tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5302048337985283202.post3125090279176207250..comments2023-11-05T03:19:27.694-08:00Comments on Kathy's Dusty Trails: Rain DateKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07135015779221971740noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5302048337985283202.post-38757933285831842822007-09-24T21:16:00.000-07:002007-09-24T21:16:00.000-07:00Hey David, maybe you'll get your snow next week! ...Hey David, maybe you'll get your snow next week! I hope not though.<BR/><BR/>Mom, looks like Jenn's investigative skills answered the pasture crayfish question.<BR/><BR/>Jenn, you rule! I didn't find any of that info on my search. Thanks so much! You should moonlight as a private investigator!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5302048337985283202.post-80937571399066789272007-09-21T11:11:00.000-07:002007-09-21T11:11:00.000-07:00Those fair weather riders! They haven't experience...Those fair weather riders! They haven't experienced anything until they've felt the sharp, toe-breaking sting of jumping off horse with frozen feet and landing on equally frozen ground. FUN!<BR/><BR/>I think your crawfish are an invasive species of crawfish: the Red Swamp Crayfish, introduced from Louisiana and wreaking havoc on California natives species. <BR/><BR/>"Habitat: Red swamp crayfish are tolerant to a wide salinity range and are therefore found in both freshwater and brackish water habitats. They burrow into the muddy banks of sloughs, rivers, swamps and irrigation ditches. They tend to avoid fast-moving water."<BR/><BR/>"Concerns: In their native range, red swamp crayfish are economically valuable, for instance as the basis of profitable aquaculture in Louisiana, where they are used for Cajun cooking. They have been intentionally introduced outside their native range for aquaculture operations. They are known to be very aggressive, territorial, and are generalist feeders, making them a formidable threat to organisms that rely on the same resources; in California, they may outcompete native crayfish. They are also known to prey upon endangered newts and are thought to be directly responsible for the decline in newt numbers in some areas. The burrowing behavior of this species can compromise the integrity of banks and levees, thereby increasing erosion and causing destruction to important wildlife habitat."<BR/><BR/>So, I'm guessing they have been living in the pasture, underground, and came out when it got irrigated. Maybe they've been out before, but didn't get noticed. That's about all I can come up with! So next time you see them, freeze a ton!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283334035989645291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5302048337985283202.post-35320308662426242992007-09-20T21:11:00.000-07:002007-09-20T21:11:00.000-07:00Have fun camping, watchout for the bears. I sure d...Have fun camping, watchout for the bears. I sure do miss camping, even in the cold and snow.<BR/><BR/>Now why would one even think to gather few crawdads from one's pasture and freeze them. Really???<BR/> Some mystery, Crawdads?<BR/>"Hi Jerry, hope camping was good one"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5302048337985283202.post-7069753738831350702007-09-20T19:12:00.000-07:002007-09-20T19:12:00.000-07:00Hey sis ,I'll go camping with you. A little snow n...Hey sis ,I'll go camping with you. A little snow never hurt anyone.Cold? just dress for it .Right.Have fun be careful.<BR/> DAVIDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com