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| Posted by Squarerigger: Fri Feb 15th, 2013 16:25 | 1st Post |
| There is a deadly silence emanating from across the Atlantic. Could it be a result of the deadly horse meat attack or an as yet unreported meteorite that left a large hole in what was once Europe? Could also be a North Korean high altitude nuclear burst which took out all internet and computers with EMP. As a side note, I would also suspect digital cameras with batteries installed would be having their lens caps firing off like canons.  :baffled::baffled:
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| Posted by Robert: Fri Feb 15th, 2013 16:50 | 2nd Post |
 Well I am still here, letting my galloping dinner subside, Tesco cheap and cheerful minced ??? meat pie. Have a warm glow from the nuclear deposit's just up the coast from here, The astroid wizzzed past while we were chasing our galloping dinner. Not tried the camera but 4 of the computers seem OK. 
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| Posted by blackfox: Fri Feb 15th, 2013 16:53 | 3rd Post |
| so wrong ,we have actually had a rare event in the u.k ,two days of fairly good sunshine ,i have over a thousand shots to go though and probably delete 959 of them .actually not had light levels this good since october time can't believe it and i actually got out and done some gardening today as well . now that brings me to something thats bugged me for years but never thought to ask it .in the u.k we have houses ,small ,medium ,large etc the one thing in common is we all have gardens ,so when out there working we are gardening now in the states your back gardens are referred to as yards ,so when your working in your back yard planting flowers etc what are you doing is it called yarding or some other weird name ??????:-O
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| Posted by jk: Fri Feb 15th, 2013 17:11 | 4th Post |
blackfox wrote:so wrong ,we have actually had a rare event in the u.k ,two days of fairly good sunshine ,i have over a thousand shots to go though and probably delete 959 of them .actually not had light levels this good since october time can't believe it and i actually got out and done some gardening today as well . Their yards are several square miles so its called ranching!  Gardening ..... Gardening leave is another thing..... What is it called in USA ? Well my builders finished putting in the new windows to the apartment where I have my studio/dive training school, reading room and computer room. So today joy of joys I spent the day hoovering, dusting and rearranging my stuff back to how it was ten days ago before they started. So to coin a phrase ... I am knackered! Or is that completely burgered ? Nay, nay, neigh!
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| Posted by Squarerigger: Fri Feb 15th, 2013 17:17 | 5th Post |
blackfox wrote:so wrong ,we have actually had a rare event in the u.k ,two days of fairly good sunshine ,i have over a thousand shots to go though and probably delete 959 of them .actually not had light levels this good since october time can't believe it and i actually got out and done some gardening today as well . So glad to see European photographers are ok. 1000 photos Jeff, I hope they are bird photos and you will share some of your usual amazing shots. Yards and gardens. Very complicated issue Jeff. I suppose it can change drastically by what region of the country you live in. Now, I have a front and back yard. I suppose the parts where there are flowers and ornamental shrubs, etc. could be called a garden. The yard is grass (not the type you smoke) but little green things that sprout up out of the soil. I have to say nothing about a yard or garden is inviting to me. I call it all WORK. Left to my own devices, I would have the entire thing covered in astro turf and plastic trees that did not drop tons of leaves each year. I admire folks who like to garden or work to make a beautiful grass yard/lawn. Damn another word - lawn. Forget it Jeff - it's just indescribable!
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| Posted by blackfox: Sat Feb 16th, 2013 03:43 | 6th Post |
no problem gary ,heres one that went down a storm on flickr last night  golden daze (EXPLORED) by black fox wildlife photography, on Flickr
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| Posted by Robert: Sat Feb 16th, 2013 03:56 | 7th Post |
| Very nice Jeff, what camera/lens combo? (I have lost track of your gear recently.)
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| Posted by Robert: Sat Feb 16th, 2013 04:14 | 8th Post |
Squarerigger wrote:
I love the French word Jardin, seems more attractive and less harsh than yard or garden. My modest 'garden' is really a 'back yard' because that's what it is but I can't bring myself to call a beautiful landscaped garden a yard. A yard to me is where you buy building supplies or a concreted area where a farmer would keep and feed cattle, a back yard is a small paved area behind a house where the bins are kept for the rubbish. A D1 image with Nikkor 25-50 zoom taken by Michael. Attachment: Rhodendron Path 5160.jpg (Downloaded 51 times)
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| Posted by blackfox: Sat Feb 16th, 2013 04:21 | 9th Post |
Robert wrote:Very nice Jeff, what camera/lens combo? (I have lost track of your gear recently.) its the d300s with a 300mm f4 plus a 1.7nikon t.c .i really love this camera the depth of the RAW files is astonishing .i still have the d7000 but the wife uses that mostly with the tokina 80-400af lens . if it was a choice of having to sell one the d7000 would be the first to go ,although technically its a better camera it doesn't have the oomph that the d300s has ??????
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| Posted by jk: Sat Feb 16th, 2013 06:39 | 10th Post |
Robert wrote: Squarerigger wrote: Robert I think if I remember correctly that Yard is a corruption of Jardin. Nice picture of azaleas or are they rhododendrons (too early for rhodos I think, they always used to flower in late May early June when I was a lad).
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| Posted by Squarerigger: Sat Feb 16th, 2013 09:41 | 11th Post |
| First rate photograph Jeff. You have a real gift and I would imagine a great deal of patience in obtaining birding photos. Robert, I would call your back yard a garden. I have been looking up all sorts of sites claiming to know the definition of yard vs garden. The only one that makes sense to me is, the land surrounding a home is called a yard and if you plant flowers, shrubs, food product, etc, it becomes a garden. This definition works well with your thoughts Robert about scrap yards, cattle yards, etc. There is usually a building of some sort surrounded by land called a yard. You put scrap metal on it and it's a scrap yard. Anyway, I have always been amazed at the beautiful gardens Europeans have on their property. They have a love of beautiful plants.
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| Posted by blackfox: Sat Feb 16th, 2013 09:58 | 12th Post |
| yep and there bloody hard work ,been out today and moved about 20+ shrubs and young trees from the rear of the back garden to the front of the front garden ,repaired the access gate to the side garden .sit back now and wait for the grass to dry out properly and then get the lawn-mower and strimmer out ,sometimes wish i lived in a block of flats oh and worked out how much decking i will need to make a access walkway to get in the caravan without getting it muddy ,happy daze  anyway heres another for you a female bullfinch  no bullshit by black fox wildlife photography, on Flickr
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| Posted by Squarerigger: Sat Feb 16th, 2013 10:54 | 13th Post |
Great shot Jeff, and I particularly like the title.  I am afraid any bush planted in my "garden" will remain where it is until it dies a natural death or it dies from neglect. 
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| Posted by KenRay: Sat Feb 16th, 2013 11:44 | 14th Post |
| One of the most popular magazines in the US is called Better Homes and Garden and it doesn't refer to raising vegetables. When I lived in Western Pennsylvania I had three acres in the country and it was mostly backyard. Some flowers but mostly green grass that had to be mowed. Since moving to Southern Arizona I have substituted rocks and pavers (really thin bricks) for my entire yard area. Some Cacti and one olive tree. The first couple of years here we actually had a small vegetable garden,with sweet corn,green beans and tomatoes. But that was quickly paved over. So much less work and you don't have to water. I think some call it laziness brought on by old age. I just started earlier.
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| Posted by jk: Sat Feb 16th, 2013 11:46 | 15th Post |
| Here is the definition from Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yard_%28land%29 The word "yard" came from the Anglo-Saxon geard, compare "garden" (German Garten), Old Norse gar°r, Russian gorod = "town" (originally as an "enclosed fortified area"), Latin hortus = "garden" (hence horticulture and orchard), from Greek χοÏτος (hortos) = "farm-yard", "feeding-place", "fodder", (from which "hay" originally as grown in an enclosed field). "Girdle," and "court" are other related words from the same root.[1] In areas where farming is an important part of life, a yard is also a piece of enclosed land for farm animals or other agricultural purpose, often referred to as a cattleyard, sheepyard, stockyard, etc.
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| Posted by Squarerigger: Sat Feb 16th, 2013 15:08 | 16th Post |
| Wow Jonathan, that cleared everything up. I now have a solid handle on the term yard vs garden.
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| Posted by jk: Sun Feb 17th, 2013 03:58 | 17th Post |
| Well does this mean that in reality we dont want stuff that we dont like in our own back garden or should we still not have it in our own back yard! :thumbsup:
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| Posted by Robert: Sun Feb 17th, 2013 04:28 | 18th Post |
| Fracking for example? I want cheap gas and cheaper petrol, do I want fracking? Yes, provided it's not in my back yard! LOL
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| Posted by jk: Sun Feb 17th, 2013 07:24 | 19th Post |
| If it comes up in your back yard then you keep quiet and bottle it and sell at your local market. If you complain then the council come and move you out and into some heap and keep the valuable oil/gas for themselves.
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| Posted by Robert: Sun Feb 17th, 2013 07:45 | 20th Post |
jk wrote:If it comes up in your back yard then you keep quiet and bottle it and sell at your local market. You must have been to Barrow!!! 
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| Posted by Squarerigger: Sun Feb 17th, 2013 12:52 | 21st Post |
Robert wrote:Fracking for example? Spoken like a true environmentalist Robert. You sure you don't have some American blood sounds a lot like what folks say over here.
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| Posted by Robert: Sun Feb 17th, 2013 14:55 | 22nd Post |
| Spoken in Jest! As a reflection of the general populous. That said as time goes by, prices rise and resources dwindle, less desirable methods of fuelling the home fires and the vital transport will emerge. I don't think history has any lessons for us to call on for dealing with the decline of the fossil fuel age, however, that is what we are approaching.
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| Posted by Squarerigger: Sun Feb 17th, 2013 15:30 | 23rd Post |
Robert wrote:Spoken in Jest! As a reflection of the general populous. I know you were jesting, sorry if you mistook my intent.
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| Posted by Eric: Sun Feb 17th, 2013 17:14 | 24th Post |
Robert wrote:Spoken in Jest! As a reflection of the general populous. I read somewhere that some oil wells in the US that had been exhausted last century have miraculously filled again. This has led to an opinion that the oil reserves are more fluid and plentiful than has been thought.
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| Posted by Robert: Sun Feb 17th, 2013 17:16 | 25th Post |
| Is this related to the five fishes and three loaves?
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| Posted by KenRay: Sun Feb 17th, 2013 18:16 | 26th Post |
| I would love to have fracking in my backyard ,it would mean I was a heck of a lot better off than I am.
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| Posted by Eric: Sun Feb 17th, 2013 18:48 | 27th Post |
Robert wrote:Is this related to the five fishes and three loaves? You never know! I see that lightng struck the Vatican twice on the eve of the Pope's announcement. At the risk of sounding a little irreverent (apologies to any devout Christians in advance but I have cleaned it up ) it reminded me of the old golf story.... A bishop and a banker were playing golf. The banker took an airshot at the first tee. "missed the !!+&# b*gger!" he exclaimed. The bishop reprimanded him for his language. He took another swing "missed the !!+&# b*gger!", he again screamed "my son, my son you must refrain from such language. God will punish you for this blasphemy" The banker took another swing and " missed the !!+&# !!+&# b*gger!!!" The heavens darkened, cloud billowed and then parted and a bolt of lighting shot down and hit the bishop. "missed the !!+&# b*gger" came a booming voice. Sorry!
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| Posted by Constable: Mon Feb 18th, 2013 00:29 | 28th Post |
| Mine's a pont of creme de menthe (Fill in the pre-punchline part yourselves) Ed
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| Posted by blackfox: Mon Feb 25th, 2013 08:49 | 29th Post |
| oh no went to ikea last friday with the wife and daughter ,half way round we stopped in the restuarant for food ,i had the meatballs ,today they find horsemeat in ikea meatballs ,so i,m just going for a trot to the stables and listen to my fav. record the green green grass of home . we are all gonna die ,die i tell you
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| Posted by Ed Hutchinson: Tue Feb 26th, 2013 07:03 | 30th Post |
| It is surly a equine plot to over through cows as a food source, they were replaced by cars, now they have found a way to get back to their original standing (or not) in the world. Mr. Ed I did not know Ikea is in the food business, I thought they sold furniture, shows how little we hear up hear in the north west woods. it must be that the rain is so loud most times we can't hear outside our YARDS be well Mr. Ed
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| Posted by blackfox: Wed Feb 27th, 2013 18:35 | 31st Post |
nice one ed ,if you see that nice mr dave.e. crockett fella give him my regards .and the fella from ikea wants to buy your woods to make some plastic tables and chairs 
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