robutacion
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Hi folks...!
Lets see how good your searching skills are, on this one...!
A couple of months ago, and while going through another town, I spotted something very interesting near an old railway, that is still operational today, basically as an Tourist attraction.
Houses were built not far from it and, lots of things (plants, trees shrubs) have been planted along the railway to block somewhat, some of the noise from the old steam train.
That area was either local Council or own by the Railways so, I went around and stopped near by to have a better look.
While I was doing so, this senior bloke come close and started to ask questions, I wondered what his problem was but soon I found out what he was about.
The dirt track between the houses and the rail line, is "a sort of" private, it was cut/opened by the people as they built their houses, as an easy access to the back yard and part of the house and while, I didn't mention anything, I'm pretty sure, they didn't have permission or that access was part of the council plans but anyway, I wasn't there to start a fight but to finding out who actually owns that stuff so that I could collect some, for my own use, it was obvious that, no one collected any as the very old stuff was all over the ground...!
I had a feeling that, this old fellow, had something to do with it being there and as it turned out, he was the first to built in that area, the one to plant all of what is there and started opening the dirt track that other further down, continued on and the built their houses.
You don't get flies with vinegar so, I explained who I was, from where (wife and dogs were with me) and why I was interesting in some of what I say planted in there. After a little discussion, the old fellow was satisfied that we weren't trying to plot a break in or something like that and he didn't seem to bother that I collected some of these "things", with the understand that I wouldn't damage anything...!
I didn't have the tools I needed with me so, I told him that, now that I had permission from the only person that could care, I was going to return with the correct tools to collect what I needed and not break anything.
A few days later, I was there and so did he, just as curiosity than anything else, as I promised to bring with me, some samples of what I do with these things.
I collected my share for this year, and of what was ready/mature to collect(grows more every year...!), offered a pen I had made to this bloke and everyone was happy.
I'm just now starting to trying a few things with it and while I do so, I decided to use it to created game #21.:wink::biggrin:
Look at the pics attached and tell me, what you thing these things are, I need the name of the tree/plant/shrub/bush/creeper, that produces these "things"...!
Winner pays shipping, bla, bla, bla..! the same "deal" as usual...!
Have fun...!
Cheers
George
Lets see how good your searching skills are, on this one...!
A couple of months ago, and while going through another town, I spotted something very interesting near an old railway, that is still operational today, basically as an Tourist attraction.
Houses were built not far from it and, lots of things (plants, trees shrubs) have been planted along the railway to block somewhat, some of the noise from the old steam train.
That area was either local Council or own by the Railways so, I went around and stopped near by to have a better look.
While I was doing so, this senior bloke come close and started to ask questions, I wondered what his problem was but soon I found out what he was about.
The dirt track between the houses and the rail line, is "a sort of" private, it was cut/opened by the people as they built their houses, as an easy access to the back yard and part of the house and while, I didn't mention anything, I'm pretty sure, they didn't have permission or that access was part of the council plans but anyway, I wasn't there to start a fight but to finding out who actually owns that stuff so that I could collect some, for my own use, it was obvious that, no one collected any as the very old stuff was all over the ground...!
I had a feeling that, this old fellow, had something to do with it being there and as it turned out, he was the first to built in that area, the one to plant all of what is there and started opening the dirt track that other further down, continued on and the built their houses.
You don't get flies with vinegar so, I explained who I was, from where (wife and dogs were with me) and why I was interesting in some of what I say planted in there. After a little discussion, the old fellow was satisfied that we weren't trying to plot a break in or something like that and he didn't seem to bother that I collected some of these "things", with the understand that I wouldn't damage anything...!
I didn't have the tools I needed with me so, I told him that, now that I had permission from the only person that could care, I was going to return with the correct tools to collect what I needed and not break anything.
A few days later, I was there and so did he, just as curiosity than anything else, as I promised to bring with me, some samples of what I do with these things.
I collected my share for this year, and of what was ready/mature to collect(grows more every year...!), offered a pen I had made to this bloke and everyone was happy.
I'm just now starting to trying a few things with it and while I do so, I decided to use it to created game #21.:wink::biggrin:
Look at the pics attached and tell me, what you thing these things are, I need the name of the tree/plant/shrub/bush/creeper, that produces these "things"...!
Winner pays shipping, bla, bla, bla..! the same "deal" as usual...!
Have fun...!
Cheers
George
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