Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[SteveC]

Great pics Steve, amazing skies, and some killer stag

Thanks Jack, it's been a glorious day !

 

[Rufus1949]

Cassie and I went for a nice walk around one of the local ponds. It's a lovely day here. Heat finally broke and along with it the humidity.

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Amazing skies Steve. Great lamb.

 

[mitch13]

Yeah, back in the 90"s, I once had to wait for 12 hours in a London hospital, after breaking a couple of ribs. That was just to get a brief examination Nice choices for the weekend Jer

Don't worry it's not just the dark ages. When my leg was injured a few years back. Taken by ambulance at 8.30am didn't get out till after 4. Here's the good part, after initial consult put in a wheel chair & wheeled out to waiting room & left. With a bodgey hand I can't operate a wheelchair on my own I don't think circle work counts So couldn't move till the wife turned up. Only needed 19 stitches.

Hasn't improved any. Kristy took 1 of the kids to scheduled doctor alpointment on Wed at the hospital for 8.10am texted me 11.20 still at the hospital.

Problem is it's the biggest hospital out side of Sydney & a teaching hospital, so a lot of handing off & second opinions.

 

[RickHuf]

Happy weekend everyone. Saturday for some, Sunday for others I suppose. The lamb got a little bit of a workout today cutting some tubular pvc drain pipe, weed string and adjusting the throttle on my wacker. Doesn't even need touched up. Good steel.



I only had a few small jobs today and one lawn, so Sofie and I got to hang on the porch a while and enjoy our new bird feeder.


I used to just toss seed into the lawn but Natalie bought me a hanging feeder last week that was on clearance at her work. Nothing fancy, just a wood box with a screen on the bottom.

I apologize ahead of time for the photo quality, my camera doesn't seem to like taking pictures of birds.

The Wrens are my favorite. They travel in large groups all over the neighborhood. They post sentries in various locations to alert each other when food is available. These little guys can jam about a dozen of themselves into the feeder, it's quite a sight. They take turns eating and the others wait on a nearby branch.



The mourning doves are my arch nemesis. They build nests in the dumbest places and will plop their rear ends into the feeder and eat till it's gone or they just explode. This one was giving me the eyeball today. They do get along with the wrens, so that is good.



This Cardinal is pretty but he's kind of a jagoff. He regularly comes out of nowhere and chases off all the other birds. The only one that will stand up to him is the Bluejay, who I haven't seen for some time. The cardinal lives in a tree behind the house where he just enjoys tormenting Sofie when she's out back.



The Robins could care less about the feeder and usually dig through the flower garden. I haven't seen a starling in a while thankfully. They are mischievous little things. There are some woodpeckers but they are very hard to spot.

You can also tell when the hawks are overhead because there's dead silence and all the birds, chipmunks, rabbits and squirrels vanish. There's probably 8 or so Redtails that live around here.

I'm having a lot of fun with this and may have to find a better camera to capture all of the local city critters.

Have a good one everyone!

 

[SteveC]

Amazing skies Steve. Great lamb.

Thanks Bob !

 

[Fodderwing]

Very pleased to finally be making an appearance

Welcome. Very nice ebony.

found at a second hand clothing store, while donating

That was probably the only genuine lambsfoot at a Goodwill in all of the USA. AMAZING.

Cassie and I went for a nice walk around one of the local ponds. It's a lovely day here. Heat finally broke and along with it the humidity.

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Beautiful images and fantastic Stag!

The lamb got a little bit of a workout today

That soup bone is just plain awesome on that lamb.

Have a great weekend all.

 

[SteveC]

Beautiful images and fantastic Stag!

Thanks Dwight !

Have a great weekend all.
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Cute lamb

 

[Rufus1949]

That was probably the only genuine lambsfoot at a Goodwill in all of the USA. AMAZING.


Have a great weekend all.
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Great lambs Dwight. What an expression on her face.

 

[echoscout]

Evening Guardians! Jack hope you heal up quickly. Good find Bob. Nice Lamb Dwight.

 

[Prester John]

Good afternoon Guardians. Very pleased to finally be making an appearance in this thread after many years of lurking. Try as I might I can't quite get through all 4134 pages! What I've found out though over the years about the pattern though has been fascinating and it's been wonderful to read all of your contributions.

This is one of two lambsfoot knives I own, both from from A Wright, the other being a big'un in rosewood with a bit questionable in F&F and a blade that isn't even close to straight (purchased in 2010 when they were going through a bit of a funny period).
I love this ebony though, it's pretty much perfect.
No gaps, centered blade, feels lovely in the hand.

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Welcome! Yeah, it's a fast-moving thread, but not bad if you keep up every day.

 

[btb01]

After checking online, I got a taxi to St James Hospital in Leeds, known as 'Jimmy's'. They booked me in, but said I'd have to go to the Minor Injuries Unit at Leeds General Infirmary, the last open in the city. I ordered another taxi, but it was sent to the wrong wing, so I ended up having to walk there, to catch up with the taxi. On arrival at the LGI, I was told that the MIU doesn't open until 9am, so me and Wee Staggy have a 25 minute wait

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Sorry to hear about your shoulder, Jack. I can’t believe they turned you away at Jimmy’s! Don’t they know who you are?! Hope you’re feeling better soon!

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Good looking old Lamb, Bob.

Please don’t mind the dead grass. It’s been “hot”.

Well at least you have an excuse. (Ok, our grass isn’t dead, it’s just full of weeds and whatnot.)

I only had a few small jobs today and one lawn, so Sofie and I got to hang on the porch a while and enjoy our new bird feeder.

I love that pic of Sofie! She looks a lot like our lab we had, Maggie, who also used to sit at the top of the stairs just like that, with her front paws one step down from her butt. I guess it must be comfortable for ‘em.

We had a busy start to the weekend. Took both girls to get a haircut on Friday. Eleanor just needed a trim, but Scout was getting her first haircut, so that was exciting. As a reward, they asked to go to my favorite local brewery and let dad throw back a few cold ones… Nah, just kidding. They asked to go to McDonald’s.

I spent Friday afternoon setting up a new bunk bed we got for them, which was just a whole lot of fun. It showed up a few days earlier than we had expected, and we didn’t yet have everything we needed for it (most importantly, mattresses), so after I got it all put together, we went and got everything else so they could sleep in it that night.

Today was a little more relaxed, got some stuff done around the house. Julie and I had the chance to go out for dinner without the kids tonight. We tried a new place, which turned out to be just ok, but their cheese curds were pretty good.

 

[mitch13]

Going to indulge in some chips, while watching the footy. Not a bad way to spend Sunday afternoon.

 

[cudgee]

while watching the footy

 

[Rufus1949]

Good looking old Lamb, Bob.

Thanks Barrett.
I had forgotten how much time does not belong to dad until reading about your busy days.

Those Albers are a sweet creation.

 

[Jack Black]

Well Guardians, let's see why you got 4134 pages of these...
I have the blade sticking out quite a bit in the closed position, I'm seriously thinking of leaving this one without a nial nick/pull.
What do you guardians think?

Nice work! That looks interesting

Don't worry it's not just the dark ages. When my leg was injured a few years back. Taken by ambulance at 8.30am didn't get out till after 4. Here's the good part, after initial consult put in a wheel chair & wheeled out to waiting room & left. With a bodgey hand I can't operate a wheelchair on my own I don't think circle work counts So couldn't move till the wife turned up. Only needed 19 stitches.

Hasn't improved any. Kristy took 1 of the kids to scheduled doctor alpointment on Wed at the hospital for 8.10am texted me 11.20 still at the hospital.

Problem is it's the biggest hospital out side of Sydney & a teaching hospital, so a lot of handing off & second opinions.

That's terrible Mitch

Happy weekend everyone. Saturday for some, Sunday for others I suppose. The lamb got a little bit of a workout today cutting some tubular pvc drain pipe, weed string and adjusting the throttle on my wacker. Doesn't even need touched up. Good steel.

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Cool stag on your Lambsfoot Rick

I only had a few small jobs today and one lawn, so Sofie and I got to hang on the porch a while and enjoy our new bird feeder.
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I used to just toss seed into the lawn but Natalie bought me a hanging feeder last week that was on clearance at her work. Nothing fancy, just a wood box with a screen on the bottom.

I apologize ahead of time for the photo quality, my camera doesn't seem to like taking pictures of birds.

The Wrens are my favorite. They travel in large groups all over the neighborhood. They post sentries in various locations to alert each other when food is available. These little guys can jam about a dozen of themselves into the feeder, it's quite a sight. They take turns eating and the others wait on a nearby branch.

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The mourning doves are my arch nemesis. They build nests in the dumbest places and will plop their rear ends into the feeder and eat till it's gone or they just explode. This one was giving me the eyeball today. They do get along with the wrens, so that is good.

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This Cardinal is pretty but he's kind of a jagoff. He regularly comes out of nowhere and chases off all the other birds. The only one that will stand up to him is the Bluejay, who I haven't seen for some time. The cardinal lives in a tree behind the house where he just enjoys tormenting Sofie when she's out back.

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The Robins could care less about the feeder and usually dig through the flower garden. I haven't seen a starling in a while thankfully. They are mischievous little things. There are some woodpeckers but they are very hard to spot.

You can also tell when the hawks are overhead because there's dead silence and all the birds, chipmunks, rabbits and squirrels vanish. There's probably 8 or so Redtails that live around here.

I'm having a lot of fun with this and may have to find a better camera to capture all of the local city critters.

Have a good one everyone!

It's great that you have such a wide variety of birds in your garden buddy, great post

Evening Guardians! Jack hope you heal up quickly. Good find Bob. Nice Lamb Dwight.

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Thank you David, bizarre I could get injured so easily, and disturbing Nice shot of your Albers

Sorry to hear about your shoulder, Jack. I can’t believe they turned you away at Jimmy’s! Don’t they know who you are?! Hope you’re feeling better soon!

Thanks pal

We had a busy start to the weekend. Took both girls to get a haircut on Friday. Eleanor just needed a trim, but Scout was getting her first haircut, so that was exciting. As a reward, they asked to go to my favorite local brewery and let dad throw back a few cold ones… Nah, just kidding. They asked to go to McDonald’s.

LOL! One day Barrett!

I spent Friday afternoon setting up a new bunk bed we got for them, which was just a whole lot of fun. It showed up a few days earlier than we had expected, and we didn’t yet have everything we needed for it (most importantly, mattresses), so after I got it all put together, we went and got everything else so they could sleep in it that night.

Today was a little more relaxed, got some stuff done around the house. Julie and I had the chance to go out for dinner without the kids tonight. We tried a new place, which turned out to be just ok, but their cheese curds were pretty good.

Glad you and Julie were able to get out, it sounds like you earned it I bet the girls like their bunks

Going to indulge in some chips, while watching the footy. Not a bad way to spend Sunday afternoon.
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Hope you had a nice time mate

Took me a minute!

 

[Jack Black]

Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone is having a great weekend I'm finding it painful to type, so just on my phone this morning. The weather is dull and overcast, but there's no rain so far. I"m supposed to be meeting up with some friends in the park later, but have to see how that goes Carrying the wee Rodgers Shadow Lamb that Paul Jakeywax31 kindly sent me today Have a good one Guardians

 

[mitch13]

Nice work! That looks interesting

That's terrible Mitch

Cool stag on your Lambsfoot Rick

It's great that you have such a wide variety of birds in your garden buddy, great post

Thank you David, bizarre I could get injured so easily, and disturbing Nice shot of your Albers

Thanks pal

LOL! One day Barrett!

Glad you and Julie were able to get out, it sounds like you earned it I bet the girls like their bunks

Hope you had a nice time mate

Took me a minute!

It's all good Jack, could have been worse, could have been my good leg
Seriously the staff in the ED are great, really over worked.Like a lot of things these days bureaucracy seems more interested in stats than people.

I did have a good afternoon Jack, although my team lost but still in the finals

Jack you feel better soon

 

[Rufus1949]

Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone is having a great weekend I'm finding it painful to type, so just on my phone this morning. The weather is dull and overcast, but there's no rain so far. I"m supposed to be meeting up with some friends in the park later, but have to see how that goes Carrying the wee Rodgers Shadow Lamb that Paul Jakeywax31 kindly sent me today Have a good one Guardians

Another classic Jack. Your pockets run deep with treasures.

I do hope you find some relief in the near future.

 

[Rufus1949]

Carrying this ole lamb today. Definitely did not sit in a drawer.

 

[Jack Black]

It's all good Jack, could have been worse, could have been my good leg
Seriously the staff in the ED are great, really over worked.Like a lot of things these days bureaucracy seems more interested in stats than people.

I did have a good afternoon Jack, although my team lost but still in the finals

Jack you feel better soon

Yes, they've been overworked and underpaid for decades here. Yet, on the very rare occasions I have to visit a hospital, the staff are always so pleasant and helpful, and they do have to put up with a few things When I got to the hospital yesterday, they were only just getting finished witb the Saturday night crowd, and there were as many cops there as doctors! I was talking to a bloke who had sobered-up, and was waiting for his (clearly long-suffering) daughters to pick him up. He was an ex-boxer, and told me he had some brain damage, and was an alcoholic. He looked 20 years older than he was. The nurses were really nice to him, and brought him a cup of tea, but apparently he'd been brought in by the police, and been carrying on. He'd even run off at one point, to go and get a drink, and one of the nurses, the security guards, and police had had to chase him halfway across the city centre! It sounded like a Benny Hill sketch! Thanks buddy, have a good week