There’s a point where a “walk” becomes a hike. For me it’s at around 9 miles. Gawd…I used to run that… but old age is merciless. After about 9 ~ 12 miles…I want maybe a bottle of water. Maybe coffee and a pipe too. Definitely a roll of arsewipe in case of emergency. After 2-1/2 hours on the hoof it’s time for me to take a break.
We only did about 5 miles on our walk down by the river on a slightly used trail. The wife wanted to do coffee too so she loaded a day pack with the trusty jet boil stove and all the fixins and I walked the Niglet. It’s a nice trail because hardly anyone uses it… but soon they’ll be building a footbridge across it to Edmonton and traffic will go up.
It was a fun little walk. We found this in the middle of nowhere, off in the bush all by itself.
The wife thinks it might be an eagle nest? Who knows. I stepped off the trail near here and came across a snow-white weasel. They’re around but I personally don’t see them often… of course, the fuggin cell phone wouldn’t unlock itself fast enough to get a pic. If I wear a hat the fuggin facial recognition on the cell locks everything up and I gotta enter my PIN number to use it! There are STILL days I’d like to take that thing and throw that mother****** into the garbage! Maybe after pounding it flat and feeding it into a shredder first…
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I was intrigued when the wife n’ Niglet found some wild asparagus. I didn’t know those things had berries! I wonder if a guy could transplant it? And if it’s any good to eat?
Yes, you could transplant it.
ReplyDeleteThe ones without berries are boys and produce 50% more than the ones with berries.
Modern hybrids are 99% "boys". Millenium is an all-boy hybrid out of University of Guelph and is probably the top pick for your area.
Asparagus needs full sunlight and hates damp areas.
ERJ nailed it. We used to have wild asparagus on our farm, but it wasn't all that good to eat. We also had mulberries (both black and white), pears, apples, wild strawberries, raspberries, and eventually persimmons and paw paws. We'd find morels and puff balls from time to time.
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