Milde's Smoking Lounge

[MildeStoner]

Howzit! (That's how most english speaking South Africans say "hello/how are you?")

I've been a member here for a while now, lots of lurking, learning, made a few posts in the growing/dry buds forums, met a few new friends, found a few old ones, had to pick my jaw up of the ground more times than I can remember, got into an argument or two (I tend to speak my mind), the list could go forever

The point I am slowly working towards is that I recently realised I have been ignoring the social side of this forum, treating it as a strictly educational tool for the most part.This realisation led me to the decision that change was necessary, and this thread is the embodiment of this realisation.

I'm blessed to live in a beautiful city that is straddled by a mountain range protected as a natural heritage site, a little unconventional but it's working so far! Very close to ocean and mountains, extremely scenic, if the laws regarding marijuana were different I might dare say paradise.

I'm going to be sharing pictures that I deem to be more lifestyle related than my dry budshots thread, sunsets, food, coffee, relaxing in nature, smoking with friends, etc. Anybody else is more than welcome to do the same, all pictures/opinions are welcome here! I would like this lounge to be full of friends smoking joints, vaporisers, pipes and glass bongs, calmly and contentedly chatting about marijuana, philosophy, developments in our culture, science and technology, breeding, social lives and whatever else tickles your metaphorical fancy!

I'll be on hand making as much virtual coffee as is required

 

[MildeStoner]

Here are a few shots to get the ball rolling, this was a hike we took a while ago, just after rain so lots of water around..

 

[MildeStoner]

I would like this thread to picture heavy, as well as conversation heavy, so I will be uploading quite a few as we progress.

This is a "koppie" a small rocky hill, translated roughly it means "little head":

This is a sundey, type of carnivorous plant, they use bright red glandular trichomes to trap their prey:

Saw this lady on TV and envied her job, I think I'm qualified:

A book I stumbled across, title means 'Meth Head' in English, and the child pictured has a popular local fish known as snoek draped over her (I think?) head..

Local steel, I am a rehabilitated graffiti vandal and a few of my photo's will express this (no, none of the panels are mine, I choose my illegal hobbies, one at a time)

 

[MildeStoner]

Some pictures from a morning stroll I took a few months ago whilst looking after a strange Dutch dog and house, first a friendly Blue-headed Lizzard:

The path ahead:

Man-made waterfall:

Over the edge of a natural waterfall, about 2-300 metres down:

Happy dog at the beach on the way back:

 

[MildeStoner]

Hahahah, having fun going through the last 6 months or so photos, here are a few more I think might be suitable..

Another picturesque local beach, this one is normally quiet too:

Some uk cheese, our local staple:

Cape marigolds next to the trainline, nice contrast!

White widow X Northerns, wouldn't mind some of this now hehehe

The moment before the sunset:

Will post part two in a minute when I upload

 

[MildeStoner]

Sunset, part 2:

One of my glass pieces:

Cape dwarf chameleon I found in a mates garden, sadly cats seem to decimating the population of these awesome little guys, getting rarer and rarer..

Some bubble, can't honestly remember what strain it was from now, eish:

High water at a local vlei (you probably say wetland, marsh or swamp) submerging a boardwalk, thought it was quite pretty:

 

[MildeStoner]

More vlei:

Some exodus from mid-winter, purpling a little, sitting on some low quality bubble, too much cellulose:

An ionantha in flower:

Greener pastures:

A little bit of shatter:

Alright, I think that's as many pictures as I have for today, any conversation or photographic input from others is more than welcome...

 

[CosmicGiggle]

...... so, you say you live in Paradise???

 

[MildeStoner]

Not far off, or so I'm told.

Welcome to my place, want some coffee?

 

[shokdee]

Nice vibes from the cape, china. How come cheese is so popular locally? And that shit tik - what is it and have you tried it? What do you love most about South Africa? What music is in the MP3 player. And is that rooi bos in the bong?

 

[MildeStoner]

Cheese is popular because it yields, smells, smokes and looks great. And because growers seem to be unwilling to take the time to grow out seed and select new keeper phenos.

Tik is meth, speed, ice, and no I haven't tried it, it holds no appeal for me, although I have consumed my fair share of other amphetamines in the past.

What do I love most about SA? I can't answer that.

And no, no tea in my b, thanks

 

[HOPS5K]

this could be an awesome thread with all these pictures...beauty galore!

amazing place you live MildeStoner.

keep the pics coming...I can't believe you took that one off the edge of a 2-300 meter cliff...intense man, but pretty

 

[MildeStoner]

Thanks man, I hope to keep the pictures coming, although the weather does get very shitty in mid winter and I tend to stay indoors.

And yeah, not a huge fan of heights, I edged out along there hella slowly

 

[HOPS5K]

So what is the climate down there for Cannabis? Are there a lot of smokers there, too?

 

[MildeStoner]

Climate is both favourable and not, many growers, large percentage of our population smokes, even a lot of our politicians come from rural areas and where put through school using funds from outdoor grows. Long history too, various cultural groups use marijuana traditionally, in the north of our country there are many fields of local herb growing that have been doing so for centuries, further towards the tip things get a little more first world as far as smoke goes, good indoor herb with no seeds is reasonably readily available, as well as top quality outdoor grown under the African sun (often masquerading as the former).

In the last couple years there have been a few dedicated people working towards legalisation (I do not consider myself to be one of them, I prefer to remain anonymous and removed for various reasons I'm sure I don't need to list here), The Dagga Couple being the most prominent (google it!), but the waters are still murky. Growers, dealers and smokers are often released and served with hefty fines if arrested, and jail terms are rare unless the judge is feeling particularly nasty, or the individual in question is a repeat offender. Large scale ops may not be treated as leniently, in a 2010 44kg indoor bust occured and protagonists recently got sentenced to 5 and 8 years respectively. May not sound like much but if you knew our jails you'd understand that can be as good as a death sentence.

 

[nattynattygurrl]

Neat thread Milde!
I love your photos, particularly the chameleon!
Quite a photogenic little guy, lol.
Looking forward to more pix!

 

[MildeStoner]

He was rather!
A cold evening here, going to buy some hot chocolate then will post up a few more pictures for your perusal...

 

[Green Supreme]

Great thread man. Thanks for sharing. Peace GS

 

[MildeStoner]

Thanks for stopping by GS, enjoy reading your posts, and of course it's always good seeing old members around! (No, not like that, go and wash your mind out with soap)

Here is a bit more of the blast from my recent past, shattered shatter:

A high quality moth I found in my dining room:

An unexpected book we discovered in a friends house, questionable hehehe:

For those who don't know what time it is (it should be mentioned that this is literally the only clock in the house I discovered it in):

A picture is worth a thousand words, clean up instructions at a beachside property we stayed at, hippy vibes:

Happy 420th post to me hahahah, I'm having a bong in honour, took long enough, here is the place I watch in awed silence generally I guess, other forums I've been chattier on in the past...

 

[minds_I]

Congrats, 420 posts