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    • T
      twin
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      @Oaktavia No wine this year. Maybe will pick enough of them next summer for wine.

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      • T4920T
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        Being able to grab a handful of fresh Blackberries on my lunchtime walks is my favourite part of summer in the UK.

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        “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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        • OaktaviaO
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          @T4920 so cool!

          IG: electricindigowizard

          "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

          WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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          • T4920T
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            @Oaktavia I spend about 5 minutes picking them every day, the bushes surround an entire park so there are enough to last the entire summer...

            No one else seems to pick them. My parents would take me there as a child to picks baskets of them for pies and crumble, so I guess the habit stuck!

            So nice it's only a short walk from my workplace 👌

            “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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            • OaktaviaO
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              @T4920 that is pretty great that you are able to do that. We have wine berries in our yard but I prefer the blackberries.

              IG: electricindigowizard

              "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

              WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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              • OaktaviaO
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                Its paw paw season again which marks about a year since I started this thread.

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                IG: electricindigowizard

                "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                • Sir_Cuffs-a-LotS
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                  • OaktaviaO
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                    @Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot wow dude you're killing it!

                    IG: electricindigowizard

                    "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                    WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                    • SmiladonS
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                      @Oaktavia
                      Just change your name to @oystavia already 🤓

                      “Life is too short to be taken seriously.”
                      -me
                      IG = 6foot7ifitmatters

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                      • Sir_Cuffs-a-LotS
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                        @Oaktavia yeah, man! My neighbour has over two hundred acres of woods he lets me wander - crazy what I find in there since it’s just me looking. I only take what I plan on eating in the next day or two - leave so much awesome stuff behind. Today was a great day 🙂

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                        • OaktaviaO
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                          @Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot that's so rad!!!

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                          "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                          WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                              @Oaktavia I have to look for some also.

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                              • OaktaviaO
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                                Finally found more oysters on the property. Maybe it's been too hot for them?

                                IG: electricindigowizard

                                "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                                • OaktaviaO
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                                  Stumbled upon fall oysters out back while taking pictures of my new cap. I cut around the eaten parts so Amanda and I can enjoy them yet again for dinner. Found on oak stumps in the backyard.

                                  IG: electricindigowizard

                                  "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                  WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      The kids went Oyster gathering......

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                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      • OaktaviaO
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                                        @Giles dude that's awesome! I'd love to do that one day. Are they abundant or do you need search around?

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                                        "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                        WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          Emily says it's easy peasy.....

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          • motojoboboM
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                                            This post doesn’t fit neatly into any of the current threads (Gardening…, Insects) so I took a stab at Foraging...

                                            Have a beekeeping buddy and visited him this week as he was busy tending to his hobby. This time around he was recycling wax from previous honey harvests and making new wax panels. He tells me that every year he recycles about 1/3 of the total panels, so usually wax panels are never older than about 3 years.

                                            Starts by heating up the old wax panels in a bucket with a small burner and pouring the runny wax on a German machine

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                                            Gently clamps it down,

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                                            And opens it after some 15-20 seconds to get a new wax panel

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                                            I thought it was pretty cool stuff.

                                            The journey is the objective.

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