Understandable them wanting to clamp down. A good example of a plant in our area thats oftentimes over harvested are ramps. I don't harvest them personally, but a lot of people decimate them. They don't take time to learn proper etiquette.
I mostly stick with mushrooms and pawpaws these days. Sometimes nettles. Been having chanterelles for lunch here and there for the last two weeks. Some of which come from my backyard
Ethical foraging is crucial.
Mother Nature strikes back:
https://www.facebook.com/1288518484/vid ... 060070276/ @Biscuit basin at Yellowstone national park Montana just exploded right in front of us. Boardwalk destroyed, my mom got some of the debris but everyone is safe. Unbelievable and grateful to be alive
... There were no injuries immediately reported....
Incredible
... Yellowstone is the hotbed for the geologic hazard worldwide and explosions occur as many as a couple times a year, Michael Poland, the scientist-in-charge at the observatory, told USA TODAY.
The area northeast of Yellowstone Lake is home to the three largest-known hydrothermal explosion craters on earth. Mary Bay, a crater formed 13,000 years ago, is the biggest at a mile and a half wide; Turbid Lake is a mile across and was formed 9,400 years ago; and Elliott’s Crater is nearly half a mile wide and was formed 8,000 years ago.
An explosion big enough to leave a crater the size of a football field can be expected every few hundred years, according to the observatory.
... No one has been killed or injured by a hydrothermal explosion, although between "blowing out rock, mud and boiling water, it's not something you want to be close to," Poland said.
But some recent explosions have produced awesome results.
Ear Spring, near Old Faithful, exploded in 2018, sending not only rocks flying but garbage dating back to the 1930s, including a Hamm's beer can, a vintage pacifier, a shoe heel and dozens of coins....
Here's your trash back.
"Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder!... Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction.... Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!"
-- Helen Keller, Carnegie Hall, 1916
The moment just before the carnivorous mantis jumped and latched onto Whack9's nose
"Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder!... Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction.... Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!"
-- Helen Keller, Carnegie Hall, 1916
Thanks man! Yes! Nikon d3400, 75-300 mm lense. That's my go-to lense I keep on the camera all the time. Wouldn't mind getting a macro lense but $$$$.
Check out Tamron lenses, about half the price as Nikon (compatible), also look on Ebay. Deals to be found. https://www.tamron-usa.com/
I wish I had bought a cannon camera instead. Main reason being is Nikon's are an absolute bitch to work on. I was out hiking last year with my camera in my backpack, slopped and fell, and absolutely obliterated the camera. I managed to fix it with a 20 dollar knoc off part I got on eBay but it was a complete pain in the ass to take apart. I almost fixed the lense too but I accidentally busted something else when I had to take the lense apart for the second time because I had forgotten to attach a connector
The spider is an introduced species in northeast Georgia and northwest/upstate South Carolina in North America. They were first spotted in Hoschton, Georgia, in 2013. Since then, they have been spotted in numerous locations in northeast Georgia, including the Athens, Georgia, area, and also in Greenville, South Carolina....
You are blest:
... They have been observed catching the brown marmorated stink bug (Halymorpha halys), an invasive species that native spiders have not been known to eat, and it has also been hoped that they may consume mosquitoes and flies, although flies, mosquitoes, and many other flying insects are consumed by native species of all sorts. Some hope that the impact of the species will be positive due to their harmless nature and consumption of primarily invasive or nuisance insects.
Now, if only there were groundhog-eating spiders . . .
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"Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder!... Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction.... Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!"
-- Helen Keller, Carnegie Hall, 1916
The spider is an introduced species in northeast Georgia and northwest/upstate South Carolina in North America. They were first spotted in Hoschton, Georgia, in 2013. Since then, they have been spotted in numerous locations in northeast Georgia, including the Athens, Georgia, area, and also in Greenville, South Carolina....
You are blest:
... They have been observed catching the brown marmorated stink bug (Halymorpha halys), an invasive species that native spiders have not been known to eat, and it has also been hoped that they may consume mosquitoes and flies, although flies, mosquitoes, and many other flying insects are consumed by native species of all sorts. Some hope that the impact of the species will be positive due to their harmless nature and consumption of primarily invasive or nuisance insects.
Now, of only there were groundhog-eating spiders . . .
Speaking of groundhogs, while I was away my security camera captured the little asshole visiting my deck and completely obliterating my beans. The deck is pretty tall, too - about 8ft or so off the ground.
Speaking of groundhogs, while I was away my security camera captured the little asshole visiting my deck and completely obliterating my beans. The deck is pretty tall, too - about 8ft or so off the ground.
... The 505 kilometre (314 mile)-long canyon is home to some of the least-explored areas in the world, which is unsurprising given that its lowest point is three times the depth of the Grand Canyon.
Among its record-breaking attributes is a surprising inhabitant nestled into its rugged terrain: the tallest trees ever discovered in Asia.
Indeed, the cypress, which soars 102 metres (335 feet) up into the sky, is so tall, it would tower over the 305-foot-tall Statue of Liberty if the two were placed side-by-side.
Below is a full-length view of the impressive specimen:
And there you have it: yet another example of nature trumping human ingenuity.
"Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder!... Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction.... Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!"
-- Helen Keller, Carnegie Hall, 1916
I visited my creek yesterday to lay down some more stones I had been collecting. The bank is really steep and deep - about 5-6 feet or so to the water.
As soon as I lower myself down I become covered in spider webs. I swat them off, turn, and look downstream and see something out of a horror movie. Joro spiders! Everywhere. I counted about 8 or so. All yuuuge. Gross.
Anyone else seeing them this year? This is the first year I've seen them in Greenville proper, and they're everywhere!
I haven't seen them in WNC yet but they'll probably be there next year or the year after.
I visited my creek yesterday to lay down some more stones I had been collecting. The bank is really steep and deep - about 5-6 feet or so to the water.
As soon as I lower myself down I become covered in spider webs. I swat them off, turn, and look downstream and see something out of a horror movie. Joro spiders! Everywhere. I counted about 8 or so. All yuuuge. Gross.
Anyone else seeing them this year? This is the first year I've seen them in Greenville proper, and they're everywhere!
I haven't seen them in WNC yet but they'll probably be there next year or the year after.
That's beautiful. Haven't seen any here, but NC ships them back to SC.
"Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder!... Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction.... Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!"
-- Helen Keller, Carnegie Hall, 1916
The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.
The US Board of Geographic Names voted on Wednesday in favor of a request from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to officially change the name Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi, according to a news release from the park. The Cherokee name for the mountain translates to “mulberry place.”
“The Great Smoky National Park team was proud to support this effort to officially restore the mountain and to recognize its importance to the Cherokee People,” Superintendent Cassius Cash said in the release.
“The Cherokee People have had strong connections to Kuwohi and the surrounding area, long before the land became a national park. The National Park Service looks forward to continuing to work with the Cherokee People to share their story and preserve this landscape together.”...
Good for the Cherokee, and it's great that another slaver/traitor gets cancelled.
"Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder!... Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction.... Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!"
-- Helen Keller, Carnegie Hall, 1916
Nature
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Experiencing the hidden wonders of San Diego, where humans and wildlife coexist in the country's most biodiverse urban landscape.
I didn't know that.
"Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder!... Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction.... Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!"
-- Helen Keller, Carnegie Hall, 1916
Ethical foraging is crucial.
