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The Rancher’s Will

Mamie Webser, widowed early in her marriage, carried on working her husband’s cattle ranch and for many years toiled at the arduous chores that go with raising beef for market.

As the years wore on, her three big sons took on more and more of the work until she was able to retire, watch the young men labor, and the money roll in.

One thing troubled her. In all those years she had never been able to think of a good name for the ranch. One day a neighbor suggested she call it “Focus.”

“Why Focus?” Mamie asked.

“It should be obvious,” she was told, “because that’s where the sons raise meat.”

They Fly!

I’ve shared a number of Grass Hopper images recently.

What I haven’t shown is that they also fly.

About the same size as the Zebra Finch, these aviators are clumsier and make quite a “BANG” on windscreens. They also hurt if they decide to fly straight into your head should you be standing around trying to grab a shot which not only is in focus but also has them in flight.

Flying higher.

Looking at its landing site.

And finally landing on its food.

At least it avoided becoming lunch for some passing bird. This time.

Tuesday Tune

Graffiti

Vale Johnny Dankworth

One of the greatest partnerships in both life and music has ended.

Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), composer, saxophonist and clarinetist, leaves behind his wife of 53 years, Cleo Lane and two children.

The magic woven by this unique partnership will be long remembered.

And this is where I became a Cleo fan all those years ago.

Grandma’s Life #31

This is what Grandma’s husband did to bring in a crust.

From Future magazine, February/March 1951.

Burgled from Vintage Scans

Yesterday

It rained.

And it galed.

Oh yes! It rained and it galed very, very heavily!

God and Tolerance

Reverently burgled from I Am your God

Drinking

And malt does more than Milton can
To justify God’s ways to man.
A. E. Housman (1859 – 1936)

Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.
Dave Barry (1947 – ),

If you drink, don’t drive. Don’t even putt.
Dean Martin

My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.
Henny Youngman (1906 – 1998)

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
Henny Youngman (1906 – 1998)

It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine.
Heraclitus (540 BC – 480 BC),

Nothing anyone says in a bar is true.
Mark Ruffalo

The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.
Martin Mull (1943 – )

One reason I don’t drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.
Nancy Astor (1879 – 1964)

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.
Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900)

Photo Hunt; Average

I spent much of the week looking through my collection of images and couldn’t find anything which illustrated “Average”.

Then I thought about “average” and wondered what my “average” image was. The one halfway from the time I began taking digital images and now.

So I used the image numbers on my cameras and found the image taken half way, numerically since mid-2003 when I first bought a digital camera.

That image was taken in a town called Northam, around 100KM from Perth on 28th May 2007.

So, nothing special this week. Just my mathematically average photo.

Best 4X4 Ever

Weekends are for fun and recreation.

OK! Let’s see you recreate this – - -

Worth Fearing!

BBC Quiz of the Week

The week began hot and then became humid and the thunderstorms began.

There have been some spectacular light shows during the nights.

By this time next week I will be getting ready to fly down to Perth for my big trip across Australia.

It seems Sandy and azahar will be sharing the cap this week. Both scored 2/7.

This week I managed another 6/7. I wasn’t watching the moon quite enough 

How will you all go this week? Good luck with this week’s BBC Quiz of the Week.

Previous Dunces

29th Jan, 2/7, azahar, Sandy
22nd jan, 1/7, nursemyra
15th Jan, 1/7, Rob, Sandy
8th Jan, 1/7, Rob
18th Dec, 1/7, Puddock
11th Dec, 0/7, azahar
4th Dec, 1/7, azahar
27th Nov, 2/7, Rob, azahar
20th Nov, 1/7, Ærchie
13th Nov, 0/7, Rob, azahar
6th Nov, 2/7, magic hands, Little fish
30th Oct, 3/7, nursemyra
23rd Oct, 0/7, Karen
16th Oct, 1/7, Cybe R. Wizard
9th Oct, 2/7, Rob, nursemyra, healingmagichands

Crown Winners (7/7)

3rd Apr, 2009, sledpress
17th Apr, 2009, anniegirl1138, Buff, Archie
15th May, Buff
5th June, Buff
4th July, healing magic hands
29th Aug Buff
5th Sept Buff
12th Sept Daddy P
11th Sept, nursemyra
18th Sept, Buff
25th Sept, Gitwizard
30th Oct 2009, Marty
6th Oct 2009, Buff

Juke Box 1969

Some great music made the charts this year.

Click on the juke box. You’ll be glad you did.

Sky Watch Friday

Now distant thunderheads moving down to the horizon having washed the air and leaves clear of the ever-present desert dust with a combination of rain and hail and thunderous vibrations.

Just a few scattered clouds left against a clear sky.

Until you spot the smoke cloud on the right; smoke from a grass fire begun by lightning from that cleansing storm.