And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
must be frequent floods of rapid enough water to wash away the small trees trying to grow there. In southern Appalachia the trees and bushes grow right up to and in the water.
Growing up hiking in the mountains of Utah and Colorado, I’ve walked by many such beautiful streams and tried my luck with a fishing rod, although most streams this small may not have many fish. I probably made too much racket and scared away any lions. I never encountered any bears. Lucky me.
Wonderful. I'd love that near my boundary - on my side. If it was the actual boundary I'd have to share it, which I'm happy to do with the right kind of people.
A branch at best in the Heart of Dixie but many of what used to be creeks have silted into such. Without the rocks of course. Only cricks around here are in our necks.
Friendly now, but there is a reason no trees have been able to grow on the grassy parts.
ReplyDeleteAnd that reason is? Please educate us rubes.
Deletemust be frequent floods of rapid enough water to wash away the small trees trying to grow there. In southern Appalachia the trees and bushes grow right up to and in the water.
DeletePretty sure there's a bear or a cougar hidden in the scenery somewhere.
ReplyDeleteMakes me think of the gold miner in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. A great tutorial on how to find gold.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up hiking in the mountains of Utah and Colorado, I’ve walked by many such beautiful streams and tried my luck with a fishing rod, although most streams this small may not have many fish. I probably made too much racket and scared away any lions. I never encountered any bears. Lucky me.
ReplyDeleteWhat I saw after driving 60 miles because the Realtor said there was a beautiful creek on the property...
ReplyDeleteWhy are you complaining? The Realtor was right
ReplyDeleteWonderful. I'd love that near my boundary - on my side. If it was the actual boundary I'd have to share it, which I'm happy to do with the right kind of people.
ReplyDeletehere abouts if not there abouts, such a legendary fountain is called a crick
ReplyDeleteizzit a creek or a crick?
ReplyDeleteIn MT that's a crick.
DeleteA branch at best in the Heart of Dixie but many of what used to be creeks have silted into such. Without the rocks of course. Only cricks around here are in our necks.
ReplyDeleteThat's a rivulet. A creek is much bigger.
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