The amazing MacNaughton ‘Skeleton.’ I’ve lived happily for 49 years, not knowing this gun existed… now I can’t stop thinking about it. We discuss this and other fine Scottish shotguns on the latest episode of A Break in the Action Full podcast episode here: linktr.ee/abreakintheaction An iconic Scottish gun design.
Seine
Pont Neuf at Paris, Gustave Camille Gaston Cariot, (1872-1950) He was a French self-taught artist of the 19th and early 20th century. Five eagerly anticipated events in the Paris Olympics will be the mens and womens 10 kilometer marathon swimming races, as well as the 1,500 meter swimming section of three triathlon events. Why? Because …
Nothing new in shooting and eye dominance issues.
There’s a lot going on here and I would say this is unique but a pair of these boxlock non-ejectors were made for a client who clearly struggled with eye dominance issues. Firstly the reverse safety – pull back to fire – that’s not unique and I have seen it on some special orders from …
180 degrees Fahrenheit.
Today in Iran they recorded the highest ever heat index on earth. A dewpoint of 36.1 degrees Celsius was recorded which created a heat index of 82.2 degrees Celsius and is equal to 180 degrees Fahrenheit. With the Persian Gulf at 34.9C (95F) the humidity level is extremely high in that region. Our heat …
Erectus
What do we know about the ancestry of Homo erectus? Hawks gives a review on the status of the species. Much was an update to what I knew.
Falcons: Land and Sea
Another exciting afternoon at the Guzzle when a Jaeger was seen out a fair distance hunting and successfully catching a sandpiper, at least twice while we were watching. Apparently they typically steal food from other birds so this was interesting. The Peregrine falcon wasn’t happy to have him in their stomping grounds and gave chase …
Homer, McGuane, etc
Winslow Homer. “Fisherman with Trout”. Homer image new to me. It was posted by Val Atkinson. I was prepared to move on and then thought to check the background. Turns out he was a well known fishing photographer back in the day. I hadn’t heard of him in decades. He seems he is still well …
A murmuration of starlings made with clay
From a recent exhibition by Elly Morgan – a small murmuration of starlings made with clay and smoke-fired. 242 birds in total. Sandra Scott Steve likes murmurations so this may be of interest.
Meteorologist Summer Snow at Glacier National Park
Summer SNOW at Glacier National Park this morning. How amazing is that? This storm is what brings us fall-like temperatures! Meteorologist Lacey Swope I want to run for the tropics.
Who wouldn’t want to do that?
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