tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post443701948388444949..comments2024-03-14T20:44:09.704+05:30Comments on The Urban Gardener: The birds and the bees.... and butterflies too!Sunita Mohan http://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-79859542617652630112008-09-07T17:47:00.000+05:302008-09-07T17:47:00.000+05:30Thanks Eric! I'm having a great time running behin...Thanks Eric! I'm having a great time running behind all the little creatures, clicking them from all angles, and generally invading their privacy. And occasionally, the roles are reversed as in the case of Bristly, the orange caterpillar... I ran for my life when he shook all those bristles at me !<BR/>Raji, I do love compliments : ) It makes me feel like I'm doing something right if someone says they enjoy my writing. <BR/>Anything bright orange, full of poky bristles, and which looks like an evil alien ... you bet I'm going to let it be ! LOL!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-87394980505334197732008-09-06T21:24:00.000+05:302008-09-06T21:24:00.000+05:30Those caterpillars look dandy and good eye candy ...Those caterpillars look dandy and good eye candy - nice of you to have let them be!<BR/>I do enjoy your writing style.RAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-57708254926928750812008-08-27T17:39:00.000+05:302008-08-27T17:39:00.000+05:30Beautiful pictures! I love all the little caterpil...Beautiful pictures! I love all the little caterpillars.Eric Bronsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06838409095199993712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-8632206946804178192008-08-26T06:40:00.000+05:302008-08-26T06:40:00.000+05:30It was all those bristles, I think, that got me al...It was all those bristles, I think, that got me all spooked. You should've seen it coming! It was either the most self-confident caterpillar or the dumbest and most short-sighted. <BR/>Even so, if they had bothered to get among my anthuriums, I would've got out the neem oil. As it was, they seemed to prefer the morning-glory. So they got away with it : )<BR/>Thanks for the tip about Picasa 2. Google informed me that all the photos I'm blogging automatically get stored in Picasaweb. Maybe the 2nd version has advanced features. I'll check it out. Thanks!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-44763886835006519422008-08-26T05:26:00.000+05:302008-08-26T05:26:00.000+05:30Sunita, It's fun to see the 'creatures' that visit...Sunita, It's fun to see the 'creatures' that visit your garden. I don't think I've ever seen a violent looking caterpiller before :) I hope you discover what the butterfly looks like. You're very benevolent. I might have only let one or two live. :)<BR/>I'm sure the photos not enlarging is not due to anything you did. Blogger has quirks, and this is something that just happens from time to time.<BR/>Have you tried Picasa2? It's a free downloadable program from Google and lets you view and edit all the photos on your computer, and send them to you blog...among other things. It's wonderful. Just type Picasa2 into Google search to find it. I use it to send photos to my blog and rarely have a problem.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-3412832201654036382008-08-25T23:39:00.000+05:302008-08-25T23:39:00.000+05:30Trudi, that was a very sweet apology in the post-s...Trudi, that was a very sweet apology in the post-script about your calling me Kanak. Dont worry... it happens to all of us. I sometimes call my daughter by the names of all my nieces and friends before my tongue finds her name. <BR/>Thanks for the compliment. I really do appreciate it. <BR/>I must admit that the lady who helps me in the garden thinks I'm absolutely eccentric , if not bonkers, for letting the caterpillars live to gobble another plant!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-15746226092436129122008-08-25T11:55:00.000+05:302008-08-25T11:55:00.000+05:30A very beautiful post, Kanak. I love how you tell ...A very beautiful post, Kanak. I love how you tell the stories about the creatures who come and visit "eat" your garden. It is also very interesting to see and hear about other exotic birds and butterflies etc; and like you said, if we want butterflies we have to accommodate the caterpillars even if they are bulldozers!Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.com