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Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces...

Started by Maximum Ordinate, March 21, 2020, 07:26:55 PM

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Maximum Ordinate

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
-Attributed to Martin Luther


A few weeks ago, one of our local ranges asked us, "What do you think about Appleseed Park?"

Needless to say, he had my full attention.

Don, the proprietor of Hobbs Island Shooting Range (HISR), was offering Appleseed a bit of land adjacent to the parking areas and the 50m range.  It was a beautiful grassy spot with rich soil, bordering on a farmer's field.  Don suggested we use it a mini park.  A place where we could gather and tell history under some apple trees. 

I stood there dumbfounded.  That's just brilliant!

One of the local orchards (Scott's) was taking pre-orders for dormant trees.  Money was donated locally.  Pickup was today and then we headed to the range.

We got two apple trees planted today, a Granny Smith and an Arkansas black.  Both fruit in early October and these two trees are compatible with pollination.  Soon, we'll add some benches and maybe a picnic table or two.  And a sign saying that this is Appleseed Park.  :)

So don't despair... look for opportunities to advance our Mission.  It might be as simple as planting a tree.  Remember, the seeds we plant in difficult times bear fruit, too.

in Liberty,
MO









"... the most valuable of all talents, that of never using two words where one will do."
-Thomas Jefferson


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malabar

Can't wait to try the cider from those babies!

Just kidding: Granny Smiths are PIE apples.

We ought to try this at all of our favorite haunts.

tk
The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed -- where the government refuses to stand for reelection and silences those who protest; where courts have lost the courage to oppose, or can find no one to enforce their decrees. However improbable these contingencies may seem today, facing them unprepared is a mistake a free people get to make only once.

-- Justice Alex Kozinski, US 9th Circuit Court, 2003

Tennessee Beast

In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom, God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.
John Lancaster Spalding

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, 1775

"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies."  George Washington 1790

"[T]o preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them…"
- Richard Henry Lee, Declaration Signer

Practice every time you get a chance. - Bill Monroe

Mixed Metaphor

May Liberty Increase,

J. Gary Smith

Alabama

zack

I am always impressed with the though everyone puts into appleseed.

Good post, good thoughts.

Charles McKinley

Last evening, it occurred to me that when a defender of Liberty is called home, their load lands upon the shoulders of the defenders left behind. Just as the Founders did their duty for Liberty, every subsequent generation must continue their work lest Liberty perish. As there is no way for the remaining adults to take on the work of those that die, we must pass the ideals and duties on to the children. -PHenery

HammBone

1st Appleseed/Cleared Redcoat/Rifleman: 4/20/2013 - Miamisburg, OH
1st Known Distance Rifleman: 11/3/2018 - New Philadelphia, OH
1st Winterseed Rifleman: 1/26/2019 - Liberty Center, OH
Donned the Red Hat: 6/16/2019 - Wilmington, OH

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"Blessed is the man, who when facing death, thinks only of his front sight." - Jeff Cooper

Leadslinger66

John

"We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." - the signers of the Declaration of Independence

Jerry Hall

Greetings All,
In the spirit of this venture, I have a baby Peach Tree that is starting it's second year above ground. Should the opportunity arise to have it transported to your area, I would be honored to donate it to the cause. The tree is the kind that bears peaches with white meat, their wonderful.

Jerry
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"One Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Snow Snake

 What amazing symbolism .This is one of those concepts that could proliferate into mastheads for the mission.       :slap:
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   - Alexander The Great
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Lomshek

Very cool Max!  I saw this on your Facebook page with a very appropriate quote from a friend!


QuoteA society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit.

Roswell

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AH1Tom


BrotherPilot

Now -that's- putting the "Apple" in Appleseed!  In a few years I hope you make a really great pie from it.   I reallly like the idea, and kudos to the range owner for providing the spot.  That's a great gesture.

Jay
VA State Coordinator
"It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men."  ―Samuel Adams

Tennessee Beast

As a former State of Tennessee Forestry Technician,  I can say that you don't generally plant trees for your benefit, but rather for future generations (sound familiar?).  I was just talking with my father today about his yard.  I said that you have to anticipate what you will need in 40 years, not what you need today.
In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom, God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.
John Lancaster Spalding

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, 1775

"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies."  George Washington 1790

"[T]o preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them…"
- Richard Henry Lee, Declaration Signer

Practice every time you get a chance. - Bill Monroe

Maximum Ordinate

Quote from: Tennessee Beast on March 22, 2020, 10:04:38 PM
As a former State of Tennessee Forestry Technician,  I can say that you don't generally plant trees for your benefit, but rather for future generations (sound familiar?).  I was just talking with my father today about his yard.  I said that you have to anticipate what you will need in 40 years, not what you need today.

And that, sir, is what Liberty is about.

best,
MO
"... the most valuable of all talents, that of never using two words where one will do."
-Thomas Jefferson


We're in the Liberty business.  Stay on Mission - Stay on Message.

Want to be a more effective Instructor?  Visit Appleseed Academy.

Leadlined

If I knew the world was ending today, I would still plant another Appleseedling. 
-Martin Luther

7/5/2014, First appleseed
9/20/2014, Rifleman
4/19/2015, Orange hat
10/15/2016, Red hat
9/11/2022, Shoot Boss
7/9/2023, Pistoleer™/Pistol Instructor
....and still working on it

cornhskr


SteelThunder

Quote from: HammBone on March 21, 2020, 09:27:09 PM
Very nicely done! Love the X RINGS plate.

If I put those plates on my truck, I know it would be safe from me bumping into stuff.  Since I never seem to be able to hit the Xring   **)
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Warlord of the West

Ultima vox civis
"Learning occurs only after repetitive, demoralizing failures." - Pat Rogers
"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil; God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart." - Tecumseh
"Never attribute to treachery, that which can adequately be explained by incompetence" - Bonaparte, Hanlon, et al

Tennessee Beast

This thread reminds me of this old shirt.
In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom, God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.
John Lancaster Spalding

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, 1775

"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies."  George Washington 1790

"[T]o preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them…"
- Richard Henry Lee, Declaration Signer

Practice every time you get a chance. - Bill Monroe

Captain

There's things that gnaw on a man worse than dyin'. - Open Range

Maximum Ordinate

A happy update to this story.  We quietly added a couple more trees to Appleseed Park in 2021.

Today, Don sent us a picture of the first apples!  (Thanks, Don and the rest of the HISR crew!)

Always remember - the seeds we plant in difficult times bear fruit, too. 

"... the most valuable of all talents, that of never using two words where one will do."
-Thomas Jefferson


We're in the Liberty business.  Stay on Mission - Stay on Message.

Want to be a more effective Instructor?  Visit Appleseed Academy.

Captain

Thanks for the update. . .

"A society grows great when old men plant trees who's shade they shall never sit it." Greek Proverb
There's things that gnaw on a man worse than dyin'. - Open Range

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Tennessee Beast

In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom, God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.
John Lancaster Spalding

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, 1775

"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies."  George Washington 1790

"[T]o preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them…"
- Richard Henry Lee, Declaration Signer

Practice every time you get a chance. - Bill Monroe