I lived near the Mekong Delta so there aren’t anything sophisticated. Just endless sea of rice fields. Sunset on these fields is something that I miss dearly. The winds make the waves and their shadows moved under the last rays of light...my goodness. If I had a Nikon
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The most amazing scene in childhood was a trip I did in India and suddenly these terraced rice paddies shining under the sun suddenly showed up upon crossing into a valley.
Very interesting discussion on carpentry and rice starting with Chuong's post. Learned about the history of rice in South Carolina on a trip to Charleston and bought a basket made out of sweetgrass at the historic market in the town.
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Sharing another passion of mine. I haven't post much because I hate bringing my Df into a dusty environment. My ultimate goal is to be able to build a few badass telecasters because guitar is... another passion of mine. Been playing it since age 8. I am running out of time here
Both with 35mm f1.4 AIS
Very nice Chuong. Before I started farming, I used to make furniture. I inherited a whole shop of power tools from Barbara's Grandfather and loved working with wood. The cool thing about the tools is that they were all made in the 30's and still work fine.
I know some of you are already masters of carpentry. I am relatively new. I finally established a small woodworking shop after a few years of searching for the right tools. Still need more tools but it's good for now.
Looks like I am following your path, Leighton. I am also picking up "farming" I grew up in a small village with a few thousand people working on the rice fields, I am rooted deep into the soil and the mud. No rice here but I am starting to plant tomatoes, green beans, snow peas, etc...
Talking about rice. I am intrigued to hear about the South Carolina golden rice. Not sure if anyone of us tasted it before but I hear that it's THE original rice.
It's lovely to hear that you got to play with the tools made in the 30's. I don't want my kids to inherit some of my 14.4K modems and rj45 cords
From what you have shared, it looks like you're off to a great start! When I started, I knew nothing. This was before the internet, so I watched hours of the New Yankee Workshop and read a lot. But the biggest help was just making something. I made a lot of mistakes, (still do) but eventually got fairly good at it. I will say it helps to have the right tools. In fact, when we moved here, the idea was for me to make furniture and sell it. But the County wouldn't let me because of zoning and it wasn't worth the fight.
I'm glad to hear you're you growing some yourself, more folks ought to, especially now. I love watching Youtube videos of farmers from around the world to see how they do things. The terraced rice paddies in some parts of the world amaze me.
