tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post6273012652709764978..comments2023-10-25T02:14:11.431-07:00Comments on Living Vicuriously, aka Pasadena Daily Photo, has moved.: Primal ExposurePetrea Burchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-70021110860457644822010-08-29T20:39:55.687-07:002010-08-29T20:39:55.687-07:00Thank you. I like it, too.Thank you. I like it, too.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-76303171446482730732010-08-29T18:48:08.998-07:002010-08-29T18:48:08.998-07:00I love the angle of that image. It's oddly pr...I love the angle of that image. It's oddly pretty.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302700145350385530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-84122840628273295602010-08-27T21:31:29.753-07:002010-08-27T21:31:29.753-07:00Wonderful photo!Wonderful photo!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-39107875818936459242010-08-25T17:17:56.104-07:002010-08-25T17:17:56.104-07:00Tapirgal, I think it was the other way around--som...Tapirgal, I think it was the other way around--someone found the snake skin and mounted it on the bench with the sticks. At least I hope so. The thought of a snake crawling up on the bench while I'm reading my book--not good!<br /><br />Diana, the skin is exquisite. It would be lovely to wear it somehow.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-23022459239788959272010-08-25T11:38:15.306-07:002010-08-25T11:38:15.306-07:00I found a shed snakeskin a couple of weeks ago on ...I found a shed snakeskin a couple of weeks ago on the parkway of California Terrace in Pasadena. A rather insecure place for shedding a skin, I'd have thought, but I'll find a way to work it into my jewelry making somehow.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828934507373117828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-12871947126741342652010-08-25T08:47:26.724-07:002010-08-25T08:47:26.724-07:00Well, they are sluggish before shedding and active...Well, they are sluggish before shedding and active afterwards, so I'm sure they feel better. The bench with the sticks in it is an ideal place for a snake ready to shed, but who would imagine a snake would crawl up and find it? What a discovery!tapirgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10098235462073493603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-43287823371165896132010-08-25T07:47:36.175-07:002010-08-25T07:47:36.175-07:00Hehe, Dina, me too.
Thanks, Jilly.Hehe, Dina, me too.<br /><br />Thanks, Jilly.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-15881901730106539912010-08-25T04:06:33.577-07:002010-08-25T04:06:33.577-07:00Oh, I love this photo so much.Oh, I love this photo so much.Jillhttp://jilldoughtie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-46117583212724983842010-08-25T00:51:05.538-07:002010-08-25T00:51:05.538-07:00It really is a thing of beauty.
I'm glad the h...It really is a thing of beauty.<br />I'm glad the hiker did not see it and just SLOUGH it off.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-45528714780241947312010-08-24T22:25:57.266-07:002010-08-24T22:25:57.266-07:00Had to change the super snakes post to Thursday. B...Had to change the super snakes post to Thursday. Building up the excitement. It's prime rattler time out there. Whoever has the leather anklet concession must be rakin' it in.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-65065364910481546562010-08-24T22:11:58.096-07:002010-08-24T22:11:58.096-07:00Bring it on. They're in full force on the way ...Bring it on. They're in full force on the way to Echo -- and not just the attractive outer package. For the first time I'm thinking about getting leather anklets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-6624777571607135702010-08-24T19:31:58.259-07:002010-08-24T19:31:58.259-07:00Mark, you can identify poison oak, can't you? ...Mark, you can identify poison oak, can't you? Just want to be sure.<br /><br />It does look like a museum display, Katie. I wish I could credit the artist.<br /><br />I've got more rattlers for you tomorrow, Chieftess. Boy howdy have I got rattlers!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-16304048023653346192010-08-24T19:25:14.608-07:002010-08-24T19:25:14.608-07:00Definitely looks like a rattler...
Oooh, Mark...y...Definitely looks like a rattler...<br /><br />Oooh, Mark...you naughty boy, you!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-35894310260143392722010-08-24T17:58:17.001-07:002010-08-24T17:58:17.001-07:00Cool! Who knew you were headed to the Hahamongna M...Cool! Who knew you were headed to the Hahamongna Museum of Natural history.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05017577882203582185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-50002930100839013252010-08-24T16:23:02.100-07:002010-08-24T16:23:02.100-07:00I am certainly NOT going to show this photo to my ...I am certainly NOT going to show this photo to my favorite female traveling companion who likes to get naked in the great outdoors of California.marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-55428692104319210362010-08-24T15:36:13.010-07:002010-08-24T15:36:13.010-07:00Greg, I should have taken an overhead shot but I d...Greg, I should have taken an overhead shot but I didn't. I don't know if it was diamond-shaped or not.<br /><br />Thanks, Susan. Seems harder and harder to do, doesn't it? <br /><br />PA, I did, but only softly. It's delicate.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-47606347475507584912010-08-24T14:12:29.494-07:002010-08-24T14:12:29.494-07:00Wow, that is gorgeous. Did you touch it?Wow, that is gorgeous. Did you touch it?Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-21143293334592043702010-08-24T13:56:21.206-07:002010-08-24T13:56:21.206-07:00Wow. That first photo is really beautiful. I love ...Wow. That first photo is really beautiful. I love the angle. Love the post too. I agree with you, it would probably feel pretty good to shed one's skin.Susan Campisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255628787592008617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-88358287497248545432010-08-24T13:30:06.295-07:002010-08-24T13:30:06.295-07:00That's some pretty deft loofah work there.
Go...That's some pretty deft loofah work there.<br /><br />Gopher snakes can get that big, but it looks like a rattler to me, too. Do you have a clear photo of the head? Most snakes have a diamond-shaped head, but those of rattlesnakes are delta-shaped.Greg Sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086407464173685145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-64527215598322283322010-08-24T12:33:19.814-07:002010-08-24T12:33:19.814-07:00Hi Gerald, I suppose you wouldn't come across ...Hi Gerald, I suppose you wouldn't come across this in your neck of the woods. Then again, there are things in your neck of the woods I never get to photograph!<br /><br />Shell, I'd do the same thing. I don't think rattlers are interested in coming into town, though.<br /><br />Hi Bogdan, welcome!<br /><br />I like the metaphor, Margaret.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-25680833821818904122010-08-24T11:23:16.381-07:002010-08-24T11:23:16.381-07:00Some ancient, ancient cultures used to worship sna...Some ancient, ancient cultures used to worship snakes because they did shed their skins, and were thus, born anew.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-76908857440657538512010-08-24T05:22:20.283-07:002010-08-24T05:22:20.283-07:00Although snakes make me a tad uncomfortable {perha...Although snakes make me a tad uncomfortable {perhaps even several tads}, I find the whole skin-shedding thing quite fascinating. But if I found this in my yard, I'd start wearing fishing waders out there.Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-35763741842488451792010-08-24T01:20:39.561-07:002010-08-24T01:20:39.561-07:00O what a fascinating image.O what a fascinating image.Gerald (Ackworth born)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10972748175799683560noreply@blogger.com