Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

It's a holiday.
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birdsbeaks said:
Happy New Year's Guardians!

Just got back from a trip to northern Georgia, on one day of which I went for a hike to Tallulah Gorge - and let one of Harvey's Lambs get some fresh mountain air!

Here's the gorge - not my pic. I'm a chicken when it comes to heights and wouldn't get within 3 feet of any of the overlook railings! 🤣 It's 1,099 stairs straight down and I walked down and then back up (not really a choice in that if you want to get back to the parking lot...) - equivalent to climbing 27 floors each way (well, that's what my phone told me at least...). It made me realize what awful shape I'm in.

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Here's Harvey's Lamb on the way down:

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and another once I got back up to the top:

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Earlier that day, this Florida boy saw snow fall for the very first time - not a lot, no accumulation, just slight flurries - but honest-to-god snow, made no less impressive by the fact that I happened to be standing in a Walmart parking lot at the time just after purchasing a warmer hat. ❄️ Temperature was 28⁰F.

Y'all have been busy - I had 11 pages worth of posts to catch up on! I think 2024 is set to be the year of the Lamb! I'm going to bed - goodnight all!
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Great pictures ! 👍


echoscout said:
Happy New Year Guardians!

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Happy New Year buddy, I hope that you get to go home soon !

mitch13 said:
Evening all
Kristy had to go to the Cafe, to start getting things prepared for reopen in a couple of days. Got me to go along and top soil the plants and feed them.
So I thought I'd take you along!
Looking in
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The view down to lake Macquarie, looking towards the east.
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And a Lambsfoot shot😉
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Great location for a Cafe !

Jack Black said:
Good morning Guardians, and, once again, Happy New Year! 🎉I hope that 2024 is going to be a better year for everyone :) No chance of my getting into the dentists today, as it's a holiday here, but I have plenty to keep me busy! :eek: I hope there aren't too many sore-heads today, and that you all have a lovely day :) As previously mentioned, Mr & Mrs @Tyson A Wright sent me a bumper gift package, which I received when I got back from vacation, and it included another calendar, which I'll be hanging up today. Some pretty amazing photos :cool: Starting off 2024 with my Hartshead Barlow :) :thumbsup:

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Nice one to start the year 👍

Happy New Year Jack !
 
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mitch13 said:
Thank you Jack 👍👍

Thanks Jack, you are welcome. I thought you folk could use a tour😉
Great calendar too
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Thanks Mitch :) :thumbsup:
screened porch said:
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Because it's the Year of the Dragon?! :oops:;):D:thumbsup: Great pic Jer :) :thumbsup:
SteveC said:
Nice one to start the year 👍

Happy New Year Jack !
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Thanks a lot Steve :) :thumbsup:
SteveC said:
I thought it fitting to carry my first Lamb on this first day of the New Year 👍




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Happy New Year everyone ! Health happiness and peace for 2024 👍
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That was a great start to your Lambsfoot collection my friend :) Fantastic pic :cool: :thumbsup:

I am just giving my arthritic thumbs a break from editing my photos, while I wait for Wolfie to come round to collect his kids' presents :rolleyes: This is actually a postcard from the Timanfaya National Park. Hard to believe that, just over a week ago, I was leading a camel train across the Volcanic terrain. Camels are great beasts of burden in low-water environments, but they are very truculent animals. Even though they are universally known as camels in the Canary Islands, the beasts are in fact dromedaries, the first of which arrived on Lanzarote more than 200 years ago. If there'd been anything else to do at this stage on our tour, (as the website had promised), I would probably have forsaken a ride, and hung onto my 22 Euros, but the website lied, and we were frog-marched onto the camels, who must earn their owners a small fortune. Travellers are seated on either side of the dromedaries single hump, and I ended up with a pleasant, but very chatty, young divorcee, called Vicky, whose two damaged children rode on the camel behind. Being as Vicky was a fraction of my weight, they had to load her seat up with ballast, which they did very discreetly I thought :D The other four-legged animals were all female, but each 'train' is led by a male. Vicky ascertained that our camel was called 'Abdul'. Abdul seemed rather disinterested in his work, but reluctantly lurched into the air, with his passengers clinging on. Being at the front meant I got the least interesting photographs unfortunately, and Vicky (bless her), chattered throughout, apparently not having had an adult conversation for some time. Abdul plodded along the short, circular route, which took less than ten minutes to complete, but at one point, he stopped, and lowered his head, swaying, as if he was going to lie down again. This put us in quite a precarious position, and Vicky was already panicking. It was undoubtedly an extremely foolish gamble, but I assertively commanded Abdul "Hut! Hut!" Incredibly, it worked, and he commenced his slow march. Vicky was amazed, and asked where I had learned the trick. I told her, truthfully, I had seen it in Lawrence of Arabia! :D Thankfully, it went well, and I was spared being pictured on the front of the next day's Lanzarote Gazette, with a headline reading something like: "CAMEL TRAIN RUNS AMOK! Mad Yorkshireman Charged With Recklessness While in Charge of a Camel!" :eek:

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Jack Black said:
That was a great start to your Lambsfoot collection my friend :) Fantastic pic :cool: :thumbsup:
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Thanks Jack ! 👍

Jack Black said:
I am just giving my arthritic thumbs a break from editing my photos, while I wait for Wolfie to come round to collect his kids' presents :rolleyes: This is actually a postcard from the Timanfaya National Park. Hard to believe that, just over a week ago, I was leading a camel train across the Volcanic terrain. Camels are great beasts of burden in low-water environments, but they are very truculent animals. Even though they are universally known as camels in the Canary Islands, the beasts are in fact dromedaries, the first of which arrived on Lanzarote more than 200 years ago. If there'd been anything else to do at this stage on our tour, (as the website had promised), I would probably have forsaken a ride, and hung onto my 22 Euros, but the website lied, and we were frog-marched onto the camels, who must earn their owners a small fortune. Travellers are seated on either side of the dromedaries single hump, and I ended up with a pleasant, but very chatty, young divorcee, called Vicky, whose two damaged children rode on the camel behind. Being as Vicky was a fraction of my weight, they had to load her seat up with ballast, which they did very discreetly I thought :D The other four-legged animals were all female, but each 'train' is led by a male. Vicky ascertained that our camel was called 'Abdul'. Abdul seemed rather disinterested in his work, but reluctantly lurched into the air, with his passengers clinging on. Being at the front meant I got the least interesting photographs unfortunately, and Vicky (bless her), chattered throughout, apparently not having had an adult conversation for some time. Abdul plodded along the short, circular route, which took less than ten minutes to complete, but at one point, he stopped, and lowered his head, swaying, as if he was going to lie down again. This put us in quite a precarious position, and Vicky was already panicking. It was undoubtedly an extremely foolish gamble, but I assertively commanded Abdul "Hut! Hut!" Incredibly, it worked, and he commenced his slow march. Vicky was amazed, and asked where I had learned the trick. I told her, truthfully, I had seen it in Lawrence of Arabia! :D Thankfully, it went well, and I was spared being pictured on the front of the next day's Lanzarote Gazette, with a headline reading something like: "CAMEL TRAIN RUNS AMOK! Mad Yorkshireman Charged With Recklessness While in Charge of a Camel!" :eek:

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Cool pic Jack and that sounds like an adventure 😁👍

Txjohn said:
Is this an SFO ? Nice stag
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I don't think so, just an older one.


Rufus1949 said:
An inspiring photo to take a walk Steve..a nice lamb to start your collection/ addiction.🫢
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Thanks Bob ! 👍
 
birdsbeaks said:
Happy New Year's Guardians!

Just got back from a trip to northern Georgia, on one day of which I went for a hike to Tallulah Gorge - and let one of Harvey's Lambs get some fresh mountain air!

Here's the gorge - not my pic. I'm a chicken when it comes to heights and wouldn't get within 3 feet of any of the overlook railings! 🤣 It's 1,099 stairs straight down and I walked down and then back up (not really a choice in that if you want to get back to the parking lot...) - equivalent to climbing 27 floors each way (well, that's what my phone told me at least...). It made me realize what awful shape I'm in.

TYtNLW4.jpeg


Here's Harvey's Lamb on the way down:

02nNFEF.jpeg


and another once I got back up to the top:

0XO3lOD.jpeg


Earlier that day, this Florida boy saw snow fall for the very first time - not a lot, no accumulation, just slight flurries - but honest-to-god snow, made no less impressive by the fact that I happened to be standing in a Walmart parking lot at the time just after purchasing a warmer hat. ❄️ Temperature was 28⁰F.

Y'all have been busy - I had 11 pages worth of posts to catch up on! I think 2024 is set to be the year of the Lamb! I'm going to bed - goodnight all!
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That stunning Harvey lamb is the perfect cutlery for beautiful northern Georgia! Wonderful pics mate!
mitch13 said:
Evening all
Kristy had to go to the Cafe, to start getting things prepared for reopen in a couple of days. Got me to go along and top soil the plants and feed them.
So I thought I'd take you along!
Looking in
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Out door table area. View attachment 2441341


The view down to lake Macquarie, looking towards the east.
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And a Lambsfoot shot😉
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Thanks for the tour Mitch. Very nice cozy spot. Looks like a great place to dine and unwind.
 
SteveC said:
I thought it fitting to carry my first Lamb on this first day of the New Year 👍




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Happy New Year everyone ! Health happiness and peace for 2024 👍
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That stag has aged beautifully!
Jack Black said:
Thanks Mitch :) :thumbsup:

Because it's the Year of the Dragon?! :oops:;):D:thumbsup: Great pic Jer :) :thumbsup:

Thanks a lot Steve :) :thumbsup:

That was a great start to your Lambsfoot collection my friend :) Fantastic pic :cool: :thumbsup:

I am just giving my arthritic thumbs a break from editing my photos, while I wait for Wolfie to come round to collect his kids' presents :rolleyes: This is actually a postcard from the Timanfaya National Park. Hard to believe that, just over a week ago, I was leading a camel train across the Volcanic terrain. Camels are great beasts of burden in low-water environments, but they are very truculent animals. Even though they are universally known as camels in the Canary Islands, the beasts are in fact dromedaries, the first of which arrived on Lanzarote more than 200 years ago. If there'd been anything else to do at this stage on our tour, (as the website had promised), I would probably have forsaken a ride, and hung onto my 22 Euros, but the website lied, and we were frog-marched onto the camels, who must earn their owners a small fortune. Travellers are seated on either side of the dromedaries single hump, and I ended up with a pleasant, but very chatty, young divorcee, called Vicky, whose two damaged children rode on the camel behind. Being as Vicky was a fraction of my weight, they had to load her seat up with ballast, which they did very discreetly I thought :D The other four-legged animals were all female, but each 'train' is led by a male. Vicky ascertained that our camel was called 'Abdul'. Abdul seemed rather disinterested in his work, but reluctantly lurched into the air, with his passengers clinging on. Being at the front meant I got the least interesting photographs unfortunately, and Vicky (bless her), chattered throughout, apparently not having had an adult conversation for some time. Abdul plodded along the short, circular route, which took less than ten minutes to complete, but at one point, he stopped, and lowered his head, swaying, as if he was going to lie down again. This put us in quite a precarious position, and Vicky was already panicking. It was undoubtedly an extremely foolish gamble, but I assertively commanded Abdul "Hut! Hut!" Incredibly, it worked, and he commenced his slow march. Vicky was amazed, and asked where I had learned the trick. I told her, truthfully, I had seen it in Lawrence of Arabia! :D Thankfully, it went well, and I was spared being pictured on the front of the next day's Lanzarote Gazette, with a headline reading something like: "CAMEL TRAIN RUNS AMOK! Mad Yorkshireman Charged With Recklessness While in Charge of a Camel!" :eek:

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Great story Jack! 👍 You sure that's not you and Vicki on the lead camel on that postcard? 😏
sf fanatic said:
Happy New Year Guardians! Have a wonderful year!
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Wow that is a beauty Dan. :oops:
 
Fodderwing said:
That stunning Harvey lamb is the perfect cutlery for beautiful northern Georgia! Wonderful pics mate!

Thanks for the tour Mitch. Very nice cozy spot. Looks like a great place to dine and unwind.
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Thanks Dwight,
Gets a good breeze off the lake. Although I'm not out there very often, normally when it's closed to do maintenance like putting tables together 😉
 
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