tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post8409938152822264129..comments2023-10-12T06:58:26.451-04:00Comments on Mary's View: She wears her heart on her sleeve.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-38092491281591239232008-02-24T00:28:00.000-05:002008-02-24T00:28:00.000-05:00Here's to late bloomers and finding our voice and ...Here's to late bloomers and finding our voice and having a pedestal to stand tall and be noticed by so many wonderful people. Here's to you being the 27th most read nature blogger in the world -- if only for a moment. Here is to the humor and grace that finds its way weekly to your blog. And here's to 10th grade biology teachers that inspired a lifetime of curiosity. And here's to Mary the one I'd pick first for my team. And here's to many, many more years of Mary's View!!!!TR Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595967532391171082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-63139719887357353832008-02-23T19:34:00.000-05:002008-02-23T19:34:00.000-05:00Gretchen, you're so sweet. Hey, listen. If you e...Gretchen, you're so sweet. Hey, listen. If you ever want to start a blog, e-mail me. I'll help you out with it.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-50240277630042196032008-02-22T18:19:00.000-05:002008-02-22T18:19:00.000-05:00I absolutely adore this post and your sincere hone...I absolutely adore this post and your sincere honesty. I often ask myself why I'm blogging. Is it creative? Competitive? Some people seem to spend an extraordinary amount of time on it. That could never be for me...too many other commitments.<BR/><BR/>Still, it is nice to be noticed and appreciated. I enjoy your honesty and willingness to be "out there."<BR/><BR/>Robin at BumblebeeRobin (Bumblebee)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04516571306617946865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-80937522560553525332008-02-22T17:16:00.000-05:002008-02-22T17:16:00.000-05:00Ok, I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one who went...Ok, I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one who went into panic mode when I thought you were going to give up your blog- I really and truly froze in my tracks for a second there! What would we do with out you, Mary? You have now idea how much joy you bring to your devoted readers! But I can understand your mini obsession with your ratings on the NBN- heck- I was over the moon with excitement when I saw that my very first comment actually showed up on your blog! I stared at it with a smile on my face thinking "hey, I did it!" (obviously no computer wiz here!) SO I can only imagine the adrenaline rush of watching your own blog ratings!! wooo! Please know how much you are loved! warm hugs, gretchenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-69989518056030607302008-02-22T15:04:00.000-05:002008-02-22T15:04:00.000-05:00Mary, I love your blog! And I love the fact that y...Mary, <BR/><BR/>I love your blog! And I love the fact that you are a kindred-spirit. I was right there next to you (in spirit) cheering on my friends who were the sporties and the geniuses. Except I was wearing a 30 lb body-cast after my scoliosis surgery my first year of high-school,(Yikes)! Now my son will be experiencing the same surgery this summer; sans the bodycast, thank heaven! So there are a lot of us non-sports-types out here and that's okay. <BR/><BR/>Congrats on your Natureblog Network Ranking. But don't forget the Pond Sex. Remember: Priorities!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/>DawnDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818111801666078642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-3204603160625729212008-02-22T11:39:00.000-05:002008-02-22T11:39:00.000-05:00Mary, you write that your blog is nothing special ...Mary, you write that your blog is nothing special - ahem, 43 people beg to differ! We love seeing through your eyes, laughing or crying with you, reading your wonderful wit, and sharing a little bit of your life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-2937621174157245792008-02-22T00:54:00.000-05:002008-02-22T00:54:00.000-05:00Hi Mary, I know exactly what you are saying. I w...Hi Mary, I know exactly what you are saying. I would love to have the time and inclination to write these fantastic, intelligent, amusing and heart-warming blogs. But, I don't. So most of the time I write about small and pretty mundane things that make me happy and hope maybe others will like them too. Blogging is a somewhat double edged sword. It is very rewarding, but can also be pressure and frustration. You've found the secret of enjoying blogging - just do your own thing and have fun. Everyone else will follow you like the Pied Piper!! (At first I really thought that those were a special type of Koi that had four eyes - I'm very embarrassed to say!!)Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806756079227306837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-38105098249806635892008-02-21T23:56:00.000-05:002008-02-21T23:56:00.000-05:00Oops ... and I also meant to tell you how much enj...Oops ... and I also meant to tell you how much enjoyment and fun I've had here Mary. I hope you'll continue on doing what you are so good at doing - giving us glimpses into your life. <BR/><BR/>You have a definitely kinky pond! <BR/><BR/>Love ya, Mary oxkatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-48380077661549144462008-02-21T23:51:00.000-05:002008-02-21T23:51:00.000-05:00Well, Hell yeah. Pond sex is the best.That Nature...Well, Hell yeah. Pond sex is the best.<BR/><BR/>That Nature Blog Network has brought out the neurotic in all of us, ain't it? <BR/>I've been chastised by family for what I say about myself on my blog. But it's those gritty, raw posts that has connected me to others here in the Blogoshere.<BR/>WE LIKE WHAT YOU DO HERE ON YOUR BLOG. PERIOD.<BR/>Love ya bunches, Mare.Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-80615069772391564032008-02-21T23:45:00.000-05:002008-02-21T23:45:00.000-05:00It doesn't matter about the rankings and standings...It doesn't matter about the rankings and standings because, in the end, what matters is that you remain true to yourself. <BR/><BR/>The world's a competitive enough place without having our blogging turned into some sort of popularity contest ... how we connect with people isn't something easily measured and to bring a smile to even one person's face is enough for me. <BR/><BR/>Interesting and topical post for me...katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-56108534415452965822008-02-21T23:24:00.000-05:002008-02-21T23:24:00.000-05:00Oh, I never for a minute thought you were giving u...Oh, I never for a minute thought you were giving up blogging.<BR/>I did wonder, though--you give us the list of "I love. . ." then you throw in pond sex? I thought--uh oh--here it comes, Mary has lost it. She is going to reveal all (or something) standing out in her nightgown. <BR/>Whew--only frog sex. I was really worried there for a minute.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-76252664190955879712008-02-21T22:56:00.000-05:002008-02-21T22:56:00.000-05:00It's so easy to get sucked into that competitive s...It's so easy to get sucked into that competitive stats thing, and when a good chunk of the reason you're writing is for your readers, it's not surprising. Glad yours went up - I signed up at #63 and have slowly sunk to where I hover at about #90 as more popularly-followed blogs have joined the NBN. :)<BR/><BR/>I think I found your blog on the NBN, and you'd just posted the lizard post. And I read through it and a couple of the previous ones and promptly added it to my bookmarks. Always an enjoyable read. :)Seabrookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400079400485962650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-56725545234019494742008-02-21T20:54:00.000-05:002008-02-21T20:54:00.000-05:00Mary, with all these comments . . it should be eve...Mary, with all these comments . . it should be even more proof how much we love you! Keep doing what your doing because it's what makes this blog as great as it is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-61742966045339252832008-02-21T18:59:00.000-05:002008-02-21T18:59:00.000-05:00You are beautiful. I knew that little girl on the...You are beautiful. I knew that little girl on the sidelines. I was sitting right beside her - having the same dreams and longings.<BR/><BR/>Julie has it right. You will just drift to the top in your own way - on your own schedule. <BR/><BR/>Now get out there and give us more pond sex!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-4037104187191975312008-02-21T18:40:00.000-05:002008-02-21T18:40:00.000-05:00Toni, Yes! Just keep doing what you love. Your a...Toni, Yes! Just keep doing what you love. Your art.<BR/><BR/>Peg, you know, I check on you now and then. When are you going to wow us with your writing? Huh? :o)<BR/><BR/>Mary (the other Mary), glad to hear from you, lady. So you can relate to what I'm saying. Makes me proud, because sometimes I have a hard time finding the words.<BR/><BR/>Hi Betty! Whenever I see my photos of toads in love at night, I remember what I must have looked like and laugh at myself, too! <BR/><BR/>Beckie, you are right on the mark! It's the age... You told me how I feel better than I described myself. Thanks so much!<BR/><BR/>Possumlady, I don't post as often as I used to. I put so much into one post... A few times a week is good for me. And, by the way, out of 40 photos, 2 of them might be worthy of saving! LOL!<BR/><BR/>Kerri, now and then, I put it all out there. When the planets are in alignment - that's when it happens. Or perhaps I can blame it on the lunar eclipse.<BR/><BR/>Hi Cheryl, yep, that's me. What you see is what you get. Toad porn and all.<BR/><BR/>Jean, I'm so glad you like it here. You are very real, too :o)<BR/><BR/>Alan, horny toads and pigeons love it here :o/<BR/><BR/>Larry, hey, once in a while you lighten up and I enjoy it so much. Your dry sense of humor makes my day. Keep trying to let us know who you are. It's fun.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-41762717992920531252008-02-21T18:07:00.000-05:002008-02-21T18:07:00.000-05:00Mary-your blog is really something special.-You ar...Mary-your blog is really something special.-You are so unguarded in what you say and think.-It's great.I find it hard to be that open.-The other day-I used the click on the follow up comments option from your blog.-I checked my e-mail and thought-holy cow! Look at all these new comments I have!-they all turned out to be comments posted to your blog.-Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-37642713439602131002008-02-21T16:58:00.000-05:002008-02-21T16:58:00.000-05:00Hey Mary,Is that what you call a horny toad? HA HA...Hey Mary,<BR/><BR/>Is that what you call a horny toad? HA HA!!Alan Pulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784439710406781235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-18903339250177022332008-02-21T15:42:00.000-05:002008-02-21T15:42:00.000-05:00Your blog is always a highlite for me - those turt...Your blog is always a highlite for me - those turtles are enjoying the full moon we had last night, I guess.<BR/>Cograts on a wonderful rating - you do put a lot of effort into each post.JeanMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536421799031706759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-9618474977399185562008-02-21T15:18:00.000-05:002008-02-21T15:18:00.000-05:00Mary I say to you in all truth when I see that you...Mary I say to you in all truth when I see that you have a new post, I can't wait to read it. You never fail to make me smile.<BR/>I always feel you invite us all in and what we see is what we get. I like that.<BR/>To me you are the tops and if there was an award I would give it to you.<BR/>Love the toads, I thought we might see them after the comment you left on my post.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-10585388209857014282008-02-21T13:46:00.000-05:002008-02-21T13:46:00.000-05:00OH Mary...you are absolutely the funniest! Those ...OH Mary...you are absolutely the funniest! Those frogs look like they are having lots of fun....Uh, maybe I need to ask hubby to put a pool in the backyard (hee hee hee):)<BR/><BR/>You definitely write from the heart.....I CAN FEEL your emotion and it makes me happy!Kerri Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617128767655910810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-80606748390927670382008-02-21T10:58:00.000-05:002008-02-21T10:58:00.000-05:00How you can think up so many things to post about ...How you can think up so many things to post about in a week (and make it entertaining to boot)is beyond me. And, I remember you saying once you took over 40 photos a day!! <BR/><BR/>You are a treasure.possumladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060146825196164963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-12796781476922792322008-02-21T10:21:00.000-05:002008-02-21T10:21:00.000-05:00Mary, Mary, Mary! If you and I were face to face.....Mary, Mary, Mary! If you and I were face to face...I would tell you that part of what you are feeling is your age. Now don't get your nose in a knot! I am much older than you! It's that mid-life crisis thing were we wonder is this all I'm going to do, have, be? But you did the right thing. You wallowed in it,let it surround you, thought it was the be all do all. And now you have stepped back and said, " I am fine, life is fine, and I am going to enjoy it wherever it takes me!!" Good for you. Keep up what I consider to be excellent blogging. After all, you and Lisa from Greenbow are the reasons I started blogging! (okay, enough ranting!) Just hang in there!beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-21288836004686632032008-02-21T09:54:00.000-05:002008-02-21T09:54:00.000-05:00Mary, my imagination got the best of me, you in yo...Mary, my imagination got the best of me, you in your nighty slipping out to the pond to photograph, FROGGY POND SEX in the middle of the nite, just to much for me. What a hoot! Laugh every time I think about it.<BR/>Nature Knitter's Mom [Betty K]<BR/>P S Keep on BloggingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-1326598635600406402008-02-21T09:35:00.000-05:002008-02-21T09:35:00.000-05:00(the other Mary)I only recently discovered your bl...(the other Mary)I only recently discovered your blog, but I enjoy it very much...you take great photos, you are funny and I find myself coming back....which is the real test of a good blog! Who cares if you don't know all the answers...I'm like you, I just shoot what I like and post what I get excited about. Parts of your story felt like I was writing them myself :-) Keep posting!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890796903959709429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-43137916469100644742008-02-21T09:07:00.000-05:002008-02-21T09:07:00.000-05:00Adding my voice to the chorus of "Oh no!" and then...Adding my voice to the chorus of "Oh no!" and then "Whew!" - you had us all worried there for a second. You and Julie are my two must-read blogs every morning because you are both genuine. I know I'll find something interesting and entertaining or just something to think about. However, today you trumped Julie - Pond Sex had me hooting out loud! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the four-eyed fish, amorous amphibians, and assorted other critters.Peg Sillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11264210610044622009noreply@blogger.com