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This is the official start of the fifth "Outside My Windows" thread series:
Outside My Windows V – R9 Friends Unite
The Outside My Windows series is now into its fifth thread. Feel free to go back and review them - great posts and pictures. The first four OMW threads (A Magical Morning - A Feel Good Gathering - Around The Campfire – Friends Around America) went for a total of:
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The series was started as a place were forum friends could gather and post on ANY topic that made them feel good and/or they wanted to share.
There is only one rule for posting on the OMW thread:
DRIFTING AND HIJACKING THIS THREAD IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED
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A few pictures taken on my property yesterday to start us off:
Squirrels are all over the place in the forest around the house - never thought of them as an unique picture but they are cute.
Taken through the bedroom window:
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010066.jpg)
Nature always amazes me. To have this caterpillar (Spicebrush Swallowtail) have a rear that looks like a face to scare off birds - amazing. To watch nature everyday is examples of God's hand in our world.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010072.jpg)
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Absolutely stunning shots!
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Dave - thx for kicking of #5 thread - it is a fine scheme that has in many ways bonded us over time since the very first.
And wow - two lovely pics to kick us off! Yes squirrels are (unfortunately) cute but also terrors in some ways. As for that caterpillar - amazing - nature is so inventive and devious :)
My first input is dull by comparison - but today Bonnie and I enjoyed a very good bike run - not overlong, which was perhaps as well in 95º heat and high humidity. It was run by PA State Troopers for ''Camp Cadet'' - a scheme where youngsters are introduced to law, life and responsibility.
We rode many roads we know well - because this was a Bedford County thing but - so much of our area is very beautiful that was unimportant and the turnout was huge, like last year. I think it was at least 320 bikes.
This pic was our one stop at Saxton PA - huge parking lot for a market. This is three pics ''stitched together'' so slight oddities but I cheated to try and mask the tricky joins. Gives some idea of the scale tho this pic really needs to be way bigger - shrunk this one hugely.. Great time had by all.
I'll add one or two more nature pics later sometime. (Right now pic does not want to show - no idea why yet)
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd7/saxton-pan-90-91-92-ss.jpg)
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Yes squirrels are (unfortunately) cute but also terrors in some ways.
Who - me?
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Haha - can't see you as a terror Dave ;) Only maybe when you were a kid - as I was!
I checked my pic link in post above and darned thing shows as a separate entity but for me does not show in my post.
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Chris - one of my most memorable bike rides was with Malcolm Forbes. He flew in about ten bikes and friends and join us for a poker run a number of years ago. For a rich guy he seemed very down to earth. Have a picture somewhere of him signing my dollar bill. If I ever find the photo it I'll scan and post it.
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Spencer and Nancy last evening as the sun was setting.
A side note on Nancy. I am very proud of her. At age 35 she was selling kitchens and decided to go back to college to finish her degree (after a 16 year absence from college she graduated first in class) and started working at the bottom of the ladder in an investment firm. On January 1st she will be CEO of the company. Of course there has been a price to pay - many long hours away from home.
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Shucks Dave - sounds like you have posted another pic - it no show!!
And yet those first ones do - odd indeed. I'll see if things show better tomorrow.
I can fully appreciate your pride in Nancy (hoping foot is way better BTW) and kudos plus plus re CEO - oh wow. That is progress indeed :)
I returned to academia in 1992 age 47 - to pursue and formalize my engineering - leaving with a 2.1 Honors in 1995 (B.Eng Systems) - this was UK degree jargon.
I feel it is never too late to go back to learning but will always warn of one thing for some folks - ''learn to live on fresh air''!!!! I sold my car and bike was all I had those three years - but hey - it was all an experience!
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The last ride I went on was a week ago Saturday. It was a Patriot Guard Ride for PFC Brian Bradbury. We had 229 riders.
Soldier down, kickstands up!
http://www.patriotguard.org
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PursuitSS
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All I can say is: Wow!
What a great start for the new thread.
Thanks to everyone for sharing great pictures and interesting stories.
Bill
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Dave, thanks for #5, it sure has been fun.
Tom
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The last ride I went on was a week ago Saturday. It was a Patriot Guard Ride for PFC Brian Bradbury. We had 229 riders.
Soldier down, kickstands up!
http://www.patriotguard.org
PursuitSS
Thanks for the link - a great cause - proud to know you.
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Did someone mention squirrels? I've got squirrels to spare. I'll even rent squirrels.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/crittercreeksquirrelcafe.jpg)
Dave:
That is great news about Nancy's promotion to CEO of her firm! Congratulations to her! Joyce also returned to school as a widowed mother of two to earn her law degree, to build a successful practice, and then to win election to the bench. These strong and self-motivated women are an inspiration. We are lucky men to have them.
And by the way, I missed your question on the last thread. The ski boat pulling my grandson belongs to my step-daughter and son-in-law. It's a Crestliner, but they have their eyes on a MasterCraft.
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Just a pic from last weekend..
I thought my family had a Labrador..
Not a RETREEVER ;)
She has eaten trees since the beginning..
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/glockme/100_2576.jpg)
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Richard - thanks for the nice Nancy comments - I'll pass them along to her.
Brenden - now that is what I call a toothpick :)
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This is very odd - I can see that pics have been posted but right now they have stopped showing.
Brenden - I assume a pic included but - for me now show
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Changed from Opera to IE - pics now showing :)
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Labs are going to chew wood, so I would give them a 2x4 about 18" long to drag around and chew.
Tom
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I would have to say, that Lab must have a FIBER deficiency. ;)
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My One year old Lab decided to chew the corners off of 3 oriental rugs......it's a good thing that Lab pups are cute!
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RJ, it that a carbon fiber deficency?
Tom
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When my 110 lb Doberman was a pup and NOT housebroken we would lock him in a steel kennel in the kitchen every morning before we left.
I had the kennel WAY too close to a Thomasville SOLID pecan wood dining room table..................he gnawed the whole end of it off.
PursuitSS
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When my Hungarian Vizsla, "Gypsy," was a puppy, I left her alone in the car while I went inside a service station to pay for a tank of gasoline. When I left the car, there had been an expensive fossilized tooth of a Megalodon shark (approximately two million years old) hanging from the rear-view mirror . . . one of these things:
http://www.shop-island.com/new-caledonia/megalodon_pg.htm
When I returned to the car no more than three minutes later, "Gypsy" was busily chewing on the remains of the tooth as if it were a rawhide bone. The thing had lasted two million years, only to be eaten in three minutes time by a six-month-old puppy. :-/
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Fiber is not a problem for our "Belle"..
She not only will pull limbs off of trees,but she used to,as a pup,try to eat plants..
She nearly died when she ate some Holly (she was barely 10 weeks old),that we were not aware of.. :(
I dug the plant out,and put it in the garbage..
She is not quite 2 yrs. old,and she has calmed down a bit on the "exploring while eating plan" :D
She did try to eat my daughters desk,but it was just pressed wood and was not to her liking!! :)
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Richard, reminds me of my dog mookie half black lab half irish setter. Went out one day , came home to find him chewing on a hand carved ivory chess set. I was not a happy camper. Although the Mook thought it tasted just fine. Dan
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Dan:
Ya' gotta luv 'em. And that's what life, not the past, is all about. 8)
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Dan:
Ya' gotta luv 'em. And that's what life, not the past, is all about. 8)
My "Favorite" saying of late is..
"It Is, What It Is" ;)
Dealing with some things require a certain "mind set" ;)
Of course,my other most "frequent" phrase is,
"GET SOME" ;D 8)
Brenden
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I am lucky..
I can shoot when I want to,and out my back door if I wish.. ;)
I will say that the PuP that I am carrying has not missed a beat in the rounds that I have thrown thru it..
I normally do 2 mags at the least,and as many as 6..
This is 13 rounds,6+1 on the first,and a reload of 6 on the second..
I mostly just shoot at "things",broken plastic chairs,a birdhouse that is rotting on the ground,ya'll understand..
I have and do,shoot at "official" targets every once in awhile!! ;)
1 mag was slow fire,1 was as quick as I could pull the trigger and "try" to be on target.. 8)
The lower hit's are the rapid fire,along with the 1 almost on the left shoulder.. ;D
7 yards was the distance..
Nothing to brag about-just a normal shoot with the PuP.. 8)
Brenden
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/glockme/100_2597.jpg)
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Brenden, Looks like close enough to me. Dan
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Let's see . . .
Heart, shredded.
Left lung, collapsed.
Stomach, destroyed.
Liver, disintegrated.
Pancreas, obliterated.
Colon, severed.
Yep, he's gone. ;)
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These pics are way below the std I try to manage but - tricky subject matter.
Bonnie and I had supper with friends this evening, and a welcome swim!. The wife has a set of feeders set up for humming birds and usually in early evening gets about 20 buzzing around. I set up camera quickly on tripod with remote release cable and took a bunch of shots but did not really prepare too well. So - these were all I could manage that worked - not sharp enough.
I shall try again sometime and probably shoot later and use flash to get better freeze results. I do tho find these beautiful creatures quite fascinating and wondrous.
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd7/humbird-041-s.jpg)
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd7/humbird-042-s.jpg)
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Chris, thanks for the Hummingbird photos. I love Hummingbirds too.
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Thanks Chris for the great shots. Those little birds amaze me also - nature sure did a special job on them.
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Wonderful photographs, Chris! Thanks for sharing them.
I have yet to catch a hummingbird on camera.
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Remarkable pictures, Chris. I'm glad you had your camera.
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Well one week after my dad gets Chuck the kitten (http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/YaBB.cgi?board=Water;action=display;num=1146970600;start=135) to keep him company, after the passing of my mother three months ago, my dad almost dies at his home - his implanted defibrillator shocks him fourteen times - twice bringing him back to life.
Two weeks in the hospital for a serious heart condition dad talked daily about coming home to Chuck. Late last week my dad came home to stay for now with my brother who works from home. He goes back to the hospital for a few days this week for an upgraded defibrillator/pacemaker - hope it helps since now he is in bad shape physically.
Chuck goes to my brother's house where my dad is - brother has two large dogs - golden retrievers. After Chuck showed them (the dogs) he is not to be messed with, he bonded with the female golded, Maggie - pictured below.
First picture is dad with Chuck yesterday - dad hardly ate in the hospital and lost a lot of weight. He currently is very weak.
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Chuck and his new pal Maggie.
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Oh Dave - how I know what you must be feeling.
That pic is just wonderful - and I am sure your Dad treasures the lil fella. Strongest of all positive thoughts winging your direction in the hopes that a new pacemaker will pick things up and allow for some stabilization.
Stay strong and know you have some good friends here.
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Thanks Chis - at least for now he is with loved ones.
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Dave,
Treasure the moments my friend..
My thoughts go out to you and yours!!
Brenden
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Thanks again guys - it would be hard to lose both parents within several months.
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Wonderful photographs! Wonderful memorites being made! Our thoughts and prayers are with your father, with you, and with your family. May God bless you all.
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Dave, I guess I need to pray harder to get your dad stonger. he looks relaxed with chuck.
Tom
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Dave:
I like this little "Chuck." The tail says it all -- pure "in-your-face"attitude 8):
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/chuck.jpg)
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We're in the middle of a heat wave here in East Tennessee, and it's a lot worse in many other parts of the country. Here's a photo from my archives as a reminder that "this too shall pass." 8)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/CritterCreekDuckCreekSigninWinte-1.jpg)
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Richard, with the temp in the 100s, thanks for the snow picture, it makes me feel :P ;) cool.
Tom
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Oh my - Richard - well that pic does have a slight cooling feel but worse - it reminds me that with summer half gone - that prospect is closer than it was :o :o
Board has been quite quiet last few days - plus have not been by a whole lot. Hope everyone managing Ok.
Dave - was glad to see you join us over on CC.
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Richard
Nice cool picture. What bothers me is the lack of sunlight in the winter - we are getting about four hours more light in the evening now than at Christmas. For me the lack of sunlight affects me somehow. My office area is in the center of the building without windows. In winter I get to work in the dark. When I leave there is about 1.5 hours of sunlight left in the day. So I may as well live in Alaska.
Chris
The CC forum is done very well with a lot of info. It is very busy and maybe not as close a group as I usually like because of so many members. Seems like there is an average of almost ten new people a day joining. I have learned things there. The problem is time in the day.
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You are right Dave re large membership - but there is a fairly solid core of good folks - and that helps plus trying to keep things on an even keel.
Anyways - appreciate the time problem but - I daresay it could be handy for you at times as there is a good lot of info there.
Oh and - no more mention winter!! It'll be here soon enough ;D
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Just take a look at this to be reminded that summer is still here. So, don't worry about winter just yet.
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Would that the storm could loop slightly southwest and then hover directly over Fidel's hospital room.
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Agreed Richard!!!
If I was in charge of ''my'' tropical depression I would turn it in a heart beat!
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Chris - came across a picture of your new bike. :)
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Dang Dave - you got hold of the pre-release pic - I am still working on a much better mount for the mini gun ;D
Might even still go for the Ma Deuce after all!!!
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Chris - came across a picture of your new bike. :)
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/minigunbike1.jpg)
Somehow I think that bike might be a little more efficient in aiding Castro to a long rest than this Tropical storm
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And I thought I was good on a bicycle as a kid! Just take a look at this :o: (If the video stalls at the beginning, just left click the image.)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8867862777896510907
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I enjoyed that Richard.
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Richard, ouch!!! :o I wonder how many hours of practice and how many injuries. Tom
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Richard - that has to be about the ultimate in control on a bicycle - quite outstanding.
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This is for Tracker, Chris, Bill, Fly and the rest of you aviation history fans out there. (I didn't realize that there was a Messerschmitt Me 262 Sturmvogel still flying.)
http://www.stormbirds.com/
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Awesome!
Thank you very much, Richard.
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Thanks, Richard; there couldn't have been more of those
built than you could count on one hand. It looks like it would
be fun to fly but I wouldn't want to write the check for the
fuel that those two little straight-pipe engines burn in an hour.
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Tom, what about the old Navy F8, they are available surplus?
I heard they are not too bad on fuel. A friend in Dallas has 2 of them, one for parts and the other to fly.
Tom
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Tom,
Are you referring to the Bearcat or the Crusader?; they are
both very powerful machines and I would guess to be gas
hogs, but hey, if one has to ask how much he probably
can't afford it. I had a friend who was killed in a Bearcat
in the 70's at an air race in San Diego. The Bearcat was
the first plane the Blue Angels flew as a demo team in 1947.
They were commanded by Butch Vorce who is still very much
alive and kicking today. I met him in Pensacola 4 years ago.
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The Crusader, F8. My friend said it is pretty good on gas. Tom
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And now as an encore for y'all, a clip of what I believe to be a Sukhoi Su-30:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1994695142386399860&q=Russian+fighter+aircraft
http://www.sci.fi/~fta/Su-30.htm
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The Crusader is a serious big boys go-fast airplane which
provided some of the most spectacular aircraft carrier
antics ever recorded in Naval Aviation history; this was due
to its high approach speed and low hook-to-ramp clearance.
Every successful landing was a tribute to the pilot's skill.
Anyone who flys one today must have flown it before.
There are several incidents where the pilot took off and
landed with the wings folded.
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Richard - I also would never have thought a 262 was still airworthy and flying - very advanced plane for it s time.
I doubt there is a flyable Whittle anywhere any more.
Great vid of the Sukhoi - was that the 30 or 37! Amazing plane, showing well the potential for vectored thrust manouvrers. I seem to recall one crashing badly at paris Airshow or similar not too many years ago. I always like seeing canard winglets - a much (IMO) under=rated configuration.
Thx for the drool material :)
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Chris:
I think you're right about its being a 37. (Back to the flash cards. . . . :-/)
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New "toy" 8) :
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/boker.jpg)
This is BÖKER's new offering from Jim Wagner, who refers to it as his "Reality-based Blade." Its specifications are:
Overall length, 9-1/16"
Blade length, 3-7/8"
Weight, 6.2 oz.
Blade, 440C stainless steel gladius tip with serrated kriss curve
Mechanism, solid lock-back
Liners, stainless steel
Handles, fiberglass reinforced plastic
Pocket clip, removable, right or left
This is not an elegant custom knife. It is, however, a "down-and-dirty," heavy use, tactical tool which is downright comforting to hold in your hand or have clipped in your pocket. I'm liking it!
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Boker has made fine knives for awhile. I am the proud owner
of a few.
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For whatever reason....this belongs here.
Wild pigs may be fast -- but Gators are faster!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/flyandscuba/PigHunting.jpg)
Reportedly taken at the Kennedy Space Center.
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Just think about all the belts and boots that could be made out of that fella. ;)
Tom
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Don't forget holsters . . . and if we hurry, we might be able to salvage enough of that pig to make some shooting gloves. ;)
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Check out the piece of tail that gator is missing!. Tough critters.
Mike
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Seems too, gators are partial to deer!! :o
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd7/gator-deer-01-s.jpg)
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Richard - that knife does indeed look ideal for ''down-and-dirty'' !!!! Slash or stab - that sucker is gonna do damage!
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I had no idea they were so huge. Guess that is not a good swimming hole.
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Keep in mind that Florida deer tend to be kind of small so that is probably not a real big deer in its mouth.
Mike
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I wonder if I'm the first to actually use the pup in anger?
This afternoon I was sitting at my desk and a big spider ran right in front of my computer keyboard. My trusty R9S was sitting right there. Luckily, it was in my knockabout DeSantis Nemesis pocket holster, so I just smacked the spider with the rig and killed it clean.
If the R9S had been in my Hedley holster the spider would have gotten a pass. ;D
On second thought, I guess the kill doesn't count because it didn't occur "ballistically". Oh well, I'm going out tomorrow to shoot some paper & I've installed a new recoil spring.
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Steve,
I'll bet you are the first. I shot at a grasshopper in a sandy area, but missed.
I was reading one of your posts where you said you had never acquired a .45.
I'm hearing a lot of good things about the Springfield Mil-Spec full sized .45. It is supposed to be a real good buy for the money, according to my reading.
I continue to be amazed how the 1911 fits different hands, especially mine which are fairly small.
Bill
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Chris:
Two to one odds -- my Nile croc against your Florida gator. ;)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/NileCrocadile.jpg)
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Richard,
The camera is up too close for me.
Bill
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I wonder if I'm the first to actually use the pup in anger?
Well - I did shoot up Stephen King's new book "CELL" - and it was in anger. Guess it doesn't count not being a living thing Steve.
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Mike - even if that deer was a Muntjak - I'd still say the gator was plenty big enough LOL!!
Richard - Nile croc or FL gator - I'll take a rain check on close up intoductions anyways! ;D
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And just when you thought it was safe to go back in the everglades;
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/Rocnerd/Nature/python2.jpg)
These pythons have increased in population a whopping 400% in S. Florida. I'm sure a good number of them started out as pets and either got too aggressive or too big and were then let go in the Glades. They are breeding now. This fellow was caught in the same area where I go out to work on a monthly basis.
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Roc:
That is quite a photograph! Thanks for posting it.
The introduction of invasive species into the wild can have profound effects on the environment. Look at what happened along the Gulf Coast after nutria were intentionally or accidentally introduced there in the 1930s. Today, there are millions of the critters in the bayous, canals, and swamps -- and the fur trade is about the only thing keeping them under some form of control.
Also look at what happened in the South after the Civilian Conservation Corps promoted the planting of kudzu as a means of erosion control also back in the 1930s. Kudzu now covers more than seven million acres of ground in the southern states -- and the stuff is spreading. (We certainly have our share of it here in Tennessee.)
As for the large constrictors, just consider that a female reticulated python can grow to a length of 30 feet, can weigh as much as 300 pounds, and can lay as many 100 eggs at a time. They don't eat often, but when they do they can crush and swallow an animal weighing 120+ pounds. (I wonder how many people have lost one of their prized AKC Black and Tan Coonhounds in the Everglades lately.)
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Roc,
To quote Indiana Jones, "Snakes.....I HATE snakes!!"
So I guess I'm in good company because I hate 'em too. :o
Steve
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Steve,
I'm hearing a lot of good things about the Springfield Mil-Spec full sized .45. It is supposed to be a real good buy for the money, according to my reading.
Bill:
You're right about the quality for value of the Springfield Mil-Spec. The only thing I don't like about it "off the shelf" is that it comes with Springfield's new proprietary ILS (Integrated Locking System) device built-in. They added that system to permit sales in jurisdictions (may they decrease in number) where some sort of handgun locking device is mandatory. The good news is that the system can readily be removed and replaced with standard parts.
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I really wanted one of those Mil-Spec pistols in Stainless Steel.
Richard, When I was buying my S&W 642 at the gun store, he took it out of the counter and I immediately said: This one has a bad scratch. I don't want it.
It was the S&W lock which has an arrow next to it.
Looks pretty yucky.
Bill
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Richard,
I did buy one of those Springfield stainless Mil-Specs, had it
rebuilt by a professional and it is just superb.
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Yep, big snakes in those swamps too...
It seems this python's appetite was bigger than it's stomach...tried to eat a decent sized gator...
Although the gator perished, it caused the snake's stomach to explode!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/flyandscuba/snakeversusgator.jpg)
link to bigger picture:
http://blogs.herald.com/photos/uncategorized/gator.JPG
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Now that is, or I should say was, some snake!
Here's a comparatively small 17-foot African rock python starting to dine on a young gazelle.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/AfricanRockPythonEatingGazelle.jpg)
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Two fawns whose pictures were taken about two weeks ago from inside the house and were "Outside My Windows".
First two pics - fawn one
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(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010120.jpg)
Second one a little older than the first.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010124.jpg)
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Wow! Dave you are a fortunate man.
Absolutely beautiful pictures.
Bill
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Dave:
After a run of reptilian predators, your remarkable photographs of the two fawns are welcome indeed! 8)
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Wow! Fly that ''burst'' python is amazing - greed knows no bounds LOL!
Dave - more lovely fawn pics - beautiful :)
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Just to add a new pic - we get every morning a superb show of Morning Glory flowers - many are dark purple but these light colored ones are exquisite - so delicate.
I know - flowers get photographed a lot - but hey - in not so many week's time I'll be looking back on summer and wishing it was not winter coming!!!
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd7/mglory-004-cr-s.jpg)
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A beautiful shot, Chris.
Here is a recent photograph of one of the beauties which grace my life -- our older daughter in an unguarded moment early one morning at the cabin.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/mickeyonbearislandatcrittercreek.jpg)
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That is a beautiful study Richard - it speaks volumes :)
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Thank you, Chris.
That lovely lady has her mother's beauty, strength, and intelligence. I long ago stopped referring to her and her equally beautiful and gifted (but totally different) sister as my "step-daughters" and am now simply proud to consider them and their own little families as my own.
When I consider some of the situations in which I have found myself in years past in some of the "armpits" of the world, and when I contrast those times to my life today, I am humbly and gratefully amazed.
Life is good!
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Richard, you earned it.
Tom
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Chris - very unique - like unbrellas
Richard - beautiful
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Hi All haven't been around for awhile. Working on the house in the mountains no computer so alot of catching up to do. Richard looks like a peaceful place. Your Daughter looks like she is enjoying the solitude. Chris the flowers are beautiful and the winter is on its way. I saw your pictures of the Humming Birds and until this trip upstate had never seen a live one . Saw a bunch of them this trip. One right in my face. It was amazing. Dave the fawns are great. Plenty of little ones this year. Also 3 hen Turkeys with 13 little ones visited me regularly. As for reptiles I don't like them at all and hopefully I will only see them in pictures. Dan
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Welcome back Dan!
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Hi from me too Dan - good to see you drop back in.
I think working on a house up in the mountains must be very good for the soul :)
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All of our neighbor's dogs are female. Spencer, who just got back from his hair stylist, is ready to go out and court the local ladies.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010130.jpg)
Well my dad, who lost his wife of many many years on Easter, and almost died himself in early July, is back at my brother's home from first the hospital then the personal care facility. It is possible that he can go back to his own house in about a week. The pictures below are from his belated 80th birthday last weekend. He still has a very serious heart condition, but for now can get around.
He will be taking Chuck home with him. The sad thing is that Chuck has been at my brother's home for many weeks - was only at my dad's for a week before he had to go to the hospital. Dad got Chuck at the animal shelter as a kitten to keep him company in the empty house.
My brother has a large house with two dogs that Chuck has bonded with and moved in - interpet runs the house. Below is a picture of Sam - the oldest of the two dogs, 12 years, who has lost his hearing. Chuck seems to sense that Sam can't hear and when he is by him he keeps body contact - as can be seem in the second picture.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010143.jpg)
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Dave - glad to hear your dad is doing better now and wow - hasn't Chuck grown up - very fine looking cat.
Hope the transition from bro's house to dad's is not too troublesome for Chuck. Great pics as always :)
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Dave, so happy to hear about your dad's health. I will continue to pray for him. Chuck will be fine once he learns to give your dad his love.
Spencer is one hot dog.
Tom
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Dave:
Beautiful photographs and great news about your father's improved health.
Dan:
Welcome back from the mountain.
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News from the Labor Day weekend at Critter Creek.
Joyce spotted a black bear behind the larger pond last Friday evening. By the time I could get there with a camera he had disappeared into the woods. Our neighbors confirmed that he had been seen in one of their fields the previous week.
A great blue heron brazenly relieved us of one of our newly stocked rainbow trout as we were having breakfast. Again, he was gone with his breakfast before I could retrieve my camera.
My little flock of mallard ducks, the ones which had survived the coyotes and wild dogs, moved on to parts unknown. Yesterday I replaced them with four larger semi-domestic hybrids, one drake and three hens, to see if they can successfully homestead the place. They at least were willing to have their picture taken.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/sep0502.jpg)
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Nice Richard - have that camera ready when that bears looks in the window.
Dave
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My mother was born in 1906 and would be 100 years old if she were alive today. Thinking on that made me look up a few statistics about life in the United States that year.
THE YEAR 1906
· The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years.
· Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
· Only 8 percent of the homes in the U. S had a telephone.
· The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour.
· The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
· A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11.00.
· There were only 8,000 automobiles in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads.
· The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
· Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California.
· With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.
· The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
· More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home.
· Sugar cost 4 cents a pound; eggs, 14 cents a dozen; coffee, 15 cents a pound.
· The leading causes of death in the U.S. were pneumonia, influenza, tuberculosis, diarrhea, heart disease, and stroke.
· The American flag had 45 stars (Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska were not yet states).
· The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was 30.
· Two out of every 10 U.S. adults were functionally illiterate.
· Only 6 percent of all Americans had completed high school.
Considering all of the changes which have occurred in the past 100 years makes one wonder what life will be like in 2106.
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Very interesting, Richard.
My mother was just 98 years old, born in 1908.
At age 97, she switched box springs and mattresses between two bedrooms, all by herself.
They made things stronger back in those days.
Bill
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Fascinating Richard - in particular - just 30 souls in Las Vegas. Oh boy - have things ever changed ;)
As often I see what pics I can add to this thread of variety - so - first another rainbow taken an hour ago as sun was getting low - not overly remarkable but always like them
Other pic is my still quite new recent plane build - a SIG (no not the gun!) 4 Star - powered by a .75 turning a 13x6, for those who fly models!! Span about 72"
Had about 12 flights and getting to push the envelope a bit - nice plane with plenty of aerobatic potential. Just finished another too actually - much smaller but ultra aerobatic - will take a pic sometime.
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd7/rainbow-16-cr-s.jpg)
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd7/4star-06.jpg)
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Beautiful work, Chris. So here's a video link for you:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8185503357916397815&q=model+airplanes
Now, can you tell me how you all get these models to stop and reverse in midair? :o
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Richard S,
That's the most amazing model airplane flying demonstration I've ever seen. How can a fixed wing model do that? I have a friend who flies model helicopters that can't maneuver like the fixed wing model in your link! :o
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Outstanding!
I didn't know such things were possible.
Bill
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Great link Richard - and yes some very fine flying there.
Let me explain this one - last coupla years or so have seen the emergence of not just more elctric powered stuff but also small ''foamies''.
These planes - about 15-18" span are thin sheet foam entirely, except for usually a carbon fiber tube leading edge. They use mini servo's and receiver - small but good capacity Lithium batteries and a brushless motor. The motor has an ESC (electronic speed control) - also pretty small.
So - they weight mere ounces and are very manouverable - power to weight usually leaves a power surplus thus prop-hanging is possible. I suspect here the set-up included an option to switch motor rotation so briefly it became a 'pusher'' rather than ''puller''.
Due to the low mass and large control surface throws - these things can do seemingly impossible, crazy manouvers - lot's of fun and certainly great to watch. The pilot here was probably a young guy and well practiced.
Couple more pics today - one is simply a spider web this morning - as per time of year, dew covered - tho pic hardly does it justice really. This was round at my flying field where I had a few flights in my new small aerobat - now taken a pic.
Small plane - 48" span and .46 motor. Large surfaces and throws - I reckon I can on high rates do three 360's rolling inside one second!! Blink and you miss it!
I still enjoy my large 1/4 scale planes but these small ones are great for doing tricks :)
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd7/spider-web-81-s.jpg)
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd7/uproar-86-s.jpg)
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I've stumbled onto this great one-bedroom, high-rise condominium on the island of Oahu. Admittedly, it lacks a few amenities, such as indoor plumbing, and occupancy is not recommended during tropical storms. However, the view of the ocean is said to be teriffic! ;)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/HighRiseUnitonOahu.jpg)
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Richard, how do you know it has no head? :o
Tom
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Dang Richard - you found my time-share!!! :o ;D
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How did they get it up there?
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How did they get it up there?
Very carefully, I would imagine -- unless, of course, the photograph is fake. 8)
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I've stumbled onto this great one-bedroom, high-rise condominium on the island of Oahu. Admittedly, it lacks a few amenities, such as indoor plumbing, and occupancy is not recommended during tropical storms. However, the view of the ocean is said to be teriffic! ;)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/HighRiseUnitonOahu.jpg)
Richard,
That is a pic of my secretly located Deer blind!! :o
I would appreciate it if you do not share anymore.. ;)
That is a great pic for sure..
Brenden
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Posted this on another board having found the pic - not sure if I posted it here before or not - anyways, just an old man's nostalgia!!
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Rifle shooting with Parker Hale tweaked target Enfield MkIV. Nice adjustable aperture rear sight, blade front.
Found I had a pic - see below - which is a score sheet from a score book (one of three) I still have, going back to when I shot in UK at Bisley ranges. I was still at school (last year) but in what was the equivalent of ROTC - and this was a competition shoot April of 1963 when I was 18.
This was part of my intro to shooting really and most enjoyable. We shot 200 and 500 and this was the record of hits at 500. I recall with a smile, the spotting was done by the CO ( his writing was distinctive) - who we called ''Major Jump" - because he liked to catch folks out at odd times and say -''Ahhh - made you jump'' LOL!
Anyways - this was my average score - we did two sighters and seven to count - using issue Radway and Green std ball .303 ammo. I never got a ''possible'' ever - but did manage fairly consistent 32's and 33's (ex 35) and so did my bit!
I am surprised I have any hearing left - as back then ear protection was (if lucky) a twisted piece of cleaning patch in each ear!!!
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/shoot5/bisley-500.jpg)
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Chris:
Wow! :o
If the U. S. Army or Marine Corps recruiters had gotten their hands on you then (1963), you would have been assigned immediately to "Sniper" training and shipped directly off to Viet Nam.
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Never struck me as all that remarkeable Richard really - tho I guess because our team members (Shooting eight) all shot well it was all relative, one to another! We did win quite a few awards between 60 and 63.
I must say, the MkIV was really a very fine long range rifle and capable of very close grouping. That 500 target was IIRC about 4 x 6 feet in size, so pretty big. Forget bull dimensions - guessing about 10" - but at that range it still all looked like the usual postage stamp :D
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Chris,
Speaking of hearing protection we never even thought about it when I was young and shooting .22s. Luckily it was mainly rifles - if it were pistols I would be in really bad shape. When our ears rang we knew it would stop in time -never realizing that any ringing is a result of damage. Now they never stop ringing - something I live with - somedays worse than others. Now I even use hearing protection cutting grass. When I shot I use both plugs and muffs.
Then say with all the iPods type devices we a breeding many future hearing aid users.
I think what hurt my ears most where the many hours on the tractor without protection for over twenty years.
Now what got me on to this ........
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Chris,
When our ears rang we knew it would stop in time -never realizing that any ringing is a result of damage. Now they never stop ringing - something I live with - somedays worse than others. Now I even use hearing protection cutting grass. When I shot I use both plugs and muffs.
If misery welcomes company, I also have constant tinnitus. My physician attributes it to many of the same reasons you describe for yours together with ear infections I regularly got each summer as a teenaged lifeguard and some ear damage I later incurred while SCUBA diving. Like you, I now wear ear plugs and muffs when shooting in an effort to prolong the inevitable move to hearing aids.
This thing called the aging process has its drawbacks, but it still beats the alternative. 8)
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Many men my age (54) seem to have this, including me. My Doc says it's pretty much unavoidable. It's not alot of fun, but fairly easy to adjust to. :P
As a hint to any young guys out there... when in doubt - wear hearing protection, even when just doing simple things "like mowing the lawn". ;)
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I also have a bad case of ear ringing, almost certainly from gun fire when I was young.
It's no fun.
I recommend everyone consider wearing both foam ear plugs and ear muffs.
Bill
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Reading you guy's telling about your tinnitus etc makes me realize just how darned lucky I must be at 61!!!!
When shooting the MkIV it was less the noise from actually being the shooter - as when it was my turn to spot for another guy - and then the blast on my right ear was pretty savage!
Funny too tho - it is my left ear that has some loss - not too severe but enough that I do not interpret speech easily - it comes over not so much muted as unclear.
Guess I am just plumb lucky - and of course shoot with hearing protection and have done for last 25 years.
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Congrats! You are very lucky! :D
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Tinnitus sufferers unite! Yeah, count me in. I think mine is more a result of fireworks with too short fuses, or maybe I just held on too long. I'm sure the mowing the lawn at age 16 with the walkman turned up full volume didn't help either. Oh yeah, and the constant ear infections as a kid that led to 40% hearing loss before I had the tubes implanted.
I have learned to tune it out, but there were times when that was impossible. I was in Montana in the middle of nowhere a couple years back and it was quiet. There was no noise from cars or planes or people. It was beatiful, except for the ringing in my ears that made me happy for the breeze which muffled it some. I was never more aware of the ringing than that day. I now wear earplugs while doing anything with loud noises. I'll do whatever I can to try and keep it from getting worse.
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Tinnitus sufferers unite! Yeah, count me in.
Hear, hear! (Pun intended. ;) )
There's even an association for us tinnitus victims -- for what little help or comfort that may be.
http://www.ata.org/about_tinnitus/
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Richard,
Thank you for that excellent link regarding ear ringing.
Bill
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One more for the hearing loss. Rock and roll, Guns and Diving in that order have taken their toll. Now when my wife is picking on me I just say What? Can't hear you Honey
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Goodbye Summer.
The local Dairy Queen is closing for the season this weekend, so Spencer went for his last ice cream treat there until spring.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/icecream.jpg)
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Dave:
It would appear that Spenser is enjoying the life to which he deserves to be accumstomed. :D
You're right -- Summer is over. And the water is getting colder at Critter Creek.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/seasonchangeatcrittercreek.jpg)
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Richard,
You're several states more south so I would think your leaves would turn a little later.
Can you see the stream (crik as we say around here) from the house.
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Hi folks - sorry, haven't been in much last coupla days.
Yes indeed, places are closing down and there are leaves in the pond. In fact Bonnie took out the remaining goldfish today to take them in for their boring (jn tank) winter sojourn.
Leaves are well coloring up here now - and if you'll excuse the cheat - this is the view from back of my place but last year - it is to all intents just the same over again!
Not in view but - couple of largish ponds near that tree line and the geese have been congregating there last two nights - what a noise!!
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd4/fall-228-s.jpg)
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Richard,
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Can you see the stream (crik as we say around here) from the house.
Dave:
Yes, you can stand on the steps of the cabin and toss a pebble into the creek (crik) and its pond.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/Sep0505.jpg)
Chris:
That is beautiful foliage!
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Chris,
Great pics of the trees... ;D
Here in Northern MI today,we are not "peak" as yet-it's a weird year as the wind and cold has not happened at the same time as yet!!
A shot on the the back of my acreage today..
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/glockme/100_2763.jpg)
72 today and what a great day!!! 8)
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72 today and what a great day!!!
Oh, well - happy birthd ................... oh, you mean the temperature!!! :o ;D ;D Just kiddin ;)
Nice pic Brenden - majestic trees but I guess fewer maples in that lot and so, as yet anyways, not so much of the reds.
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Brenden:
Beautiful photograph indeed.
Our trees are starting to change down here, especially in the higher elevations, but they are definitely a long way behind yours. In the valleys, the dogwoods, tulip poplars, and other early changers are starting to turn with the maples soon following and the oaks bringing up the rear.
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Brenden,
I love to see thick woods like that!
I've always wanted to have a narrow driveway going deep into a woods, where there is a clearing with a beautiful house.
Nobody would know you were there.
You could put up a sign that says: Warning. Keep Out. This property protected by Rohrbaugh Brothers R9S. :)
We went on our honeymoon to Cadillac in early October and the trees were absolutely sensational. You live in a beautiful area for miles around.
Bill
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Oh, well - happy birthd ................... oh, you mean the temperature!!! :o ;D ;D Just kiddin ;)
Nice pic Brenden - majestic trees but I guess fewer maples in that lot and so, as yet anyways, not so much of the reds.
Chris,
Maples in my area are more yellow than vibrant red this year..
It must be that "global warming" thing.. ;)
Yes-72 Degrees,appreciate the "thought" though!! ;D
Richard,
Mother nature will provide eventually!! :)
Bill,
Cadillac area is a nice spot for sure-I love calling it home... 8)
Thanks guys again for all the pics..
Brenden
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Those pictures remind me of some of the things I miss most about the north; the crisp air, the crunch of leaves under foot, and the colors. Everytime I see a photo of the leaves in color it reminds me of a fall backpacking trip about 13 years ago. A friend and I were hiking down off of a mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, during Columbus weekend as a matter of fact. We were walking through this large stand of birch trees that were all at peak color, golden yellow. It had been snowing when we got up that morning, but upon reaching that grove of birch trees the sun came out and the rays hit with brilliant effect right on that patch of woods. We were walking through a patch of living gold. I can still picture that sight. By the time we reached the bottom it was a beautiful day and about 75 degrees out. That was a good trip.
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Brenden - happy belated birthday :)
Brenden,
I love to see thick woods like that!
I've always wanted to have a narrow driveway going deep into a woods, where there is a clearing with a beautiful house.
Nobody would know you were there.
Bill
Thanks for the nice pictures guys.
Bill - my house is as state above - a half mile in from the road with the house surrounded all around by 100 year old oaks, with maples, cherry, elms scattered in. Hauled away about 150 twelve foot log sections just to bulld the house. It is all very beautiful and peaceful. When I come home from work the day's troubles just melt away.
Last Sunday had 8 deer in front of the house and 15 turkeys in the back, a hawk catching a chipmunk on the side, all at the same time. The deer and turkeys then joined up together - have seen that many times.
Now for the bad part.
Very soon I will be buried in leaves - and this is just the areas right around the house were I have grass - I don't worry about the rest of the woods. When I say buried I mean it.
You will not be able to see my roof. You can't just blow them to the side since it will be like a 4 foot fence and become tick haven. I can't take a chance burning leaves living in the woods. So I haul them out. Last year about 15 large pickup truck loads. Many hours of work.
I should buy one of those Cyclone Rakes to suck and grind the leaves up but I have a hard time spending the $1600 for two weeks.
Really not complaining though - just part of living in the woods. It is beautiful right now. You can go out and hear the constant noise of falling acorns.
Just a repeat of three picture taken from inside the house (how the "Outside My Windows" series started) that the old timers here may remember. Sorry for the repeat - shows some examples of living in the woods.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1000444.jpg)
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1000486.jpg)
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1000466.jpg)
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Dave,
That's just an awesome place you have. I'm very jealous.
As for leaves, I use natural techniques, mainly wind. My careful research reveals there will be a day in November when everything will blow away.
Your pictures are always stunning!
Bill
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This is probably a waste of your time, but anyway here is a satellite photo of my place. It shows a sandbar 230 yards offshore, which is not visible from the beach because it is underwater.
There is a path to the house, which has a small circle above it looking like a cursive "e". That is our firepit.
(http://home.comcast.net/~michigunnerII/onlinestorage/lake1.jpg)
(http://home.comcast.net/~michigunnerII/onlinestorage/lake3.jpeg)
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Beyootiful!
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What Tracker said! :)
Yes - always pro's and con's to any place we live I guess - rough with smooth etc. I do know tho Dave - your location would be a major contender for a dream vacation location!
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Dave & Bill:
Thanks for posting those photos! You both live in absolutely beautiful corners of this wonderful land of ours.
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Dave,
As for leaves, I use natural techniques, mainly wind. My careful research reveals there will be a day in November when everything will blow away.
Bill
Bill - the wind solution for leaves does not work for me. The trees bock the wind at ground level. One of my scary times are when we have a big wind storm and the tall huge trees start to sway back and forth.
Bill - I love the water. You must do some very nice peaceful walks along the beach.
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Richard,
You have Critter Creek and Dolly World - and let us not forget Davey Crockett - and doesn't get much better than that.
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Tracker
You have spent a lot of your life at 30,000 ft. - now those are memories of beautiful scenes.
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Chris - you old Brit
Some of my best memories of fall was riding my motorcycle around your area taking pictures of covered bridges - and you can do it everyday. Maybe some day I'll get another bike.
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Richard,
You have Critter Creek and Dolly World - and let us not forget Davey Crockett - and doesn't get much better than that.
Dave:
Yes, for someone who just twelve years ago was mired down in some serious "unpleasantness" in West Africa, I'm one lucky guy.
And speaking of David Crockett, his boyhood home is only about a mile from our house:
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/CrockettTavern.gif)
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Richard - well if Davey's boyhood home is that close to you - and he killed a bar (bear) as a kid - maybe he got that bear on Crittter Creek.
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Dave:
Critter Creek Cabin is about 45 miles south of us in the Great Smoky Mountains. We live here in the valley between the the Cumberland Mountain range to the north and the Great Smoky Mountains to the south. However, we did have a black bear wander through town earlier this year. It was spotted on the gounds of a local nursing home. By the time the Animal Control officials arrived, the bear had disappeared into the woods leading up to Crockett Ridge, leaving the residents of the nursing home with a lot to talk about for the next few weeks. So . . . it may well be that Davy got his first "b'ar" right around these here parts. ;)
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One of my wife's cousins sent this link to us overnight. If you love this country and admire the late John Wayne, open the link, turn up the sound, and get ready to be inspired:
http://sagebrushpatriot.com/america.htm
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Ah yes - the Duke speaks.
I have that saved somewhere and it is a joy to listen too :)
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Just checking in. After reading posts for the last week or so I just want to say that this is one fine group of people. Nice folks living in nice places. We are all very lucky. Amazing how a little gun can bring a bunch of like minded people together. Dan
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Dan - I'm sure we all agree with you.
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I'll be off line for a few days for surgery to repair some residual damage left over from a reckless past. (It seems the older I get the more body parts I need to repair or replace.)
Take care of the Forum, my friends. As the "Governator" might say, "I'll be baaack." ;)
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Richard,
I wish you a speedy recovery. God Bless.
Bill
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We will all be wishing you a fast heal up period!!! ;)
All the best my friend!!
Brenden
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Big ditto from me too Richard - hurry on back ya hear - we'll leave the light on :)
Hope all goes smoothly - take care.
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Richard , Hope all goes well and you are back soon. Dan
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Richard
Give us a yell when you return to the nest all fixed up.
Dave
Has anyone heard how Tom Watson's month plus hospital stay is going. Anyone know what hospital Tom is in - would like to give him a ring.
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I'm baack!
First of all, has anyone heard from or about Tom Watson ("theirishguard")?
As for me, I'm now sporting a scar from the inside of my right eye socket down along the side of my nose which a Nineteenth Century Prussian military cadet would have coveted as a dueling scar. This was the third sinus surgery I've had in the past year. The first started simply enough as an endoscopic procedure to repair a deviated septum left over from a broken nose and to remove a sinus polyp. The second, also endosopic, was an attempt to remove a papilloma revealed in the pathology report from the first procedure. The papilloma kept growing, so this time they filleted me like a salmon, removed the problem, rebuilt the cheekbone, and left me looking like the aforementioned Prussian cadet.
No matter. My wife says she'll still keep me. ;)
Thanks, guys, for the good wishes. It's good to be back.
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Welcome back Richard - wasn't the same without you - sounds like you had a good time. :)
Someone on the Seecamp forum visited Tom Watson in the hospital this past week. They reported that Tom was hoping to be home and back online in about ten days or less.
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Richard - welcome back Sir - I hope the ''duelling scar'' is quick to heal. Sounds like you must have, surgically speaking - been to hell and back.
Dave thx for news on Tom - have missed him too - be good to have him back posting again. Haven't heard of late how Kathryn (IIRC - hope I remember right) is doing too.
I had a fun shoot Sunday pm and here is a pic I got of a guy's ''Deagle" .50, which I had just shot too before this. Not super sharp as hand held camera but - lovely fire :D
Also - here is a link to a short vid of some Tannerite I took being ''ignited'' LOL. Tannerite-time (http://www.thingameez.com/vid-download/tannerite-time.wmv) - lotsa fun :)
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/shoot7/deagle-blast-91-s.jpg)
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Chris:
Great photograph, as usual, of the "Deagle" .50AE. I love the feel of the thing's gas operated cycling mechanism when it's shot.
For those who may have missed it, here's a link to John Taffin's review of the DE .50AE reprinted with permission from the August 2005 edition of GUNS MAGAZINE:
http://www.magnumresearch.com/docs/GunsMag-08-05.pdf
I've posted this photo before, but it gives a quick comparison of what I call "the large and the small of the matter." ;)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/IMIMRDesertEagle.jpg)
And by the way, after viewing your Tannerite video, it occurs to me that I have some trees and brush that need clearing down at Critter Creek. ;D
(Had to edit this a few times to get it right. Rx meds seem to be kicking in. No driving or range time for me today. :-/)
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Joke for a lazy Sunday:
A new soldier was on sentry duty at the main gate of a maximum-security installation. His written orders posted in the guard house were clear; no vehicle was to be permitted under any circumstances to pass through the gate unless it had a certain sticker on the windshield authorizing its admission.
An Army sedan driven by a corporal and having a passenger in the right-rear seat wearing the uniform and insignia of rank of a brigadier general approached the gate.
Stepping out of the guard house, the sentry held up his hand and said, "Halt, who goes there?"
"This is General Jones," the driver said.
"I'm sorry," the sentry responded, "but I can't let you enter the installation. Your vehicle does not have the required authorization sticker on its windshield."
The general, leaning forward in his seat, said, "Drive on!"
The sentry said, "No, Sir! You really can't come through. I have strict orders to use all necessary force to prevent any vehicle not bearing the proper sticker on the windshield from entering this installation."
With obvious irritation, the general barked, "I'm telling you, corporal, drive on!"
The sentry walked around to the rear window of the sedan, leaned over, and said, "General, Sir, I'm kinda new at this sort of thing. Am I supposed to shoot you or the driver?"
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Nice one Richard ;D
Here are some <cough> recommendations for living - you may have seen them
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1. If you are choking on an ice cube, don't panic. Simply pour a cup of
boiling water down your throat and presto, the blockage will be almost
instantly removed.
2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting
someone else to hold them while you chop away.
3. Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat by simply
using the sink.
4. For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for
a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to use a
timer.
5. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives. Then you
will be afraid to cough.
7. Have a bad toothache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you will
forget about the toothache.
Sometimes, we just need to remember what the rules of life really are:
You only need two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the duct tape.
And, Remember:
1. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
2. Never pass up an opportunity to go to the bathroom.
3. If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You get another chance.
4. And finally, be really nice to your family and friends; you never know
when you might need them to empty your bedpan.
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Hauling Away the Leaves
Well living in the forest can be beautiful - but in the fall there is a big downside - you are buried in leaves.
Hauling away one of many leaf piles to dump deeper into the woods.
Something evey MountainMan needs to haul logs, plow the half mile to the road in the winter, and etc.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010158.jpg)
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Dave, is that your new winter car? ;D ::)
Tom
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Tom
That is what I drive when I want to "Pick Up Women". And since the Bobcat can lift 1600 pounds - at 130 lb a lady - heck - that is a lot of women ;)
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You're welcome to all the leaves Dave!!!
Love the Bobcat tho - always wanted one - just ''because'' - but to be honest probably would not exploit it fully.
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Dave, now that is good duty for the bobcat ;) ;D ::) Tom
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Love the Bobcat tho - always wanted one - just ''because'' - but to be honest probably would not exploit it fully.
Chris - you got your big toy - that nice motorcycle :)
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Tom
That is what I drive when I want to "Pick Up Women". And since the Bobcat can lift 1600 pounds - at 130 lb a lady - heck - that is a lot of women ;)
There has to be a new country song in that -- "There's Something About a Bobcat Man." ;)
I like that machine!
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Here is your penguin
http://www.star28.net/snow.html
1. Type in your name
2. Be patient and wait for a second
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Haha - Dave - that is real cool. Love it :)
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Dave:
Great! I've already sent it to four friends. Thank you. :D
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Richard - how are things at Critter Creek - do you go there in the winter also.
Dave
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Everything at Critter Creek is going as it should. We just returned from three days there. Winter is on its way, and we go there whenever we can, rain or shine, sleet or snow. It has become my version of Walden Pond where I travel much without having to travel far.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/crittercreekpreparingforwinger-1.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/greatroomatcrittercreek.jpg)
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Richard
Beautiful
Doesn't get much better - looks SO RELAXING
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Going back to the original theme of Outside My Windows:
Buck in the Early Dawn
This buck walked by the house in the woods as it was just starting to get light this morning.
Picture taken through the kitchen window.
Hunting season starts tomorrow - hope it makes it through the next two weeks.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010170.jpg)
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Dave:
Once again, you provide us with a stunningly beautiful photograph! I also hope that buck "hunkers down" and makes it through the season -- and I say that as a formerly avid deer hunter.
News from Critter Creek: A black bear was hit and killed by a neighbor's automobile on the road one night last week a mile from the cabin -- a sad end to a noble creature and near total damage to a new automobile. Also, a young bull elk was just spotted in a nearby orchard foraging on fallen apples.
The bears have come down from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in unusual numbers this year foraging for food due to a small crop of acorns in the mountains. The elk must have been expelled by a dominant bull from a herd introduced into the Park a few years ago over around Cades Cove.
Thanks again for posting that great photograph.
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Beautiful pic Dave - it must be fascinating looking out of your windows - often!
I want to get out tomorrow for first day of buck here but rather doubt it'll happen - my old back is having its usual fun and games and chances of me staying still in any one spot for more than 10 minutes is about zero!
In truth these days - I'd rather watch than shoot.
Hey - you know I am a meddling old phart - well - had to play with your pic a bit just to bring the sun up a bit higher ;)
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd8/buck2.jpg)
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Richard - a black bear is one creature I have never seen around the house but they are seen in the area on and off. If they like acorns I got so many sometimes it is like you are walking on marbles.
Chris - thanks for making it a little lighter. I'll wake up before dawn tomorrow and put on all the outside floods - there are 16 of they - so hopefully any hunters around will know the direction of the house.
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Richard - I see PA and your great state of Tenn. have a carry agreement now. Too bad we from PA can't get there without going through states that don't recognize PA carry.
Dave
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Christmas Eve
Dad - you did send my letter to Santa didn't you?
And why haven't you brushed me for several days - I need to look nice for Santa.
(the sign of the "Cross" on Spencer's back is the result of an operation scar from five years ago - only shows up when he is curly)
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010242.jpg)
Christmas Morning
One of Santa's elves delivers a Christmas gift.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010248.jpg)
Tearing it open
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010253.jpg)
Giving a toy the Spencer torture test.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010259.jpg)
Life is good.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010257.jpg)
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Dave, what a dog!! ;D Tom
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Great pics Dave :)
I realized yet again I had not slipped by in a while - heck the time goes so fast.
Hope everyone had a good Christmas and will take this opportunity to wish y'all the very best for 2007.
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[size=10]patrician
adjective
Of high birth or social position: aristocratic, blue-blooded, elite, highborn, highbred, noble, thoroughbred, upper-class, wellborn.[/size]
Spencer is very patrician.
8)
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Just took some pics of folk's lights around us - they'll soon be done, for another year.
It's hard to do justice to some displays by a mere photograph but - here are a few touches of color. A small compensation for winter!
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd8/xmaslights-628-s.jpg)
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd8/xmaslights-635-s.jpg)
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd8/xmaslights-639-s.jpg)
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd8/xmaslights-643-s.jpg)
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That should put everyone in the mood for Christmas, Tom
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[glb]Happy New Year forum buddies[/glb]
The ball just dropped up here and the mountain folks have finally stopped shooting.
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Back at you Dave - and all.
I did add to my local ''symphony'' on the dot of 12 - just five quick rounds from the SKS - into ground i might add :)
Let's hope for a reasonably uneventful 2007 - and remember our boys out in the hot spots too.
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Happy New Year, gentlemen!
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/fireworksbehindstatueofliberty.jpg)
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Happy new year to all on this forum, may this year be one of your best. May God bless our troops out there and keep them safe. This may be Armys year to beat Navy. Tom
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Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year. Been sooo busy have alot of catching up to do. Dan
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[size=14]Winter Deer[/size]
Nothing special - just some winter deer taken through the windows late today.
They are around the house most days - sometimes up to twenty.
The deer bed around the house almost every night.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010295.jpg)
My dog buddy Spencer and a three year old Buck have a staring contest.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010297.jpg)
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Dave, very nice picture of Spencer's buddy. You should let him in the house so he can get out of the cold. ;D Tom
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Dave:
Those are wonderful photographs, as usual! Thanks.
I'm glad to see that you apparently managed to pull off your escape and evasion from that left-wing enclave in which I understand your last mission required you to travel. ;)
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Dave Nice picture of that buck. I'm suprised he hasn't shed his horns yet. Dan
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Winter in the forest - or - What a difference several months make
When I want to unwind I sit in my favorite recliner and look out at the woods.
The calming affect of the lush green forest.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/fireplace2-1.jpg)
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010131.jpg)
And now today – find Spencer
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010326.jpg)
Sunrise this morning through the icy woods
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010298.jpg)
And then the heavens opened up
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010325.jpg)
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010317.jpg)
Snowing harder still – time to get the Bobcat out and start plowing
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/melissa1948/P1010320.jpg)
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We had another fall this evening but minor compared to yours Dave ........ maybe right now I am glad to be a bit more South and lower elevation;)
Lovely pics as always - thank you. Nothing here that can match those right now.
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Dave, great looking pictures as always. What a beautiful spot to let the day roll by. Tom
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Nice pictures. I do miss the snow sometimes. Here are some photos taken last week from sunny, or not so sunny this winter, Florida.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/Rocnerd/Nature/Evergladeslandscape.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/Rocnerd/Nature/MoreLillyPads.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/Rocnerd/Nature/LiveOak.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/Rocnerd/Nature/snapperandpretzel.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/Rocnerd/Nature/Grasshopper.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/Rocnerd/Nature/Evergladesflower.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/Rocnerd/Nature/PilatedWoodpecker.jpg)
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Very nice Roc - the first and third looks like they could of been taken on the African Plain. Of course I never have been there - but Richard has.
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Roc:
Are you sure you weren't in the savannah?
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/acaciatree.jpg)
;)
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Ok guys, it is snowing out in the back yard. So much for global warming. Those idiots in DC are trying to blame it on US.
Tom
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Most of those were taken down in Everglades National Park. The one of the Pilated Woodpecker, bad photo I know, was up towards Lake Okeechobee. I'll get to the African Savannah one of these days though.
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Here's a real cool pic! My son emailed me four pics and this was the best - apparently Niagara falls 1911 ....... and wondering if our sustained low temps up here last week and more would lead to same.
Pretty spectacular!
(http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/thr/img_assd9/niagara2.jpg)
Dave - am thinking, even tho we don't use this thread a whole lot - perhaps kick off OMW VI soon. This is up to page 15 and quite an image burden now too. That should keep us taken care of for a good few months.
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