In Desperate times...My Silky saves the day!

[Honda]

Hello Paul,

I, like many others have followed this thread from the start. You seem to get stronger in many ways every week. What do you expect for the weeks to come? 

[silky fox]

17 hours ago, Mark J said:

Well played Paul, it looks like you're in your elephant. 

Broken arrow 🏹  No elephants here mate 🐘  and i've certainly never been in one.So nice to hear from you.

[silky fox]

10 hours ago, Honda said:

Hello Paul,

I, like many others have followed this thread from the start. You seem to get stronger in many ways every week. What do you expect for the weeks to come? 

Mr Honda, i appreciate your comment very much Sir. This thread is just a continuation from that original post and will only end....at the end. I never expect anything,i just go with the flow like a free spirit.I just have an endless amount of determination and self belief and of course i am lucky that i am able to be around and work with the most important living things on the planet (in my opinion)...Trees 💚🌳🌴

[silky fox]

There are signs of settlers here and there only dating back a couple of hundered years.The main language i heard was Spanish and the majority of people i met were Mexican/Latino but i was mainly interested in finding out who are the indigenous people of this Land?

[silky fox]

Which brings me right back to the Telephone Tree.

[silky fox]

The Chumash tribe have been here for thousands of years.The first person i met and befriended here is Chumash decendant and taught me all about this area from the the Valley up through the mountains and down to the Ocean.He showed me the sites of  ancient cave paintings.I learned about their history which was both Fascinating and tragic in equal measures.But we became great friends and i will share that as the thread continues...Back to the Tree.The most important species to the Chumash people.It's an Oak.Coast live Oak to be precise.They ground the Acorns and then purged them of toxins to make food.I saw many boulders full of holes which were used over generations for that purpose.

[silky fox]

Early Pioneers used the tree to make wagon wheels.

[silky fox]

So during my vacation when i wasn't spending time with my Lady i spent the whole time between the Mountains and the Pacific and learning about the Chumash.Their name means "Shell money people" and they were seafaring people.There are only a couple of indigenous peoples that made boats as they did.Not from dugout logs but planks sewn together and sealed with tar found on the beach.This coastline has an abundance of natural tar and the planks tbey used were cut from Redwood that floated down from the North or Pine.They were known to travel hundereds of miles.They were able to do this because of a very clever solution to be able to carry drinking water.They were also known for the woven shelters and baskets they made which had tar poured inside them and once dried could hold the water they needed to sustain long journeys....Their boats were called "Tomol".

[silky fox]

I will return to the Chumash again as they were the most significant part of my first encounter of Turtle Island (or the USA as it is now Known throughout the world).

It is increasingly difficult to keep up with the events in my life at this moment but bear with me and i shall continue to get thd thread up to present day! 

[silky fox]

And this part of the thread is after all a Love story,so as a couple re-united after almost 40 years what adventures did we get up to?  As soon as 'Miss Silky' had some time off work i planned a road trip.Time to leave the Wild West and head North (In search of Trees of course) and a Romantic getaway 🚙 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲