tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906918668784407049.post8580485014436675272..comments2023-05-07T10:03:56.424-04:00Comments on Scriveners River: Things are not what they seemNikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08682040969965800663noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906918668784407049.post-58530677937786936682015-06-20T12:39:31.165-04:002015-06-20T12:39:31.165-04:00Thank you, Brenda. You have your own brand of cour...Thank you, Brenda. You have your own brand of courage, which amazes me no end. Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682040969965800663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906918668784407049.post-9574473998312257052015-06-20T12:08:45.390-04:002015-06-20T12:08:45.390-04:00I am no much of a nature girl. I appreciate the be...I am no much of a nature girl. I appreciate the beauty but confess I'm a hesitant if I am pushed to step off the worn path. I probably would've had a heart attack or at least shrieked if I came face to face with a snapping turtle. What you did do in your post was bring me along for the ride. Beautifully written, Nikki. brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480258485472568272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906918668784407049.post-36147045963841012112015-06-20T09:04:17.240-04:002015-06-20T09:04:17.240-04:00We have garter snakes living in our outside steps....We have garter snakes living in our outside steps. I like them even though they sometimes startle me. Thanks for stopping in.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682040969965800663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906918668784407049.post-69962204192924317902015-06-20T09:03:02.014-04:002015-06-20T09:03:02.014-04:00It got even better, but that's a story for ano...It got even better, but that's a story for another blog.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682040969965800663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906918668784407049.post-59421323977355279302015-06-20T07:06:41.506-04:002015-06-20T07:06:41.506-04:00Loved your blog...so glad it wasn't a snake! E...Loved your blog...so glad it wasn't a snake! Enjoy the rest of your summer.Susan Coryellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700818086229953333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906918668784407049.post-31954046363300150732015-06-19T21:38:30.603-04:002015-06-19T21:38:30.603-04:00Sounds like a perfect day.Sounds like a perfect day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703649154995311281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906918668784407049.post-75507745688565533762015-06-19T10:51:04.144-04:002015-06-19T10:51:04.144-04:00Thank you, Nancy. Like most animals, including mos...Thank you, Nancy. Like most animals, including most humans, snappers are aggressive only when threatened, and then they are persistent. I've used that trait to get them to grab onto a stick so I can remove them from a road. I guess this one interpreted my standing still as insufficiently threatening to attack me, but sufficiently so to cede territory. We both chose caution as the better part of valor. Win-win, in my book. Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682040969965800663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906918668784407049.post-79778989565508594132015-06-19T10:08:28.002-04:002015-06-19T10:08:28.002-04:00A wonderful tale, Nikki, beautifully written. And ...A wonderful tale, Nikki, beautifully written. And I'm glad the snapper scuttled off before you had a vicious encounter. Those fellows can be scary. I was just reading about one in Barbara Kingsolver's novel, Prodigal Summer. It was hanging on to a character's heel and wouldn't let go! Nikki: I still have Framed on my Kindle for summer reading. Nancy Means Wrighthttp://www.nancymeanswright.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906918668784407049.post-45809097666219978832015-06-19T08:03:59.255-04:002015-06-19T08:03:59.255-04:00Hi Luanne! Sounds like you have fun messing about ...Hi Luanne! Sounds like you have fun messing about in the water, too. Oddly enough, I was not frightened, only cautious and vastly curious. Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682040969965800663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906918668784407049.post-46017087568442557972015-06-19T07:57:16.762-04:002015-06-19T07:57:16.762-04:00Holy toe-biter, batman! I would have been frozen t...Holy toe-biter, batman! I would have been frozen too. Or maybe my adrenaline would kick in and I'd leap to the river bank in a single bound, hehe. I'm glad Mr Turtle was a gentleman and took himself away. I like to wade in the ocean and look for interesting things like rocks and shells, the occasional piece of sea glass, or watch little fish dart around.Luanna Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11594016051931769407noreply@blogger.com