Thanks for all the kind words all of you. I love this area this time of year. It was a great day out with Sarah. I had a blast watching her get into taking her photos and how she set up her shots. It was a lot of fun watching her try new things, and I was really proud of her for remembering how to start a fire under damp conditions.
The trees around here are Oaks (Reed, White, Sawtooth), Ash, Black Walnut, Hickory, Poplar, Locust, Maple, Elm, Willow, A couple of Birches but none with paper bark, Dogwood, Holly, Persimmon, Sumac, Sweet-gum, Sycamore, Cotton Wood, Hemlock (along the streams in the gorges), Pine ( Eastern White, Georgia, Virginia,...), Spruce, and Cedar that I can think of off the top of my head right now.
Yes, it is a Pentax K1000, I never got to use a 35mm like that, it has great optics. That one is one the school has loaned her for this part of the class.
Well...my mother was red headed, and I have a red beard, I wasn't at all surprised when Sarah had red hair. It matches her temper and I have no idea where she got that....
I think my machete is safe, she does like it better than my other one but she prefers smaller cutting tools.