Photos A Walk in Nature

Just Tom. said:
I encountered a number of downed trees on my walk this morning, toppled by recent storms:
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I managed to find some decent raw materials for walking stick projects:
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Looks like you really scored there. Good looking folding saw, stick-hunter's best friend.
 
DirtDawg said:
Looks like you really scored there. Good looking folding saw, stick-hunter's best friend.
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Thanks :thumbsup:
The blade on that saw is very thin. It cuts fantastically (probably 10 times more efficient than the saw on a SAK), but I already broke one after about a year’s use. I intend to be more careful with this one, but I am often cutting at an odd angle in a twisted mess of downed branches, which invariably leads to a certain amount of blade-twisting.
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Here is the one I broke, after the tip snapped off twice already, and with a modified handle, before I finally destroyed it completely:
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Just Tom. said:
Thanks :thumbsup:
The blade on that saw is very thin. It cuts fantastically (probably 10 times more efficient than the saw on a SAK), but I already broke one after about a year’s use. I intend to be more careful with this one, but I am often cutting at an odd angle in a twisted mess of downed branches, which invariably leads to a certain amount of blade-twisting.
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Here is the one I broke, after the tip snapped off twice already, and with a modified handle, before I finally destroyed it completely:
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Bummer about the breakage. So far, Fisk has been doing okay for me, although we don't get out together much of late.
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CelloDan said:
Howdy folks :cool:
I enjoyed catching up on this thread !
I have been a absent from the forum lately as life has been a little hectic lately.
Hoping for things to settle a bit :)

Here are some more pics from our trip to Western Canada this past April
Cheers !!!

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Great pics Dan! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
I've seen bighorns, but not that close 😲
 
lambertiana said:
Beautiful scenery! Those bighorns seem pretty accustomed to people.
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mbkr said:
Great pics Dan! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
I've seen bighorns, but not that close 😲
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The couple of Bighorns on the road were very focused on licking cracks in the pavement, I would assume it was some kind of salty deposits. So focused in fact that a couple of joggers had to detour around to pass them.

Three lambs put up a show for us frolicking and play fighting on a little cliff beside the road. They seemed to get a kick on making dirt and rocks fall noisily to the bottom.
I missed the best parts of their action but here is a little snipet.
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Elk were pretty chill too
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I was hoping to take a casual stroll along the canal this morning, maybe 10 miles, but encountered an obstacle a couple of miles in. I didn’t get any pictures, but it was a pretty big sycamore down, with a mess of branches ranging from around 4” to probably 14” or bigger, pretty much blocking the towpath, and no way to get around.

It was easy enough for me (on foot) to slither through, climbing over and ducking under, but a bike couldn’t have passed. I happened to have a folding saw in my bag, so I set to work with the intention of making a hole just big enough for someone to carry a bike through. Soon after, an older guy came along on a bike, and he had a 4” battery-powered chainsaw in his saddle bag, and another folding pruning saw. A little after that, a group of 5 or 6 young Spanish-speaking guys showed up on their bikes, and between us we managed to clear away everything except a couple of large branches that were too big for us to cut or drag aside.

Anyway, this is what I had on me:
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I cut my walk down to about 6 miles, after the unexpected workout 🤣🤣.
 
RayseM said:
I have been working and not so inclined to get out recently. I need to rally myself and find some enjoyment out there again. I did join a good friend for a boat ride out to DAMARISCOVE ISLAND 6 miles offshore from Boothbay Harbor - our starting point. We were heading out to get the caretaker shack somewhat ready in advance of my friend's wife and daughter returning this summer for their 6th season as the summer caretakers and historians. (Check out the link. The island has a long history starting in the 1600s from the beginning of folks coming to these shores.) I'm always up for a boat ride and a bit of helping out. Has been decades since my last visit. :(

No knives in these photos but we were OUT and WALKING IN NATURE :)

The view from within the very sheltered inner harbor and to the former Coast Guard life saving station.

That “haze” you see in this photo is NOT fog but rather SMOKE from CelloDan CelloDan 's chimney. :eek: Dan you might want to dampen er down a bit. Canadian fires come to Maine. :oops:

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The CARETAKER's SHACK - doesn't look like much but it works pretty well. ~

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A longer view down the island ~

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A 6 ACRE fresh water pond on the island. A tremendous resource back in the early days. ~

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And finally looking to the NORTH end of the island to the protected bird nesting sanctuary. No visitors allowed.
Beyond is NOT Boothbay Harbor but rather the next peninsula up the coast from Boothbay - Bristol/Pemaquid.

I hope Dan can get his fire under control.

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Very nice. I have a huge soft spot for the Maine coast. Wife grew up in central Mass and did the southern Maine beaches every year. When we got together 20 years ago, we started that, and eventually branched out up and down the coast in different spots. Just a magical place that puts me in such a great mood crossing that Piscataqua Bridge.
 
Taking the little Peanut Class Sears Craftsman for a walk around the riverbank and wetland today.

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A dry-laid stone wall bordering the nature trail provided an adequate backdrop for this image.
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I just love walking in nature this time of year. Everything is so green:) Score!
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A Common Whitetail Dragonfly has decided that the puddle along the riverbank was a good place to oviposite (lay eggs).
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The male was hovering overhead, guarding against the intruder a short ways off while this female did her duty.
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Be well. Be safe.
 
Today my hound dog and I pulled the cards on a few trail cams. I love this time of year. Flowers and critters galore.

Blackbear sow with cubs
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Lynx with freshly caught snowshoe hare
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Good sized bull moose
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Swallowtail butterfly
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Bear guard
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Lupines
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Siberian asters
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Moose yearlings (born summer of 2024)
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I can see you... :-)
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