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Al Sabo
Al Sabo We've been hiking every day through September and October. A new paved bike trail was built this spring and summer. It runs along the street in front of our house through the southeast corner of Al Sabo Preserve. When they started gouging that trail through the preserve we were angry. But the damage was confined to the southeast end, and since it was a done deal and we couldn't stop it, we rode the trail on hot August evenings on our bikes and we walked the dogs there too. Our favorite part of the preserve to the west and north were not affected, and autumn has arrived. We aren't at peak color yet. Along the marsh and in the swamp the reds and yellows are popping out. Bright red berries are all that's left of this spring's jack in the pulpits. The dogwoods are turning purple and the forest is lighting up with bright yellow hickory leaves. I haven't seen much of the swans this summer but they were out four days ago and I got several photos of them at the pond by the landbridge. We started walking a trail at Lillian Anderson Arboretum this month. Al Sabo is still our favorite and it's right next door, but it's fun to see a different woods from time to time. Al Sabo is also getting crowded in the evenings and on weekends we have to sneak in from the west, and cross the marsh on planks laid over the creek south of Kalamazoo Valley Community College. This takes us to an island in the marsh, and we can hook up with the Lookout Trail this way by crossing another plank walk on the east side of the island. It's a bit shorter hike this way, but we also encounter fewer hikers and a lot fewer off road bicycles. This is Gracie's favorite route because of all the water. And she's been taking mud baths in the swamp to bring a sheen to her coat. We found sandhill cranes browsing next to the plank bridge by the island one afternoon. They weren't at all disturbed by our presence there and I took as many photos as I wanted. In the spring when they're nesting I have to fight my way through brush and muck to get a shot- they're skittish and won't let me get very close. Over the coming week we should start seeing the colors pop in the upland forest. The middle of October is the brightest and most colorful here, and we're ready for it. This is my favorite time of year, and the forest is changing every day. Become a member now and get a free tote bag. |
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10/13/2016 2:37 pm |
great photos, you have a nice place there.. is the red berries sumac? face piles of trials with smiles.. MOODY BLUES please feel free to visit my blog happy blogging
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Great Pics Bill, you live in a Beautiful Area Visit my Blog Older but no Wiser and find out more
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great photos, you have a nice place there.. is the red berries sumac? Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Great Pics Bill, you live in a Beautiful Area Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Awesome pics. In the second and third pictures the branches looks dead. Here we are loosing a lot of trees to Japanese beetle and other invasive bugs. "Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.”― Immanuel Kant .
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oh thank you so much I've been sick abed so this is just what I needed.. lovely that purple color......so soft. amazing that you caught the cranes. aren't they quite the pair? You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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Those are beautiful. Oh to be able to see the seasons change like that here in So. Cal. Lovely photos kzoo! Rachel Mae
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Awesome pics. In the second and third pictures the branches looks dead. Here we are loosing a lot of trees to Japanese beetle and other invasive bugs. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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oh thank you so much I've been sick abed so this is just what I needed.. lovely that purple color......so soft. amazing that you caught the cranes. aren't they quite the pair? They're really wary when they're nesting but this pair was unconcerned with us. I love their cuckoo like cries. It's a primordial sound. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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The color is actually a bit late this year. We had a dry spring and early summer and a really wet August. We might still have quite a few leaves that haven't fallen even into November. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Those are beautiful. Oh to be able to see the seasons change like that here in So. Cal. Lovely photos kzoo! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Beautiful pictures! Swans and cranes and berries....oh my! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Oh. My. Stars. The swans and the cranes and the colors!!! Nature in your parts is so wonderfully gorgeous. I miss true colors of fall. Thank you for these fantastic pictures! Visit my blog It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World of NaughtyInSO, leave a comment, become a watcher. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIVE AND LET LIVE Be happy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Very cool! People are strange when you're a stranger."
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Beautiful pictures. What a pretty place.
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Oh. My. Stars. The swans and the cranes and the colors!!! Nature in your parts is so wonderfully gorgeous. I miss true colors of fall. Thank you for these fantastic pictures! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Very cool! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Beautiful pictures. What a pretty place. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Beautiful pictures. .. I've been waiting to see a view of the forest. I keep forgetting about all the water you have there. Thank you. Those jack in the pulpit berries are brilliant. .. We have the dogwood here too. The leaves are very similar to the purple/white ash. .. I hope to get a shot of those before the leaves have fallen. I'm the same way. .. Things are changing so fast that I don't want to miss a single day. Read my diary Journal of a Taxi Driver for taxi stories and pictures of flowers and trees.
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Such beautiful photographs. Sometimes, I would rather give up our better weather for some seasonal weather. I write this as I just realized that I can turn my fan off because it was so warm here today at one point. kk The observant make the best lovers, I may not do right, but I do write, I have bliss, joy, and happiness in my life, Kitkat Come check out my blog KItkat1415 check out this post by me Adventures In Body Grooming #39 April Topic Link: What Lies Beneath If April Showers Oh Bloody Hell What Kind Of Weather Turns Me On Bloggers Symposium 40
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Beautiful pictures. .. I've been waiting to see a view of the forest. I keep forgetting about all the water you have there. Thank you. Those jack in the pulpit berries are brilliant. .. We have the dogwood here too. The leaves are very similar to the purple/white ash. .. I hope to get a shot of those before the leaves have fallen. I'm the same way. .. Things are changing so fast that I don't want to miss a single day. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Thanks for coming over to look at them! Your own photos are gorgeous. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Such beautiful photographs. Sometimes, I would rather give up our better weather for some seasonal weather. I write this as I just realized that I can turn my fan off because it was so warm here today at one point. kk Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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oh my fuck those are awesome pics. Love them all, can't choose a fav .... ok, maybe the swans and the cranes, and the berries, and the flowers, maybe the red leaves ... oh, I just don't know
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oh my fuck those are awesome pics. Love them all, can't choose a fav .... ok, maybe the swans and the cranes, and the berries, and the flowers, maybe the red leaves ... oh, I just don't know Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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We've had some really great fall weather, haven't we? There's a good chance I'll be moving to the west side of the state sometime next year - after my daughter graduates from GVSU. Looking forward to exploring new vistas. Thanks for the 'preview' Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation bangs on the door forever!
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10/13/2016 8:41 pm |
It's jack in the pulpit, Rancho. They bloom early and then spend the summer making these seeds. They're pretty toxic- there's oxalic acid in the plant and the berries. But they're such a beautiful bright red that they stand out. I m not sure, but.. what I used to call jack, was a green stripped tulip type flower, with a leaf that would hang over it. and water inside the flower. face piles of trials with smiles.. MOODY BLUES please feel free to visit my blog happy blogging
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We've had some really great fall weather, haven't we? There's a good chance I'll be moving to the west side of the state sometime next year - after my daughter graduates from GVSU. Looking forward to exploring new vistas. Thanks for the 'preview' Next time you're here, we need to meet for lunch or dinner. I'm only an hour from GVSU. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Beautiful pictures Bill. Thank you for sharing. I love nature, so I love seeing these type of pictures. let me ask you. what are those red fruits?
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wow are you smoking something better than me.. I thought jack in the pulpit was a pitcher plant type thing.. I m not sure, but.. what I used to call jack, was a green stripped tulip type flower, with a leaf that would hang over it. and water inside the flower. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Beautiful pictures Bill. Thank you for sharing. I love nature, so I love seeing these type of pictures. let me ask you. what are those red fruits? [image] Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Bonjour Kzoopair Merci pour ces belles photos ♫ Promenons-nous dans les bois Pendant que le loup n'y est pas Si le loup y était Il nous mangerait Mais comme il n'y est pas Il nous mangera pas ♪ ♥ Bisou ♥ Poton ♥ Annie ♥ Hello Kzoopair Thank you for these beautiful photos ♫ we walk in the woods While the wolf is not If the wolf was there he would eat we But as there is no He will eat us not ♪ ♥ Kiss ♥ Annie ♥
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Bonjour Kzoopair Merci pour ces belles photos ♫ Promenons-nous dans les bois Pendant que le loup n'y est pas Si le loup y était Il nous mangerait Mais comme il n'y est pas Il nous mangera pas ♪ ♥ Bisou ♥ Poton ♥ Annie ♥ Hello Kzoopair Thank you for these beautiful photos ♫ we walk in the woods While the wolf is not If the wolf was there he would eat we But as there is no He will eat us not ♪ ♥ Kiss ♥ Annie ♥ Merci Annie ! Nous n'avons aucun loup, plus la pitié. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Those are the jack in the pulpit seeds that Rancho and I are talking about in this very post. In the spring the plant has a single top leaf that hangs over the flower. They range from green with light stripes to red and nearly purple. They're highly toxic- loaded with oxalic acid. As summer progresses they produce berries- seeds- and in fall the seeds turn bright red. This is a photo of a jack in the pulpit in early summer or late spring. [image]
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Well, you know better is a subjective thing...I love winter. I'd love to have you come snowshoeing with us in January. Right now though, it's getting spectacular. I would say yes, but I bet you really have to work up to that! kk The observant make the best lovers, I may not do right, but I do write, I have bliss, joy, and happiness in my life, Kitkat Come check out my blog KItkat1415 check out this post by me Adventures In Body Grooming #39 April Topic Link: What Lies Beneath If April Showers Oh Bloody Hell What Kind Of Weather Turns Me On Bloggers Symposium 40
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Thank you for the info. very interesting. Bill, looks beautiful there. I tell you what. if things go the way I have planned. and if you guys would host me. I will do my best to make a trip to MI next year. Not sure thing. but you never know. would love to see that and meet you at the same time haha Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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You know that snowshoeing is one of the best cardio workouts there is! I would say yes, but I bet you really have to work up to that! kk Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Glad to see these posts again, I've been missing them. Nice pictures! Are you going to do an post with pic's on your hornet problems.... Vive La Difference
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10/14/2016 12:38 am |
Rancho: Plants change as the season progresses. Yes, you've described jack in the pulpit correctly. In the spring they look as you said. In fall, they produce these red berries. The rest of the plant withers away and only the reproductive part remains. It's all about the sex, man. Don't take my word for it- use your google! unlike jack.. I ain't getting any .. so that threw me.. so sorry.. LOL... and thanks I love the photo of jack too.. face piles of trials with smiles.. MOODY BLUES please feel free to visit my blog happy blogging
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This is just what I needed to start the weekend. Our colors are starting up but won't be so brilliant due to lack of rain all summer. But I take my new Nikon everywhere and once I figure out how to upload some pics, I will share. Thanks for these. I missed the sand hill crane migration in Bosque del Apache in NM (Virtual Symposium Group) use Virtual Symposium Group
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Glad to see these posts again, I've been missing them. Nice pictures! Are you going to do an post with pic's on your hornet problems.... Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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aaaahhhhh , see, you said it s all about sex.. that explains it... unlike jack.. I ain't getting any .. so that threw me.. so sorry.. LOL... and thanks I love the photo of jack too.. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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This is just what I needed to start the weekend. Our colors are starting up but won't be so brilliant due to lack of rain all summer. But I take my new Nikon everywhere and once I figure out how to upload some pics, I will share. Thanks for these. I missed the sand hill crane migration in Bosque del Apache in NM Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Thanks. The forest is magical in autumn color. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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You take such beautiful pictures of our beautiful Mother Nature! Thank you so much for sharing! Read RESPECT WE all NEED to do Better and Re Petition to Stop Transsexuals from Using Female Profiles
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You take such beautiful pictures of our beautiful Mother Nature! Thank you so much for sharing! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Thalia- mi casa su casa. Mi cama es su cama.
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Thanks, Spunky. We don't hike much in summer. Only Marco seems to like the heat. Marco is there and he loves the hikes but he's a little off my radar. I'm walking Gracie off leash now so I have to keep an eye on her. She's always pushing the envelope. Pam has full charge of Marco. But, between riding herd on Gracie and trying to take pictures, I have enough to do. So poor Marco isn't getting much attention from me. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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What, you're keeping score now? She's here, she's here! I'm pretty sure you're right. I'm now an old white male so I'm now also seen as harmless. Ain't that a bitch? Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Getting away from the screens is a big deal. I've been hiking in the forest all my life, and in fields. Now I have time to go every day. It's good for the soul to go out and just be in the world, in some quiet and wild place. And of course my dogs love it. Every hike is a hunt for them. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Fabulous post McPairs, how lucky are you to have that wonderful environment on your doorstep!
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Fabulous post McPairs, how lucky are you to have that wonderful environment on your doorstep! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Gorgeous photos mr. K - thank you for sharing. Happy Fall.
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these are all great photos kzoo awesome - thanks for sharing
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Gorgeous photos mr. K - thank you for sharing. Happy Fall. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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these are all great photos kzoo awesome - thanks for sharing Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Awesome shots you have given us for today.. Good to see your out hiking best exercise for anyone. Enjoy the beautiful world you live in too .. hugssssss V Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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I, too, love the colors and aromas of autumn. My featured post this week: Pulling Fantasy Sex Out of My Ass.
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Awesome shots you have given us for today.. Good to see your out hiking best exercise for anyone. Enjoy the beautiful world you live in too .. hugssssss V Huggggg B Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I, too, love the colors and aromas of autumn. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Great Pics Kzoo! What Beautiful places both preserves are. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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ohh my. you have me wanting to get back outside for a real hike. These photos are gorgeous, KZ! I can't wait to be back up and outside!
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ohh my. you have me wanting to get back outside for a real hike. These photos are gorgeous, KZ! I can't wait to be back up and outside! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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