Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Jack Black]

Thought it may have been me at my end, but only got my computer fixed 5 months ago with all the latest software and hardware and runs like a charm. Not here though.

I hope it's fixed soon Leon, real PITA

Great to tag along virtually on you walk Jack
A variety of landscapes along the way to keep things interesting. Some very old trees too by the looks of it.

I chuckled when I saw your choice of bars for your walk.
Just today my wife sent me to do some grocery shopping and, after being confronted with way too many choices at the supermarket I picked up a box of Larabar.

I can not recall trying them before however I just finished a couple of them and wash them down with yerba mate.

I was exhausted after the walk and needed to fuel up

Thank you Dan, that is quite a coincidence my friend Larabar are not widely available here, and that's the first time I've bought them myself. A few months back, I decided to send screened porch a few vegan treats, so called in at a health food shop. I didn't realise Larabar were actually made in the US, otherwise I probably would have picked something else. After I had filled up the small box with various things, there were a couple of Larabar left over, so I put them on one side, and added them to my bag when I suddenly decided to go out for a walk yesterday. I enjoyed them with a cup of strong black coffee Nice pic Dan

Keeping the theme going. Afternoon tea time, cuppa and banana cake. Charles looking on..

That banana cake looks good with your WCLF Leon, I haven't had that in ages One of the brewery's here, used to make a banana bread beer, which I've had a few times

Good morning Guardians, hope your week is going OK. Looking at the weather today, I picked a good day for a walk yesterday! It was a nice treat I had originally planned to get lunch at the end of my walk, but by the time I had walked through the park, so many dog-owners had let their dogs wipe their muddy paws all over my jacket and trousers, that I was absolutely filthy, and didn't think I'd be let in anywhere! Trousers went in the washing-machine, but I'm still trying to get the mud off my jacket, which is less easily cleaned Apart from that, I just need to get on with the work I neglected yesterday! Have a good day everyone, we're halfway through the week now

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

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I didn't realise Larabar were actually made in the US

News to me, too.
Thanks again.

 

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I didn't realise Larabar were actually made in the US

Oh, fie! It got me again with the interminable hang-time/double post.

 

[Onebigbill]

Jack, Some really splendid out door photos of the countryside and of course your HHB.

I hope it's fixed soon Leon, real PITA

Thank you Dan, that is quite a coincidence my friend Larabar are not widely available here, and that's the first time I've bought them myself. A few months back, I decided to send screened porch a few vegan treats, so called in at a health food shop. I didn't realise Larabar were actually made in the US, otherwise I probably would have picked something else. After I had filled up the small box with various things, there were a couple of Larabar left over, so I put them on one side, and added them to my bag when I suddenly decided to go out for a walk yesterday. I enjoyed them with a cup of strong black coffee Nice pic Dan

That banana cake looks good with your WCLF Leon, I haven't had that in ages One of the brewery's here, used to make a banana bread beer, which I've had a few times

Good morning Guardians, hope your week is going OK. Looking at the weather today, I picked a good day for a walk yesterday! It was a nice treat I had originally planned to get lunch at the end of my walk, but by the time I had walked through the park, so many dog-owners had let their dogs wipe their muddy paws all over my jacket and trousers, that I was absolutely filthy, and didn't think I'd be let in anywhere! Trousers went in the washing-machine, but I'm still trying to get the mud off my jacket, which is less easily cleaned Apart from that, I just need to get on with the work I neglected yesterday! Have a good day everyone, we're halfway through the week now

Banana Bread beer? Muddy dogs? Oh dear! HHB on the watch! One fine Lambsfoot knife for sure.

Good morning all. Weather here in coastal NC warming up a bit so I'll be on the links today. Today I will also be back with my Hartshead Barlow.

 

[Jack Black]

News to me, too.
Thanks again.

You're very welcome Jer What was the jerky like, I was quite intrigued by it!

Oh, fie! It got me again with the interminable hang-time/double post.

It's really annoying isn't it?

Jack, Some really splendid out door photos of the countryside and of course your HHB.

Banana Bread beer? Muddy dogs? Oh dear! HHB on the watch! One fine Lambsfoot knife for sure.

Good morning all. Weather here in coastal NC warming up a bit so I'll be on the links today. Today I will also be back with my Hartshead Barlow.
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Thanks Bill Have a great time on the links, your Hartshead Barlow looks better and better

 

[Jack Black]

Had to pick up a package from the post office early. Spotted this on the way

 

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What was the jerky like, I was quite intrigued by it!

That went fast. It was much better than the packets of beef-fat jerky I bought as a kid and still see in the cashiers' lanes.
(I wonder if they still make the Gold Rush bubble gum that came in cloth pokes and could all be fitted in the mouth at once if one was methodical in chewing ("and the strength that the exercise gave to my jaw has lasted the rest of my life".))

 

[JohnDF]

Beautiful Charlie Lamb, my friend.

so many dog-owners had let their dogs wipe their muddy paws all over my jacket and trousers

What is it with dog owners these days?
They take their dogs into stores, restaurants, and pretty much everywhere.
They expect everybody to be as comfortable around their dogs as they are, and find it delightful when they jump on us.
I put my dog in the back yard when people come over and everybody thinks I'm being cruel to him for making him stay out there?
When did dogs become human? Is there a Doggie Bill of Rights somewhere I don't know about? Why am I the bad guy for treating a dog like a dog?

Your HHB is looking regal, Jack.
BTW, you carry that one enough, don't you think it deserves a name?

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Guardians
Hope everybody is having a good week... or at least relieved it's half over.

 

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When did dogs become human? Is there a Doggie Bill of Rights somewhere I don't know about? Why am I the bad guy for treating a dog like a dog?

Yeah. I liked Snoopy better when he was a quadruped, but he went bipedal decades ago.

And anyway, it's a kindness to be put in the back yard when some people come to the front door.

Last Windsor Castle pic:

 

[JohnDF]

I liked Snoopy better when he was a quadruped, but he went bipedal decades ago.

Maybe that's where it all started... Genius observation.

 

[Jack Black]

That went fast. It was much better than the packets of beef-fat jerky I bought as a kid and still see in the cashiers' lanes.
(I wonder if they still make the Gold Rush bubble gum that came in cloth pokes and could all be fitted in the mouth at once if one was methodical in chewing ("and the strength that the exercise gave to my jaw has lasted the rest of my life".))

I might give it a try myself I don't know about the bubble gum, I don't really buy candy, so when I go to buy some for someone else, I am always surprised to see the types of candy still available, or not, and just how much the bars have shrunk since I was a kid

What is it with dog owners these days?
They take their dogs into stores, restaurants, and pretty much everywhere.
They expect everybody to be as comfortable around their dogs as they are, and find it delightful when they jump on us.
I put my dog in the back yard when people come over and everybody thinks I'm being cruel to him for making him stay out there?
When did dogs become human? Is there a Doggie Bill of Rights somewhere I don't know about? Why am I the bad guy for treating a dog like a dog?

It was quite a swanky area I was walking in yesterday, so there's a certain sense of entitlement (if you behaved like that where I live, you'd get handed your teeth!) It was VERY muddy underfoot yesterday, so inevitably, the pooches were extra muddy too, but the first time I encountered one, which jumped up on me repeatedly, there were sheep in the adjacent field, and several notices about having dogs on a leash, and warnings that they'd be shot! You don't often see the latter type of warnings here, so I guess the farmer must have been at the end of his tether (no pun intended). I was talking to another feller, on a different walk, who had got rid of his chicken because they kept getting killed by uncontrolled dogs. Typically, the owners would say they were terribly sorry, and that their dog hadn't done that before, but it's just natural for most dogs to chase chickens or sheep, if they're not under control Every time I got repeatedly pawed, instead of taking hold of the dog, or calling it to heel, the owners would just say sorry, (or not), while standing there watching it happen, and then 2 minutes later, I'd hear them saying the same to someone else I even had one dog start snarling at me, which very rarely happens, and the owner told me that it was because I was wearing black, like it was my fault! Had to resort to some good Anglo Saxon invective in the end I'm afraid I have to say, that I'd much rather have the dogs, than the dog-owners I encountered yesterday Even though, I was annoyed about getting covered in mud, I was a lot more annoyed by the lack of manners and simple courtesy shown by the selfish idiots

Your HHB is looking regal, Jack.
BTW, you carry that one enough, don't you think it deserves a name?

Thank you very much my friend LOL! Yeah, maybe, but I'm not sure I should go there, talking to myself is bad enough!

Good Morning Guardians
Hope everybody is having a good week... or at least relieved it's half over.

Hope yours is going well too John, another great pic of your African Lamb

Yeah. I liked Snoopy better when he was a quadruped, but he went bipedal decades ago.

And anyway, it's a kindness to be put in the back yard when some people come to the front door.

Last Windsor Castle pic:

LOL!

At the very least, it certainly shouldn't be considered a hardship

I've only just realised it's Windsor Castle Jer! Sorry! I had a small ornament of the keep, as a kid, but have never been. Strangely, on the other side of town, there's a rather ugly old prison, which for some reason was modelled on Windsor Castle!

 

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how much the bars have shrunk since I was a kid

But the prices haven't!

there's a rather ugly old prison, which for some reason was modelled on Windsor Castle!

What a cracker-box!

My sister gave me that Windsor Castle miniature. I've never been there either, but I recognized it from the shell-keep, the only intact shell-keep I'm aware of (I know, I should get out more).

Last back-up pic:

 

[Jack Black]

Maybe that's where it all started... Genius observation.

When my kids were young, I used to take them to the cinema most weeks, and had to sit through some really rotten stuff When the Tom & Jerry movie came out, I thought it might be OK, as I've always enjoyed the Fred Quimby cartoons, but it was absolutely terrible, not least since they had given them voices! On the subject of Tom & Jerry, and dogs, I was talking to a woman at Leeds market last week, who had a dog which was the spitting image of Spike!

 

[Jack Black]

But the prices haven't!

Certainly haven't!

What a cracker-box!

My sister gave me that Windsor Castle miniature. I've never been there either, but I recognized it from the shell-keep, the only intact shell-keep I'm aware of (I know, I should get out more).

Last back-up pic:

Well done Jer Good to see your 2018 Ebony buddy

 

[Jack Black]

Lambsfoot content!

 

[JohnDF]

another great pic of your African Lamb

Thank you, Jack.

talking to myself is bad enough!

But I find myself quite entertaining.

Even though, I was annoyed about getting covered in mud, I was a lot more annoyed by the lack of manners and simple courtesy shown by the selfish idiots

Yes, I always blame the owners, never the dogs.

I even had one dog start snarling at me, which very rarely happens, and the owner told me that it was because I was wearing black, like it was my fault!

Short story...
I was out fishing with a buddy and we had to walk the outskirts of a campground to access the water. While passing by the campground, a dog came out to me and started getting aggressive. Every time i tried to take a step, he'd snap at my legs. I looked around the campground and saw the owner laughing, thinking it was quite hilarious... until I pulled my gun out and encouraged him to call off his dog.
I always carry a gun when fishing in bear and mountain lion country... and bad dogs.

 

[Jack Black]

But I find myself quite entertaining.

Yes, I always blame the owners, never the dogs.

Definitely John, the dogs were mostly just being friend Well, being dogs

Short story...
I was out fishing with a buddy and we had to walk the outskirts of a campground to access the water. While passing by the campground, a dog came out to me and started getting aggressive. Every time i tried to take a step, he'd snap at my legs. I looked around the campground and saw the owner laughing, thinking it was quite hilarious... until I pulled my gun out and encouraged him to call off his dog.
I always carry a gun when fishing in bear and mountain lion country... and bad dogs.

LOL! A lot of postmen are bitten by dogs here, and some of the owners boast about it Unfortunately, it's almost always the dogs who pay the price for their stupid owners. A neighbour of mine was nearly killed by an Akita a few years ago, and would have been if other people hadn't come to his assistance

 

[bigfish64]

Couldn’t agree more with the dog comments. We have a great dog, wouldn’t hurt a fly, but when he is running full speed at someone, I know he isn’t going to jump on them (he’s been trained not to do that), I know he isn’t going to bite them, I know all he wants is to be petted, but THEY don’t. So I restrain my dog.
Similarly, when we go over to our neighbors and their dogs are constantly barking while we are trying to visit, or jumping up on the couch and getting in your face, and making me uncomfortable, I don’t say anything because if I do, I’m then labeled as not a “dog lover.” It’s always the owners, not the dogs. Sorry, this discussion struck a chord.

On a lighter note, lunch preparation!