The "Whatever" Thread

cbwoods67 said:
Damn! That bush hog must be a cuttin' son of a gun. If the grass here gets more than knee high, I have to mow it in low gear.:D

Enjoy the plums. Do you make a wine or otherwise preserve them?
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this is the first time I ever had to mow in mid-range 1st gear - and while I was doing it, I realized I haven't sharpened the blades in 2 years... :)
Friday I'll crawl under it with the side grinder and "sharpen" them - then go back to mowing SWMBO more running trails. (and me a campsite in the back corner of the actual hayfield)
the plums - depending on how many we pick, I may turn some into wine, the rest will become preserves, compote, and/or syrup.
 
I just had to share this with ya'll.
Sure Morticia's got the moves, but I laughed my ass off at 'ol Lurch and Gomez getting' down.:cool: :D

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1066vik said:
this is the first time I ever had to mow in mid-range 1st gear - and while I was doing it, I realized I haven't sharpened the blades in 2 years... :)
Friday I'll crawl under it with the side grinder and "sharpen" them - then go back to mowing SWMBO more running trails. (and me a campsite in the back corner of the actual hayfield)
the plums - depending on how many we pick, I may turn some into wine, the rest will become preserves, compote, and/or syrup.
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Sounds like you have a nice chunk of property there vik.:thumbup:
Your mentioning the plumbs reminded me of the plumb tree we had when growing up.
I liked 'em best when the skin was just starting to split, super ripe and oh so tasty, mm, mm, mm.
We also had Apricots & we'd lay 'em out on a sheet on the roof of the house to dry.
My brother & I kept guard to keep the birds off 'em with my Great Uncles Sheridan Blue Streak & our Red Rider.
Them were the good old days.
We were way out in the country but adjacent to Highway 580 and now where the house stood there is a clover leaf and all the fields we played in are covered with housing developments......
Damn Google Maps for letting me see that.:rolleyes:
 
33+ acres of rolling native grass pasture, dogwood, plum, honey locust (tres with teeth), etc...
it's pretty, and we'll be paying or it for a LONG time.
on the plus side, whenever I have time (rare), I have a place to spend it outside without having to drive an hour. :D
 
1066vik said:
33+ acres of rolling native grass pasture, dogwood, plum, honey locust (tres with teeth), etc...
it's pretty, and we'll be paying or it for a LONG time.
on the plus side, whenever I have time (rare), I have a place to spend it outside without having to drive an hour. :D
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Your own little paradise it sounds like & well worth the commitment.
 
mykel m said:
I saw this on KCTS(PBS) & had to share....
Sorry it's not on youtube so you'll leave here when you click the link, but well worth the watch IMO.(click the arrows in the bottom right to go full screen)
Amazing cinematography & insight into a wild turkey's ingrained intelligence.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/my-life-as-a-turkey/full-episode/7378/
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This is an amazing program. I understand this guy then moved out west to live with mountain goats or a deer herd (I need to follow through with this in order to report the facts :roll eyes:) but he did move on to live and imprint with some other species. I thoroughly enjoyed the turkey show - beautifully filmed, entertaining, thought provoking and educational - especially since at the time I first saw it I had spent the summer watching and engaging with a local turkey flock that had made our back yard feeders parts of their daily route.
 
Connie has been home the last two days with bronchitis, so I`ve been taking care of her and watching her. With her other problems, bronchitis can be serious. When I`m in the shop I told her to turn the shop lights on and off if she needs me (there is a switch in the house for he lights).
 
Starting to get a bit nervous, no orders or even inquiries in over two weeks. Plus, of the emails I sent about September orders (only sent them to new customers), only got two replies back. The truth is, I need to be able to sell knives that I make just to post for sale, not rely on orders.
 
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What's that you say?

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Why yes, that is a JK with a 6 inch blade balancing on my index finger.

Apologies for the ugly background. There will be a thread with more pictures and cogent verbiage in a few days after I find my camera charger.
 
That knife, in my opinion, is what a camp knife should be, not some thick chopper type thing!
 
JK Knives said:
That knife, in my opinion, is what a camp knife should be, not some thick chopper type thing!
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I agree. I could see this one in a few different sizes, too.

The creek that flows behind the house is a tributary to the LaMoine River. Around here, we call it Crooked Creek.

I think that would be a fitting name for this knife. What say you?
 
cbwoods67 said:
I agree. I could see this one in a few different sizes, too.

The creek that flows behind the house is a tributary to the LaMoine River. Around here, we call it Crooked Creek.

I think that would be a fitting name for this knife. What say you?
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Sounds good! Be sure to take some quality photos, so I can use them.
 
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