Jerry - is this a very pale peregrine falcon?
And I'm guessing there's a gator hiding down next to that log. You can just see its eye.
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And I'm guessing there's a gator hiding down next to that log. You can just see its eye.
My buddy, the Club Footed donkey. Gotta go out this weekend and see if he is still there.
More birds of prey
My old drill press with my mortise attachment. I had to make the quill mount for the Mortise attachment
A Hickory frame I made for Mary with Cholla, Inlace and Mesquite embellishments.
On Hiway 89 on the way to Mary's Place up near Congress. I first saw that frog in 1971 when I made my first trip into Arizona headed for Skull Valley.
A Black Tailed Rattler I stepped within 12" of before I was alerted. Took his head of with a shovel, and Mary skinned it.
10 minutes without it's head, and it's still moving.
Mary's doing what she likes. That's getting keepsakes, like snake skins. Her house has about a dozen inside as decorations.
The snake is still moving after 25 minutes.
My haul from one of my Saguaros. About 30 seed pods netted about a baseball sized gob of seeds, about 55,000 of them. there are so many pods, the birds aren't eating them like in the past. In order to get any, I had to get up earlier than the birds just to be able to get a couple pods. These were collected around noon today.
................... Jerry (in Tucson)
More birds of prey
My old drill press with my mortise attachment. I had to make the quill mount for the Mortise attachment
A Hickory frame I made for Mary with Cholla, Inlace and Mesquite embellishments.
On Hiway 89 on the way to Mary's Place up near Congress. I first saw that frog in 1971 when I made my first trip into Arizona headed for Skull Valley.
A Black Tailed Rattler I stepped within 12" of before I was alerted. Took his head of with a shovel, and Mary skinned it.
10 minutes without it's head, and it's still moving.
Mary's doing what she likes. That's getting keepsakes, like snake skins. Her house has about a dozen inside as decorations.
The snake is still moving after 25 minutes.
My haul from one of my Saguaros. About 30 seed pods netted about a baseball sized gob of seeds, about 55,000 of them. there are so many pods, the birds aren't eating them like in the past. In order to get any, I had to get up earlier than the birds just to be able to get a couple pods. These were collected around noon today.
................... Jerry (in Tucson)
Me thinks it is a gator resting on the log at the top
Oh, Jerry, you are so behind the times! LOL The ONLY reason I remember this was because of my 2nd grade teacher made a big deal of it - particularly after JFK was shot for some reason. A month or so before JFK was shot the USPS changed all the state abbreviations to all caps!
What is this Los Angeles that you speak of? Around these here parts L. A. refers to land that lays south of us'ns here in the great state of TN! It is an area also affectionately known as the RR - the Redneck Riviera to some that might like to get sand in places on their bodies that shouldn't get sandy! To the rest of us it is L. A. - Lower Alabama!
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Hope y'all ate the rattler - not much meat, but can be tasty!
Are you gonna start a Saguaro nursery?
Is Mary's house hay bale?
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Now, if you stumble across a deceased coral snake - i've got a had that needs a hatband!
Thoughts of Cousin Eddie was crossing my mind when I read this!
About halfway up the pic to the left of the log!
sure looks like Straw bale house.
I might have married the wrong woman!
Pictures are tip of very large Iceberg. It is what I get for converting 2 costco Tents into a 40x11 greenhouse.
What do you do with those seeds Jerry?
What’s a had?
Mary isn't into eating snakes. I ate a pice
Straw is more like it. It's pretty nice inside in the winter when it's below freezing even without using the fireplace. It never gets below 55 degrees. When Deb and I would go up there for Thanksgiving, we stay in the guesthouse. It does have a heater and a fireplace, but I've never used either, and Thanksgiving week is usually the starting week of our coldest temperatures until spring. It's been below zero there, but we've been lucky and only experienced low teens.
Every year I collect as many pods as I can, hoping to get some that are ripe but still closed so I can eat the contents. I'll never eat one that's open like those pictured. Usually they are full of ants, have had bird beaks stuffed them, and a lot of flying insects landing on them. Tried making jelly once, but ended up with syrup instead.
In 2008, October 18, to be exact, I planted a spoonful of seeds in a large flat I made up. Within 3 days, the gray dirt they were lying on turned white. I knew nothing about growing them, and figured the dirt caused them to mold. Not the case at all, as in another couple days, I could see them starting to take shape. A month later I transplanted 260 of them into 16 ounce Styrofoam cups. Five years later, I gave a lot away and planted over 50-60 on the property. Of those transplants, I still have about 40 that are survivors. This drought we're in is wreaking havoc on my Ocotillos and Prickly Pears but most of the Saguaros still look healthy...........
If you think you'd like to grow your own, I'd be more than happy to send you the seeds with 2 unopened pods. If they withstand the trip to you, you could sample a desert delicacy...... If you're open to this, pm me with your information, and I'll ship it in a small flat rate box for cost of postage. .... . . Jerry (in Tucson)
I usually give them to whoever wants them. In the post above I gave a longwinded story of my successful planting endeavor.
Every year on July 4th weekend, Colossal Cave here outside of Tucson has the Hassan Bak Festival. A small group, about 10-12 of local Tohonodam's goes up the the cave property and harvests seed pods like their ancestors did. It's a public event, and usually there are about a hundred people participating. They collect, de-seed the pods, and then cook the juice with the seeds. They then drain off the juice and toss the seeds I guess. The juice can be turned into jelly if done right, or they drink it as is. I've heard they can make an alcoholic drink from it if it sits around long enough. ........... Jerry (in Tucson)
My Great Grandpa
Lil Mikey when he was a little younger, sans beard, and a little heavier!
Lil Mikey when he was a little younger, sans beard, and a little heavier!
Do they taste like prickly pears? I've made jelly from them - I like it, but not like I like Black Raspberry or Fig or Peach Preserves though!
What is the coldest your winters get? We probably have way too wet of a winter and spring than they would like, but I could plant in sand/gravel.
Son, me, mom-91. Kathie- I am the only sane one begonia. Left to right Conway-?-gramps-dad 1951 making RR ties. 1951 gramps and me. One our more unruly neighbors. Great Gramps. 1900-1910. He took picture himself. He was a photographer and market hunter. Also raised hell with painter Charles Russel. 120 years of history. Had to take pic 1 out. Private info. I will edit.
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