Scenes From Harvest Season In God's Gardens (better on a bigger screen)

[Mistwalker]

It took while, but I finally managed to land one of LT's GNSes in AEBL. which is a new-ish steel for me, but living in a temperate rain forest, I have been wanting a stainless one with a higher-than-scandi-grind, and micarta scales.

So. naturally, after waitng so long for it, I've spent a good bit of time wandering with it the last 4 or 5 months. The following images were shot over the course of the last 5 months from my days out working in the field.

The Mulberries are anong the first wild edibles to get ripe here. I'm glad for that, because they are one of my favorite wild fruits to snack on.

The Dewberries usually show up about the same time, give or take a few days, depending on the weather and elevation.

The blackberries usually come along shortly after

And the bluberries, which are my actually my favorite wild berries, seem to take forever up in the mountains

When it comes to berries in the hills, best to be aware of the competition

The passionfruit starts blooming in June, but the fruit isn't usually ripe until late july or august, depending on the rain, and we had a really dry summer. The effects of which was part of what I was documenting.

The yellow pollenated ovary on the flower becomes the fruit.

It's easy to tell when it's ripe, it's usually darker green and it heavy and full.

 

[Mistwalker]

As the summer winds down, wild garlic, which has already gone to seed can still be found in the fallow fields.

It's best to dig it up rather than pull it up because the bulbs tend to break off in the ground. These were cut off the stem for later use.

I enjoy watching the honey bees to see if I can find their honey tree

We have a lot of river cane here in the river valley. It's great for making all kinds of usful tools, utensils, and weapons to hunt and fish with. The net was tied from the inner cords and outer sleeve of some 550 cord

Always enjoyable to watch the show nature puts on as flowers bloom, then later go to seed;

Goldenrod

Bull Thistle

Scotch Thistle

 

[Mistwalker]

We don't eat the green North American persimmons

Or even the blue ones brought down by storms

Or even the pretty smooth orange ones...

In fact they are not safe to eat until they have gone through the bletting process after rippening, lost the tannins, and look like they nearly rotten

Just make sure the bees didn't get to them first.

 

[Mistwalker]

And the walnuts and hickory nuts have all rippened and fallen, ready for collection,

You just have to be aware of the competition. They like to play hide and seek

And now comes winter

 

[Mistwalker]

Man, I remember a time not so long ago when it was a lot easier to generate discussions in this forum that it is lately.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Thank you for posting this! It was an enjoyable read and the photos are excellent. I just stumbled across this thread. So yes, thank you.

 

[Drop bear]

I must admit I am always in the market for a decent cheaper stainless in a bushcraft knife.

I either use the freereign or the max 4 scout at the moment.

How does the AEBL go?

 

[JJ_Colt45]

Thanks for sharing the pictures. Reminds me a lot of growing up. Lots of days spent with my parents picking berries and dehusking loads of walnuts. We had a small orchard and I loved fall (even though I know I fussed sometimes about the work).

I have a few LT Wright GNS knives, but the one in AEB-L with a flat grind is my most used.

 

[Mistwalker]

Thank you for posting this! It was an enjoyable read and the photos are excellent. I just stumbled across this thread. So yes, thank you.

Thank you, I'm glad you lieked it, and I appreciate the compliment! Photography is one of my primary passions, has been since I was about 12 or 13.

I must admit I am always in the market for a decent cheaper stainless in a bushcraft knife.

I either use the freereign or the max 4 scout at the moment.

How does the AEBL go?

I've been eyeing the Freereign in AUS10A

This is my first go with straight AEBL, though I have some experience with Nitro V and I do like it. One of the reasons I did all the cutting and whittling in the river cane is because cane is hard, fibrous, and full of silica and so notoriously hard on edges. I've cut and trimmed several pieces of river cane and made a couple of frog/fish Gigs. With a bit of food prep, busting a couple of pine knots, and whittling a couple of feather sticks before that. All I've done to it so far is strop it, and It will still cut paper but only just barely. .A few more pieces of river cane and it wouldn't. Next is to see how easily it sharpens. so far very pleased with the corrosion resistance out in the rain.

Thanks for sharing the pictures. Reminds me a lot of growing up. Lots of days spent with my parents picking berries and dehusking loads of walnuts. We had a small orchard and I loved fall (even though I know I fussed sometimes about the work).

I have a few LT Wright GNS knives, but the one in AEB-L with a flat grind is my most used.

I'm glad you enjoyed them! I love autumn, even if I am into my own autumn now. My grandparents had a farm and a small orchard of apple, pear, and peach trees, and several black walnut trees scattered around the farm. Autumn was always the best time of year on the farm.

I've had a couple of other GNS, the first one was an origina; SRI version in O1, natural canvas with one orange and one yellow liner as SRI colors, since I wrote a few pieces for SRI back in the day. The other was black handled in A2. The GNS may be my favorite LTWK and certainly one of my favorite bushcraft knives, I love how it feels and handles.