Walkabout in the swamp

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(( To be read in Bear's British voice ))

Follow a river, it will lead you to safety.
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I don't like to drink green water, but I am really thirsty.
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When your path is blocked, just get a running start and leap on the bush.
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At least the water here is not green.
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Finally, good drinking water, pfffft. It's salty.
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Pictures taken today around Tickfaw, Louisiana. (and learn to distill water.)
 
i'm swat n Mosquitoes just look n at it.
nobody move i see a snake by my foot.

thanks for the great pictures. and green already.
looks like some good fishing.
 
Looks to me like lots of guys are gettin' spring fever! :) Glad I'm not the only one... I was out in the yard today cutting up some dead branches and stuff, just to "test" my new machete...
 
It's a $3 Harbor Freight coupon special! With a new profile, convexed edge and curly maple scales courtesy of yours truly... kind of like putting lipstick on a pig I guess. It works though and was a fun project. It makes a nice *shiiiiing!* slicing through the air and rings like a bell when it cuts into the wood.

http://s156.photobucket.com/albums/t32/JTerrio/?action=view&current=spring0701.jpg

You can see a little better in this pic, the scales are held on by JBWeld, two N/S thong tubes and a 1/8" N/S pin. Why? Because that's what I had on hand :D

This is how she started:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94154

It's a basic stainless, I think... barely throws a spark on the belt grinder and won't take cold blue at all. 420 maybe? It was pretty easy to work. It's roughly 17" after the reprofiling and cuts pretty nicely... I whacked apart a hard maple branch and stabbed it in the ground a few times; no chipping yet In keeping with the high-end appeal of this fine blade :jerkit: I think I'll leave the swirly palm-sander finish on it, maybe go up to 220 to even out the convex a little more. I've got about $10 and 8 hours' work invested :D
 
I am from South Louisianna. Boy that terrain brings back memories. Memories of cotton mouths......

We used to do a lot of fishing in the Achalafaya Basin. I miss it.
 
I was born and raised near the eastern side of the Atchafalaya basin, but I now live in the city. I have fond memories of spending the night catching frogs with our hands with a friend's dad who fished for his living. Or checking his trout lines or crawfishing. We all carried knives and knew how to use them. There was always a Marlin 22 rifle lying around too. I do not ever remember putting on any type of mosquito repellent.

Even to this day, I believe there is no more dangerous snake than the Water Moccasin due to its aggression. If you disturbed it at all, it would chase you on land or water. A mad 4 to 5 foot black snake with that wide open white mouth trying to get into your boat will get the old heart racing.
 
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