Woods Walk

[fossis]

A leisurely walk in the woods.

Fossis............

[Mac232]

Nice pics Fossis , thanks for the view .



Mac

[worldtalker]

fossis,don't know about you,but,whenever I find a hole in a tree first thing I do is stick my coil in there!!!!!!!!!Someday I'll get a scream in the headphones!!!!I like that shadow pic. God Bless Chris

[fossis]

Nice pics Fossis , thanks for the view .



Mac

You're welcome Mac.

Fossis..........

[fossis]

fossis,don't know about you,but,whenever I find a hole in a tree first thing I do is stick my coil in there!!!!!!!!!Someday I'll get a scream in the headphones!!!!I like that shadow pic. God Bless Chris

Thanks Chris, unfortunately we can't detect on this land (Corps of Engineers), but lots of good hiking & exploring to be done.

Fossis...............

[ronwoodcraft]

Nice Nature shots Fossis, I like the shadow picture too.

[Don in SJ]

Great photos like usual from you, I like the natural tree "waterfall" photo. The vines, are they Wisteria or something like that, do not appear to be grape vines?

Don

[fossis]

Nice Nature shots Fossis, I like the shadow picture too.

Thanks Ron.

Fossis...........

[fossis]

Great photos like usual from you, I like the natural tree "waterfall" photo. The vines, are they Wisteria or something like that, do not appear to be grape vines?

Don

Thanks Don, the vines are just grapevines, some get guite large.

Fossis............

[Don in SJ]

Great photos like usual from you, I like the natural tree "waterfall" photo. The vines, are they Wisteria or something like that, do not appear to be grape vines?

Don

Thanks Don, the vines are just grapevines, some get guite large.

Fossis............

OK, upon second look the vines do not look as smooth as I first thought, Yes, that is the sign in this area of a long forgotten homestead being very close to the vines, but sometimes the old overgrown field from the 1700s and early 1800s contain the grapevines also, but without a doubt in my area when you find a grapevine in a more or less isolated area, it does indicate a early habited site.

Don

[aa battery]

fossis,don't know about you,but,whenever I find a hole in a tree first thing I do is stick my coil in there!!!!!!!!!Someday I'll get a scream in the headphones!!!!I like that shadow pic. God Bless Chris

Thanks Chris, unfortunately we can't detect on this land (Corps of Engineers), but lots of good hiking & exploring to be done.

Fossis...............

nice pics but i wonder why corps of engineers have any say?

[RGINN]

Nice pics. No snow yet? In Oklahoma, I would always look for Mimosa trees. Dead give away of an old home place. I also noticed that in the South Canadian river country particularly, when you found a large sand plum thicket, there was sure to be an ancient Indian campsite nearby. Maybe just coincidence.

[fossis]

Nice pics. No snow yet? In Oklahoma, I would always look for Mimosa trees. Dead give away of an old home place. I also noticed that in the South Canadian river country particularly, when you found a large sand plum thicket, there was sure to be an ancient Indian campsite nearby. Maybe just coincidence.

Thanks, we have had one light snow, melted the next day, the yard actually needs mowing at one place in town.
In this area the Choctaws would plant Black locust trees around their place, make good fenceposts also.

Fossis...........

[fossis]

fossis,don't know about you,but,whenever I find a hole in a tree first thing I do is stick my coil in there!!!!!!!!!Someday I'll get a scream in the headphones!!!!I like that shadow pic. God Bless Chris

Thanks Chris, unfortunately we can't detect on this land (Corps of Engineers), but lots of good hiking & exploring to be done.

Fossis...............

nice pics but i wonder why corps of engineers have any say?

Just the rules, no detecting on Corp or Forest Service lands.

Fossis..............

[worldtalker]

Nice pics. No snow yet? In Oklahoma, I would always look for Mimosa trees. Dead give away of an old home place. I also noticed that in the South Canadian river country particularly, when you found a large sand plum thicket, there was sure to be an ancient Indian campsite nearby. Maybe just coincidence.

Thanks, we have had one light snow, melted the next day, the yard actually needs mowing at one place in town.
In this area the Choctaws would plant Black locust trees around their place, make good fenceposts also.

Fossis...........

Hell on a chainsaw,fester up pretty good when you get a thorn in ya too!!!!!!!!!

[fossis]

Nice pics. No snow yet? In Oklahoma, I would always look for Mimosa trees. Dead give away of an old home place. I also noticed that in the South Canadian river country particularly, when you found a large sand plum thicket, there was sure to be an ancient Indian campsite nearby. Maybe just coincidence.

Thanks, we have had one light snow, melted the next day, the yard actually needs mowing at one place in town.
In this area the Choctaws would plant Black locust trees around their place, make good fenceposts also.

Fossis...........

Hell on a chainsaw,fester up pretty good when you get a thorn in ya too!!!!!!!!!

You got that right.

Fossis.........

[RGINN]

Black locust is a piece of cake compared to the honey locust which they also got in Oklahoma. The have 6 inch thorns all over, even on the trunk, and those rascals will go clear through your boot. There's a story about Spaniards planting some black locust seeds to mark a treasure site up around Tulsa, Fossis, but those trees spread so rapidly it would be hard to pin it down now.

[Charmin]

Nice pics. No snow yet? In Oklahoma, I would always look for Mimosa trees. Dead give away of an old home place. I also noticed that in the South Canadian river country particularly, when you found a large sand plum thicket, there was sure to be an ancient Indian campsite nearby. Maybe just coincidence.

Where we live, its hickernut(hickory) trees that are always on an ancient Indian campsites---I always look for the hickory trees and find manos underneath them, or big grind holes in the rocks beneath the old hickory trees. Good to know about the plum thickets, though, RGINN....I'll be paying more attention to those, too.

Excellent pictures, Fossis---Love seeing your excursions to the woods!

~Carmon~

[Charmin]

Black locust is a piece of cake compared to the honey locust which they also got in Oklahoma. The have 6 inch thorns all over, even on the trunk, and those rascals will go clear through your boot. There's a story about Spaniards planting some black locust seeds to mark a treasure site up around Tulsa, Fossis, but those trees spread so rapidly it would be hard to pin it down now.

My husband calls those trees "Jesus trees" and says you sure don't want to be horseback and ride through some of those....He said a horse will break into when one of those thorns pokes them .

[fossis]

Black locust is a piece of cake compared to the honey locust which they also got in Oklahoma. The have 6 inch thorns all over, even on the trunk, and those rascals will go clear through your boot. There's a story about Spaniards planting some black locust seeds to mark a treasure site up around Tulsa, Fossis, but those trees spread so rapidly it would be hard to pin it down now.

That's so true about the 'Honey Locust' trees, i've seen thorns around six inches long, & had one in my calf when I was small, (not fun).

Fossis.............