Here are a few shots of the city I live in. Not the largest in the world by any means but sure not the smallest either.
This is the park that is down town.
Looking at some of the new police cars we seem to be going more and more green. I guess that really started when we moved away from industry and toward tourism....and then developed a major industrial park outside of town where, among others, Volks Wagon is building a factory.
Today, after tending to my business down town, I was ready for a good cup of coffee and a walk. Time to head to Rembrandts and then along the river walk.
There were a few types of berries along the way, I need to try to get these identified.
The pears are pretty small, but coming along..
It rained almost all night last night, but I noticed that the branches in the Cedar tree were a good bit dryer than the trunks...
so...I decided to experiment. I decided to try Cedar bark and a fire steel for the first time. This is where the funny looks come in. First I collected some strips of bark and laid them in the sun to dry a little more.
As you can see I'm not exactly in the woods....
....but interestingly enough the funny looks had nothing to do with the knife as no-one ever saw it. See why I want a smaller one now Bryan? The funny looks were all about me taking pictures of the berries, and this.....first the gathering of it, and then my trying to light it.
As much as I'd like to say I had great success....alas that would be a lie. I let it dry while I drank my coffee and took pictures, and then crumbled it up. Then I tried several times...I'm a fairly persistant person...but no joy. I was going to wait a while and try again but then I saw a team of bike cops in the distance and decided I was ready for another cup of coffee. So... no success, but the walk and the coffee were no less enjoyable because of it. Now to try it under drier conditions next time.
This is the park that is down town.
Looking at some of the new police cars we seem to be going more and more green. I guess that really started when we moved away from industry and toward tourism....and then developed a major industrial park outside of town where, among others, Volks Wagon is building a factory.
Today, after tending to my business down town, I was ready for a good cup of coffee and a walk. Time to head to Rembrandts and then along the river walk.
There were a few types of berries along the way, I need to try to get these identified.
The pears are pretty small, but coming along..
It rained almost all night last night, but I noticed that the branches in the Cedar tree were a good bit dryer than the trunks...
so...I decided to experiment. I decided to try Cedar bark and a fire steel for the first time. This is where the funny looks come in. First I collected some strips of bark and laid them in the sun to dry a little more.
As you can see I'm not exactly in the woods....
....but interestingly enough the funny looks had nothing to do with the knife as no-one ever saw it. See why I want a smaller one now Bryan? The funny looks were all about me taking pictures of the berries, and this.....first the gathering of it, and then my trying to light it.
As much as I'd like to say I had great success....alas that would be a lie. I let it dry while I drank my coffee and took pictures, and then crumbled it up. Then I tried several times...I'm a fairly persistant person...but no joy. I was going to wait a while and try again but then I saw a team of bike cops in the distance and decided I was ready for another cup of coffee. So... no success, but the walk and the coffee were no less enjoyable because of it. Now to try it under drier conditions next time.
