tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863176786688816306.post1122961847767084860..comments2023-07-28T06:47:24.914-07:00Comments on Art Rat : Summer's EndCharlotte Hildebrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310644342254839103noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863176786688816306.post-2829420288411492262010-09-03T11:46:00.036-07:002010-09-03T11:46:00.036-07:00glad to be back in the blogosphere, also seeing ou...glad to be back in the blogosphere, also seeing outwalkingthedog back online. we have our one-year blogging anniversary coming up.....(will we make it??)Charlotte Hildebrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13310644342254839103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863176786688816306.post-1884762909056532632010-09-02T08:31:51.922-07:002010-09-02T08:31:51.922-07:00Well, Charlotte, you made up for not giving us pos...Well, Charlotte, you made up for not giving us posts for a while by giving us SUCH a good one. Really several stories rolled into one. So sad about the bats. They still don't know much about white-nose (where it originated, why and how it is spreading, etc.), so containing it will be a huge challenge. The loss of bats will have far-reaching effects, too, including on agriculture as they eat a lot of agricultural pests as well as mosquitoes. <br /><br />Love your account of end-of-summer, Missouri, water (wish I cd float down a river, but the Hudson just isn't that appealing off the coast of Manhattan), and "slave gutters."Out walking the doghttp://outwalkingthedog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com