Happy_Sleepy...

Sweet little Sticklebacks...


Now, I've gotta ask ya, are these little 3 Spine Sticklebacks Cool, or what? :-) They are some of the neatest examples of Outdoor related Art, that I've seen in a long time and I'm happy to share them with You to-day, right here, Hot from my fellow Flickr shooter, HappySleepy. What do You think of them? Leave a little comment in here if you like as well. :-) Don't be shy now...

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Some signs of Spring...

Spring life...

So, a lot happens in a couple of weeks, this time of year...



This little sweety is, for the second Spring in a row, the first plant to appear in local flowerbeds. I admire the Crocus because I have even seen it coming up beside little patches of old snow and ice. Talk about a pretty little tuffy! :-)

Then, out in an old abandoned farm-site, I came across my first little patch of Day Lilies for the year, which I sampled immediately. :-) These fantastic annuals can be prepared a number of ways and can even be eaten raw, in salads. Here, the tiny shoots are ready to eat on the hoof, which, I did! :-) It's great to see them coming up again, after that heavy winter we just lived through...



A few days later, my old friend and yearly Spring tonic ingredient, the Wild Leek, pushes it's way through the hardwood forest floor to begin it's new spring life cycle again...



These lovely little wild plants are well known all over the world as Ramps and there are even Ramp Festivals celebrated by hundreds every spring in many parts of the country, they're that good. :-) Have You been out there lookin' for your free fresh food feed yet? Are You, a Leek Hunter?

I'll be headin' out tomorrow for another gander out in the wilder ares of Ottawa to see what other choice wild foods have come up since I was out last...

later,

Advanced Coin Shooting...lb

Five Star Detecting Book!

Advanced Coin Shooting...lb

I did a little blurb about this great detecting book a couple of years ago, over @ THunting.com on their neat Forum, to help others find more stuff. I KNOW this book is good enough to talk about again, in here, to-day. So, check to see if you can get it from a library or perhaps a book seller. It is starting to get old already ( copyright 1981) and it was published in a pretty small run, so it may be a little tricky to track down, but SO worth the effort expended.

If You are one of those that think you already know about all there is to know about finding coins and jewelery with a detector, then You Really need this man's advice and tips. Patrick shares many innovative things with his readers and his writings caused my coin take to triple the first month I started putting his powerful info to use.

Oh ya, take a poke around THunting dot com's Forum, if you like Treasure Hunting, Metal Detecting and Historical relics. You'll find some very interesting people over there, and every single one of them is into this amazing hobby.

Chow 4 now,