… by Jay Dusard, Libby’s place in Bozeman (Montana) in the 90’s, with Bart and Bo, long gone. JP says: “I love the photo of Steve at age twelve with his dogs (good looking little Aussie!). I love photos of people with their pets or working partners, meaning horses, (And all trades, their gear and …
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Random whimsy dog pic
Ataika’s daughter, Sherri Beregovoy’s Cleo, who looks just like her mother before Taik turned gray, with her beloved artificial litter of toys.
Big Changes
They made daughter in law Niki an offer they couldn’t refuse (nor would I have), and she and Jackson and Eli are off to work and live at what may be the most unique college in the US: Deep Springs. Photos by Jackson, zooming in: I will encourage Jack to write something about the place. …
Frederick Scott
William’s nephew, Frederick built guns in the first two decades of the century, in Birmingham but with London styling. This is a 12 bore, proofed for 2 3/4″ 1 1/4 ounce shells (!- I will not shoot anything that stout in a gun that weighs just over six pounds!), barrles that are an unusual (or …
A quote or two
From Gerry Cox: “There’s a saying in the world of antique furniture, ‘The only substitute for knowledge is money, a lot of money.’ ” Of course the reverse is also true– see the gun featured just a post or two above… Not at ALL “By the Way”; Gerry has joined two of our inner guns- …
In and Out
I am sorry for spotty posting– heat, drought, stress, work, waiting (on money, on decisions), business, relatives (good- more on that coming), a dead car, the damned Post Office, Libby’s knee, sleeplessness engendered by all above, “Parkiness” generated by sleeplessness, visitors; even pigeons (removing 40- some ferals who have invaded during our dry spring); all …
Random Ravens
This picture Daniela sent of her many years ago in Alpaugh with one of Dan Belkin’s ravens promted me to go to Wiki, where I found this pic of a huge species in Ethiopia dining on scraps from a still bigger bird’s dinner. “…. the lozenged tail of the pseudo- phoenix the lambslayer’s water and …
Gun Teaser
As I continue to work the Rubik’s Cube, seeking affordable perfection. More to come… You may try to guess the maker…
New Project
I am about to start guest blogging on Parkinson’s, I hope more amusingly than not, at the UNM Health Science Center’s new blog . (My neurologist, who appears above, works there and has encouraged me to write for them). The link goes to Lauren Lewis’s excellent intro; the film above is not a bad intro …
Gerry has a Blog! (& other Internet News)
Gerry Cox, a founding member of our small group of writing- hunting- eating- gun nut- lit- crit sporting gents, (another is The Old Gunkie), has been hounded by us into starting his own blog. It will be good. He is the only talented amateur gunsmith I know who has published in English Literary Renaissance, and …