Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 748802)

She has the voice of an Angel--going to look her up!!

Looking at the canals, I wanted to get in a boat,throw in a days rations,--with my old British Seagull engine and slowly Putt-Putt off to Distant Lands-:)

You've seen the attached before--would love to live there--Grape Arbor on top, "eine Kuhe", wind and water--

Originally Posted by Garlicluvr (Post 749497)

Ax/Autumn Wyoming and especially the Wind River Range is a magical place. I could settle down out there myself. I have many fond memories of the trip I took out there with my uncle, caught a few nice lake trout too.

Speaking of magical this mornings drive in to work was very pleasant just finished raining and that fresh rain smell was in the air, the mist still hadnt lifted giving the landscape thet ehtereal feeling and really made the green of the wheat fields and trees pop. I like walking in the woods and meadows on these mornings, the fog mist makes everything seem mysterious, as you walk shadows slowly turn into trees, barns, hills. And like a snowstorm it makes the world close in on you and feel very cozy, personal, like all thet exists at the moment are your immediate surroundings or what is visible through the fog and mist. The mist cloaks all things and softens the hard edges, makes it dreamy if you will.


Enough rambling for now hope you have a good day. My trees arrived last evening so I need to finalize where I am going to plant all seven of them. Looks like a busy weekend for me. Hopefully it will dry out some by then so I can get them in.


Jeff:)

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 749753)

Boy, you did have a magical morning , Jeff--Love that type of respite--really a much needed diversion.

Tree planting time--only thing better than fresh fruit is more of same--:)

Originally Posted by tweed (Post 749870)

Fruit trees are a lost art.
Truth be told, they might be more in danger than vegetable seeds.

Steve

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 750171)

Morning and talk to you all later .... we are off and running this morning ... :D

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 750169)

They are,neighbor had to cut down 5 Japanese peach trees , that had run their course, after 30 yrs, best peaches --ever-I used to stop the lawn mower during a hot day, grab a handfull and lean up against the tree to cool off, watch the clouds go by , and save some seeds--hope they sprout,done everythig I can do.

How 'Be 'Tha Trip---Tweed?

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 750182)

Do you have your Spandex, and "Awsome Headband " on , in off in running?--chuckle --you know me, by now Dave,--only a chuckle in todays insane world.:)

Some of us will survive--Ax.

Originally Posted by tweed (Post 750192)

LOL
Not sure why, but that song "Let's Get Physical" by Olivia Newton John popped into me head. :D

Steve

Originally Posted by tweed (Post 750190)

It went well, Sir Ax. Thanks for asking.
We got to go to a lot of the art studios in Gatlinburg and enjoyed our cabin immensely with the exception that there were bunch of.......ummm..............
Non-American's who rented the cabin next door and they were playing gangster rap, etc...........very loudly. Could not enjoy the porch because of it and could not call in a complaint, because it was through another rental company.
We decided to get a more remote cabin next time.
BTW, we didn't realize it, but our favorite artist has a website. His drawings on Appalachian people are just incredible.
If you get a chance, visit his site: www.paulmurray.com

Steve

Originally Posted by Ajla (Post 749550)

Yeah, I love that painting! I don't think I'll go into Venice, it will be too crowded at Easter, and thus loses its charm I hope to walk in the Marmolada! I'm not so much a fan of Auntie Lena, but like the song about the canals (grachten) and Deep in my heart you guessed?

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 750171)

Morning and talk to you all later .... we are off and running this morning ... :D

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 750182)

Do you have your Spandex, and "Awsome Headband " on , in off in running?--chuckle --you know me, by now Dave,--only a chuckle in todays insane world.:)

Some of us will survive--Ax.

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 750421)

Jeff,

Can't believe it--some very fine equipment there.
Old Ben and I would get along, very well, and the quiver--top notch, good leather,hand tooled, and W.Diamondback insert.

The Collegian--quarter draw for 10 seconds, repeat and work up to Full Draw and 30 seconds, over time, good break in for the muscles and tendons.--Nice bow.

Had a Wing Archery Thunderbird, 62" extremely fast and smooth--the "Bear Bunch"--really gave me a hard time, till they shot it.

I'm exasperated---Lettuce!!--it will hardly make here,either dies , bolts or flops out--guess it might do well in late winter--just too hot.Lots of folks here, what little makes, pour hot bacon grease over a bowlful and chow down--Let me know when the Port Orfords come in.

You got a nice place there, and tell the Lads, "Keep it in the Ten Ring", they appear to be doing well with the bows.

Ax.

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 750513)

I am tellin ya Ax , for the last few nights I have been sitting outside by the fire after the day is done and I listen............... birds , horses next door, wind , birds again and watch that flame and life is good ... I just need one hr. and I can wind down and feel wonderful :D then have to go in and make hubs life work for the next day :D but then the smell of the smoke is on me and I love that to :D

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 750503)

Nothing like a fireplace'/stove--it automatically says --Sleep:)

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 750518)

Nothing beats it, all changing, different each time---smell of smoke, maybe a little stream nearby--.

Daughter bought me a Japanese water ?--small about like a flower pot, opur water in, turn on--water is pumped up thru the stones, and hits a paddle that makes the chimes tinkle(very soft), adjust a stone or two and get a different sound--relaxing.

Originally Posted by tweed (Post 750556)

Your best post ever, Sir Ax.
Warmth = Love and what God has given us, imo.
Sorry if I went somewhere I should not have.
BTW, reminds me of when my girls were little...........I had bought a new mobile home with a fireplace.
The baby used to get up, walk into the living room, hike her gown up and sit on the hearth...............Then she would say "What is for breakfast"? :D

Steve

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 750603)

It is there ax.. we have a creek that runs thru our property .. BayCreek and yes that sound is there also .. not only that but when hubs gets his pond going and there is a waterfall, OMG yea , then I get my chimnea out and life is even better :D

Originally Posted by Garlicluvr (Post 750736)

Ax: I am on here for a few minutes this morning before heading out to plant trees but will check back later.

Package arrived many thanks I brewed up a pot of the Sumatra this AM superb, I see why it is your favorite. The Boys were thrilled with the baseball cards, (five year old slept with them). My wife thought the Peridot was beautiful and you must be a bit Psychic as that is her birthstone. I will put the points and knocks to use as well as the feathers. Again the package was a very pleasant surprise.


I got one batch of cedar arrows last evening and will post some pics soon. Also got the flemish string will have to try it out when I get a moment.

I will send the stuff for my Mom out to her, I am sure she will be delighted. Did you find those garnets? They were beauties.


Jeff:)

Originally Posted by skiracer (Post 750738)

Jeff,
I looked high and low for that fiberglass bow and cannot find it. must have gotten thrown out. sorry and I'll keep my eyes open for anything around here.

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 750774)

Yup I say a Creek runs thru it !! LOL I don't think I'd go swimming in it tho... Kids next door love it!! They are always playing in it around it or next to it lol ...But we don't care boys will be boys! I usually call it a ditch but it does have the name BayCreek so in reality according to the township it is a Creek :D It is bigger than usual ditches I'll have to find that pic and show you :D Later tho ... Have some running to do now :D

Originally Posted by skiracer (Post 750738)

Jeff,
I looked high and low for that fiberglass bow and cannot find it. must have gotten thrown out. sorry and I'll keep my eyes open for anything around here.

Originally Posted by tweed (Post 750556)

Your best post ever, Sir Ax.
Warmth = Love and what God has given us, imo.
Sorry if I went somewhere I should not have.
BTW, reminds me of when my girls were little...........I had bought a new mobile home with a fireplace.
The baby used to get up, walk into the living room, hike her gown up and sit on the hearth...............Then she would say "What is for breakfast"? :D

Steve

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 750786)

Storm front moving in, T'storm Warning ,Tornado Watch--April 15th 6-7 yrs ago one went a quarter mile back of me--300mph winds, stayed on the ground for 15 miles and a path a mile wide--It's April 15th again--so talkin while I can--:D

Originally Posted by RozieDozie (Post 750843)

Stau safe, Ax! Those storms are supposed to arrive here in the middle of the night. I hate when that happens. If I have to face a storm, I'd rather do it in the daylight.

Taking a break from working in the garden. Whew! I'm tired out! Everything's almost ready for plants, but had to order more peanuts. Had a heck of a time finding organic peanuts this year that didn't cost more than my car.... :D

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 750849)

It just now hit Rozie ,as we speak, to move into E. Al by this afternoon, keep a weather eye out over there , it''ll move N.E. from here, and looks like middle Ga wil get hit hard too.

Thanks--

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 750865)

Hmmmm---light bulb, after reading about Mortgage Lifter tomatos and "Radiator Charlie" --since I'm an Alchemist(chuckle), and always some experimental crop--maybe a new variety of tomato in 2-3 yrs?--Interesting;):)

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 751208)

Steve take your addy off the post... you were supposed to pm it hun... I hate to see people do this ... because now it is freely on the net ..For me please will you take it down :(

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 750838)

Tweed , PM me your shipping address, have something for you.

Originally Posted by tweed (Post 751484)

Done. ;)

Steve

Originally Posted by Pepper (Post 751542)

Ax J found the packet ( it was stuck to the inside of the box ) Thanks I will have to wear a sports coat tomorrow and wear the lapel pin ! they are very nice J loves those stones / rocks i bought him a lupe (spelled wrong maybe ) like a monacle if its spelled wrong .and a book on rocks !:)

Originally Posted by skiracer (Post 751632)

Ax, check in and let us know that you made it thru those storms. some pretty bad stuff down your way. hope everything is ok and no damage to your property or home.

Originally Posted by tweed (Post 751481)

Oops.
Thanks Dave. :)
The medicine I am taking is messing with me and I did that TOTALLY by mistake.
About freaked when I clicked on this link and saw that I had put it in the wrong place.
Thanks again. :)

Steve

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 751848)

No prob Sweettweed :D

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 752209)

Help!!!-what is this stuff and how do I kill it--

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 752209)

Help!!!-what is this stuff and how do I kill it--

Originally Posted by Pepper (Post 752274)

call in fast movers weeds in open danger close :DNAPALM it

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 752199)

Jeff--looked again at your bow Posts--the Tigercat was very popular--back when.

Most of the hunters liked a shorter bow, I always liked longer--faster , more stable.

Originally Posted by Garlicluvr (Post 752588)

Ax: Bought the tigercat because the price and weight were right. For a recurve it is actually decent length 62", smoother and faster then the popular 56" or 58" ones. I like longer limbs too smoother and faster overall. Have seen a few 64" hunting or mid weight recurves and some long up to 68" or 70" target recurves like the Wing Archery Presentation II. One on ebay now 35#.

The tigercat for a 40# bow really flings the arrows. Puts them through the Indian cord target matt I bought the 25# bow doesnt. And on stacked cardboard/partical board targets at local archery range it buries them pretty deep, so they are difficult to pull. I dont have a chronograph and am not really worried about actual velocity just know they penetrate real good.


Jeff:)

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 752573)

The mornings bit of useless knowledge:--Absinthe.(The Green Faerie"

French wine grape crops failed so Absinthe was born to substitute.Origionally all natural organic ingrediants.

Wine producers waged sabotage campaigns as it gained over wine, thus "poison", and people go "mad", and some did after 15-20/day:D.

Wine makers finally won out---

Cardinal point the "madness" despite the small amounts of thujones from the Wormwood, turned out not to be the culprit, it was the Copper Sulfate some cheap Manufacturers were putting in to give it the characteristic green color.--

"The Green Faerie, who lives in the Absinthe, She wants your Soul"

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 752644)

nice ax!

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 752639)

Going to look up that "Wing"-- Deja Vu--sold my old T-Bird from Wing "Many Moons Ago"--Black Beauty and recurve similar to Turkish--miss it.
Shot flat trajectory further and high velocity.

The "Bear Bunch"--never would admit it--chuckle.

Fruit Trees--thought the Japanese Peaches, next door neighbor(80yrs) cut down lastyear, after 30 yrs were gone-I lamented because I thought they were gone----Ohhh, Noo he propogated them---he's a Jewel--looka here--!!

The trees grow fast, small peaches, not so good looking for some--but the best taste and preserves --ever.

Guess this line goes back to the 20's or 30's ??--Don't know , but are Very--good!

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 752655)

Mornin, Dave , and how is the "Far Country"? chilly still, I surmise--

Maybe some warmth, therin, attached--the Azalea in front blooms early, then shoots, the one in the back blooms later, timely planting ,I'd say---"Missus had a ball yesterday( hasn't fared well with thyroidectomy for a year now),and glad to get back to her outdoor "Digging", as I call it.

We worked yesterday (she outdid me), aggravated each other all day, then sat on the deck laughing and reflecting back.

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 752655)

Mornin, Dave , and how is the "Far Country"? chilly still, I surmise--

Maybe some warmth, therin, attached--the Azalea in front blooms early, then shoots, the one in the back blooms later, timely planting ,I'd say---"Missus had a ball yesterday( hasn't fared well with thyroidectomy for a year now),and glad to get back to her outdoor "Digging", as I call it.

We worked yesterday (she outdid me), aggravated each other all day, then sat on the deck laughing and reflecting back.

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 752655)

Mornin, Dave , and how is the "Far Country"? chilly still, I surmise--

Maybe some warmth, therin, attached--the Azalea in front blooms early, then shoots, the one in the back blooms later, timely planting ,I'd say---"Missus had a ball yesterday( hasn't fared well with thyroidectomy for a year now),and glad to get back to her outdoor "Digging", as I call it.

We worked yesterday (she outdid me), aggravated each other all day, then sat on the deck laughing and reflecting back.

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 752660)

I have to be quiet till about one... hubs works nights yesterday and today but as I look out the window I see....
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/bfdfbaeb.jpg

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 752676)

Of course you can ax :D look close at my plate lol Altho it is still snowing I may have to w8 a while and get another pic ....

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 752708)

Curiosity always killed my cat--:)

Scratched chin, dusted off the old KGB, Alchemy and CIA books off--

Is IGOTBYU close enough---?--;)---:)--Good Shot---reminds me ,got to find my Fly Rod--the Bream are out now.

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 752714)

-------------"Tale of 'Tha Rogue Tomato"---

"In Days 'O Old"
"One Broke from the Fold"

"Rampant, He Ran"
"Throughout the Land"

"Yet ,One Day"
"To his , Dismay"---"Take ,Me!!--and Enjoy Thee!!"

"So, I incarcerated him, and summarilay hung him"----chuckle---Ax.


My "Experiment" as shown on T.V.--only modified--chuckle--50 cents .

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 752731)

----"How to Set up a Sundial"---

"It's has to Face North"
"I know That!!, Which way is North, Mr. Know it all!!

"Look at your watch and set the Sundial, I'll be back later"---chuckle--Ax.

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 752719)

Yup thats it!! LOL I was almost going to use that as my avatar name but sounds like a spammer LOL ... I just rejoined T ville ... they wouldn't let me in on my old account ..... pfffftttt And I don't know how to navigate around this Mac well enuf to fix it! LOL maybe when my Son is around I can :D

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 752676)

Of course you can ax :D look close at my plate lol Altho it is still snowing I may have to w8 a while and get another pic ....

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 752739)

Well, it's done--real Mi.snow in 'Bama when it's 105---:)

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 752743)

105 :eek: wow!! Thats Hot!

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 752741)

What I ment was I was going to use IGOTBYU as a name instead of w8in4dave lol but to me it sounded like spam .... Or someone who is untrusting ... I think you can trust someone who is w8in before you can trust someone who is gettinbya LOL I don't know maybe I need my second cup of tea this morning???? I lost two boxes of tea! How does that happen??? They were on the back porch... goodthing I have my loose leaf tea .... I am kinda miffed because I knew I was getting low and was going to grab them boxes and put them up and w8ted well guess who should not have w8ted!! They are gone.... Someone took my Tea!!

Originally Posted by w8in4dave (Post 752733)

LOL ....... Where do you come up with this stuff Ax ? Oh yea I found that bow of Daves I will have to get a pic of it after while :D

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 753382)

After some 43+ years of regimented work force, (in between being drafted), and about 5 yrs of "What do I do!!!??, now that I am retired??"--chuckle, not my question--I have plenty to do that I've planned for over the years.

Now I am an Alchemist,--earned it--chuckle---Ax.

Hope everyone is doing well--sometimes my posts may be interpreted as bragging, but to the contrary--I was taught in-- Sharing--

Originally Posted by Ajla (Post 753413)

Did you read the Alchemist, Ax? I really enjoyed that!

Originally Posted by axhandle (Post 753460)

I have such a sense of ", early on, about "Adventure"--even before going to School at 6 yrs.old--I wanted to "Join the Legion" at 12.

Time and Tide --education, years--I'm Satisfied.

P.S. Waiting for you to tell me when I need to dig my --"Lone Tulip" up--(My own prize)--Depending on You--Ax.

Originally Posted by Garlicluvr (Post 753462)

Good morning Ax. Not much new here my potatoes are popping out of the ground after the recent rains, getting some asparagus we ate a batch monday for dinner.
Shot some of the port orford arrows last evening they fly pretty well out of the tigercat, need to try flinging a few with the longbow.

I am grouping pretty decent at ten yards, still a few flyers here and there where I mess up a release, dont anchor in the exact same spot or some other form error but getting tighter and more consistent. Backed up to 20 yards groups opened up double in size or more but still not bad. Backed up to thirty I can keep them all on the 36" diameter target but forget about the ten ring, do manage to keep most in 3-ring or higher a flyer here and there in the 1 or 2 ring but none off target or completely outside the scoring rings.

Looking forward to a Dinner date with my wife tonight, kids are at grandma's for easter break so we get a chance to go out just the two of us. It is always nice when we get the chance to have a date night.

Jeff:)