tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post6032979600017190516..comments2024-03-29T07:40:01.618-04:00Comments on Vicki Lane Mysteries: California Landscape...with TortoiseVicki Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-38783854863257764202012-10-29T20:02:35.879-04:002012-10-29T20:02:35.879-04:00What wonderful photos, Vicki! I am especially char...What wonderful photos, Vicki! I am especially charmed by the knitted tree dancer. :-) Thanks so much for a glimpse of your California trip. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12575140898505901920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-16609480154732273762012-10-29T18:23:43.150-04:002012-10-29T18:23:43.150-04:00That's actually a Western Scrub Jay, Vicki. W...That's actually a Western Scrub Jay, Vicki. What sets it apart from our Steller's Jays and your Blue Jays is its lack of a crest and a quiet, shy nature. <br /><br />I think the tortoise might be a Gopherus Agassizzii Desert Tortoise, the state reptile of California. They live in the Mojave desert to the north of these mountains and in the Sonoran desert to the south, but they're listed as 'threatened' due to vandalism, predation, disease and collection for pets, which is now illegal. I can't remember how long they live, but I believe it is well over 50 years. Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851516387194415387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-80434229158185884422012-10-29T11:12:29.048-04:002012-10-29T11:12:29.048-04:00Vicki, your silent Sunday post communicated so muc...Vicki, your silent Sunday post communicated so much.<br /><br />I also thank you for sharing your California views with us. I'd never before known of the west coast blue jay...it is a lovely creature. Does it have the same personality as our Atlantic version does?<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-58165343690325683512012-10-29T09:46:55.918-04:002012-10-29T09:46:55.918-04:00I could so live in that bungalow!I could so live in that bungalow!Janna Zondernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-76497765508838849412012-10-29T09:40:05.115-04:002012-10-29T09:40:05.115-04:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Janet Rudolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-90097017948497002752012-10-29T09:36:44.454-04:002012-10-29T09:36:44.454-04:00The tortoise is confined by a low fence around the...The tortoise is confined by a low fence around the yard. His shell was, I think, about 2 feet long, maybe a bit more.<br /><br />The dance in the tree is an example of what some radical knitters call 'yarn bombing.' (radical knitters -- now there's a thought!)Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-89189155615311750652012-10-29T09:06:33.695-04:002012-10-29T09:06:33.695-04:00That's a very creative dancer in the tree.That's a very creative dancer in the tree.Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-23635941485224075932012-10-29T07:46:18.785-04:002012-10-29T07:46:18.785-04:00What a lovely collection of different views of CA!...What a lovely collection of different views of CA! Hard to decide my favorite, but I think the venerable tree gets my vote today.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-88459406566916421192012-10-29T06:14:52.988-04:002012-10-29T06:14:52.988-04:00nice...that old tortoise is so cool...and love tha...nice...that old tortoise is so cool...and love that big round bush...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-45728850553003474072012-10-29T04:49:00.819-04:002012-10-29T04:49:00.819-04:00Oh!my god!what is the size of this big tortoise?
W...Oh!my god!what is the size of this big tortoise?<br />We call"taille en nuages" this shape of japanese foliageMiss_Yveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558587966129386283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-16126650745858344522012-10-29T01:45:11.651-04:002012-10-29T01:45:11.651-04:00I love your California diary!I love your California diary!katy gilmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02721933522533252780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-65947012694408776772012-10-29T00:24:12.773-04:002012-10-29T00:24:12.773-04:00I'm curious as to what keeps the strange pet f...I'm curious as to what keeps the strange pet from wandering off?Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.com