Some of you more technical types wouldn't be, but I am amazed. I wanted to get an enlargement of a photo I took recently (the moon one I posted on here). So I decided to try to do it on-line. It took...
Any nautical types on here? Last evening, I posted a sort of a silly thread which included the picture of a sailing ship. It's quite a well known barque amongst sailing type people. Can anyone name...
Decided to go further afield this evening for a beer or two. The weather turned quite hostile on the way back from Olcott NY. Here is a glimpse of the homeward bound trip....
I'm going to have a store-bought chicken pot pie, a baked potato with sour cream, a tossed salad with the requisite hard-boiled eggs. and a side dish of creamed corn. Something really simple; what are...
With the humidex at 44C, I shall traipse languorously, ala Peter O'Toole in the above mentioned movie, over the field in search of my favorite oasis in which to assuage my thirst. Salaam:)...
A friend of mine's grandfather served with the 36th. Ulster Division and survived the Battle of the Somme and the rest of WW1. He asked me to ask on here what steps to take in order to possibly get a...
I'm on a UK site and yet the Ontario Provincial Police is warning me to stay away from the waters around our hydroelectric power stations and dams.. That's quite a long reach isn't it?
Yesterday, tonyav posted some great images on here. In my response I mentioned Ansel Adams. Some of you might be interested in viewing some of his stunning works. Here are quite a few to pick and...
..is finally upon us, and now we begin that inexorable journey in which we shall encounter the abomination of slow but sure dwindling of the daylight hours, and the disquieting knowledge that this...
...FredPuli43's suggestion from 08:03 and saunter across the field to the bar this afternoon. It will be a welcome change from skipping or traipsing across...Cheers!
We all, at times, use the term "irony" or "ironic", and I'm not sure whether or not we, including myself, use it correctly. I would call the following situation ironic: some of you may know that...
Which one of you lot has sent your British weather over 'ere?. The scudding leaden clouds have unleashed a deluge of torrential proportions, whilst a ground-creeping undulating miasma snakes...
Anyone care to join me at the bar? It's 23 degrees and sunny, so the smokers can enjoy the patio at the back or stand on the street and watch the traffic go by. See you in about thirty...