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A fully restored Buick i saw at a country fair.
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An early Model Ford.
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A beautifully restored Rod.
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An absolutely fantastic" Rat Rod". The work on this was just so meticulous and well done, and the sound of it starting and ticking over was just like a cat "purring", till the throttle was given full bore. Just "Magic". Hope the pics come out okay.
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It's been a while.

The new dad built a wicked frame shelter which we threw the tarp over.....
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Cudgee, Great cars! Thanks.
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Scott, I am so impressed with the constructive activities you come up with for these kids. Nothing boring. Always something to engage and entertain them. They'll remember it for their entire lives. "Remember when........................?"
Keep up the good work my brother by another mother. If we only had more like you.
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Great old cars Cudgee! ::tu:: ::tu::
Scott, glad to see the missions have returned. I bet the boys are glad too. Looks like you had some adult participation on this one. Excellent! ::handshake::
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cudgee those are some great cars.
Scott, It looks like fun was had by all, made me think of my scouting days.
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Here is a photo of a typical " Aussie battler/bushie". Was talking to him at a tractor pull on Sunday, lovely old bloke. Doing it hard at the moment, but did not hesitate to bring his tractor in for the local event to raise money for the community. Was even bidding up to $350 for a truck load of fire wood to help raise money. People like this restore your faith in human nature.
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jerryd6818 wrote:Scott, I am so impressed with the constructive activities you come up with for these kids. Nothing boring. Always something to engage and entertain them. They'll remember it for their entire lives. "Remember when........................?"
Keep up the good work my brother by another mother. If we only had more like you.
doglegg wrote:Great old cars Cudgee! ::tu:: ::tu::
Scott, glad to see the missions have returned. I bet the boys are glad too. Looks like you had some adult participation on this one. Excellent! ::handshake::
::tu:: Thanks!
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cudgee wrote:Here is a photo of a typical " Aussie battler/bushie". Was talking to him at a tractor pull on Sunday, lovely old bloke. Doing it hard at the moment, but did not hesitate to bring his tractor in for the local event to raise money for the community. Was even bidding up to $350 for a truck load of fire wood to help raise money. People like this restore your faith in human nature.
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Looks like my kinda folks. Thanks for posting.
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Okay I haven't posted anything the past couple of days so here we go.
Going down to an old Russian fishing village in Ninilchik.
Going down to an old Russian fishing village in Ninilchik.
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This was on our way down to Anchor Point and the end of the end of the highway overlooking the Cook Inlet.
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A few sites on our way into Homer, AK.
Believe it or not lots of good knives.
Believe it or not lots of good knives.
Our new guide.
Our new guide.
Things are just a little different here.
Things are just a little different here.
Cheryl and I.
Cheryl and I.
Huge store with all kinds of handcrafted knives.
Huge store with all kinds of handcrafted knives.
The shops on the Homer "spit" (little peninsula)
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This was lunch in a Russian mountain village, population 318. Nina served Russian borscht soup, sauerkraut, bread, tea w/cinnamon and a raspberry desert. I started looking for a Whataburger after we left!
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They had just finished packing out the meat, their set for the winter.
If you go to my Facebook page there is a video of that eagle as he sat there and then flew off over the Kenai River to the other side.

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Nearby neighbors got a moose.
Nearby neighbors got a moose.
This neighbor met us shortly after we got back to the lodge.
This neighbor met us shortly after we got back to the lodge.
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Great photos David!
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My brother took these two photos of the same eagle, on different days. Both of those shoots are within 50 yards of the back patio using a zoom lens. The lighting up here really plays a big part in how your photos will come out. It can be a real challenge somedays.
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Great photos, and beautiful birds. :)
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Very cool stuff on the last couple of pages. Thank you, Cudgee, Dlr10, and Scott!

I was out yesterday in my Kayak. It was a very nice autumn day, other than being unseasonably hot. The fall wild flowers are really blooming and I had to take some detours down little back roads where I could stop admire the flowers without getting run over. Just a beautiful time of year except for the heat.
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Dinadan wrote:Very cool stuff on the last couple of pages. Thank you, Cudgee, Dlr10, and Scott!

I was out yesterday in my Kayak. It was a very nice autumn day, other than being unseasonably hot. The fall wild flowers are really blooming and I had to take some detours down little back roads where I could stop admire the flowers without getting run over. Just a beautiful time of year except for the heat.
It looks like you had a relaxing day. That fish knife looks like new.
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Love those blackwater creeks and rivers.

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For those of you that like to fish, especially those in The South, check out the YouTube videos of Richard Gene, The Fishing Machine.

He has to be one of the most successful and prolific fishermen I have ever seen.

He has fished all his life.

He fishes all kinds of water, in all weather for many different species.

You will learn a lot just by listening to him talk.

Mostly catch and release, but if his wife says so, he takes some home for dinner.

He is a bit strange in his behavior at times and has an alter-ego named Elmo that shows up frequently. ::woot::

Never curses.

He's in Alabama and I know exactly where he is fishing in this particular video.



I realize there is quite a bit of editing done to these videos. He did say it was an hour and a half before he caught that first fish.

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Being early spring over here, these little critters are coming out of hibernation. They are Alpine or Mountain Copperheads, very prevalent in the high country as the name would suggest. Very aggressive at this time of the year, coming out of hibernation, beautiful looking snakes, growing to about 2-3 feet long. I used to see plenty of them when i used to hunt in the high country. Was advised to wear garters by the local Forest Ranger, i took his advise immediately.Hope you all have a good weekend. :D
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:shock: :shock: :shock: NO WAY, I WOUN'T COME WITHIN A MILE OF THAT SNAKE!!! ::paranoid:: ::paranoid:: ::paranoid::
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That's a pretty snake. ::tu::

I assume it's venomous.

Australia has a lot of deadly snake species.

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RobesonsRme.com wrote:That's a pretty snake. ::tu::

I assume it's venomous.

Australia has a lot of deadly snake species.

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Yes my friend very venomous. ::paranoid:: We have 9 out of the top 10 venomous snakes in the world. ::uc:: But you are right, they are very beautiful snakes, when you see them in the bush, they are actually mesmerizing. Just a useless bit of information, the biggest cause of dog death in Australia-snake bite. ::teary_eyes::
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