walnuts That is very cool that the English walnuts fall out of the hull! We used to have black walnut trees in our yard in Prosser, WA. They fell with the hull and made such a mess on the ground if you didn't pick them up, because the hulls had to either rot off the nut or be chewed off by the squirrels who then buried them ALL OVER the yard creating quite a washboard for mowing or a forest of little walnut trees. The hulls stained the hands badly. Needless to say, our children hated the "on" years for the walnuts (bi-annually producing) because they had to pick them up. One year our son, John, and his friend took a bucket full and a couple of drivers to the overlook on Horse Heaven hills and...You get the picture.
Woodpeckers love to make noise Woodpeckers marking their territory will peck on whatever makes the most noise. The farther the noise carries the farther he is announcing his territory.
In the wild they love hollow trees, the cavity is a big resonant chamber. But they'll pound on pipes, cars, downspouts, metal utility poles ... you name it!
H, Margo! If we don't have tattoos when we leave (and we won't!) it won't be for lack of opportunity! We saw a place yesterday that advertised tattoos, and I wouldn't drink a can of pop that came out of there, let alone allow them to put something on my bare skin!!!
tattoo Well, it looks like you are really getting into California. Guess you know now why so many people move there. I wonder if you spend 6 months there will you end up with tattoos? Now, that would be a story to tell. Seriously I love your stories and pictures. You have no idea how they brighten my day. Love and miss you. Margo
Silver Spur The acorns sound like throwing a rock against a building. Wanda got hit on the head by one, and has a lump there. If they hit the plastic cover on the ceiling vents, it gets your attention for sure! Sometimes they land on the roof and we can hear them roll, but sometimes they hit and stay. The acorns are anywhere from an inch to three inches long. I didn't know they were that big.
Great Pictures! Man O Man! What glorious colors on those Oak leaves. I can't imagine having those acorns drop all the time. Does it sound like big hail or just soft sounds since there isn't as much force behind them?
Please don't tell me that you and Bob have tried to look like the "natives" there and have purpled hair and are wearing weirder (wierder?) clothes than usual!! How warm is the water? When we were in Charleston, it was 86 degrees. Man how I loved that since our hot tub quit working.
yep! Blair says we were almost to Eureka, so it must have been someone there that told you that. You should ask for directions and go see it. Wedding Rock is the one we were on :)
Patrick's Point? Where ever we go I try to ask a local person what we should see, and someone told us to be sure to go to Patrick's Point. I can't remember who, but it couldn't have been someone in Eureka, could it? We didn't see it because we couldn't find it. Weird!
Some of these pics look SO Much like Patrick's Point- where Blair proposed. As we sat up on the huuuuge rock and looked down, we saw things like those huge rocks coming up out of the ocean, and the waves crashing onto the beach after they passed the rocks/boulders whatever they are. These are gorgeous pics, and I know exactly what you mean about the beauty! I love that area.
Pilings... I told Carrell I had heard this term used, but wasn't sure what was being referred to. We've been told they are where things were built, but that's so hard to believe when you see how far out into the water they are, and that there are soooo many of them. Of course there are scads more during low tide, but even when the tide is high I wonder what in the world was built clear out there! Or what was built in that little spot of water standing all by itself! Thanks for the information.
Vicki
poles? Vicki, as requested, I am letting others know that these "poles" are called "pilings," and they would have at one time held up a pier or dock which would indicate that they are or were in a tidal zone or that the water is down.
Ammo It sure could be. Most of that talk was among the guys, and I didn't pretend to follow along. If someone else says it, go with their commentary!
Are you at the cabin?
gun & amunition room Carl said that some of the places we have gone by forts and such had places that looked like this and were to store amunition and guns. What do you think?
Ants I haven't even noticed the ants. I was afraid you were going to say you salted and then fried the slugs. I'm not exaggerating their size, am I? They are U-G-L-Y.
Slugs Oh jep! I remember those slugs. We used to take and pour salt on them to disolve them. No way was I touching one either. I completely agree with you. Have you had any run in(s) with big ants?
Berries In Canada I was introduced to Saskatoons. They were small, but very sweet. We saw some at a farmers market that were bigger, and quite spendy, but worth it. The only berries I really know are chokecherries, and you sure don't pick and eat those more than once. They're called CHOKEcherries for a reason! They make a great syrup or jelly though.
Berries I hear about Marion Berries, but haven't seen any. People around here are careful about eating berries they don't know, so I'm being careful too!
Great Pictures! Wow! I love your pictures and captions. As I said before, they bring back so many memories. I used to love going for walks with my Grandma because you could eat berries during the whole walk. They grew everywhere. Although I remember eating more Marion (sp?) berries than black berries. And you're right. Their flavor is fantastic.
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walnuts
That is very cool that the English walnuts fall out of the hull! We used to have black walnut trees in our yard in Prosser, WA. They fell with the hull and made such a mess on the ground if you didn't pick them up, because the hulls had to either rot off the nut or be chewed off by the squirrels who then buried them ALL OVER the yard creating quite a washboard for mowing or a forest of little walnut trees. The hulls stained the hands badly. Needless to say, our children hated the "on" years for the walnuts (bi-annually producing) because they had to pick them up. One year our son, John, and his friend took a bucket full and a couple of drivers to the overlook on Horse Heaven hills and...You get the picture.