Pictures of Miscellaneous Stuff & Things

[royal0014]

Some random pics from around Memphis, TN

[royal0014]

Lebanon, MO Shepard Hills and Route 66 museum.
Only display not behind glass . . . .

[doglegg]

Cool photo's Chris.

[FRJ]

Loved that catfish!!

[philco]

Thanks for the pics Chris. Nothing like a good road trip!

[royal0014]

Thanks guys.

The Bass Pro is most unique. The pyramid is huge and mostly open inside.
Besides the usual large aquarium of local species, there were two shallow pools
full of different varieties of fish and 'free-range' ducks.
An enclosed area housed 3 alligators of about 10 feet length.

Center of the building is an elevator going straight up to an
observation deck at the apex, which you can see in the outside picture.
I'd have loved to go up, but at $10 a person . . . .

[stagman]

My wife and me's main gig out in Arizona for the winter was hunting for gold, turquoise,
any gems or what we thought were gems...after she died on me 1-6-18, it really left me
empty....we are surrounded by mountains and ain't got but 15 to 30 minutes to get in prime diggins
I did manage tword the end of my stay this year to get out twice...this is only about
3 hrs of feeding my Dry-Washer then panning it out...
ended up with about $125.00 bucks worth

Stag
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/stagman

[Mumbleypeg]

Thanks guys.

The Bass Pro is most unique. The pyramid is huge and mostly open inside.
Besides the usual large aquarium of local species, there were two shallow pools
full of different varieties of fish and 'free-range' ducks.
An enclosed area housed 3 alligators of about 10 feet length.

Center of the building is an elevator going straight up to an
observation deck at the apex, which you can see in the outside picture.
I'd have loved to go up, but at $10 a person . . . .

I thought the best part was the Ducks Unlimited Museum. When we were there a couple years ago they had a great display of old vintage shotguns, plus a bunch of Nash Buckingham's hunting equipment including his John boat, decoys, and his famous shotgun "Bo Whoop". For those who aren't duck hunters here's an article about "Mr. Buck" and his shotgun. http://www.digitaleditionsonline.com/ar ... ticle.html

Ken

[Quick Steel]

Time to make hay. A neighbor cuts our field which is good for us. He gets to keep the hay for his animals which is good for him.

[treefarmer]

QS, years ago one of my friends and I did a lot of hay like that. Folks would let us cut and bale just to keep their place from growing up in junk. Sometimes we ended up with some junk hay but back then, them ol' momma cows would devour anything when it was accompanied with a good protein lick. Our haying equipment was not the best. We took the side panel off of a big bushhog rotary mower to cut the hay. (We couldn't afford a fancy rotary drum cutter or even an old sickle bar, so we improvised.) We had an old side delivery rake that we usually pulled with a Jeep or a pickup and the baler was an antique square baler. We put a lot of hay up for several years to feed our two small herds. Thinking back, we also baled a lot of peanut hay. It looked like sticks baled up but the cattle really did well on it during cold weather. That friend has gone on to his final reward, RIP Ralph Webb.
Treefarmer

[Quick Steel]

Minutes after taking the photo this afternoon, the baling machine developed some sort of mechanical problem. I expect my neighbor to quickly overcome the set back; after all, he is a Marine.

[jerryd6818]

Minutes after taking the photo this afternoon, the baling machine developed some sort of mechanical problem. I expect my neighbor to quickly overcome the set back; after all, he is a Marine.

Ooh Rah. Improvise, Adapt and Overcome.

[Mumbleypeg]

Today my wife decided it was time to go see the Dallas Arboretum again, before it gets too hot. So we made the two hour journey. Beautiful day, high 89 degrees, and the arboretum is beautiful also. Especially the Japanese Maples, of which they have many different varieties, and the hydrangeas and other flowers in bloom now.

The traffic in Dallas reminded me though, why I don't go more often.

Here are a few pictures I took.

Ken

[Quick Steel]

Beautiful, Justifies the long drive. Thanks for sharing.

[bighomer]

Beautiful, Justifies the long drive. Thanks for sharing.

What QS said .

[Steve Warden]

Some great pics, Ken.
Reminds me of Longwood Gardens over in PA. Beautiful.

[doglegg]

Mumbleypeg my wife an I were there last fall and it is always beautiful. We kinda prefer the Japanese Gardens in Ft Worth. Not as big but added to the garden there pretty nice. Just good to get away. Just bad to face Dallas traffic.

[glennbad]

Those are lovely pictures, Ken!

Steve, I have also visited Longwood Gardens. My wife and I went there many years back with my parents, back when it was "cool" to vacation with your folks. Of course, now that dad is gone, I look back on that memory as GOLD.

[TwoFlowersLuggage]

I live in Southern California, and even I think Dallas traffic is horrible. I think the primary problem is the constant road construction on the main highways. I've been regularly traveling to Dallas on business for over 20 years and every time I go there is ALWAYS major road construction underway simultaneously on multiple highways.

I will also say that Texas drivers are far more polite than California drivers. They all use their turn signals, they let you merge in, and they are much more likely to stay in their lane as opposed to moving from lane-to-lane. In SoCal, it's more like a bar brawl - but not as bad as New York & New Jersey, where it resembles the WWII tank battles of Patton vs Rommel...

[Quick Steel]

Photos used with permission of my Texas friend who teaches natural horse care. Thought some of you might like to see some horse flesh.

[Mumbleypeg]

QS, horses are indeed beautiful animals. I've owned several in my lifetime, and enjoyed most of them. Also had a couple of stinkers in the mix. Thanks for the pictures. Looks as though your friend has made a business of them. Our place is on the edge of the "Texas Horse Country" which generally runs along and several miles either side of state highway 377 between Denton and Gainesville. A beautiful drive if you're ever in the area and one of the largest concentrations of horse farms in the U. S. - just about every breed of horse you can think of and some you never heard of are bred, raised, trained and sold. Not unusual at all to go to lunch in a local restaurant and hear spurs jingling as customers come and go.

I live in Southern California, and even I think Dallas traffic is horrible. I think the primary problem is the constant road construction on the main highways. I've been regularly traveling to Dallas on business for over 20 years and every time I go there is ALWAYS major road construction underway simultaneously on multiple highways.

I will also say that Texas drivers are far more polite than California drivers. They all use their turn signals, they let you merge in, and they are much more likely to stay in their lane as opposed to moving from lane-to-lane. In SoCal, it's more like a bar brawl - but not as bad as New York & New Jersey, where it resembles the WWII tank battles of Patton vs Rommel...

You're right about the construction. Dallas and DFW area in general is growing so fast, the highway dept can't keep up. But the big problem yesterday was a multiple-car accident that shut down all but one lane of the 5-lane I-635 freeway. It happened just ahead of us so we were stuck for a while until the ambulance, fire truck, and police (in that order) arrived and got things moving again. Just glad we weren't in it! And you're right - the drivers were courteous and patient, letting folks merge into that single lane to get by the accident. But it took some time. Didn't hear a single horn honking, and didn't see anyone getting flipped off.

Once we arrived though, all that was soon forgotten. Here's a few more pictures.

Ken

[Steve Warden]

Found out I was allergic to horses back when our Boy Scout troop went horseback riding one year, many moons ago.

Rather disappointing since we're heading down to Ft. Worth to visit our daughter. This will be our first visit since she moved there about three years ago. I was browsing things to do and there at the Ft. Worth Stockyards I saw they offer trail rides. Still thinking about loading up on Benadryl and going for it.

[Mumbleypeg]

Found out I was allergic to horses back when our Boy Scout troop went horseback riding one year, many moons ago.

Rather disappointing since we're heading down to Ft. Worth to visit our daughter. This will be our first visit since she moved there about three years ago. I was browsing things to do and there at the Ft. Worth Stockyards I saw they offer trail rides. Still thinking about loading up on Benadryl and going for it.

Steve, I don't care much for big cities in general, but I like Ft. Worth. Great city with a lot to do. Since your daughter lives there I'm sure she knows a lot of them, but some of my favorites are the Cowgirl Hall of Fame, the botanical gardens, the art museums (there are several) and the food. Bass Hall is worthy of a visit especially if there's a concert of interest - Red Steagal hosts an annual cowboy poetry gathering there. If you like Tex-Mex food, Joe T. Garcia's is famous (and good) but the wait time is typically long. Our favorite is the Mercado Juarez Cafe on Northside Drive. Too bad there's not a rodeo going on in the historic Will Rogers Coliseum.

Have a safe trip!

Ken

[Steve Warden]

Found out I was allergic to horses back when our Boy Scout troop went horseback riding one year, many moons ago.

Rather disappointing since we're heading down to Ft. Worth to visit our daughter. This will be our first visit since she moved there about three years ago. I was browsing things to do and there at the Ft. Worth Stockyards I saw they offer trail rides. Still thinking about loading up on Benadryl and going for it.

Steve, I don't care much for big cities in general, but I like Ft. Worth. Great city with a lot to do. Since your daughter lives there I'm sure she knows a lot of them, but some of my favorites are the Cowgirl Hall of Fame, the botanical gardens, the art museums (there are several) and the food. Bass Hall is worthy favorite visit especially if there's a concert of interest. If you like Tex-Mex food, Joe T. Garcia's is famous (and good) but the wait time is typically long. Our favorite is the Mercado Juarez Cafe on Northside Drive. Too bad there's not a rodeo going on in the historic Will Rogers Coliseum.

Have a safe trip!

Ken

Thanks Ken! And the best BBQ place?

[jerryd6818]

Found out I was allergic to horses back when our Boy Scout troop went horseback riding one year, many moons ago.

Rather disappointing since we're heading down to Ft. Worth to visit our daughter. This will be our first visit since she moved there about three years ago. I was browsing things to do and there at the Ft. Worth Stockyards I saw they offer trail rides. Still thinking about loading up on Benadryl and going for it.

Steve, I don't care much for big cities in general, but I like Ft. Worth. Great city with a lot to do. Since your daughter lives there I'm sure she knows a lot of them, but some of my favorites are the Cowgirl Hall of Fame, the botanical gardens, the art museums (there are several) and the food. Bass Hall is worthy favorite visit especially if there's a concert of interest. If you like Tex-Mex food, Joe T. Garcia's is famous (and good) but the wait time is typically long. Our favorite is the Mercado Juarez Cafe on Northside Drive. Too bad there's not a rodeo going on in the historic Will Rogers Coliseum.

Have a safe trip!

Ken

Thanks Ken! And the best BBQ place?

Texas seems to have BBQ on every corner and a lot of it's good but for my money, it's pretty hard to beat Rudy's Country Store. ---► https://rudysbbq.com/location/detail/fort-worth-tx

Edit: I try to stay away from Bill Miller's.