A pic from Haydar Kavak’s Facebook page. From what I can make of it, he is running English pointers for chukar, etc. out of Sivas in Central Turkey. The differences in the approach to dog work vs American work is interesting. To me, it looks like how it was before field trials took over. He has …
Month: February 2025
“Why Do Eagles Break Their Beaks?
You pity the kids trying to learn anything today with this crap everywhere. As Steve Bannon said, “Flood the zone with shit” to confuse, demoralize and control the public.
Shishkin, etc
Brook in a Forest, 1880, Ivan Shishkin I have seen a lot of tree artists in the last year and Shishkin stands out Ivan Shishkin, Pines in the Sun, 1886 Same pic which shows how the web can distort what paintings look like.. Michael Handt (German, 1995) – Last Light in the Forest [oil on …
How To Catch A Baboon.
More I saw this and laughed but it may be based on a grain of truth.
Elk, The Super Deer
Douglas Allenb. 1935Gros Ventre Elkoil on canvas20 x 30 inchessigned lower left. Yukon Wildlife Cams Elk in the Yukon The rack is huge and dark. Acoustic battles for the harem: How the calls of Siberian stags reveal their status and individuality Wapiti tune their calls. The King of Elk Hunting: 480 4/8 Net! A …
Dickson 20-bore Stunner
Dickson 20-bore Vintage Guns Beautiful barrels. Boss round body 12-b. Mechanically excellent. An affordable Boss with good Damascus barrels. Vintage Guns “Affordable” is relative. More Beautiful barrels.. James Woodward 16-bore Vintage Guns Likewise.
Vase Inner Painting
The skill, patience and steady hand it takes to do this is impressive. If there is a term for it I didn’t see it.
Meat and Mongolia
Which countries eat the most Meat? Wealthier nations tend to eat more meat, and the status of meat in local cuisine also plays a significant role in consumption patterns. The United States is at the top of the global meat-eating league. Also, Australia and Argentina. The surprise here is Mongolia. Mongolia’s high meat consumption is …
Another way to kill us all off.
If mirror cells were released into the environment, they would likely be able to quickly proliferate without much restriction. The natural mechanisms that keep ecosystems in balance, including infection and predation, would not work on mirror life. Mirror life Molecules are oriented in a handedness fashion, aka chirality, aka the same things with different geometry. You may …
He wanted it higher but had to compromise.
Dirk Foster One of my tall stands 1400 comments many by comedians