tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post2224323175863136581..comments2023-06-29T23:10:52.945-07:00Comments on Nature ID: woodland strawberry ~ 02/11/11 ~ Jacks PeakKatie (Nature ID)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-1930333747338284752011-02-19T21:20:05.794-08:002011-02-19T21:20:05.794-08:00Keep on blogging, Katie! I started blogging to, in...Keep on blogging, Katie! I started blogging to, in a way, have a dialogue with myself - kind of like thinking out loud through an online diary of haphazard experiences and photographic images. If others relate, then along the way you can develop some great connections with a community of like-minded individuals. You clearly have a love of nature and I really enjoy your posts about our native treasures here in California.camissonia (Arleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10156059239148602974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-40291646184919087902011-02-18T08:01:47.457-08:002011-02-18T08:01:47.457-08:00Um, wow! Thanks, everyone, for sharing your though...Um, wow! Thanks, everyone, for sharing your thoughts. Like, David says, I feel a bit self-indulgent at times. I do enjoy creating Nature ID and it provides a focus during my hikes (instead of letting my mind wander and worry about things which I'm wont to do), but I'm struggling to find the time and balance with other things in my life. And as Jim says, the comfort zone of socialness is a huge factor for me.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-65628498846343366562011-02-18T07:55:37.043-08:002011-02-18T07:55:37.043-08:00The wild strawberries are so much more tasty than ...The wild strawberries are so much more tasty than store bought. And so small you have to pick a lot to just get a cupful.<br />My blogging started as a way to show my far away son what his Dad was doing. And then it mushroomed in fun, new friends and a nature world amazing. :)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-67108403472306976202011-02-17T15:01:23.791-08:002011-02-17T15:01:23.791-08:00re: why I blog.
I have two blogs. northleftcoastbl...re: why I blog.<br />I have two blogs. northleftcoastblog I started when we were getting ready to move from the big city to a small town in a rural county as a place to record impressions of ... whatever... city vs. rural initially, then changing seasons, garden, etc. I do it for myself with no pressure for any frequency and many of my out of town friends like to read it tho they rarely comment - more likely to address a post via email or phone call.<br />My zanshinart blog I started as a place to explore connections between martial and visual arts and at various times it is more one or the other. It is a place for working out my thoughts as opposed to the longer column to which I contribute really finished pieces on aikiweb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-54587336985751780402011-02-17T14:56:59.884-08:002011-02-17T14:56:59.884-08:00Re strawberries: I have some kind of native beach ...Re strawberries: I have some kind of native beach or woodland one I put in years ago - it actually looks just like this one - and it is incredibly healthy but never fruits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-64945937000551356122011-02-17T13:59:25.475-08:002011-02-17T13:59:25.475-08:00Hi Katie. I guess my biggest motivation for bloggi...Hi Katie. I guess my biggest motivation for blogging is to share. Odonates seem to receive relatively little attention (even though they are the coolest!) compared with some other groups and I want other people to understand them better. I also learn more in the process. <br /><br />I consider myself kind of anti-social too, so this is a way of being social that is still within my comfort zone, and it's a creative outlet. I've met a bunch of interesting people since I started just a few months ago. I do especially like to share my photography and blogging is a good way to do that.<br /><br />I guess my advice is to keep going as long as you enjoy it. That's what really counts. If you reach a point where it seems like a chore and you're not getting the satisfaction out of it that you used to, then maybe it's time to find something else. Otherwise, keep going! You don't have to know where it's going--things like this tend to evolve on their own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-67650910457035703412011-02-17T11:38:28.656-08:002011-02-17T11:38:28.656-08:00I'd be sad if you gave up your blog. I blog m...I'd be sad if you gave up your blog. I blog mostly because I have a brain like a sieve. I think I remember things perfectly, but when I write them down, I realize I mis-remember things most of the time! I was never good at keeping a pencil and paper journal, I found it too boring. I love to photograph (thank goodness for digital cameras, developing film was expensive), but I never really had anywhere to put the photos. Invariably they'd end up lost and forgotten. I blog because it satisfies the itch to be creative once in a while. I blog because it makes me look things up that I otherwise might not bother too. I blog because when we finally get this place ship-shape years down the road, I want to recall more accurately where we started from. I blog because like you I'm excited about nature and like to share some of the treasures I find here. Most importantly I blog so I can keep a log of what we've grown, what worked, what didn't, so that maybe I won't make the same mistake and plant that spinach that tanked the year before ;) Most importantly I blog because I want to, and because it's fun. I hope you keep blogging, I love stopping by here!Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-52104405632460325242011-02-17T09:04:41.945-08:002011-02-17T09:04:41.945-08:00I know exactly how you feel about blogging, I feel...I know exactly how you feel about blogging, I feel that it is a bit self indulgent at times, but what the heck people do read our blogs and at times pass on very usful information, so please carry on blogging.<br /> p.s.<br /> The bluebells and Pink Purslane do flower at the same time, if you look carefully at my last blog you'll see them growing together in the 2 photos of the Purslane in the woods in S.W. Scotland.<br /> p.p.s We love picking and eating the Wild Stawberries when we're out walking.Orchids and Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648202058915901862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-29935552076622929362011-02-17T06:52:26.353-08:002011-02-17T06:52:26.353-08:00I started mine last April as a way to share my lif...I started mine last April as a way to share my life with friends, family and former co-workers who were used to me showing photos of my pets and life. But after a few months, I discovered the cross-blogging community and now enjoy sharing tidbits of my scenery, pets, varmints, nature with folks I've never met across the country and around the world. And in return, I get to see glimpses of their lives, wildlife, pets, homes. I am relatively anti-social too, prefering to be home than anywhere else in the world. But by blogging and following others I get to know wonderful folks I'll never meet, but have come to care about. Life is meant to be shared, and I find joy in this.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510099344729038541noreply@blogger.com