From rq: I have no explanation for this. They were just there one morning, trapped in the fence gate. With all of their eyes. Click for full size!
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From rq: I have no explanation for this. They were just there one morning, trapped in the fence gate. With all of their eyes. Click for full size!
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My first Redpoll sighting and photos, click for full size.
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A Grey Petrel from Lofty, click for full size!
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From Lofty, how very pretty! Click for full size.
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From Charly, click for full size!
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From Giliell, an Eurasian Green Woodpecker, what a beauty! Click for full size.
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From rq: They let the water down for a few weeks in August and you can walk into the river, on what used to be dry land before the advent of hydroelectric stations. Click for full size!
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A Crested Tit, from Giliell, a gorgeous dinosaur! Click for full size.
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From Charly, who I think is being much too modest:
This is the first knife I have made with the help of my out-of-scraps built belt sander and my drill powered lathe. Because this was a learning exercise for me, I took a bunch of old worthless stuff – a rusty file, rusty pipe, some old hinges, broken furniture legs and a piece of cow bone dug out of the ground in the garden. I have also deliberately used only the machines to do most of the work, including polishing – I wanted to see what kind of fit and finish I will be able to get this way.
Because it was learning exercise and because the materials were of bad quality (the pipes were a bit too rusty, I sanded through them at a few places) the result is not something too great, but it is sharp, pointy and dangerous. The design is a sort of hybrid between the Fairbarn-Sykes and a medieval rondel dagger and I freehanded most of it, with almost no measurements.
Stats: overall lenght 33,5 cm, blade length 22 cm, work time approx 12 hours (not including curing of the paint)
I am not intending to stab anyone, but it is extremely good letter opener. Click for full size!
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From Lofty: The local parks and wildlife dept burnt a small reserve at the end of our road, and I took a few pictures a week later during our three day rainy patch, to see how the colours were progressing. I’ll be keeping an eye out to see how the bush regenerates over the next few months. Bonus birdie in the last picture, a magpie looking for fried grubs I suppose. Click for full size!
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A beautiful Jay, from Charly, click for full size.
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Today marks my 60th birthday. Rather surprised I made it this far. I also have to be at Pain Clinic today, so I’m taking the day. TNET will be open, as always. Have fun, and don’t burn down the blog or anything. See you all tomorrow! Well, scratch that. Just got a phone call canceling my appointment for the second time this month, so you are all stuck with one very cranky person for the day. Who has matches?
Bees, having a happy group cake moment, from rq. Everyone loves cake. Click for full size!
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