that you are talking about a metaphorical sun!!!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-76047901291370835872009-08-17T11:28:36.888-04:002009-08-17T11:28:36.888-04:00And another important lesson I have taken 60 years...And another important lesson I have taken 60 years to learn is, no matter what the problem the sun still comes up every day.<br /><br />MargaretMargaret's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736694208684946814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-82953695945984835922009-08-16T13:06:08.639-04:002009-08-16T13:06:08.639-04:00hey deedee, hows it going? i guess its never too l...hey deedee, hows it going? i guess its never too late to learn new things.......just by quietly observing you can pick up a wealth of information without leaving your own backyard. take good care and i''ll see ya around, uncle jackjackc50https://www.blogger.com/profile/05147207415445564292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-69038774590098175962009-08-16T12:23:28.206-04:002009-08-16T12:23:28.206-04:00Congrats on asking yourself a good question (impli...Congrats on asking yourself a good question (implied by this post): What have I learned this summer. Just asking the question sets you apart, and serves as an antidote to: "Some people will try to make you doubt your own five senses and your own good sense." If you've done your own thinking, you're less likely to be bullied onto the slippery slope of self-doubt.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070578562535678950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-22362689091939630222009-08-16T03:12:12.643-04:002009-08-16T03:12:12.643-04:00Efty is an onld English word for newt - amphibians...Efty is an onld English word for newt - amphibians we have in our ponds. Over here the two plants are called Touch--me-not Balsam and Blotched Emlets.<br />I'm not sure about cats not holding grudges, though. One of ours takes days and days to forgive me for putting flea spot stuff on her!Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-68286758623599374592009-08-15T16:12:15.341-04:002009-08-15T16:12:15.341-04:00Ah. So it's been one of those summers!Ah. So it's been one of <i>those</i> summers!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-60021622162107192009-08-15T16:01:44.959-04:002009-08-15T16:01:44.959-04:00Such a lot of interesting things you've learne...Such a lot of interesting things you've learned and shared with us Deedee, but if we are to communicate like dogs do we really need to do the sniffing bottom thing?! :O)Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908084484202064053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-90075982027626970652009-08-15T13:44:48.012-04:002009-08-15T13:44:48.012-04:00Great learnings. Simple but profound. I guess I ...Great learnings. Simple but profound. I guess I will be learning a lot from now on, too. Just like you, I am now cut adrift.Searching Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479440378053248715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-56787208761065390912009-08-15T12:51:43.872-04:002009-08-15T12:51:43.872-04:00Some of these things I've learned, some are ne...Some of these things I've learned, some are new to me.<br />Like efts. I may start to say Eft It instead of....well, instead of something worse.<br />~MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com