Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

For the day after my trip to Heraklion, I had booked a full day's tour, taking in various sights from the area. I was rather annoyed to find the starting time brought forward, by an hour, the previous evening, which had necessitated a very early start, and a hurried breakfast. I waited at the pick-up point, but rather than the promised 'luxury coach', a mini-bus turned up. The driver, who seemed to be even less pleased to be up so early, drove me, in silence, to the next town, where I was deposited by the side of the road, alongside 4 other people who had booked the same trip. Twenty minutes, or so later, our coach arrived, already nearly full with people. I got the very last seat, and was glad to have an empty seat next to me, since there was only 9" between the front of my seat, and the back of the one in front. As we set off, our multi-lingual tour guide, commenced an extended rant, in English, which was then repeated in French, and in the same somnambulant tone. It turned out that, as it was Easter, there were going to be some major changes to the tour schedule, since most of the places we would be visiting closed early, something which presumably happens every year. This resulted in a rather hurried schedule, and our 'lunch stop' was pushed to 3.30pm :rolleyes:

First stop was the archaeological site of Knossos, often erroneously called 'Knossos Palace', which our well-informed Greek tour-guide informed us was because of big-footed European archaeologists, trampling all over the ruins of older cultures, with silly fairy tales in their heads, and theories they were determined to prove. So there was no palace, no throne room, and no labyrinth, all of which came as no surprise to at least some of us. The knowledgeable young lady was also proud to tell us that the Greeks invented just about everything, from flushing toilets to patterned floors, and...well just about everything! Except for wine, which they got from the Egyptians 🍷

Here are a few of my pics anyway. The tour was crammed into an hour, and I could easily have spent another hour or two just wandering around, had we not had to rush back to the tour bus :thumbsup:































 
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Jack Black said:
Did some tea-leaf have it away with your bike Jer?! :eek:
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No, sorry. I was complimenting my own sure feet and lusty limbs.
My 1986 bike has been in that corner of the garage for 10 years, and a lot of stuff had settled in front of it since.
I've lowered the saddle to make it easier to climb on and harder to fall off, until I get my wheel sense back.
I haven't actually ridden it yet.
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screened porch said:
No, sorry. I was complimenting my own sure feet and lusty limbs.
My 1986 bike has been in that corner of the garage for 10 years, and a lot of stuff had settled in front of it since.
I've lowered the saddle to make it easier to climb on and harder to fall off, until I get my wheel sense back.
I haven't actually ridden it yet.
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They deserve complimenting my friend! :) Good luck on 2 wheels :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Thanks Mitch, it's a strange shop that one, like a lot of the parcel franchises :rolleyes: As often happens, the box was vastly bigger than the items within, so they went in my bag, and the cardboard got cut up on one of the tables outside Charlie's cafe, and left in the bin :D :thumbsup:

Chilli looks good Mitch 😋:thumbsup:


It takes a certain level of stupidity I reckon! :D Using the cheapest, thin-sliced, supermarket bread, and the cheapest margarine, doesn't help, (nor does charging £4), but not heating the beans is the piece de resistance! 😖Unfortunately, the only thing that gets better there is my Italian! :rolleyes:😀 Charlie needs to get back behind the counter, and stop playing Charlie Potatoes! 🤣;):thumbsup:

Did some tea-leaf have it away with your bike Jer?! :eek:

Thanks Steve :) :thumbsup:

Super handsome John :cool: :thumbsup:

LOL! :D Good for you Pat :) :thumbsup:
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Good to hear you got your package, yep welcome to my world of cardboard 😉
Yep b beans can be stuffed up. Stick to the coffee😉
 
mitch13 said:
Violet today,
Opening a package that actually arrived before 8.30am, which is rare. Lucky I had not been home long from morning walk. Speaking of which, getting cold, 46f just after 7am.


A new chestnut crook cane, I had 1 that I gave to someone else that needed 1 a few years ago.
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Very nice horn Mitch.. 👍
 
Just briefly checking in here after catching up on the thread. I haven’t exactly been busy lately, but I’ve been a bit absent nonetheless. Here’s a quick pick of my Afzelia Burl Albers Lambsfoot I snapped earlier while picking up some donuts with the girls after school.

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Jack Black said:
I'm going to go with Big Rose :) :thumbsup:

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Big Rose 🌹 is a faithful Lamb 🐑
Jack Black said:
For the day after my trip to Heraklion, I had booked a full day's tour, taking in various sights from the area. I was rather annoyed to find the starting time brought forward, by an hour, the previous evening, which had necessitated a very early start, and a hurried breakfast. I waited at the pick-up point, but rather than the promised 'luxury coach', a mini-bus turned up. The driver, who seemed to be even less pleased to be up so early, drove me, in silence, to the next town, where I was deposited by the side of the road, alongside 4 other people who had booked the same trip. Twenty minutes, or so later, our coach arrived, already nearly full with people. I got the very last seat, and was glad to have an empty seat next to me, since there was only 9" between the front of my seat, and the back of the one in front. As we set off, our multi-lingual tour guide, commenced an extended rant, in English, which was then repeated in French, and in the same somnambulant tone. It turned out that, as it was Easter, there were going to be some major changes to the tour schedule, since most of the places we would be visiting closed early, something which presumably happens every year. This resulted in a rather hurried schedule, and our 'lunch stop' was pushed to 3.30pm :rolleyes:

First stop was the archaeological site of Knossos, often erroneously called 'Knossos Palace', which our well-informed Greek tour-guide informed us was because of big-footed European archaeologists, trampling all over the ruins of older cultures, with silly fairy tales in their heads, and theories they were determined to prove. So there was no palace, no throne room, and no labyrinth, all of which came as no surprise to at least some of us. The knowledgeable young lady was also proud to tell us that the Greeks invented just about everything, from flushing toilets to patterned floors, and...well just about everything! Except for wine, which they got from the Egyptians 🍷

Here are a few of my pics anyway. The tour was crammed into an hour, and I could easily have spent another hour or two just wandering around, had we not had to rush back to the tour bus :thumbsup:































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Still enjoying your pics and commentary Jack
Fodderwing said:
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Delightful!
btb01 said:
Just briefly checking in here after catching up on the thread. I haven’t exactly been busy lately, but I’ve been a bit absent nonetheless. Here’s a quick pick of my Afzelia Burl Albers Lambsfoot I snapped earlier while picking up some donuts with the girls after school.

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Wild burl!
 
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