tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post6067401248119114892..comments2023-10-28T02:20:15.222-10:00Comments on Shutterbugs Capturing the World Around Us: RibbitRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16449035484180022546noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-45392667154843610622012-06-27T05:17:10.274-10:002012-06-27T05:17:10.274-10:00LOL! Couldn't help myself...LOL! Couldn't help myself...Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04679461800084973868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-24175578811507593202012-06-27T04:02:57.005-10:002012-06-27T04:02:57.005-10:00Oh I think it may be time to work on a new photosh...Oh I think it may be time to work on a new photoshop picture of somebody. LOLRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449035484180022546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-68746203186738368062012-06-27T04:01:38.640-10:002012-06-27T04:01:38.640-10:00A tour guide on Maui, I could live with that!
You...A tour guide on Maui, I could live with that!<br /><br />You know the old saying; "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance then baffle them with bullshit" and I'm pretty good at both on occasion.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449035484180022546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-26817771884948683892012-06-27T03:54:17.880-10:002012-06-27T03:54:17.880-10:00Thanks Tammy! They probably have the Pistia strati...Thanks Tammy! They probably have the Pistia stratiotes down your way. <br /><br />I'm never going to be the same after this. LOLRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449035484180022546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-14761910914872339102012-06-27T03:49:43.537-10:002012-06-27T03:49:43.537-10:00The plant didn't have a Hawaiian name or I wou...The plant didn't have a Hawaiian name or I would have used that, it is from South America you know! LOLRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449035484180022546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-80109060001706537602012-06-26T17:05:59.912-10:002012-06-26T17:05:59.912-10:00Lithobates clamitans nestled in Plantae Tracheobio...Lithobates clamitans nestled in Plantae Tracheobionta Spermatophyta Magnoliophyta Liliopsida Monocotyledons Arecidae Arales Araceae Pistia Stratiotes. Very nice!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04679461800084973868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-35795240632680298722012-06-26T15:58:30.003-10:002012-06-26T15:58:30.003-10:00Geesh...next thing you know you'll be leading ...Geesh...next thing you know you'll be leading a tour group on Maui dazzling them with all you new book smarts..LOL <br />Great capture and I learned something new....Pistia stratiotes--NICE :)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952471128738526160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-4912209018949954462012-06-26T15:24:52.378-10:002012-06-26T15:24:52.378-10:00Great shot of the frog in the Pistia stratiotes:)Great shot of the frog in the Pistia stratiotes:)Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481372510221914366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-66006926330198192372012-06-26T14:00:35.856-10:002012-06-26T14:00:35.856-10:00Uh!Oh! Who told this guy he needed a book? LOL
Nex...Uh!Oh! Who told this guy he needed a book? LOL<br />Next thing I know we will be identifying all plant life using Latin terms! LOL Afraid the days of red, yellow, and blue flowers are numbered!parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201281917735686135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-50376492451549357492012-06-26T13:51:03.664-10:002012-06-26T13:51:03.664-10:00Now why would I think that? LOLNow why would I think that? LOLparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201281917735686135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-60975550661038139772012-06-26T12:21:32.372-10:002012-06-26T12:21:32.372-10:00Ha! I only need one reason to keep my mouth shut a...Ha! I only need one reason to keep my mouth shut and that's to stay out of trouble! LOL<br /><br />The smirky grin? I thought maybe you were talking about me.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449035484180022546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-53355041017678432332012-06-26T12:17:27.430-10:002012-06-26T12:17:27.430-10:00Is this a test Tex? LOL
The plant is called Pisti...Is this a test Tex? LOL<br /><br />The plant is called Pistia stratiotes or more commonly, water lettuce, but you don't want to eat it. The plant contains "needle-like calcium oxalate crystals that can cause intense mouth burning and swelling" not to mention a really bad stomach ache.<br /><br />The good news is these plants absorb toxic metals from the water.<br /><br />They aren't an indeginous plant to Hawaii, they were introduced from South America.<br /><br />Are you impressed? LOLRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449035484180022546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-18562589192620316452012-06-26T11:34:12.052-10:002012-06-26T11:34:12.052-10:00LOL! A couple reasons is all you can think of?
Ag...LOL! A couple reasons is all you can think of? <br />Agree. The flash did a nice job highlighting the foreground and the froggies face. Like the big eyes and smirky grin!parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201281917735686135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116206520787459203.post-9128834131479493282012-06-26T10:54:39.075-10:002012-06-26T10:54:39.075-10:00really cute in whatever greenery he's sitting ...really cute in whatever greenery he's sitting in.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com