All About Pocket Knives

Looks like quince from here, but be sure of that before you eat one. Just because it doesn't kill the squirrels....

Got hit up side the head by one of those once. Rang for a while.

Charlie Noyes

My Son and I had a Orchid to bloom this week that is over 10 ft. wide
Grammatophyllum Scriptum.

Larry

Larry that's equal to some of your knives.

Greg,
The blue flower you posted is called a Hydrangea. Old folks used to call 'em a "back porch bush" or a "dishwater bush". They were often planted by the back porch where the dish pan was emptied, thus the "dishwater bush" name. They are sensitive to soil ph, acid soil, the flowers are blue add lime and the ph rises, the bush will then grow pink or red flowers. We have several scattered around the place and they are all blue as yours is. They freeze back every year and continue to emerge each spring.
Treefarmer

birds at the feeder today

We called those hydrangeas, "snowballs" when I was a boy. Probably, because some were white.

I was not aware one could change their color by manipulating the soil pH.

That orchid is beautiful.

Charlie Noyes

Watermelon time If you buy one from Wal Mart, it probably came from south Ms.

Larry

RobesonsRme.com wrote:We called those hydrangeas, "snowballs" when I was a boy. Probably, because some were white.

I was not aware one could change their color by manipulating the soil pH.

That orchid is beautiful.

Charlie Noyes

treefarmer wrote:Greg,
The blue flower you posted is called a Hydrangea. Old folks used to call 'em a "back porch bush" or a "dishwater bush". They were often planted by the back porch where the dish pan was emptied, thus the "dishwater bush" name. They are sensitive to soil ph, acid soil, the flowers are blue add lime and the ph rises, the bush will then grow pink or red flowers. We have several scattered around the place and they are all blue as yours is. They freeze back every year and continue to emerge each spring.
Treefarmer

Well I had the H right anyway but I don't believe that is a quince tree. Ihad those in my yard when I was a boy and when these fall they are like a mini pear but very hard almost woody.

Just Plain Dave wrote:Possibly the deal of the century or at least a dang good deal at a Pawn Shop.
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Dave, I'm not smart enough to use a watch like that one! sure is purty though!

Ken

It's that time of year again!
Sure keeps a guy out of the pool halls though.

Ken

Dave, I'm not smart enough to use a watch like that one! sure is purty though!

Ken

You should try servicing the movement in one. over 75 parts. Bob

Mumbleypeg wrote:It's that time of year again!

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Sure keeps a guy out of the pool halls though.

Ken

Ken, is that a flail mower? Proud to see nothin' runs like a Deere on your place.

jerryd6818 wrote: Ken, is that a flail mower? Proud to see nothin' runs like a Deere on your place.

The John Deere cutter in the picture has 7 gear-driven rotary cutter disks. Each disk has two replaceable cutter knives that run at near 200 mph tip speed. After it cuts the grass it "conditions" it and spits it out the back in windrows. Basically does in one operation what previously took two tractors running separate pieces of equipment to do.

I really like John Deere equipment but mostly I like the local JD dealership. IMHO the dealer and how he takes care of customers is the difference maker. American made is a big factor also.

BTW I have an old Long flail mower. Haven't used it in years. If you're interested I'd let you have it real cheap!

Ken

Ken nice disc mower. Hay time is in full tilt here too.

I took some pics this morning of the "garden" and the bees working the blossoms.

Still cleaning the basement and I keep finding these old nostalgic items that I have to stop and reflect on. Here's some old fishing stuff and my old horse hair bristle dartboard from the 70's.

I thought those boards were made from tightly rolled paper strips.

Charlie

RobesonsRme.com wrote:I thought those boards were made from tightly rolled paper strips.

Charlie

Charlie that's just a nickname the English pubs used for them. They are actually made from tightly bound sisal fibers from the Century plant. A species in the Agave genus.

jlw257 wrote:Watermelon time If you buy one from Wal Mart, it probably came from south Ms.

Larry

....larry, bought one yesterday!!...... ............

I rather get a chuckle out of cartoons....

jlw257 wrote:Watermelon time If you buy one from Wal Mart, it probably came from south Ms.

Larry

Reminds me of the old Jerry Clower story about his cousin Marcel Ledbetter.

Seems Marcel was walking home one day and came upon a farmer selling watermelons from the back of his truck. The farmer had a truck filled with melons and a huge 40 lb watermelon sitting on the ground under the tailgate. Marcel asked him "How much is that great ole big one down there? I'd sure like to eat that one!"

The man replied "Ten dollars, but I'll make you a deal. If you can eat it all in one sitting I'll give it to you free." Marcel said "If you can wait a while I'll come back and tell you whether I'll accept your offer." The man said okay, and Marcel took off running down the road.

About 30 minutes later Marcel returned, all out of breath from running. He said "mister, I accept your offer". Then Marcel sat down and proceeded to eat every bite of the melon. The farmer was amazed. He said "Son that beats anything I've ever seen, but tell me, where did you run off to?"

Marcel replied "Well sir, I don't have ten dollars, but we had a melon about that same size under the back porch at home, and I knew if'n I could eat that one, I could eat this one!"

Ken

You guys are making me hungry. I love a good ripe watermelon.

There goes the knife fund. 10 Delaware pullets, three Golden Comets, and two barred rocks. All pullets. It'll be egg time soon.

And poor Dixie (who herds the chickens and enforces order) is checking them out good.

I always knew an English Shepherd dog could do most anything.

Here's Blue (10 months old) up under the house helping me fix a plumbing leak. She even picked up the box and a bag I laid down and carried them out and laid them by the trash. Lol

jerryd6818 wrote:You guys are making me hungry. I love a good ripe watermelon.

I do too, but I like the ones with the seeds in them. You know, the ones with flavor.
All I see here are seedless. I get one once in a while.