Good place to cut my hand !

[pitdog]

I guess cutting any part of ya body is never really good but at least when I slipped with my knife today I was only feet from a Balsam Fir.
Three blisters worth of the healing antiseptic resin and I was good to go !

By pitdog2010 at 2011-04-12

Yesterday I had planned on showing my buddy how you can eat the bulb on Western White Fawn Lilies, we couldn't find a single one and yet where I hiked today there was masses of them !

By pitdog2010 at 2011-04-12

Seeing this pair of Mallards relaxing made me think it was time to find a place to sit and drink my tea...

By pitdog2010 at 2011-04-12

This looked a good spot, Snicker quickly set about looking for mischief !

By pitdog2010 at 2011-04-12

The way she quickly exited the water and shook herself dry made me think the water musta been chilly today !

By pitdog2010 at 2011-04-12

And here is Miss Chief who didn't look very impressed by the tiny terrors antics !!!

By pitdog2010 at 2011-04-12

 

[tknife]

What, didn't ya have any gunpowder and a match?! At least you got it healed up okay, and great pics.

 

[TheGame]

That pic of Maisy makes her look like she was the boss for the trip. :thumbup:

 

[pitdog]

That pic of Maisy makes her look like she was the boss for the trip. :thumbup:

She always is !:thumbup:

 

[ChapmanPreferred]

So which knife did the damage?

 

[pitdog]

So which knife did the damage?

JK Hiker....pic not from today !

By pitdog2010 at 2011-03-30

 

[eomeo]

So those blisters in the fir tree have an antiseptic resin? You just split them open and rub the resin on the wound?

 

[pitdog]

So those blisters in the fir tree have an antiseptic resin? You just split them open and rub the resin on the wound?

That's correct buddy, it really is wonderful stuff, here is a good article on it's properties rather than me typing it all !!!

http://www.survivaltopics.com/survival/balsam-fir-pitch/