Well we had visitors. Two big six point bucks !
Then there was the activity in the kitchen. I put in a request for lots of crust !
So you see it isn’t my fault.
In the last pic you can see a reflection in the glass of my beloved iPhone. ( you can see the camera lens and just make out the Apple logo ). Had to down load and install the new soft ware update and then there was the Bob Edwards Weekend Addition pod casts to load on.
Sorry about the dirty windows. Oh gosh another thing to block the run to the shop ! Wash the windows : (
What is keeping you from the Grandest of Callings ?
roc
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
Edited 8/9/2009 5:57 pm by roc
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DON"T EAT THAT PIE!!!!
I can tell by looking at it that it's bad. Wrap it up and send it to Spring, TX and I'll dispose of it properly for you...
Today I worked in the shop twice. One hour in the AM one in the PM. It has been two months since the last time. It's 98 degrees here today. Come on October.
Maybe the bucks smelled the pie , was it a berry pie ?
Could it be that the bucks thought you were baking apples for them? ;-)
You really shouldnt do that to a guy beforwe dinner.
Now I'm gonna have to eat you!
Chaim
Roc,
That's mean! It's 6:30pm here and we don't eat till about 9. (Mediterranean custom, wait till it gets cooler). I'm going to end up chewing on the pieces of beech I am about to start routing.
Roc,
Why not carve a sign that says,
THE BUCK STOPS HERE.
Yuk yuk
Mel
Measure your output in smiles per board foot.
Mel ,
After I just read your idea about the sign I put a motion detector hooked up to a recording that says " sorry no deer allowed in the garden area "
yeah , that ought to get them
dusty
Pie was/is peach ! Extra thick crust. Yuuummmm ! We were very conservative though. No ice cream/alamode.The bucks both not only stopped here; they napped here. We didn't eat 'em though. I still don't know how they maneuver through the brush and little trees with those big things on their heads. About as impressive as that woman making dovetails at full tilt.rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
Roc,
I could see from those photos that the bucks were not wearing any clothes. I guess that is where the old phrase started, "Buck naked". But that has nothing to do with woodworking. This does. Remember that when you lay out a mortise, it must be cut with a great deal of precision. That is where the phrase "Rigor Mortise" came from.When you get to a fork in the road, take it. (Yogi B.)
MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot.
>not wearing any clothes<Yah and they are out side when it is bellow zero here. Try that sometime with no clothes. Just call it " deprivation training ". Well they have their fur. ( or is it hair ? )>Buck naked<I was wondering just last week what the heck that referred to so now I know. I guess.Maybe it is butt naked.> Rigor Mortise<Mel old soul we must be on the same cosmic party line !I was just sitting on the couch having a nice conversation with Queenmasteroftheuniverseandbabybunnytrainer we decided not to watch TV.We are listening to Chet Baker and she is in bed now looking at a new big old art book.Any way her boss gave her a free massage coupon and she took advantage of it today. She was saying the price had not gone up much over the years. That it is still sixty five dollars. Heck I thought it was fifty.I often said that if I had a fifty dollar bill in my paw and the message person was trying to take it in exchange for giving me a message that rigor mortise would set in so bad that she would spend the whole hour messaging my hand trying to get me to let go of the fifty. Now I find out it is sixty five ! ! !I never thought I was such a tight wad. But there it is.Any way > Rigor Mortise< I am on the same wave length. Sort of.rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
roc,
Who's the guy with the mustache?
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Mel,
I thought Yogi B said,"Beat it Boo-boo! Here comes the ranger after our pick-a-nick basket!"
Ray
. . . but when you have a pie like that, and you find a fork in the road, EAT YOUR PIE! Life's short, eat your pie first!
Verne
If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to cut it up and make something with it . . . what a waste!<!----><!----><!---->
Verne,
You are a wise man.
Pie is good.
Have fun.
MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot.
'Fraid if I saw one of those out my window, it would be in the freezer now-- buck season opened here two weeks ago. As for they're manuvering through the brush with those racks, I've found moose hair in brush so thick I could barely get through it. Old guys who know what they're talking about tell me that they just lay their horns back over their back and push on through.
Send pie,
VerneVerne
If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to cut it up and make something with it . . . what a waste!<!----><!----><!---->
>Send pie<Hemingway said " Never discuss casualties "( sure was good though )rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
Two wonderful diversions. The shop will wait.
You don't mention the filling in the pie. Was it venison?
Frosty
"I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922
Roc:
That was a great post. I just sent one of my staff down the street to get me an apple pie. I'm so easily influenced. Wash those windows before your next photo op.
Thanks,
Jim
Roc,
Around here, some years ago deer were a rare sight; as a kid I lived outside year round and I only saw one. Now, they are so prevalent, that I see them right in the city. Still, the novelty has not and never will wear off, they are so pretty. I have never seen any like those in your photos. Very impressive.
Rob Millard
You are lucky to have such trophy deer in your back yard. Georgeous!
I put out deer licks and only get does (SP) and yearlings... what a picture!
TT
>Lucky to have dear like this in the yard.<Part of me worries a lot for them. There is lots of forest right behind where they were laying. Over those hills is Pikes Peak a 14,000 foot peak for gosh sakes ! Purple mountains majesty and all that.I don't understand why they come down and risk getting hit by a car and deal with the dogs that run loose sometimes in the neighbor hood. ( nice dogs but still ).They take their deer family back and forth across a busy highway and hang out along the streets.I wish they would be safe in the hills and I would never see them. For their sake.rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
ROC;
I know, most people want them away from the flowers and vegetable garden...I am near U Conn and it is country living. Love the deer and the foxes....i think that is because when i grew up DDT was used as a pesticide and killed off the entire food chain of wild life. It was a sterile world, but now I really enjoy all the creatures....now you may find what is in your neck of the woods dangerous! Moose, bear cougar, grizzles (not as in tools) is an entire different story!TT
TT,
Awwww c'mon up to New Hampsheeeeer and I'll introduce you to Mr. Moose.
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I did zoom in a bit with the camera, but he was CLOSE!
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
A Moose will kill you on a moments notice that you are there!
Loved working in Main.. No deer crossing warnings as I recall.. Just a picture of a Moose crossing warning!
Had a very wonderful friend killed long ago.. He hit a Deer on his Harley on a dark road... He loved animals so I would assume he was not 'that mad' at the animal...
Dang, I thought a Moose was a placid beast, good for pemmican and jerky (;).
How about this one , which can swim and run mighty fast, operates day and night, and weighs mucho poundos....Philip Marcou
I'd run all skerred, too, like I stole sumthin'. I know nothing of hippos, other than they set the standard for wot is a mean 'n nasty beast.Fortunately, no hippos in the San Francisco bay area. However, we do have elephant seals. They are short tempered and move alarmingly well on land, though fortunately, not beyond the beach. Cheers,Seth
>. . . short tempered . . . moves alarmingly well . . . likes to stay at the beach.Had a girl friend like that once. Didn't resemble the seals in anyway though.: )rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
philip,
Generally moose are placid or like most other North American wild animals, tend to try to keep away from people, kinda anti-social ye might say. Twice a year ye wanna be careful; rutt season in the Fall and in the Spring when the results of their autumn moments of passion are out and about. Those youngsters are downright stupid! They'll walk right into an automobile.
Dad used to make a delicious moose meat stew afixed with homemade biscuits atop it. Ummmmmmmmm, good stuff!
Not so sure about that hippo though. Looks awful 'ungry to me.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
>Mr. Moose<Very Cool ! Intelligent looking face from the side. He looks like I could have a fascinating conversation with 'im down at the Woodcraft store.rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
Great reply.. I never use weed killer or anything on the grass.. Woodpeckers come and get the grubs. And the snakes are back.. Just the midwest not poisonous critters.. Although they are a pain when cutting the grass! Killed a few I did not see. I have to cut the lawn at about 1/4 speed to give them time to slither off! Sometimes I do not seen one... For some reason I feel sad.. Not a big fan of snakes but I hate killing any animal.
> cougar<Funny you should mention that. Queenmasteroftheuniverseandbabybunnytrainer said "Do you know what I just saw run across our back yard ? " I said what. She said put it this way google " mountain lion ". I did and she said Yep one of those ! ! !I used to run through the mountains and hike and ride with nothing more than thin running shorts and a torn up t- shirt between my butt and those teeth.With this woodworking hobby I have been a hermit for years now and practically given up all my outdoor stuff other than riding to work. Been craving going out again lately.Does this mean I have to run with a 44 on my hip ?rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
No Lions here but I have a wild Coyote? that spends the night in my back yard on occasion. I think a female? Not sure. I have told my nearest neighbors about her being there sometimes.. Maybe she is eating my snakes? I did notify the village officials about it. I told them if you come to hurt her or take her away you must have a court order to come on my property. I never see her in daylight.. Maybe hides on the Big Airport property near me? O'Harer..
She is very beautiful and very peaceful and shy... I forgot once this summer and let my old.. very OLD.. yellow Lab out in the yard.. He just had to go.. I heard this big cat sound Hissing and whatever.. I ran and got my flashlight and went into the backyard.... She and my old stupid wonderful dog was licking her.. My old dog is sort of deaf and half blind...
When younger he would kill any rabbit in the yard.. Now he ignores them?.. I am sure he can still smell!
>Snakes and Coyote<Hi Will,Good for you not wanting to kill the snakes. For a while there in the winter and spring we had Coyotes here but have not seen them during summer. They travel in packs of three or four.Kind of scary. If we are walking alone. Take a stick to make them think twice.My partner said that while walking to the super market there was a local "Boom Boy " with bass so loud and obnoxious coming from his car that she had to plug her ears until the light changed. She said was way beyond the normal boom buzz.Where is a good mountain lion or man eating moose when ya' need one ?Wild Wild West getting Wilder and Wilder ! ? ! ? !rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
Edited 8/15/2009 12:28 am by roc
Not sure what you said!
>Not sure what you said!<Wasn't importantCarry onrocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
>Not sure what you said!<Oh I bet you were talking to Phillip even though you sent the message to me ( roc )Yah I had a devil of a time opening that. I can't even explain how I finally got it to be viewable. It turned up in my downloads folder then it went to my finder and I double clicked it there a couple of times. Or some such.Big Big hippo photo. Bulgy eyes. NOT a snuggly warm sort of animal. Looked like it was pissed off just because it enjoys being pissed off. Sort of like Vogons without the poetry.rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
Edited 8/15/2009 1:46 am by roc
roc,
Wasn't in the woodshop today.
It's the 40th anniversary of Woodstock ye know. XM's playin all the good stuff. Brings back memories, I think.
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
We did watch as much instant view NetFlix as we could find from that time period ! This one was pretty good but took place in Canada on a train. Same people though. Enjoyhttp://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Festival_Express/70000090?trkid=1211018rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
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