Primitive Archer

Osage maybe the best wood to make a bow - in terms of broad availability, workability and tolerance - however not sure if it also makes the best bow. Imho a yewbow always shoots more comfy and will not be slow either at the same time. And I will always prefer a nice laburnum over osage as well. Then we have Rhamnus cathartica, European buckthorn which I consider at least equal to osage. In terms of compression tolerance I'm impressed with snakewood and bloodwood.

This is part one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-4qRIajOM8

This is part two https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRGfo2uJokk

My nephew Wes and his wife came over to pick the peppers I grew for my no-show neighbor, I knew there were a lot but didn't know how many they took home. They are building a house and didn't have time for a garden this year so I told them to pick whatever they wanted out of my garden, they loaded up on tomatoes and peppers, they said they loved butternut squash so I gave them three nice ones to take home.

Wes sent me a picture of the 9 quarts of pickled jalapinos he had put up, he said he kept a two gallon bags full of fresh ones for him and his son to eat, they will make poppers out of them.



I am in the process of putting together a care package of canned garden goodies and jam to send to my citified son in Austin, he is a gardener but can't grow a garden where he lives.

I have been picking smaller okra pods to pickle in pint jars to send to his family, I make onion, garlic, jalapino pickled okra, very tasty stuff. They love it.

Then it hit me, I had just given away every single jalapino pepper that my 5 plants held, I told Wes to take them all, I didn't have any to put in my okra, I would have to go to town to buy some.

Later in the day I was picking the last few butternut squash and noticed a clump of low hanging pepper leaves with something shiny in the middle. Thank goodness; one mature and one smaller jalapino, Wes missed them, just the right amount for my pickled okra, I don't have to drive to town after all.



 

Gotta see the full draw shot....
Del

I have ONE snow pea pod about an inch and a half long, and two clusters of cherry tomatoes the size of small marbles. Eric killing off his pole beans because he's done picking and processing grinds my corn! GRRRRR!

Yeah, we are a little behind ya'll with our growing season here in the frozen north.

Eric, that description of fried squash sounds pretty danged good! I wonder if it would translate to grilled squash? Some hickory shavings to add smoke might go well with the squash and balsamic vinegar. Thanks for the tip, much appreciated, sir.