All About Pocket Knives

A few recent pictures of stuff growing here on the ranch. Day lilies still going strong, oakleaf hydrangea flower panicles are just started turning pink.

Ken

One of the wife's flower beds. The Spanish dagger's are blooming all over our place.

Great pictures, gents. We may get to see the sun sometime soon . . .

Had a pine come down over night. It had been leaning since Hurricane Michael in 2018. The plentiful rain fall for the last week loosend the soil enough for it to hit the ground. Had 4 friends from the church show up around 9am, got 3-12 foot saw logs out of the driveway. The top has been sawed up into manageable pieces but will let it lay for a few days so we don't cut ruts in the yard with the tractor. Got a couple other pictures on another device I'll post in a little while.
Treefarmer

A couple more pictures of the mess: Our oldest daughter asked how far did I get with the tree? Gave her the report and she responded, " You sure have some good friends!"
So very thankful for these men and the close to 50 years we've been friends! We're all members of the same little Baptist church.
Treefarmer

TF, it's a very good thing to have good friends, and old friends.

This morning, between rain showers, I noticed one of Miss Joy's beautiful gladiolus was putting on a show. As long as they were in season, she kept a fresh-cut one on the window ledge in front of the kitchen sink where she had placed her name plate from secretary days.
My old, well used 77OT has also been in that same spot for many years. It is such a handy knife when doing a little "extra trim" on meat. Treefarmer

treefarmer wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2026 8:40 pm This morning, between rain showers, I noticed one of Miss Joy's beautiful gladiolus was putting on a show. As long as they were in season, she kept a fresh-cut one on the window ledge in front of the kitchen sink where she had placed her name plate from secretary days.
My old, well used 77OT has also been in that same spot for many years. It is such a handy knife when doing a little "extra trim" on meat.007.JPG
Treefarmer

Very nice tribute, Philip!

treefarmer wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2026 8:40 pm This morning, between rain showers, I noticed one of Miss Joy's beautiful gladiolus was putting on a show. As long as they were in season, she kept a fresh-cut one on the window ledge in front of the kitchen sink where she had placed her name plate from secretary days.
My old, well used 77OT has also been in that same spot for many years. It is such a handy knife when doing a little "extra trim" on meat.007.JPG
Treefarmer

Nice.

treefarmer wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2026 8:40 pm This morning, between rain showers, I noticed one of Miss Joy's beautiful gladiolus was putting on a show. As long as they were in season, she kept a fresh-cut one on the window ledge in front of the kitchen sink where she had placed her name plate from secretary days.
My old, well used 77OT has also been in that same spot for many years. It is such a handy knife when doing a little "extra trim" on meat.007.JPG
Treefarmer

Beautiful, TF.

Some more spring perennials…

Runner 4 Knives wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2026 6:52 pm Some more spring perennials…

Great looking Cornflower/Bachelor Button, I think?

Is that the fence that you showed about a month ago when all those Dogwoods were blooming? Fame is fleeting.

Same fence but different section if that makes sense

Beautiful R4K x10.

Some Hibiscus blooms on the wife's plant.

Thanks Bighomer. And some beautiful hibiscus Floyd. I really like them but never had much luck with them

treefarmer wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2026 12:34 am A couple more pictures of the mess:006.JPG001.JPG008.JPG

Our oldest daughter asked how far did I get with the tree? Gave her the report and she responded, " You sure have some good friends!"
So very thankful for these men and the close to 50 years we've been friends! We're all members of the same little Baptist church.
Treefarmer

I can smell it sitting at my desk in the office.

Runner 4 Knives wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2026 2:01 am Thanks Bighomer. And some beautiful hibiscus Floyd. I really like them but never had much luck with them

Thank you Sir. My wife does pretty good with plants. If I plant something I say a few words over it and get the funeral out of the way.

Saw this "flower" in my backyard this morning

The old fashioned Tiger Lillies have yet to open up, but here are a few other things.......Hosta, Lillies, Mimosa, Magnolia, and the wonder of tomato blossoms forming small tomatoes practically overnight.

Looks like you have a lot going on, Ike! I’m jealous of your hostas, they're beautiful plants but never had any luck growing them here.

Picked the first ripe tomatoes, a bell pepper and a poblano pepper today. Old fashioned tiger lilies are just about done blooming for this year but the big yellow day lilies and some other yellow lily are going strong. Don't know what varieties they are - transplanted them out of the church flower beds when we were digging and dividing perennials there about 25 years ago.

Ken

You fellers are sure posting some fine pictures, I've been gone for a little over a week and the dang weeds have took over, unreal that they don't need rain to keep growing but the flowers do.

Ike nice magnolia! One of my favorites

Runner 4 Knives wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2026 9:51 pm Ike nice magnolia! One of my favorites

Thank you, they are nice looking trees.

My Tiger Lilies beside my garage/shop.