No foolin', it's April

[Arcey]

19th century 'carbon offsets'.........

[Delmonico]

They don't tell you in the mainstream, but it is know among those who study the prairie that 1 acre of properly maintained Tall Grass Prairie produces more O₂ Than any regular or rain forest per acre.  The reason it doen't have the rotting under growth to suck up the O₂.  Many rain forests use up more than they produce.

Save the Prairie, Cut Down a Tree for Arbor Day

Remember Only You Can Prevent a Forest.

[Scarlet Angel]

Thanks for the coffee! Gettin' ready to hit the trail myself.

Everybody's pictures are great. Better than the morning paper by far!

Have a great weekend what ever you will be doing

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Howdy, pards. Been a beautiful day here. Maybe 70+ and sunny. Looks to be nice through the weekend. I guess I'd better plan a motorcycle ride and some shooting (not both together, though).

[Trinity]

Thanks LR. 

Make sure they give you the right horses today.  Are you a "roll with the punches" kinda guy or did you get mad...like I woulda been, when you found out they gave you the wrong cargo?

Stoney, I'd say that litl rooster is the "roll with the punches" type.   ...HOWEVER... Since this is affecting his shooting this weekend, I'm not too sure he's a happy camper.  I'll bet we'll be hearing a hearty "I GOTTA SHOOT SOMETHING" upon his return.

Sorry LR!!!

[Trinity]

Coffee is on here, there are a few sinner-mon rolls left, give em  a spin in the nuke machine.  

Rita don't have to go to work today cause this is "Destroy the Prairie Day" in Newbrassky.  Yep once again we celebrate the day when some dummy from back east decided with should replace the native flora with non-native, where was the damned EPA when we needed them.  (BTW Tall Grass Prairie like we have/had in the eastern part of the state,  is one of the most endangered enviroments in the US)

Anyway since Arbor Day is a homegrown holiday we celebrate it despite the fact it has out lived it's usefulness.

(This message has been brought to you by the Anti_Arbor Day Group, a small be growing bunch of folks in Newbrassky)



Remember, Only You Can Prevent a Forest.

Del... something tells me that you celebrate "Destroy the Prairie Day" more than once a year.

[Delmonico]

That is creepage from the canyons along the North Loup River, the whole area needs some good hot controled fires, fire will cleanse the prairie.

[Ozark Tracker]

Del... something tells me that you celebrate "Destroy the Prairie Day" more than once a year.

naw, he ain't wanting to destroy, just rebuild what was there before    you know with matches 
they have one of them tall prarie preserves up in northern Oklahoma, no trees allowed

[Delmonico]

I can often see the smoke from their controled burns in the early spring.

http://snrs.unl.edu/wedin/nefieldsites/NineMile/nine_mile_prairie.htm

Saw lots of smoke from them on my trip.

[Ozark Tracker]

a good burn doesn't hurt anything,  even over here where's  there is nothing but forrest, a good burn cleans out from under the trees and keeps it from being so over grown you can't get into it.

[Delmonico]

The 1988 fire in Yellowstone was the best thing that happened up there in years.  The only problem with fires like that is when we are in the way of them.  Big fires are a part of nature.

[Ozark Tracker]

yep, people build up enough of a spot and ya can't start a fire without destroying somebodys house,  really puts a crimp on cleaning things up.  but people like to live out in the woods.

[Ozark Tracker]

speaking of the woods, it was a nice day out here today,got up to about 70 with a light south wind,
made it real nice riding back and forth checking on the birds, got warm enough to lower the curtains a little on the baby birds today. get a lot of sun and up around 70 you'll get over a hundred in the houses pretty quick if you don't get the curtains down.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Stopped at the "toy store" after verk to discuss the "Mighty Ten. He said he knows a guy that should be able to make firing pin fer it. On Monday, I'z takin' in the bent firing pin and receiver.

Slim

[Trinity]

What!??  What happened to her?  I must have missed the news.   

[Silver Creek Slim]

What!??  What happened to her?  I must have missed the news.   

One of the firing pins were piercing the primers. So I took the firing pin out to see what was causing it and found that the firing pin was bent.

Slim

[Trinity]

I'm sorry to hear that.  I take it that the firing pins difficult to find.  Are you comfortable letting that fellow "try" to make one for you?

[Silver Creek Slim]

Yep, there are hard ta find. He is the guy that made the Mtn Howitzer fer deer hunting. 
http://www.buckstix.com/howitzer.htm

Slim

[Ozark Tracker]

Coffee's  ready, 

looks like it gonna warm up some more here today almost 80,  that ought ta make the grass grow,      needs mowing now

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Morning, rain and 46 here, might clear off some later.
We have entered the circle of BUNN owners, yep, Susie brought one home last night. That 3 minute brew time is mind boggling...................Buck