Mistwalker
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I have been out scouting locations for specific lessons in classes lately, and since the colors and life are returning to the forest, I thought I'd share a few pics.
I could tell winter was over when I spotted this guy hanging out on the rear mudflap of my truck as I was sorting my gear.
Dandelions and thistle are popping up
The Foxglove or Empress trees are in bloom
But the canopy is still sparse as of yet
The knife I have been carrying the last few outings is one I am excited to get. It is the second of the mid-tech Fiddlebacks to come out, a Hiking Buddy model. I have been wanting an S35VN Hiking Buddy for years, but Andy only made one or two I think. The mid-tech version isn't quite as nice as the handmade version in O-1 that I have, but at one nice thing is that at $195 it is also about $100 less than a hand made stainless one, and it comes with a nice leather belt sheath included. So it's a little more pocket-friendly. I really like CPM S35VN for the wet and humid environment I live and work in. The crenelated handle is nice also. Nice and grippy, but not so rough it causes hot spots in use.
I've done a little carving and whittling with it here and there. It came with a really nice edge.
The Trillium is up, and apparently ants like Trillium pollen...
The flowers and green growth draw a lot of attention
Taking a good clear shot of a baby Argiope about the size of a pencil eraser blowing around in the breeze a few feet above your head is more challenging than one might think...
I was at max focal length when this guy eclipsed the sun and caught my attention, but I didn't get him all in the shot till he lighted in a tree about 30 meters away
Of course the poison ivy, being an early starter and an aggressive plant, is already going good.
Contact dermatitis isn't the only worry with this plant, it can also be dangerous if the vines are hidden by moss and lichen and get burned in your camp fire....
Ants don't see to be worried by it...
Nor are the millipedes.
But if you understand how it grows...it can be used to guesstimate direction buy showing you the general direction of south.
As always, a good bit of fungi
A lot of plants trying to do their thing before the canopy develops fully. I think this is rattlesnake weed.
Ferns
Foam-flowers
But the canopy is coming along...
I spotted a red-headed woodpecker tending its young
And a Robin tending it's eggs
But soon the rains came again, and I was already muddy enough...
I could tell winter was over when I spotted this guy hanging out on the rear mudflap of my truck as I was sorting my gear.
Dandelions and thistle are popping up
The Foxglove or Empress trees are in bloom
But the canopy is still sparse as of yet
The knife I have been carrying the last few outings is one I am excited to get. It is the second of the mid-tech Fiddlebacks to come out, a Hiking Buddy model. I have been wanting an S35VN Hiking Buddy for years, but Andy only made one or two I think. The mid-tech version isn't quite as nice as the handmade version in O-1 that I have, but at one nice thing is that at $195 it is also about $100 less than a hand made stainless one, and it comes with a nice leather belt sheath included. So it's a little more pocket-friendly. I really like CPM S35VN for the wet and humid environment I live and work in. The crenelated handle is nice also. Nice and grippy, but not so rough it causes hot spots in use.
I've done a little carving and whittling with it here and there. It came with a really nice edge.
The Trillium is up, and apparently ants like Trillium pollen...
The flowers and green growth draw a lot of attention
Taking a good clear shot of a baby Argiope about the size of a pencil eraser blowing around in the breeze a few feet above your head is more challenging than one might think...
I was at max focal length when this guy eclipsed the sun and caught my attention, but I didn't get him all in the shot till he lighted in a tree about 30 meters away
Of course the poison ivy, being an early starter and an aggressive plant, is already going good.
Contact dermatitis isn't the only worry with this plant, it can also be dangerous if the vines are hidden by moss and lichen and get burned in your camp fire....
Ants don't see to be worried by it...
Nor are the millipedes.
But if you understand how it grows...it can be used to guesstimate direction buy showing you the general direction of south.
As always, a good bit of fungi
A lot of plants trying to do their thing before the canopy develops fully. I think this is rattlesnake weed.
Ferns
Foam-flowers
But the canopy is coming along...
I spotted a red-headed woodpecker tending its young
And a Robin tending it's eggs
But soon the rains came again, and I was already muddy enough...
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