[BigMackCam]

Mmmmmm Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

That pot looks like something our miners used to bathe in after a long day down the pit...

[BigMackCam]

You could do with a gazebo or something - Would work perfectly for the Weber you don't yet own!

LOL Actually, a gazebo would be cool. I could probably fit a smaller one on that patio area outside of the Summer months. I'd have to take it down for Summer, though... I like to have my table and chairs set there...

And, after recovering from the horror of hearing you don't own a Weber, next you're telling us you don't pee on your lemon tree? Wonders never cease....

Give me time. Rather late in life, I've at least moved on to a proper skillet pan and chef's knives. Big steps for a guy like me

[BigMackCam]

I've got the big head this morning.
On FB's Missouri Birders group page I got a complement on a pic I had posted, from a person I don't know, her timeline says she's an artist.
She said:
"This image is grand - the composition, colors, textures, shapes...so nice. I'm totally swooning."
Sorry about my topic, taken with a KP, not a stinkin" k3

I'd have to agree with that lady's comments, Bob... it's an awesome shot, beautifully composed and captured at just the right moment. Of course, this is where the KP excels. The K-3 could never do that (I know, because I have one and never took such a nice bird shot... which is clearly the fault of the camera)

[robtcorl]

Mmmmmm Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

The onions look pretty good.

[eddie1960]

42 years ago today the blue jays played their first game. in a stadium designed for football.. not covered... in the snow... and with no beer sales allowed!!!!! its a miracle the franchise survived

[BigMackCam]

Nice looking home Mike.

Thanks, Racer

Honestly, I think it's very plain from the rear. It's slightly more attractive out front, but looks smaller because of the garage which hides the rooms behind. It's really just a typical early '90s family home (though rather well constructed, considering), but it's in a quiet and well-kept development and those factors mean a lot to me. It's not even remotely comparable to your beautiful home and setting... but I like living here. It's comfortable, and the location is near-perfect for this stage of my life, as I'm just a short walk (or two minute drive) from beautiful open farm-land and moors, yet only six miles to Durham City which is very pretty, historically fascinating, and has good shops, restaurants etc.

This is what my humble abode looks like from the front, courtesy of Google (a rather out-of-date shot, admittedly, before I had some tidy-up and clean-up work done on the drive and roof, and replacement of the garage doors).

And I see it has a chimney.

Which means there is a fireplace in the house, right?

So cook over the fire in the fireplace.

Like our ancestors did.

Nostalgic, eh?

Nice idea Yeah, it has a chimney... and a sort-of-Inglenook, but there's a fully-enclosed log-burning stove in it. Big enough to keep most of the ground floor warm, but hardly convenient for cooking

[MarkJerling]

LOL Actually, a gazebo would be cool. I could probably fit a smaller one on that patio area outside of the Summer months. I'd have to take it down for Summer, though... I like to have my table and chairs set there...

Summer's coming! It's a project!

Give me time. Rather late in life, I've at least moved on to a proper skillet pan and chef's knives. Big steps for a guy like me

Ah yes. Still, time to start dropping hints and leaving Weber brochures around the house.....
Christmas is closer than you think!

[MarkJerling]

What's with the photo? Did you shoot it with a K-3 or something? There's a funny fuzzy spot at the rear of the car.
Maybe, you need to have the sensor cleaned. Could be contagious.

[BigMackCam]

What's with the photo? Did you shoot it with a K-3 or something? There's a funny fuzzy spot at the rear of the car.
Maybe, you need to have the sensor cleaned. Could be contagious.

Ha ha No, that's Google's number-plate blurring technology And the car is my Dad's Vauxhall Corsa...

[MarkJerling]

Ha ha No, that's Google's number-plate blurring technology And the car is my Dad's Vauxhall Corsa...

If you said it was an "early test shot from my new state of the art $26 DSLR" I would have believed you!

Too many surprises for one day though. First, we hear you have no Weber and now, your dad has a Vauxhall. Where will it end?

[BigMackCam]

If you said it was an "early test shot from my new state of the art $26 DSLR" I would have believed you!

<remaining tight-lipped until the review is published... on target for 5th April>

and now, your dad has a Vauxhall. Where will it end?

I'm going to tell him you said that...

I forgot that you're a Ford man

[eddie1960]

<remaining tight-lipped until the review is published... on target for 5th April>



I'm going to tell him you said that...

I forgot that you're a Ford man

my dream transport. i wrote mine off in 78

[MarkJerling]

<remaining tight-lipped until the review is published... on target for 5th April>



I'm going to tell him you said that...

I forgot that you're a Ford man

Who me?

You Tube

You Tube

[MarkJerling]

my dream transport. i wrote mine off in 78

So that's what they mean with "Going commando"

[eddie1960]

So that's what they mean with "Going commando"

ha could be ... leather mandatory tho