I'm having my left leg amputated today. I wore this shirt and wrote this on my leg for the surgeons. If I couldn't laugh about it...5yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/funny
Seymour the Brussels Sprout update: He's crossed the 8' mark. Just over 1' to go for the world record!3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/gardening
The world record for the tallest brussels sprout is 9'3. Ours is about 6'6 and it hasn't produced it's first mature sprout yet. We're going for the gold!3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/gardening
Update on Seymour the brussels sprout: he's officially reached 7' tall! Only 2'3 more for the world record. (Good boi for scale)3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/gardening
Update on Seymour the Brussels Sprout: He's reached 7'6. Only 1'9 to go for the world record! More updates in comments.3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/gardening
Mother nature decided to protect this scolecite formation by building a quartz geode home for it. Isn't she a good mom?5yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/MineralPorn
These were identified as F-35's in a previous post. Why does it look like the left side of the tail has a vertical tail fin, but the right side doesn't?6mo ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/airplanes
Big shout out to Garrett for fixing my old Ace 300 and giving me a new pinpointer! Details in the comments5yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/metaldetecting
My first artichoke of the year has very rapidly become my first artichokes of the year3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/gardening
Collection of fluorite rings on amethyst from India (and yes, they are natural)4yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/rockhounds
I just got this Koroit boulder opal in the mail today. I can't wait to cut it!6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Update on Seymour the Brussels Sprout: he's reached 7'6. Only 1'9 to go for the world record! More updates in the comments.3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/nolagardening
Seymour the Brussels Sprout update: he's crossed the 8' mark. Just over 1' to go for the world record!3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/nolagardening
One of the advantages of living in New Orleans is that I find neat coins like this French 1853 10 centimes I found metal detecting today5yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/coins
They're still relatively small, but at least the pineapples are starting to look like actual pineapples4yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/gardening
Update on Seymour the brussels sprout: he's officially reached 7' tall! Only 2'3 more for the world record. (Good boi for scale)3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/nolagardening
The world record for the largest brussels sprout plant is 9'3. Ours is 6'6 and hasn't produced it's first mature sprout yet. We're going for the gold!3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/nolagardening
Does anyone have any bacon so I can complete my breakfast of bacon and fluorite?6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Seymour the Brussels Sprouts now requires 1/2 PVC attached to guy-wires to keep from blowing over in the wind (banana for scale)3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/nolagardening
Definitely my favorite Dugway geode I've opened so far from the pile I found last week4yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/rockhounds
Seymour the Brussels Sprouts now requires 1/2 PVC attached to guy-wires to keep from blowing over in the wind (banana for scale)3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/gardening
I've owned a bunch of aloe plants, but this is the first one I've ever had that bloomed4yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/gardening
r/NOLAnoles is up and running. Butch here says you should come join us...or else...3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/NewOrleans
I'm sure it's not worth much (and I don't particularly care about its monetary value), but I found my first ever standing liberty quarter while metal detecting today.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/coins
Given how we don't have color changing leaves in south LA, I love how new leaves on my lychee sometimes start out red1yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/nolagardening
I had my left leg amputated today, so I guess I can officially subscribe to this sub. This is the shirt I wore to the surgery and the note I wrote on my right leg for the surgeon. It worked - surgery went well and it made my surgeon smile!5yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/amputee
I planted two cherry tomatoes late last season. They survived the winter and now they're monsters.4yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/gardening
Of all of the tropical fruits in the greenhouse, I think the pineapples are my favorite. This was yesterday's harvest.4yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/nolagardening
My first artichoke of the year has very rapidly become my first artichokes of the year3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/nolagardening
Does anyone know if small round rocks (this one is quartzite) were ever made by any indigenous native people of Louisiana? More details in the comments.5yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/Archaeology
This is the first time I've ever caught one of my outdoor anole friends sleeping4yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/NewOrleans
How do y'all like my anole enclosure? I decided to go bioactive (wife/dog for scale)3yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/reptiles
Is there a way to determine the age of a thimble? I discovered this one while metal detecting and was wondering is there was a way to find out its age?7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/sewing
The hatchling anoles are just adorable. This one was clinging to a basil leaf. For reference, the leaf is about 1-1/2.4yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/nolagardening
Interesting find of the day - a 1913 German 1 pfennig coin found in New Orleans.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/metaldetecting
The best metal detecting find of the day wasn't even metal. Came across this blue bromo seltzer bottle while digging up the 1939 penny. Writing on the bottle listed in the comments.5yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/metaldetecting
My collection of coins that all came from one petty lucrative median of a road in New Orleans6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/metaldetecting
I found this metal detecting. It is .357 caliber and lead with no jacking. Does anyone know when bullets like these were made?7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/guns
The three best metal detecting finds of the day: 1902 Indian head, 1942-D Mercury, and his little brother, an 1854-O seated liberty half dime. Since I live in New Orleans, that last one is my favorite.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/coins
Three best finds of the day: a 1902 Indian head, a 1942-D Mercury, and an 1854-O seated liberty half dime. Since I live in New Orleans and it's my first New Orleans minted coin, the last one is my favorite.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/metaldetecting
What is growing at the bottom of my hazelnut tree? They are soft to the touch, and when I touch them, they release (what looks like) smoke, but I'm sure is just spores.4yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/Fungi
Interesting metal detecting find of the day - a 1913 German 1 pfennig coin found in New Orleans, LA.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/coins
I've been collecting rocks for about 35 years, and if never found one this symmetrical. Also, for a natural rock to become this shape, it would have to be tumbled enough that the outside would be polished, not modeled like this one is. Could this be a fossilized egg?7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/Paleontology
Discovered this spoon metal detecting in an area I uncover a lot of WW2 era items. It's stamped USN (presumably US Navy) on the front, and 1881 Rogers, and Oneida LTD. on the back. Does anyone know if this a WW2 era utensil, or is it newer than that?7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/ww2
I know it doesn't look like much, but it is metal (it makes a metal detector go off), and it's EXTREMELY light weight (lighter than aluminum, and even feels lighter than plastic), but very hard and strong7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/whatisthisthing
I picked up this Yugoslavian money because it has Nikola Tesla on it who I'm a fan of. Talk about inflation though - the denomination of the one at the bottom right is 10 billion.7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/Money
Sorry, I try not to make too many anole posts in one day, but these three using my front porch as a lizard hotel was too cute not to show y'all4yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/NewOrleans
From the New Orleans median (or neural ground if your from New Orleans) that keeps on giving.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Does anyone know what this tag would have been used for? The writing is pretty legible, and there is an eagle at the top that's a little hard to see in the picture.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Anyone care to guess what this is? I'll give you a hint - it's not as easy as it looks.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/MineralPorn
From the New Orleans median (or neutral ground if you live in New Orleans) that keeps on giving.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/coins
Can anyone help with the date of this penny I found metal detecting? It looks like 1929 but the second 9 almost looks like a 7 or a 5 because it's straight on its left side, not rounded like the first 9. It looks damaged as well making it harder to identify.5yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/coins
The latest New Orleans median (neural ground) find - a 2 ring Minie ball.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Does anyone know what species and gender of hummingbird this is - New Orleans, LA5yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/whatsthisbird
Back by popular demand - there's three minerals shown here. Any guesses?6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I've been collecting rocks for about 35 years, and if never found one this symmetrical. Also, for a natural rock to become this shape, it would have to be tumbled enough that the outside would be polished, not modeled like this one. Could this be a fossilized egg?7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/whatisthisthing
Is there a way to determine the approximate age of this bullet or what gun would have fired it? It is lead with no jacking and approximately 0.46 in diameter.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/guns
I cut/polished this Louisiana opal today. Does anyone know what the silver spot in the upper left portion of the stone is? More details in the comments.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/MineralPorn
I've been collecting rocks for about 35 years, and if never found one this symmetrical. Also, for a natural rock to become this shape, it would have to be tumbled enough that the outside would be polished, not modeled like this one is. Could this be a fossilized egg?7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/rockhounds
Cleaning suggestions? And please read my comment before berating me for even suggesting the cleaning of a coin...6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/coins
I know this is a long shot, but this handle was dug up near a settlement that was settled by the Spanish in the early 1700's, taken over by the French from the mid 1700's to the early 1800's, and was American from then on. Does anyone know how to tell which it came from based on the pattern on it?7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/whatisthisthing
Does anyone know what this token is for? Other than it being good for 1 bath...6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/metaldetecting
This thing was flying exactly like a hummingbird, drinking the nectar from my orange tree blossoms in New Orleans. I thought it was a small hummingbird until I got close enough to it to see from its head that it was an insect, not a bird. Can someone let me know what it is?7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/whatsthisbug
I'm guessing this is a cufflink or something of the sort, but it has a strange stem (which I'll post a picture of in the comments). Can anyone confirm?6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/metaldetecting
These belonged to my grandfather. One has Asian writing and the date 1958 on the back. I'll post a pic of the back of them in the comments.7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/whatisthisthing
Complete longshot here - I found this button in a location that I've found quite a few items from the Civil War and War of 1812. I know it's VERY difficult to see, but can anyone see if they can see it enough to identify the button if it is from the Civil War or War of 1812? Details in comments.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/CIVILWAR
[Serbian>English] I received this postcard along with something I ordered from Serbia. I assume it basically is thanking me for the order, but I'm not sure, so I figured I'd ask.7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/translator
Complete longshot here - I found this button in a location that I've found quite a few items from the Civil War and War of 1812. I know it's VERY difficult to see, but can anyone see if they can see it enough to identify the button if it is from the Civil War or War of 1812? Details in comments.6yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/metaldetecting
I've been collecting rocks for about 35 years, and if never found one this symmetrical. Also, for a natural rock to become this shape, it would have to be tumbled enough that the outside would be polished, not modeled like this one is. Could this be a fossilized egg?7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/whatsthisrock
Found this lead musket ball in an area known to be occupied by the Spanish military from the early 1700's to the early 1800's. It's .63cal (16mm). Does anyone know what kind of gun it would have been used with?7yr ⋅ Ekooing ⋅ r/guns