tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post111645275260062344..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Dirtjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1116696204389878772005-05-21T13:23:00.000-04:002005-05-21T13:23:00.000-04:00Jo(e), yes one of those babies can really wreak ha...Jo(e), yes one of those babies can really wreak havoc in a garden in a single night.<BR/><BR/>rana, I'll bet the reason we have them in our yard is because where we are living was once old-growth forest, and the developer saved as many of the HUGE trees and bits of woodland as possible.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1116509369361495632005-05-19T09:29:00.000-04:002005-05-19T09:29:00.000-04:00I love to read you.I love to read you.Yankee, Transferredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627693160131161133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1116508603176401592005-05-19T09:16:00.000-04:002005-05-19T09:16:00.000-04:00Twelve inches long? OMG.Twelve inches long? OMG.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1116481825855385412005-05-19T01:50:00.000-04:002005-05-19T01:50:00.000-04:00Banana slugs are very interesting creatures. They ...Banana slugs are very interesting creatures. They can grow up to 12 inches long. The ones around here are sort of <A HREF="http://www.dangermouse.net/photos/usa09_2.jpg" REL="nofollow">yellowish-tan</A> or light brown, some with black spots. You can see <A HREF="http://www.webbwerks.com/gallery/animals/insects_etc/assorted/DSCN4090_Med.jpg.2.html" REL="nofollow">some</A> pics <A HREF="http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/morita/WAP/Redwoods/redwoods.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> and <A HREF="http://www.cophoto.com/IMAGES/LPHOTOS/photo4028.jpg" REL="nofollow">here</A>. They can also be <A HREF="http://www.sparkling-dreams.net/sanfrancisco/index39.html" REL="nofollow">brighter</A> yellow, like <A HREF="http://www.agrownwoman.com/three65pics/archives/BananaSlug.JPG" REL="nofollow">this</A>.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1116466589667229012005-05-18T21:36:00.000-04:002005-05-18T21:36:00.000-04:00Banana Slugs? I've never heard of them. I do hav...Banana Slugs? I've never heard of them. I do have to sprinkle cayenne on my hostas though because the deer love them.<BR/><BR/>Rana: You are completely right. I think all humans need that connection but somehow academics are the most likely to ignore it.<BR/><BR/>Vegan Momma: Definitely, you should try belly dancing. I bet you would like it.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1116465457854598822005-05-18T21:17:00.000-04:002005-05-18T21:17:00.000-04:00Huh. I never thought of banana slugs as garden pe...Huh. I never thought of banana slugs as garden pests before. They were always just something I encountered in the woods.<BR/><BR/>jo(e), sometimes I think that what academics need more than they realize are activities that ground them to real, concrete things -- raising children, growing things in the garden, making pots, baking bread, knitting sweaters, etc. -- so that we/they don't get trapped in our/their heads. Our hands and eyes and bodies are good for more things than typing and reading and sitting! :)Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1116461301745604452005-05-18T20:08:00.000-04:002005-05-18T20:08:00.000-04:00We always had a garden when I was growing up. It's...We always had a garden when I was growing up. It's hard work, but so worth it. <BR/><BR/>Now I just have flowerbeds, so I planted one full of herbs and put a couple of tomato plants in the rose bed. Unfortunately, the slugs ate one tomato plant down to the ground already. We have these huge banana slugs here and they are u-gly!purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.com