Reader Darrell Mason brought this link on the Raven Gun and its history with the Tower of London to my attention. In the 80s I corresponded quite a bit with Malcolm Appleby, who engraves a lot of things, not just guns. At the time he was doing his series of magical “totem” guns for David …
Month: June 2013
Wildlife In Your Yard
In the depths of the drought (which is real, even if our town well crisis is man- made), wildlife comes to town. Human activity tends to make a green oasis composed of the non- native plants that come with civilization, not to mention gardens, flowers, leaky wells, and other sources of plant nourishment. Deer and …
Almost Random Links
So much information, so many stories, scientific discoveries, photos, art worthy of note– is it the Net or am I just getting slow? A quick run… Al Cambronne’s Deerland is the best book ever about the state of the whitetail deer, its numbers, problems, fans both hunting and non, maniacal fans, and detractors. I liked …
What Birds Say
From John Wilson : Owes something to There’s a Hair in my Dirt I suspect… No water. TWO “meetings’ tonight for those of us who want to sit in irritable crowds in the heat and not be able to shower afterward.
Clapton’s Guns
Apparently Eric Clapton has commissioned and sold more guns than I have (and each and every one was probably worth more than my house). Many articles out there, a few by gunnies, some by folks horrified he would buy guns at all, some just concerned with auction prices. I assume we can all use Google, …
Stealthy Airfoils
I don’t know what else to call this image, sent by John Wilson.
Very Good Dog!
One breed I no longer have but continue to love is the field English springer. Here is a photo of Jerry Scoville’s little Springer Skookum last season, who has retrieved way more than his weight in geese. He is no Chessie– he weighs around 28 pounds, like Taik. Says Jerry: “He slept for ~30 hours …
Free Association
I have been kicking a few unrelated (?) things around, having plenty of material but not feeling, with our tough environmental conditions (no water, heat, impending possible rain making it an uncomfortable mix of steamy and dusty) much like writing a long essay. I was rambling freely through these things to L. and suddenly thought: …
Gratuitous Dog Pics
From Jutta: Nhubia gets her lure. Water: still broken, no decisions made.
Black Forest Fire
You may have seen something about this horrible fire in the national news. I took this picture of the smoke plume from the guest bedroom balcony Tuesday afternoon when the fire was first stirring up. It’s located northeast of Colorado Springs and about 40-45 miles south of us. As of this morning it had burned …