Boojum tree

It was a normal Saturday morning. I had just woken up and my dogs were dying to take a walk. I grabbed their leashes and headed out the door. Right as both the dogs got outside they went crazy. Diego was tugging so hard on the leash, he was only on two legs, jumping like a rabbit. Charlie was scratching my leg trying to get my attention. I reached down to get him off my leg and Diego darted off down the street and around the corner. I thought he had seen a dog, but when I got to him, he was…

Well the season is underway. I have spent a few evenings working out the kinks in my system and getting in hunting mode. I haven't seen a single deer on stand but I did spook one in the dark making my way back to the boat and I will set up on it tomorrow evening just to see what it might be. I know you can never be sure but its hoof beats were heavy and it was alone. That always peaks my interest when I am hunting a known big buck area so we will see tomorrow. My wife came down and we spent our…

Reaching a goal and the work it takes to get there can be a long, trying process. My goal is to put together a win to make it to the National FFA Competition on the FFA Nursery Landscape team. I have competed on the Nursery Landscape team from the time I was a freshman. As a team of three freshmen and one sophomore, our main goal was to place as high as we could as individuals which would help our team score. At the State Convention, I wanted to place in the top twenty as an individual. Before…

You can find saws to cut thick branches or to trim away out of reach limbs. Shop Staples garden section to find power saws for homeowners, on farms and gardens and for professionals. Finding the Right Tools for the Job Choose from several types of tree and weed cutters for the right cut. Pole chainsaws resemble a small power saw at the end of a pole. They weigh 6-17 pounds and have a bar or cut the length of 6-20 inches. These saws have 8-12 feet long poles and they are good for cutting…

be able to identify the samples by looking at the entire tree. To identify you are supposed to be able to look at the buds and leaves of a tree. Most of these trees were so high up that no one could possibly reach the branches to even look at the buds and leaves. Then came the next problem with the State competition. The trees that were too high up to reach were faced into the sun. We had to look up into the sun and try to identify the tree while being blinded. However, this would not be the…

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Take a moment to look at your fence. Has it seen better days? Maybe sections of your wood fence are starting to look a little warped or you notice a loose post on your chain link fence. The big question now: to replace or repair? The professionals at Wood Link Fence Co Inc in Columbia, MO deal with this question all the time, and are here with some tips to help you decide whether you need fence repair services or a brand new option. WHEN TO REPAIR: For wood fences, small holes and cracks can…

value, shape and pattern.The picture I took has value because there is a shift from dark to light. The background of the image and the tree trunks are dark in color but then there's a shift to brightness as we move up. Value helps determine where the light source in the image is located and it creates a form of structure in the picture. Value also helped the tree that is located in the center stand out. This picture has irregular shapes because they all have a unique form. The shapes that are…

A man moved to South Florida and he bought a little tree, just a sapling—maybe two feet tall. It was a tropical fruit called a lychee. Lychee is a little smaller than a ping pong ball, with a rough red skin. When you peel the skin, gray fruit inside that Allison says looks like an eyeball. Does look like an eyeball but it tastes wonderful. My dad had eaten one somewhere, loved it, wanted to grow some himself. So he planted this little tree—and it grew and grew—year after year no lychees. Not…

being anything but useful. Today, my excited, bouncing, daughter and I set out with nothing more than walking sticks, a backpack with cool, chilled water, and a half-empty, rusted can of mosquito repellant. We explored places we once called The Big Tree (for the reason that it blocked part of our path), the Monkey Vine Swings (we used the vines to swing across the creek), and - intimidatingly, because we had once found a dead, decaying cow there – Dead Cow Corner. I share these memories with my…