I just saw the news late last week about a RAF P-40 dating from 1942 that was found in the Egyptian Desert in a remarkable state of preservation. I have seen it referred to as either a “Kittyhawk” or “Warhawk” variant – I’ll have to do a little more research to see which one was sold …
Month: May 2012
Yes, we DID have a tornado!
Off for Texas, but we are getting lots of queries. Try to catch the news clip of James Mansell: “I saw a big funnel cloud come down from the sky and a big twister bust out of the earth…” (Google KOB Socorro county tornado). Photo from Greg Vivian at the Rodeo.
Just a few links
(I have a million but) Neutrino Cannon links to an unusually clear video of what tumbling pigeons do. He is also the only blogger of my acquaintance to note the passing at 83 of the man who invented hard rock– in 1958!– Link Wray, the man whose “Rumble” was the only instrumental ever banned on …
Adventure dogs
From Shiri: Tazi Tavi Lane Bellman’s taigan Rustam
Adventure Eli!
First river trip!
(Slightly rushed) news on the run and…
I have been rushing to finish 35,000 words on the Book of Books (rough halfway point); just got them in and am delighted to report that my editor approves! (Especially as I had decided to do it MY way and was therefore a little nervous). Also fighting stress- exacerbated PD and bouts of gout. I …
Wool harvest
Yesterday was shearing day for our herd. First, we crowd the sheep up the loading chute and into the shearing plant. My lead sheep, named Assistant Sheep, sticks her head over the top of the chute to let me know of her displeasure. As the crew of shearers work, each fleece is kicked out the …
A quote…
One you could only get from Dr.John Burchard. A friend on our Asia canine list mentioned letting salukis sleep in the bed, as even Arabs once did a generation ago, when salukis were not dogs. “If the bed is big,”, she asked, “why not? They make such good sleeping companions.” He replied: “That’s what we …
Cherkassov from Vladimir
Vladimir Beregovoy now has copies of his translation (with a slight assist from me) of Cherkassov’s East Siberian Hunter to inscribe. I am not sure of the price–25?– but postage (for a BIG book) is only $5. Jim Cornelius at Frontier Partisans, Dan On the Rock, and Constant Commenter (and wild canid maven) Lane Batot …
Birds and Dogs on YouTube
Walter Hingley sent an interesting if rather relentless clip of a 40 ounce white gyr tiercel taking down a 15 pound Canada goose. The tenacity of the “little” falcon shows why eastern cultures, who appreciate a good fight as much as they do a good flight, prefer gyrs and sakers to peregrines. Browsing in the …