Monday, December 31, 2012

Hello from B


Hello! My name is B. Today I am going to tell you why I want to start a nature blog.


Cownose Ray
photo by Todd Poling, via Wikimedia Commons

Since I was a little boy (Lu interjects: ha!) I loved nature. I love marine science most of all. My favorite marine animals are nurse sharks, cownose rays, sheepshead and mullet. I have lots of books about fish and reef creatures.





Monarch butterfly
photo by Korall via Wikimedia Commons
(Seriously, we'll start taking our own photos soon!)

I also like lots of bugs. Bugs are really nice because they are colorful and easy to find. I can go on a bug safari in my own back yard! Now I'll tell you my favorite kinds of bugs. Caterpillars are really cool because they change into butterflies. I also like carpenter ants that sneak into my mom's house. I like bees, flies and ladybugs. I like spiders and centipedes, too (even though they aren't bugs!)

Another animal that I really like is the tree frog. I saw a real tree frog before – it jumped on me and freaked me out! But after that I decided I really like them.

While working on this blog, I'm going to share the things I know, the things my mom teaches me, and the things she and I learn together. I want you and your friends to learn about nature with me.

Bye, friends! I'll see you on the blog!

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33 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 3, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    Lovely post ~ I like frogs too! I like lizards as well, when I was in Ibiza, I made friends with a lizard. Did you know that sometimes, if a lizard is swooped down on by a bird and caught by the tail...it's tail will come off and it will grow a new one!

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:02 PM

      Hi Alex! Thanks so much for visiting my blog! I like lizards too. We have a lot in Florida.
      -B

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  2. Kell AndrewsJanuary 3, 2013 at 11:37 AM

    Lovely post! I have a nature blog too -- it's such a great way to ensure that you are observing and reflecting on the world around you. The nature I see up here in Pennsylvania is quite a bit different from yours, so I look forward to hearing more from Lu and B.

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    1. Lu and BJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:08 PM

      Thanks for stopping by, Kell! I'll check out your nature blog as soon as I can!
      -B

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    2. Lu and BJanuary 3, 2013 at 8:56 PM

      Kell, I love Tree and Twig! I had never heard of arborglyphs before (or at least never hear the word for them.) How cool!

      Have you ever seen trail trees in your tree-stalking? We used to look for them in Kentucky, and I know they are in several other states too, but I don't know if they are as far north as you. Several tribes of Native Americans used them. They would bend/sculpt young trees, mostly white oaks, into different shapes so when they matured they would point out springs, trails, mark boundaries.

      Your photos are so beautiful!
      Lu

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  3. UnknownJanuary 3, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    Hi B,
    What wonderful pictures you have on your blog. Do you like snakes? I got to write a book on pythons and learned many interesting things about them. Some of them can grow as big around as a telephone pole!

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    1. Lu and BJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:09 PM

      Hi Dianna!
      I like snakes too. Looking at them, anyway. My mom says she's afraid to take me to the Everglades now because of the giant pythons.

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  4. Amber TurnerJanuary 3, 2013 at 11:59 AM

    Hello, B. Thanks for letting us read your post!

    My eight-year-old daughter and I love to study undersea creatures together. (My favorites are the seahorses.) We dream of exploring in a little submarine together someday!

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    1. Lu and BJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:11 PM

      Hi Amber!
      Now I want a mother-son submarine too!
      Say hi to your daughter for me!
      -B

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  5. FranziskaJanuary 3, 2013 at 12:03 PM

    What a great start to a nature blog. Can't wait to read more. And maybe you can post some photos of creatures you see?

    We love underwater creatures too! I used to teach scuba diving and saw a lot of wonderful creatures under the water. My favorites were manta rays and banded sea snakes... and Christmas tree worms. If you waved over the top of the worms (without touching) they'd quickly hide back in their holes. So pretty!

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    1. Lu and BJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:17 PM

      Hi Franziska!
      I have to talk my mom into letting me use the camera.
      (From Lu: and I have to learn how to use my camera better myself! I seem to take terrible pictures, but I'm going to work on it.)

      Are banded sea snakes venomous?
      -B

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    2. FranziskaJanuary 3, 2013 at 6:37 PM

      Maybe drawings instead?!

      Banded sea snakes are extremely venomous but their mouths are too small for them to be much danger to divers. They'd have to bite you between your thumb and forefinger, for example, that's how small their jaws are. So you can watch them without worrying! They look beautiful when they move through the water!

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  6. Alison Ashley FormentoJanuary 3, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    I love discovering new nature lovers like me and I'm glad I found your blog.
    Marine science is a favorite of mine, too, and I learned a lot about our seas and oceans researching my new book THESE SEAS COUNT! I hope you'll read it and I know I'll enjoy reading about nature on your new blog.

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    1. Lu and BJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:21 PM

      Hi Alison! Thanks for visiting my blog!
      -B
      We have gotten your This Tree Counts from the library and loved it! I definitely want to buy These Seas Count when it comes out. March, right?
      -Lu

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    2. Alison Ashley FormentoJanuary 3, 2013 at 9:49 PM

      That's right, Lu. I sent you a message on Verla's. I'd love to send B a copy when the book is out. Great blog!

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    3. Lu and BJanuary 9, 2013 at 12:00 PM

      We'll buy it! (Gotta support fellow writers!) But when it is out we'd love to have you do a guest post on our blog, if you'd like to.
      -Lu (Laura)

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  7. Jaye Robin BrownJanuary 3, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    OOOH, I love bugs, too. Just not ones that bite. Can't wait to read more about your adventures.

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    1. Lu and BJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:25 PM

      Thanks for checking out my blog! I like the biting bugs, but not getting bitten by them!
      -B

      Hi JRo!
      -Lu

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  8. AndyJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:38 PM

    Im so proud of B! I hope to share a few of your nature adventures with you and Lu too! My favorite insect is the dry-wood Termite. It tends to make me allot of money (I own part of a pest control business) which let me buy you more trains!

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  9. LeslieGJanuary 3, 2013 at 9:06 PM

    I love sea animals, too, Lu and B! My family used to live in Southern California, and we loved going to Sea World there. So many of the sea animals were beautiful--but others, like the moray eels, were spooky!

    Your blog is beautiful, and I look forward to more of your posts!

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    1. Lu and BJanuary 9, 2013 at 12:01 PM

      Hi Leslie! Thank you for reading my blog. I'm glad you like it!
      -B

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  10. Sarah FloydJanuary 3, 2013 at 9:56 PM

    I'm from Florida too! My son is ten years old, and we often take nature walks in our neighborhood to collect unusual leaves, seed pods, snake skins, and whatever other cool stuff we can find. Last spring we rescued an injured baby opossum that we found on the side of our road. We were careful to wear gloves and protect our hands (scary looking teeth!) while we fed it a tuna and water mixture. In a few days it was strong enough to hand over to our local wildlife rescue center.

    There sure are a lot of interesting animals, bugs, sea life and plants in Florida! I look forward to reading your posts, and I know my son will be interested too.

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    1. Lu and BJanuary 9, 2013 at 12:05 PM

      Hi Skywriter -- I like your name!
      We have a opossum who comes to our house every night to eat our cat's food. It is the hugest one I've ever seen! I'm lgad you saved the baby.
      What part of Florida do you live in?
      Say hi to your son for me!

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    2. Sarah FloydJanuary 9, 2013 at 12:56 PM

      We live near Tampa, but my house is just a few blocks from the Hillsborough River, so there are a lot of wild animals that live around the river and roam the neighborhood, looking for open garbage cans -- and cat food! The little guy we saved was very cute (the adults are a kind of scary looking), but we know that wild animals, even babies, can carry rabies, so we were super careful about wearing thick gloves when handling it.

      My son says Hi to you too!

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  11. Lily CateJanuary 4, 2013 at 12:03 AM

    Hi B!
    Great blog you have here!
    I live in Wisconsin. I don't think we have as many cool bugs as Florida, but the awesomest ones I've seen in my own yard are Stag beetles and hummingbird moths :D


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    1. Lu and BJanuary 9, 2013 at 12:07 PM

      I saw a hummingbird moth once when we lived in Kentucky -- it flew just like a hummingbird! I don't know if we have them in Florida. I'll look!
      Thanks for reading my blog!
      -B

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  12. Barbara EtlinJanuary 6, 2013 at 8:33 PM

    Hi, B.

    Congrats on your new blog! I have to admit I'm not crazy about bugs but I love sea creatures and I especially love owls. Have you seen any alligators?

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    1. Lu and BJanuary 9, 2013 at 12:24 PM

      Hi Barb!
      Yeah, I know some people aren't too crazy about bugs. That's okay -- we'll have lots of other animals on my blog!
      I've seen a couple of alligators but only small ones. I touched one at the Tarpon Springs aquarium!
      -B

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  13. Diana MurrayJanuary 7, 2013 at 10:10 AM

    Hi, B! I love your new blog. And I love animals too. Except for bugs. Butterflies are about the only bugs that I like. I recently went to Butterfly World in Florida. It was the most amazing place. There were butterflies flying all over the place. One of them landed on my daughter's head. She's seven.

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    1. Lu and BJanuary 9, 2013 at 12:55 PM

      Hi Diana!
      I've never been to Butterfly World. It sounds wonderful!
      -B

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    This is such a great blog! I love animals and I know I'm going to learn a lot from you :)

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    1. Lu and BJanuary 9, 2013 at 12:55 PM

      Hi Catherine!
      Thank you for reading my blog! I hope I can keep it interesting!
      -B

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  15. Alison Pearce StevensJanuary 10, 2013 at 3:15 PM

    What a wonderful blog! I love nature, and I'm so glad to see that you do, too. Can't wait to see what else you write about! :)

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