Summer In South East Tennessee

[Mistwalker]

Well...I've been pretty busy with work lately so not around as much as I'd like... I just thought I'd share some of the pics I've shot while I've been out working.

Our deer population seems to still be pretty healthy. The young buck just stared at me between bites and seemed not too concerned with my presence. The doe was a different story. I saw her going through some tall grass and heading around one side of a small knoll...so I went around the other side and set up an “ambush”. Judging by the look of her utter as she was running away it looks like she is nursing young.

Hey, would you look at that...

I'm not sure what that is he's pointing at me...

But I'm not takin' any chances!!

The rabbit population seems to be doing better this year than previous years. I've noticed a dramatic decrease in coyote sign.

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[Mistwalker]

The personal tools on the last few outings

The Armageddon does an awesome job on the big heavy briers and slices right through with just a flick of the wrist

Which makes getting to the blackberries much easier! Some good sweet ones this year, but we really need some rain! Some are looking pretty rough...

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[Mistwalker]

As I said, it's really dry and dusty here right now, we're supposed to get some rain this weekend, I really hope we do. That's not mist or fog in the background but a dusty haze.

Lots of insects in the fields...

Lots of thistle drying out for good tinder later...considering the sunburn I got today I wasn't really interested in a fire...

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[Mistwalker]

The garlic is still easy to spot.

A little fungi here and there.

Some more thistle

The autumn olives are looking good!

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[Mistwalker]

The ocoee, or passion fruit (Passiflora Incarnata) is coming along nicely. Won't be long till I'll be munching on some of the first ones

It has a distinctive tri-lobed leaf

This shows pretty much the entire evolution from pod to fruit

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[Mistwalker]

The pods start out really tiny and get bigger and bigger till they pop open then are pollinated and the fruit develops, and then ripens. The fruit here wasn't completely ripe but close.

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[Shewie]

Great stuff Brian, some really good pics there

Hope you get some rain soon

 

[Mistwalker]

Great stuff Brian, some really good pics there

Hope you get some rain soon

Thanks Rich. Yeah, we've had severe storms yesterday and today so things are a little less dry...but most of the water just runs off when it is dry like that and then we have sudden down-pours.

 

[Mesquite]

Good to see you back Brian... some cracking pictures there, thanks for sharing them with us

Shame we can't send you some of the rain we've been having of late, we wouldn't miss it much

 

[sandbender]

As always, great pics, thanks for posting.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Fantastic pics Brian! the Passion fruit flower is stunning! and what is the little knife with hammon type pattern? looks great

 

[pauljm116]

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Dannytsg]

Some great pictures there. It looks like a beautiful place.

 

[Mistwalker]

Good to see you back Brian... some cracking pictures there, thanks for sharing them with us

Shame we can't send you some of the rain we've been having of late, we wouldn't miss it much

Thanks man, I am around a bit, but seldom have time to post lately...mainly just taking a few moments to live vicariously through someone else's photos of another place. I need to at least make the effort tp reply more than I do.

I've heard you have been getting a lot of rain over there this year so I figured that's where all our rain went We have gotten a bit lately but still way behind.

As always, great pics, thanks for posting.

Thanks sandbender, glad you enjoyed the post.

Fantastic pics Brian! the Passion fruit flower is stunning! and what is the little knife with hammon type pattern? looks great

Thanks Southey, I remember the first time I found a patch of those as a kid and thinking it looked like an alien flower.

The little knife is an early prototype of the Becker Knife & Tool BK-11CSM with the after market micarta scales on it. It was sort of a birthday gift from Ethan Becker. The production model has a full flat grind, this one has a high saber grind...this one is also sterile. It's very sentimental to me and goes with me on a lot of hikes. They seem to be becoming rare these days. That hammon is caused from the forge-welding of the three layers of steel.

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Paul, glad you enjoyed the pics.

Some great pictures there. It looks like a beautiful place.

Thanks Danny, glad you liked them. Yes I think so too, it is one of my favorite places to hike.

 

[andybysea]

Very nice pic's Mistwalker,glad your back posting these,some cracking macro shot's,you seem to be having the exact opposite weather as we are getting here at the moment.

 

[Mistwalker]

Very nice pic's Mistwalker,glad your back posting these,some cracking macro shot's,you seem to be having the exact opposite weather as we are getting here at the moment.

Thanks Andy, but the dry spell seems to have broken...rain all day the last few days, a couple of days more from what the weather says. I should get some more vibrant colored shots soon.