The woods are lush

kgd

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Rainy and drippy out this long weekend. You can almost hear the vegetation growing. Everything has a soft green, velvety undertone to it. Humidity is 100%. I have my lightweight raingear on and am sweating profusely. I'd take off the raingear except the area is swarming with mosquitoes. I'm inhaling them whenever I stop for a photo. I don't enjoy the skeeters, but the view is worth it. Lush, wet, growth. Musty, damp smells and the buzz of the bugs. Yep, spring is here!

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Some of the larger mayapples and their flowers

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Carpets of trilliums

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Other wildflowers

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The two days of rain has puddles, mosquito breeding grounds, all over the place.

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Confused ducks using the puddle to play.

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My regular little trail was a bit too wet to traverse...I normally step over a trickle along this part. Not so today.

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Beta rolling in the mayapples....

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Some 'shrooms

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A bit of knife porn. RD-9, convexed as of last night, and the pathfinder.

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A close of up of the convexed edge on the RD-9. Also, just so Mentor doesn't feel so bad. We all got a nick or two on our blades !!!

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Responsible dog ownership...

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Later folks!
 
Awesome pictures, Ken. The last one is broken, though. :(

ETA: Nevermind, I refreshed the page and it loaded.
 
great pics, I think I am going to the inlaws tomorrow, take the kids in the back I think Ill bring the camera and the bug spray:D

cya
jimi
 
Hey k, thanks for sharing the pictures (not the mosquitoes). It looks like your 'other wildflowers' are Wild Geraniums (Geranium maculatum).

Doc
 
So doc, those mayapple flowers will turn into the forbidden fruit later? I know the plant is poisonous, but I recall the fruit might be edible....I'm going to keep an eye on those guys.
 
Beautiful woods, and it looks like a nice walk. Can you send some of that rain down here to Southern California?
 
That is a lot of green. Looks like fun, and looks like a mosquito play ground. The storms last night here were pretty bad, but we didn't end up with very much in terms of rainfall amounts.
 
Nice greenery shots!

With people in the Prairies getting hit with frost and snow this weekend, I'm appreciating the spring growth in this neck of the woods that much more. It's definitely time to break out the mosquito gear, though.

Nice job on the convexed RD-9, too, even with the nick. ;)

All the best,

- Mike
 
I'm up here at a cafe in the mountains of NC, and the woods out here are junglelized. Fabulous green pics! I bet the mosquitoes complimented it quite well.
 
So doc, those mayapple flowers will turn into the forbidden fruit later? I know the plant is poisonous, but I recall the fruit might be edible....I'm going to keep an eye on those guys.

Apparently, the fruit is edible only when ripe. Never tried it myself.

Doc
 
KGD,

Your pic quality is amazing.. Great depth of color:thumbup: How do you like the RD9? My RD7 is still on the short list if you made me choose....
 
KGD,

Your pic quality is amazing.. Great depth of color:thumbup: How do you like the RD9? My RD7 is still on the short list if you made me choose....

Thanks mneedham, I get lucky now and again. Also Picasso helps a bit with the colour :D

Regarding the RD9, I've had this one on the list of big chopper knives that I wanted for a very long time. I just never got around to it and then a trade opportunity came up asking for something that I actually had on hand and didn't really want anymore. So I jumped for it. Anyhow, I secretly sort of didn't want to like the RD9. I spent a long time rationalizing that you don't need 1/4" thick steel. I even proved it by putting up the koyote leuku (10" and 1/8" thick) against the RD9 in some chopping and while the RD-9 did do a bit better, the improvement wasn't really all that much compared to the weight savings.

So the RD9 isn't the be all chopper. However, what a knife. You put this thing in your hand and it feels great. The weight is there, but it is also very nicely balanced. I even find I can do pretty detailed tip work with it because of the way the clip centers the point. All I can say is that I added this one to the collection thinking of it is a bit of a curiosity and then when I received it I really, really like it. One of those knives that you just want to grab a hold of because it feels great. Certainly not an ultralight backpaker knife, but this one is going to do some camping time. I know that for sure!
 
Great pics KGD, loving the green :) The trail looks close and tight in that sixth picture! Like you're walking into a green otherworld. I am not envious of you when it comes to all those skeeters though. Back in hawaii, they were the bane of my existence. Thankfully, I haven't noticed them much here on the west coast.

How many hours did it take you to reprofile a blade that large? I've been wanting to convex my RC4, but I think I need more practice reprofiling by hand first. I might just send it off to Simon so I don't make a mess of it :)
 
How many hours did it take you to reprofile a blade that large? I've been wanting to convex my RC4, but I think I need more practice reprofiling by hand first. I might just send it off to Simon so I don't make a mess of it :)

About 40 minutes with the mousepad/sandpaper method. Doesn't take long when you get the hang of it. Spend more time on the 220 grit (4 sheets) and you just eat through the metal quickly. It is good to get your practice in on a cheapie blade first.
 
I've never handled a 9, but I understand what you mean about expecting not to be impressed by it. When I picked my 7, I thought it would just be a great beater, a sharpened pry-bar.. The geometry of the blade ended up surprising me, for a knife with such a thick spine, the blade/edge is very keen (people that handle mine always comment the edge..). I wasn't crazy about the grips, but after Ilbruche re-gripped it, I find very little fault..... It's a good blade!
 
Thanks KGD. I practiced a while ago on a cheapie "surgical steel" butterfly knife I had, but I think I made the edge too obtuse. I'll have to practice more on other cheapies. I can maintain a convex, so it's about time I learn how to put a good one on a knife :).
 
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