Showing posts with label becoming an outdoors woman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label becoming an outdoors woman. Show all posts

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A black rat snake brought to the bow weekend retreat. That's me sitting anxiously in the chair. Believe it or not I held him for about two or three minutes after this photo was taken. I could feel his tongue tickling my arm and later he climbed along my right arm and was up near my head. He even went to my waist to peek behind me when I said, "Okay, you can take him now!" So proud I tried something new. Pushed past my fear to hold such a delicate creature.

Thank you to those who tried to identify my photograph Red. The winner of the free download was Rose Swalls from her blogs: Pics & Pieces and Time Stand Still. The name of the plant was a wahoo bush.

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I'm back and rested after my trip to Lake Cumberland, Jabez, KY. I made my trip September 19- 22 to the 4H Camp weekend retreat/ workshop. I was becoming an outdoors woman. I did wildlife identification, archery, rock climbing/ ziplining and hiking. The lodge for which I stayed sat one mile from the lake and sported a rock climbing wall, hiking trails, swimming pool, a bird watch, a small cave and an old graveyard with two stone coffin crypts (one dated back to the 1700's).

I met some great people from the Salato Wildlife Center who brought a great horned owl and a black rat snake for the 100+ women to meet. It was exciting to be so close to the wildlife. Though we couldn't touch the owl we were afforded the privilege to hold the snake. At first I only took pictures.  As I warmed up to him I had my picture taken touching him and later holding him in my lap, his tongue tickling my arm.

I learned that a grapevine is not just for climbing but stores water for those needing a drink. I learned what a spice bush is and that you can make tea with it's leaves safely. You could eat the berries too but they won't taste good for its big seed. I learned that you can use the yeast of the huckleberry for cooking. I can now identify a beech tree and it's nuts. I learned that spring water isn't as safe to drink as I once thought. And, I ate a hickory nut for the first time. It was really good considering I don't like or eat nuts.

So... I wait for next year's workshops where I may try fly fishing, paddle boarding, kayaking and ghillie making. Coming soon... photos!!
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