tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post7768257483357267413..comments2024-01-30T10:46:39.914+00:00Comments on Dartmoor Ramblings: SLOW WORM AND MACRO BEECHEm Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-86332518592081734062013-10-01T14:02:00.834+01:002013-10-01T14:02:00.834+01:00It's just relentless Thelma. I though it was c...It's just relentless Thelma. I though it was clearing again today but it's back.....visibility down to about 20 yards!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-75708413051042705512013-10-01T12:22:27.023+01:002013-10-01T12:22:27.023+01:00Beautiful photos as always of the fungus/fungi? tu...Beautiful photos as always of the fungus/fungi? tumulus/tumuli? I have lost my way in words;) but having experienced the mists of Cornwall can understand the feeling of greyness.....thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-88569565806496512013-10-01T10:31:30.928+01:002013-10-01T10:31:30.928+01:00I have seen them Caroline and very strange they ar...I have seen them Caroline and very strange they are too! I can't take credit for knowing what they were but partner fished one out of the river to show me a couple of years ago. Like stepping back a few million years. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-41710104492224145752013-10-01T09:56:30.707+01:002013-10-01T09:56:30.707+01:00What an incredible post, Em! The last Slow Worm I ...What an incredible post, Em! The last Slow Worm I saw was also in Devon (but edge of Exmoor) ... It was sliding over the path as we walked towards the mill at Dunster. I'm so glad you got your camera in time. Incidentally, I've just been looking at <a href="http://www.uk-wildlife.co.uk/polycelis-felia-flatworm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=polycelis-felia-flatworm" rel="nofollow">this</a> ... and wondered if you had ever seen one? I certainly haven't (to date). The eyes round the edge are utterly extraordinary. The stuff myths are made of! Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-41220000719376355822013-09-30T16:08:06.905+01:002013-09-30T16:08:06.905+01:00You lucky thing! It's been SO bad this year wh...You lucky thing! It's been SO bad this year which is odd given the glorious weather. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-66491408075835524852013-09-29T21:48:35.043+01:002013-09-29T21:48:35.043+01:00Fungi, moss and lichen really are fascinating and ...Fungi, moss and lichen really are fascinating and you have illustrated some fine specimens here! Those Beech trees are amazing! It is so lovely to see a slow worm in such detail. I saw a grass snake curled up in the sun catching some rays the other day... Lou Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933986820262509435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-62668285883627791912013-09-29T19:41:05.372+01:002013-09-29T19:41:05.372+01:00I'm sure if they weren't so rare a thing h...I'm sure if they weren't so rare a thing here I would feel the same Gail!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-56166190826166263372013-09-29T19:40:15.529+01:002013-09-29T19:40:15.529+01:00More of the hot sun please. I've forgotten wha...More of the hot sun please. I've forgotten what the sky looks like!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-45055863797519106422013-09-29T19:39:36.981+01:002013-09-29T19:39:36.981+01:00It's incredibly bright isn't it? Almost lu...It's incredibly bright isn't it? Almost luminous in the mist.Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-80347139387802820042013-09-29T19:39:03.661+01:002013-09-29T19:39:03.661+01:00Only my second in 49 years Dean so I'm not doi...Only my second in 49 years Dean so I'm not doing brilliantly either. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-29290371028357478592013-09-29T18:18:17.242+01:002013-09-29T18:18:17.242+01:00Absolutely love the photos of the trees hanging ov...Absolutely love the photos of the trees hanging over the stone wall!<br /><br />Really would be glad if I had no snake or worm sightings :)Gail H. Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491594160247541113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-54192615807590144952013-09-29T16:26:43.954+01:002013-09-29T16:26:43.954+01:00what a lovely, secret world beneath the trees! Per...what a lovely, secret world beneath the trees! Perfect shelter from hot sun and winter storms!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734243399284789336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-13431467763425199242013-09-29T16:06:38.581+01:002013-09-29T16:06:38.581+01:00No apology needed for those exquisite photographs ...No apology needed for those exquisite photographs Em - that bright yellow lichen is such a startling colour. Lovely to see that happy Jack in the last photograph.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-43326278109749654762013-09-29T10:35:15.866+01:002013-09-29T10:35:15.866+01:00Nice one, Em. I`m very envious of your Slow Worm. ...Nice one, Em. I`m very envious of your Slow Worm. A species i`ve never seen. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-70585609549480063552013-09-29T03:25:34.018+01:002013-09-29T03:25:34.018+01:00Yes, I do the exact same thing!Yes, I do the exact same thing!Christian Perrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835955663432829705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-1325922158053779642013-09-28T19:41:18.189+01:002013-09-28T19:41:18.189+01:00He certainly doesn't like being rubbed with a ...He certainly doesn't like being rubbed with a towel.....what a performance in the porch today.Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-35183227098481503192013-09-28T19:40:45.997+01:002013-09-28T19:40:45.997+01:00Thanks Kim - you too. Thanks Kim - you too. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-51894008646639810472013-09-28T19:40:26.757+01:002013-09-28T19:40:26.757+01:00What a terrible day! Just stopped in the last hour...What a terrible day! Just stopped in the last hour but we're still shrouded in that mist. What will tomorrow hold I wonder? Mist perhaps?Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-33408027261372044652013-09-28T19:39:29.868+01:002013-09-28T19:39:29.868+01:00The sun wasn't catching his ribs at that point...The sun wasn't catching his ribs at that point!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-34282315713038011032013-09-28T19:39:07.720+01:002013-09-28T19:39:07.720+01:00Welcome Heidi - I love your little inset picture!Welcome Heidi - I love your little inset picture!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-47792984120952627182013-09-28T19:35:46.727+01:002013-09-28T19:35:46.727+01:00Thanks Suzie - Trigger could still do with putting...Thanks Suzie - Trigger could still do with putting on more weight but never mind, he seems happy enough. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-36339746059643537812013-09-28T19:12:15.408+01:002013-09-28T19:12:15.408+01:00Gud Dug know when to come out and lay in the sunsh...Gud Dug know when to come out and lay in the sunshine !<br />Bellyrubs all around !<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-10804980891345421192013-09-28T19:12:08.910+01:002013-09-28T19:12:08.910+01:00Another enjoyable series of photos! I am like you...Another enjoyable series of photos! I am like you in that I have a knowledge void where fungi (and reptiles) are involved too, but they really do make for great photos, as do Trigger and Jack! <br /><br />I hope you're doing well, and I hope you have a good weekend!! ~Kim at Golden Pines~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02001523468339091407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-30860316863360817892013-09-28T16:47:35.635+01:002013-09-28T16:47:35.635+01:00I don't suppose the weather today will be help...I don't suppose the weather today will be helping at all. Dartmoor seems to have disappeared, but it is misty and raining here too, so you are not alone. <br />The brassy sheen on the slow worm is quite amazing. They live in the railway sleepers and walls that hold up the raised beds here, and in the compost heap. <br />rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-74555538475459006522013-09-28T16:04:47.996+01:002013-09-28T16:04:47.996+01:00Trigger is looking very well.
Love the beech tree...Trigger is looking very well.<br /><br />Love the beech trees :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com