Nature shots.. - Page 3

**SageTree** · 03-11-2009, 02:59 PM

Here is some British Columbia for you Easter Canadians. These are along the coast, in the mountains and above the 60th.

Enjoy

catastrophe · 03-11-2009, 03:21 PM

From my neck of the woodz,

**Pharm Girl** · 04-02-2009, 05:18 AM

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Peace seeker · 04-02-2009, 06:43 AM

Peace seeker · 04-02-2009, 06:45 AM

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Jenna_Grows · 04-02-2009, 06:48 AM

Fantastic Pharmgirl! Tapping the maples... how many do you do? How often do you go and check them?

Kewl Peaceseeker...Is that a root?

**Pharm Girl** · 04-02-2009, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by Jenna_Grows

Fantastic Pharmgirl! Tapping the maples... how many do you do? How often do you go and check them?

We've tapped around 30 Maples.........and a few White Birch too. There ain't any Yellow Birch in the immediate area, otherwise we'd tap a few of them.

Medicinal Syrup!

They need to be emptied every 4-5 days......depending on temp fluctuations....

The Bears have found the pails........and are having themselves a drink.

AnimalLover420 · 04-02-2009, 08:06 AM

^All these were taken at one of my favorite parks. It's HUGE so you can walk around in relative privacy. During this particular trip, the dogwood trees were in bloom and it was quite a site. In one area, there were literally hundreds of them. I walked through them and felt like I was in a dream, surrounded by sweet-smelling puffs of petals.

Peace seeker · 04-02-2009, 08:11 AM

yep, its a root J

**SageTree** · 04-02-2009, 10:57 AM

Bcbcbc

Jenna_Grows · 04-02-2009, 05:13 PM

I love BC...so pretty... course the Yukon is really nice too....land of the midnight sun.

AnimalLover420 · 04-02-2009, 06:20 PM

Those are beautiful, Sage. I love the one of the sunset by the water.

stretchyside · 04-04-2009, 03:31 PM

Carolina beach I love those trees and the other is my g-mas back yard

**Pharm Girl** · 04-06-2009, 02:38 PM

Tapping a birch......back in the day, flour was made from the inner bark.

**Pharm Girl** · 04-07-2009, 05:45 AM

Speaking about Birch Bark.........anyone want to make some Bird Feeders??

Easy, water-proof and the Birds will Love you~

We always take the Bark from a tree that has mushrooms growing on it or a fallen tree, never a live one!

Birch come is 4 colors to my knowledge, black, silver, yellow and white.

This project takes about 45 minutes to do.................. .

Get yourself an big, empty Javex or fabric softener bottle........cut off the top where it starts to narrow, so you have a perfect cylinder. Peirce 2 holes in the bottom 2-3 inches apart. This is where you'll run a strong wire or rope through right to the top so it's strong and you can hang it from a tree. Squirrels will not be able to get at the feed. Make 4 small square holes at the base of your empty jug......this is where the Birds will feed. Run 2 straight branches through............p lace holes at 12 o'clock, 3, 6 and 9.

Wrap your jug with the Bark and glue it........the top of the feeder is cone shaped, again made with the Bark. The rope runs through the middle of the cone, you'll be able to slide up the cone to re-fill the feeder.

We'll post up ours next week.......

Peace seeker · 04-07-2009, 05:51 AM

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**Pharm Girl** · 04-07-2009, 05:58 AM

A little verticillium might be needed on that thar' Maple....

Peace seeker · 04-07-2009, 06:01 AM

good call PG

these pics were taken last fall thats why the leafs are a bit yellowish

Jenna_Grows · 04-07-2009, 07:15 AM

do you get syrup from birch trees? What does it taste like? do you just do it in the spring or can you tap them anytime? Man, I wish we had trees around here!

Great pictures everybody

SmokeSomeDoja · 04-07-2009, 07:34 AM

beech