Here’s my ol’ Ladner black mouth cur, Bradbury, “Braddy”. Constant companion, under-blanket heating system, early warning system, bear & yote deterrent, trail detector, boogerman spotter & much more in the wilderness. #mansbestfriend #blackmouthcur #dogs
Getting knocked around by the Ol' Shawnee Appalachy River. Taken from 'Braving the Ol' Shawnee Appalachy - Pt 2, available now.
#CrotchetyRiver #ShawneeAppalachy #ThePracticalWoodsman #AppalachianAdventuring
#MeanOIGal
Ol' pup's a-settin' sentry over camp like he's drawin' wages for it.
"I'm really surprised that any woodsman would be willing to go deep into the backcountry without this most important tool, which is a creature who can smell what you can't smell, hear what you can't hear, see what you can't see. Early warning system. It's just amazing.
They'll look off into the dark. You can't hear a sound. But they've heard something or they've picked up on something, and something is out there."
— The Practical Woodsman
Some of the tomaters I picked off my vines today. They’re still putting out as of today, Friday November 6, 2026.
I hate the masks and vices
Out in the halls of my inn;
I'm going back to the the meek hubbub
Of my laurel mountains.
With the poor of the earth
I want to cast my destiny:
Mountain streams are more satisfying
Than all the oceans.
Let vain men covet gold
That burns and shines in its pot:
But I, I want the eternal woods
When the sun breaks forth in them.
José Martí - Versos Sencillos, III
