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Well, I had a 3 day weekend, this weekend and of course, the weatherman got wind of it (pun intended). Anyway, reading kgd's post on Saturday, got me off my butt and I went for a short one (hike, that is, not whisky 
)
It was an enjoyable hike but I had to come back in the dark. Yesterday, was a write-off, so I was determined to get back out today, and of course, it was raining. So as the afternoon wore on, I packed some stuff, threw in some rain gear and off I went. Took a few pictures, as follows:
A little shot of the resident creek:
Right beside the creek, some fire assistants - the pappus of Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare). This 'fuzz' will ignite from fuel deficient Bics, ferro rods, etc. Interestingly, in the lower right hand of the picture, you will see the flower head of Teasels (Dipsacus sylvestris) which make good hand drills for friction fire.
Also beside the creek, the late season flowers of Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) an edible/medicinal plant that also can be used for cordage fibres.
When I saw these, I thought of Hollowdweller who was surprised we had Red Bud (Cercis canadensis), a Carolinian species, up here. This is also a Carolinian species - Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica). It's one of the last trees to leaf out in the spring and one of the first to lose its leaves in the fall. Gynocladus, apparently is a Latin name meaning 'naked branch' referring to this characteristic. I am in about the most northerly border for Carolinian species.
Here's a shot of a Maple (Acer sp?) in its beautiful golden fall attire.
Another colour shot:
This I call a lucky shot. I'm not sure what kind of bird it is - don't know much about birds, but I think it's some kind of Woodpecker? (Save all the Pinocchio jokes
)
And I thought I would finish off with a poisonous plant. This is White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda). I had to take this one with a flash as it was getting dark.
Well, that's it. Hope you liked them.
Doc
)It was an enjoyable hike but I had to come back in the dark. Yesterday, was a write-off, so I was determined to get back out today, and of course, it was raining. So as the afternoon wore on, I packed some stuff, threw in some rain gear and off I went. Took a few pictures, as follows:
A little shot of the resident creek:
Right beside the creek, some fire assistants - the pappus of Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare). This 'fuzz' will ignite from fuel deficient Bics, ferro rods, etc. Interestingly, in the lower right hand of the picture, you will see the flower head of Teasels (Dipsacus sylvestris) which make good hand drills for friction fire.
Also beside the creek, the late season flowers of Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) an edible/medicinal plant that also can be used for cordage fibres.
When I saw these, I thought of Hollowdweller who was surprised we had Red Bud (Cercis canadensis), a Carolinian species, up here. This is also a Carolinian species - Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica). It's one of the last trees to leaf out in the spring and one of the first to lose its leaves in the fall. Gynocladus, apparently is a Latin name meaning 'naked branch' referring to this characteristic. I am in about the most northerly border for Carolinian species.
Here's a shot of a Maple (Acer sp?) in its beautiful golden fall attire.
Another colour shot:
This I call a lucky shot. I'm not sure what kind of bird it is - don't know much about birds, but I think it's some kind of Woodpecker? (Save all the Pinocchio jokes
)
And I thought I would finish off with a poisonous plant. This is White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda). I had to take this one with a flash as it was getting dark.
Well, that's it. Hope you liked them.
Doc
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that pop up every once in awhile. According to Canadian Geographic magazine, the Eastern Cougar exists! The powers that be deny any cougars exist around here, and dispel any sightings as misidentification even though one of them was made by a licensed trapper!
