Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Joefairbanks]

The bog oak lamb was tasked with cutting up some leftover prime rib for a stir-fry

 

[Jakeywax31]

Great pic Paul and I share your sentiments on the top team in the NFC East.

Looking forward to the playoffs, Pete. Already told my wife to stay away from me while I am watching the game on Sunday unless she wants to hear the most vile and disturbing things to come out of someone’s mouth .

Sometimes I ask myself…..Why do millionaires playing a game have so much influence in my happiness.

The best I can come up with is…….It just does

 

[Jakeywax31]

Yay! Hope you don't get hit too hard buddy, great pic of your '19

The weather outlook gets worse and worse every time I see it . As always….lovely lamb, Jack. Glad you haven’t skipped a beat on your return from that amazing vacation.

 

[SteveC]

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Cool pic Dwight, love the owl !

The bog oak lamb was tasked with cutting up some leftover prime rib for a stir-fry

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Prime rib stir fry sounds delish !

 

[Joefairbanks]

Cool pic Dwight, love the owl !




Prime rib stir fry sounds delish !

It was absolutely delicious, Steve!

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack! I'm slowly getting better. I let myself get in bad condition before I went to urgent care. I basically had one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. I didn't realize what was wrong with me and how bad it was. It'll take some time to fully recover. Seeing the cardiologist tomorrow. Hopefully they'll have a good plan to getting well again.

Very sorry to hear this David, it's not always easy looking out for yourself I'm glad your health is slowly improving though, and I hope your meeting tomorrow is a productive one

 

[Jack Black]

Those are far more common on SKS-pattern rifles, kind of a spiritual predecessor to the modern AK platform.

In fact, if I was a betting man, I'd wager that those cruciform bayonets were modeled after the bayonet design of the even earlier Mosin-Nagant main battle rifle, another Russian design, and outfitted with a locking hinge mechanism. The Mosin-Nagant's was a separate item that had to be fixed in the regular way.

Interesting that your shirt portrays one of the earlier AK bayonet patterns - before the design was modified to work in tandem with the (also redesigned) sheath as a cutter for barbed wire. With the bakelite handle on the bayonet, and an insulating rubber grip on the sheath, they also allowed the operator to effectively breach electrified fences.

Yes, they certainly are a lot more common on the SKS. I learned to shoot with an SKS. They were cheap as chips at one time, and a decent rifle.

I remember the West scoffing at the idea of the wire-cutter sheath. They soon copied it though!

 

[Jack Black]

Jb lamb
You folks stay warm it's only supposed to be 88 today, with possible thunderstorms.
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Looking good Mitch, you've had a good harvest this year

Great photos Jack and some interesting landscapes to be sure! Black sand beaches and everything. Water looks beautiful!

Thanks Bill, made for a nice winter break

 

[Jack Black]

We got rained out Yesterday.

Sorry to hear that Leon

Thanks Jack. Beautiful pictures of the islands. I can certainly see why you chose that location to visit.

OTW's been laying out getting some sun...

Thanks Dwight, Wolfie's eldest lad was telling me all about the place a couple of years back

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Cool pic!

The bog oak lamb was tasked with cutting up some leftover prime rib for a stir-fry

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Sounds scrumptious!

The weather outlook gets worse and worse every time I see it . As always….lovely lamb, Jack. Glad you haven’t skipped a beat on your return from that amazing vacation.

Oh no! Thanks a lot pal, can't afford to fall behind with the speed the threads move here!

 

[echoscout]

Very sorry to hear this David, it's not always easy looking out for yourself I'm glad your health is slowly improving though, and I hope your meeting tomorrow is a productive one

Thanks my friend!

 

[mitch13]

Looking good Mitch, you've had a good harvest this year

Thanks Bill, made for a nice winter break

Thanks Jack
I'll get a few more yet, gave em a trim some nice new growth.
Chilli nit so much, enough for me but no excess to dry,

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack
I'll get a few more yet, gave em a trim some nice new growth.
Chilli nit so much, enough for me but no excess to dry,

Sorry to hear about the chillis Mitch

 

[Jack Black]

Good morning Guardians, I slept badly last night, and when I was woken up by a loud buzzing sound, I didn't knock what the heck it was was. Staggered out of my bedroom, and the noise was considerably louder. I thought there must be a fault with the boiler, so I went into the kitchen, and turned the boiler off. The noise was still so loud, and all-pervading, that it was difficult to tell where it was coming from. I looked out of the window, but it was still dark, then about 200 yards away, I spotted the reflective strips on the trousers and jacket being worn by a guy from the Council, with a leaf-blower! Idiot must have woken up the whole neighbourhood! I can still hear him half an hour later, and he must be half a mile away by now Plenty to do today, but I suspect I'm going to be napping before the morning is out Got Wee Staggy in my pocket Have a good day Guardians

 

[mitch13]

Sorry to hear about the chillis Mitch

No drama, you have good bad years I still like doing it

 

[Jack Black]

No drama, you have good bad years I still like doing it

Good attitude Mitch I used to grow chillis and herbs in a box on my kitchen window sill. One year, I must have had some bad seeds, because I didn't get any chillis

 

[Jack Black]

The next stop on my Grand Tour of Lanzarote was the camel rides on the edge of Timanfaya National Park. You've already heard my camel story, so I'll just post some pics. I wonder if Dave Horsewright has ridden a camel! I've actually spent more time on a camel than I have on a horse!

I'd say there were 60 or so camels at the camel station.

Since they are actually dromedaries, the seats are mounted on either side of the single hump. Passengers mount while the camel is seated, and it's a little precarious as they stand, but the seats are not uncomfortable.

The view from atop Abdul!

I guess I should search the review sites to see if there are some pics of me and Vicky

Hut! Hut! Guardians!

 

[Jack Black]

After the camel ride, we entered the Timanfaya National Park itself, so my photos are almost all taken through the windows of the tour bus...

The Lanzarote artist and architect Cesar Manrique left a huge influence on the island. He is the reason, for example, Lanzarote only has low-built hotels, and he not only designed the Diablo symbol of Timanfaya National Park, which is named for one of the villages swallowed by the molten lava, but he also designed the single-lane road that runs through the volcanic peaks, as well as the El Diablo restaurant at its heart.

Father Lorenzo Curbelo's (the village priest of Yaiza) personal account of the eruptions which devestated Lanzarote, and formed what is today the park:

"On the first day of September, 1730 between nine and ten o'clock at night, the earth suddenly opened near Timanfaya, two miles from Yaiza. An enormous mountain emerged from the ground with flames coming from its summit. It continued burning for 19 days. Some days later, a new abyss developed and an avalanche of lava rushed down over Timanfaya, Rodeo and part of Mancha Blanca. The lava extended over to the northern areas to begin with, running as fast as water, though it soon slowed down and ran like honey. On September 7, a great rock burst upwards with a thunderous sound and the pressure of the explosion forced the lava going northwards to change direction, flowing then to the north west and west north west. The lava torrent arrived, instantly destroying Maretas and Santa Catalina in the valley.On September 11, the eruption became stronger. From Santa Catalina lava flowed to Mazo, covering the whole area and heading for the sea. It ran in cataracts for six continuous days making a terrible noise. Huge numbers of dead fish floated about on the sea or were thrown on the shore.Then everything quietened, and the eruption appeared to have come to an end.

"But on October 18, three new fissures formed above Santa Catalina. Enormous clouds of smoke escaped, flowing over the whole island, accompanied by volcanic ashes, sand, and debris. The clouds condensed and dropped boiling rain on the land. The volcanic activity remained the same for ten whole days with cattle dropping dead, asphyxiated by the vapours. By October 30, everything had gone strangely quiet.Two days later, however, smoke and ashes reappeared and continued until the 10th of the month. Another flow of lava spewed out causing little damage as the surroundings were already scorched and devastated.A further avalanche started on the 27th, rushing at unbelievable speed towards the sea. It arrived at the shore on December 1 and formed a small island in the water where dead fish were found.On December 16, the lava, which until then had been rushing towards the sea, changed direction, heading south west, reaching Chupadero which, by the following day, had turned into a vast fire.This quickly devastated the fertile Vega de Uga, but went no further.New eruptions started on January 7, 1731, with spontaneous fireworks embellishing the sadness and desolation of the south. Powerful eruptions with incandescent lava and blue and red lighting crossed the night sky.

"On January 21, a gigantic mountain rose and sunk back into its crater on the same day with such a terrifying sound, covering the island with stones and ashes. The fiery lava streams descended like rivers towards the sea with the ash, rocks and dense smoke making life impossible. That lava flow ceased on January 27.But on the third day of February, a new cone threw out more lava towards the sea, which continued for 25 consecutive days.On March 20 new cones arose, with more eruptions continuing for 11 days.On April 6, the same cones erupted again with even more fury. And on the 13th, two more mountains collapsed into their own craters making a frightful sound.By May 1, the fire seemed to have burned out, only to start up again the following day, with yet another new cone rising and a current of lava threatening Yaiza itself. By May 6, everything was quiet again and remained so for the rest of the month.However, on June 4 an enormous land rift took place which opened up three new craters and accompanied by violent tremors and flames which terrified the local people.The eruption once more took place near Timanfaya. Different openings soon joined into one and the river of lava flowed down to the sea.A new cone appeared among the ruins of Maretas, Santa Catalina and Timanfaya. A crater opened on the side of a mountain near Maso spewing out white fumes which had never been seen before.Towards the end of June, 1731, all the western beaches and shores were covered with an incredible number of dead fish of all species -- some with shapes which islanders had never known before.In the north west, visible from Yaiza, a great mass of flames and smoke belched forth accompanied by violent detonations. In October and November more eruptions took place which worsened the islanders fears.

"On Christmas Day, 1731, the whole island shook with tremors, more violent than ever before. And on December 28, a stream of lava came pouring out of a newly risen cone in the direction of Jaritas. It burned the village and destroyed San Juan Bautistas chapel near Yaiza".

Three hundred years later, the landscape is still pretty dramatic! The field of lava is the largest in the world.

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[screened porch]

Almost 8. I'll clear the walk and driveway. I don't have to be anywhere till 10.

 

[Rufus1949]

Almost 8. I'll clear the walk and driveway. I don't have to be anywhere till 10.

Wow, good luck clearing that..save the back!
Taffy is looking good Jer.

 

[Rufus1949]

My wife is trying to put me into a sugar coma!