Woods Walk

[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.

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~

Thanks Carmon

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[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.

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 .

Even a good pair of chaps wouldn't be enough protection probably.

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

 

[naturegirl]

"Jesus tree" ? is it because he thinks of a crown of thorns? I know that's what crosses my mind when I skirt around one. Nice pictures fossis, it was a grand weekend, wasn't it? I spent Sunday in the tall grass, and Monday in the woods, best of both worlds, I just don't have a good camera I enjoy your pictures, though!

 

[hammered]

Great pics Fossis , thanks for showing. I like the "Shadow", I might try that when I've got the wide angle on


hammered

 

[fossis]

"Jesus tree" ? is it because he thinks of a crown of thorns? I know that's what crosses my mind when I skirt around one. Nice pictures fossis, it was a grand weekend, wasn't it? I spent Sunday in the tall grass, and Monday in the woods, best of both worlds, I just don't have a good camera I enjoy your pictures, though!

Thanks, we have 'springlike weather', then cold fronts, then more 'Springlike weather', but it's better than freezing rain or snow.

Fossis..........

 

[fossis]

Great pics Fossis , thanks for showing. I like the "Shadow", I might try that when I've got the wide angle on


hammered

You're welcome, the shadow pic's are kinda tricky to do.

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[Produce Guy]

In the 3 rd. picture,is that a giant grapevine,

 

[River Rat]

Great nature walk pics. I love your shadow pic.

 

[fossis]

In the 3 rd. picture,is that a giant grapevine,

Yes, (a wild one), it almost tied itself in a knot.

Fossis..........

 

[fossis]

Great nature walk pics. I love your shadow pic.

Thanks

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