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Our big apricot tree is blooming.  Started from pit.  

I tried to get pics of bees - but i guess that flopped.
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paul wheaton
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I am supposed to put in a bunch of steps each day for a certain duration at a certain pace.  It is working, so i am gonna keep trying.  Some days I am better than others.  

If I go to the caldera twice a day, that's about right.  But doing the same thing over and over is getting boring.  About a dozen different people have come to take this old guy on his walkies.  That helps a lot.  

Last fall the boots built me a place to put some trail tools.  I have slowly been carrying tools up to the lean-to like thing and have been adding a bit of a new trail.  
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that is where i am going - the volcano
that is where i am going - the volcano
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some of the exposed bedrock on complexity trail
some of the exposed bedrock on complexity trail
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gonna walk past tuesday terrace
gonna walk past tuesday terrace
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i am on volcano road
i am on volcano road
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walking past plum plateau with the volcano in the background
walking past plum plateau with the volcano in the background
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approaching raspberry rock
approaching raspberry rock
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raspberry rock
raspberry rock
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more than halfway to the volcano
more than halfway to the volcano
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last fall i planted about 50 walking onions - one is on this mound to the right
last fall i planted about 50 walking onions - one is on this mound to the right
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see it?
see it?
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happy walking onion
happy walking onion
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on the side of the volcano
on the side of the volcano
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close to the top
close to the top
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log picnic table near the top of the volcano
log picnic table near the top of the volcano
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the beginning of my new trail
the beginning of my new trail
 
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I would consider myself blessed to have that view for my daily walks. Boring? Each day you go out, look for something different. Something that has changed. "One of these things is not like the others" sort of dealio.

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paul wheaton wrote:I am supposed to put in a bunch of steps each day for a certain duration at a certain pace.  It is working, so i am gonna keep trying.  Some days I am better than others.  

If I go to the caldera twice a day, that's about right.  But doing the same thing over and over is getting boring.  About a dozen different people have come to take this old guy on his walkies.  That helps a lot.  

Last fall the boots built me a place to put some trail tools.  I have slowly been carrying tools up to the lean-to like thing and have been adding a bit of a new trail.  

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Jim Garlits wrote:I would consider myself blessed to have that view for my daily walks. Boring?



Three years.

I like the idea that i can build a network of trails that will take me ALL of my steps all over the property.  And i plant lots of things along those trails.
 
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A little tour of my trail so far
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my earliest bit of trail is now looking really nice. I am stomping it into shape with lots of use
my earliest bit of trail is now looking really nice. I am stomping it into shape with lots of use
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I usually go the bench to the right and sit a bit, but today i will start with the whole trail
I usually go the bench to the right and sit a bit, but today i will start with the whole trail
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arrowleaf balsomroot is in bloom
arrowleaf balsomroot is in bloom
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the very highest point on basecamp - the top edge of the caldera
the very highest point on basecamp - the top edge of the caldera
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the tool shelter the boots made for me on the left
the tool shelter the boots made for me on the left
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this bit of trail took me about six visits to pull out all the ninebark
this bit of trail took me about six visits to pull out all the ninebark
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I need to wind my way over to a low spot to cut back to the cliffs
I need to wind my way over to a low spot to cut back to the cliffs
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about to venture out into the steep stuff
about to venture out into the steep stuff
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trying to widen the trail where the tree is - currently i grab the tree every time i go by
trying to widen the trail where the tree is - currently i grab the tree every time i go by
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why does it seem to much steeper in real life?
why does it seem to much steeper in real life?
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there is a rock in the trail i need to figure out - samantha did 80% of the work for this bit!
there is a rock in the trail i need to figure out - samantha did 80% of the work for this bit!
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when the trail is done i might wanna come up with a name for this rock. Maybe install a bench here.
when the trail is done i might wanna come up with a name for this rock. Maybe install a bench here.
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make the trail wide around this rock
make the trail wide around this rock
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the latest trail is still very rough
the latest trail is still very rough
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where i started trail work today
where i started trail work today
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the bench back at the top of the caldera. Samantha gave me this felted wool from her sheeps to put here.
the bench back at the top of the caldera. Samantha gave me this felted wool from her sheeps to put here.
 
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The planting would have me quivering for any signs of progress each time I passed them. Ha ha. It sprouted! It's an inch tall now!

Jim

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Jim Garlits wrote:I would consider myself blessed to have that view for my daily walks. Boring?



Three years.

I like the idea that i can build a network of trails that will take me ALL of my steps all over the property.  And i plant lots of things along those trails.

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It is nice to connect what you were talking about in the recent podcast with a real place. I am also realizing something about walking onions, or maybe not… my neighbor grows them in lovely garden soil over heavy clay. The first time I tried to grow them, I thought they would like my best garden soils, but they failed to thrive and died out to nothing by winter. Then last year I tried again, planted them, and nothing showed the first year. This year, a single walking onion is looking happy, like the one in your picture—this one is growing out of the side of my horrible two foot hugelkultur with its poor gravely-silty-loam soils. Now that I see it growing in pure dirt I think I understand!

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a little walk today
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lookit all those apple blossoms! We think that this is a tree (from seed) where the apples are harvested in december or january
lookit all those apple blossoms! We think that this is a tree (from seed) where the apples are harvested in december or january
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closer pic of blossoms
closer pic of blossoms
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tree (from seed) outside my window. This is the first year with blossoms.
tree (from seed) outside my window. This is the first year with blossoms.
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we are trying to eat all these walking onions
we are trying to eat all these walking onions
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cherry (from pit) blossoms. Good cherries last year!
cherry (from pit) blossoms. Good cherries last year!
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yellow transparent apple blossoms. Transplant. Good crop last year.
yellow transparent apple blossoms. Transplant. Good crop last year.
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an amazing plum last year - plums in december!
an amazing plum last year - plums in december!
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plum in the foreground, then nectarine, then our huge apple from seed.
plum in the foreground, then nectarine, then our huge apple from seed.
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bing cherries - we thought this tree had died when it got to 25 below a few years ago
bing cherries - we thought this tree had died when it got to 25 below a few years ago
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this is the wood for heat in the fph for last winter. We used zero of it.
this is the wood for heat in the fph for last winter. We used zero of it.
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i picked two morels next to this horseradish a few days ago - so i keep checking for new morels
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i walked past this but samantha spotted it about three days ago. It is almost ready.
i walked past this but samantha spotted it about three days ago. It is almost ready.
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our only asian pear - when fresh eating, i like these better than apples or pears
 
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Making and maintaining trails is a lot of fun, isn't it? These days I end up doing a bit of trail maintenance almost every time I walk in the woods.

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... a name for this rock


Paul Rocks!

"Also, just as you want men to do to you, do the same way to them" (Luke 6:31)

 
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Oh, yeah! That's what I'm talking about.

Jim

paul wheaton wrote:a little walk today

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Love how everyone is sharing what they’re trying and how it’s going. I’ve found that keeping a simple log of what I plant and how each spot behaves over the seasons saves me a ton of guesswork later. Trails and trees both tell their own stories if I bother to jot things down. Makes it way easier to spot what wants a little extra care or what’s already doing its own thing.
 
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well given the size width of that trail and the fairly rugged terrain ,the grand backdrop of  hills and the good cover of nice size trees all over ,the understory of  planted out food crop----you are creating a habit trail ----for a bigfoot---right past that big rock ---im just saying ---not implying -----heres my daily walked on path towards the polytunnel---thats a size 9 flip flop---my wellies are leaking so under going some glue repairs ----my apples and quinces from seed are nearly tree sizes but no blooms yet---great to read that it can be done and get nice eating/taste results.
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There's a BB for making a trail :)

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