Pictures of Miscellaneous Stuff & Things

[WillyCamaro]

Have no idea Biggy .
We're now getting cucumbers from Mexico...
Willy

[Mumbleypeg]

Those look great Ike. I’m gonna see if they’ll grow in my part of Texas. The range maps I see on-line say it will but I don’t recall seeing any for sale here. So I’ll make some inquiries.

Ken

[TPK]

Roughly 30 years ago, I was walking back out of the woods from a springtime mushroom hunt. I was admiring some Prairie Trillium, probably my favorite spring wildflower, and decided I would try and transplant some. So, I dug out 3 or 4 plants, with whatever my EDC was at the time, and put them out on the North side of my house. I didn't really know what to expect, the soil is poor clay, not at all like the loose woodland soil from which they came.
Anyway, despite the poor soil, and being trampled by dogs and kids over the years, and damaged by errant use of the weedtrimmer.....I am still rewarded each spring. So, here are a couple of pics to illustrate my story.

Never seen them, those look nice! Thanks for the pictures!

[jerryd6818]

Trillium Herbal and Edible Use

"Trillium is edible and and used in herbalism. It has a long history of use by Native Americans. The young edible unfolding leaves are an excellent addition to salad tasting somewhat like sunflower seeds. The leaves can also be cooked as a pot herb. The root is used as an alternative medicine and is antiseptic, antispasmodic, diuretic, emmenagogue (to promote menstruation), and ophthalmic. The roots, fresh or dry, may be boiled in milk and used for diarrhea and dysentery. The raw root is grated and applied as a poultice to the eye in order to reduce swelling, or on aching rheumatic joints. The leaves were boiled in lard and applied to ulcers as a poultice, and to prevent gangrene. An infusion of the root is used in the treatment of cramps and a common name for the plant, birthroot’, originated from its use to promote menstruation. A decoction of the root bark can be used as drops in treating earache. Constituents found in the volatile and fixed oils are, tannic acid, saponin, a glucoside resembling convallamarin, sulphuric acid and potassium dichromate, gum, resin, and starch."

[djknife13]

Trillium Herbal and Edible Use

"Trillium is edible and and used in herbalism. It has a long history of use by Native Americans. The young edible unfolding leaves are an excellent addition to salad tasting somewhat like sunflower seeds. The leaves can also be cooked as a pot herb. The root is used as an alternative medicine and is antiseptic, antispasmodic, diuretic, emmenagogue (to promote menstruation), and ophthalmic. The roots, fresh or dry, may be boiled in milk and used for diarrhea and dysentery. The raw root is grated and applied as a poultice to the eye in order to reduce swelling, or on aching rheumatic joints. The leaves were boiled in lard and applied to ulcers as a poultice, and to prevent gangrene. An infusion of the root is used in the treatment of cramps and a common name for the plant, birthroot’, originated from its use to promote menstruation. A decoction of the root bark can be used as drops in treating earache. Constituents found in the volatile and fixed oils are, tannic acid, saponin, a glucoside resembling convallamarin, sulphuric acid and potassium dichromate, gum, resin, and starch."

I wonder if it will keep celluloid from gassing.____Dave

[jerryd6818]

[RobesonsRme.com]

Your Trillium plants look a bit like what I know as “Wolfbane”.

Are they related?

Charlie

[WillyCamaro]

Good one Dave .
Willy

[dlr110]

My wife and granddaughter made some adjustable masks for the Decatur, TX PD.

[Doc B]

That's great, David! My wife, too is a sew-a-holic. She is now over 250 masks. I don't keep up with where they go...but today, on my Facebook feed...I saw this Thanks for her...

[dlr110]

That's great, David! My wife, too is a sew-a-holic. She is now over 250 masks. I don't keep up with where they go...but today, on my Facebook feed...I saw this Thanks for her...
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It sounds like we have a couple of good ones.

[glennbad]

That's awesome, thanks to both of your family members for helping out!

[Stanwade]

Good job all! Do you think they could make a few of these? Seriously though, that’s awesome for helping out! There’s a shortage in our neighborhood/hometown of masks also…

[TPK]

Cool David & Jim! Tell your girls that's wonderful!



That called ingenuity Ryan! You Nut!

[Steve Warden]

A couple made for me by one of the ladies in our church.
Does she know me, or what

[TPK]

A couple made for me by one of the ladies in our church.
Does she know me, or what
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She knows you Steve! Very nice of her to make you such personalized masks! I love that GTO Fabric! Tell her you need a Hawaii shirt with that same fabric to match the mask.
Tell her you need another one in 4-XL for me. LOL! Just joking around of course.

[Eustace]

"They keeping save distance due to covid 19."

[WillyCamaro]

"They keeping save distance due to covid 19."

[Mumbleypeg]

Out and about on the ranch yesterday.

Baby assassin bugs hatching on a peach tree. They’re beneficials.

Some of those storms that were around yesterday evening, fortunately they were a good way off from here. Lots of lightning but too far away to hear any thunder.

Ken

[Doc B]

Neat picture of the assassin bugs and their egg "hive". I can't say I've ever seen them.

[TwoFlowersLuggage]

Some of those storms that were around yesterday evening, fortunately they were a good way off from here. Lots of lightning but too far away to hear any thunder.

Ken

Ken - you aren't near any of yesterday's tornadoes, are you? Keep your powder dry!

[Mumbleypeg]

Neat picture of the assassin bugs and their egg "hive". I can't say I've ever seen them.

Like most insects they go,through several life cycle stages. Assassin bugs kill eat other insects during all phases. Here’s a couple of pictures of older assassin bugs. You may recognize some of them.

Ken

[Mumbleypeg]

Some of those storms that were around yesterday evening, fortunately they were a good way off from here. Lots of lightning but too far away to hear any thunder.

Ken

Ken - you aren't near any of yesterday's tornadoes, are you? Keep your powder dry!

No thankfully they were a long way east of me. Praying for those who were impacted. Given the curvature of the earth I was just seeing the top of those clouds. Judging from all the lightning taking place, whoever was under them was taking a beating.

Ken

[Waukonda]

Out and about on the ranch yesterday.

Baby assassin bugs hatching on a peach tree. They’re beneficials.
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Some of those storms that were around yesterday evening, fortunately they were a good way off from here. Lots of lightning but too far away to hear any thunder.
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Ken

Great group of pictures, Ken. I had no idea that Assassin bugs had that type of nest. I usually see only 1 at a time. They have a bite, every bit as painful as a wasp sting.

[Quick Steel]

Very interesting photos.