Catspaw

Yep, still alive ::nods vigourously:: - despite appearances ;-)

So. Jaunt Day with nicci_mac. We went to Beecraigs, a country park/deer farm/trout farm near Linlithgow. Deer and trout weren't the main things we were after though - we were after fungi. And we found some beauties :-D The macro got a workout and a half ;-)

( If you go down to the woods today...WARNING! IMAGE HEAVY )

and bought 'Children of the Gods - Final Cut'.

( Spoilers ahoy, I daresay )

Fandom-wise, I've got nuthin' - but here's some picspam to reassure you all that I'm still alive :-D A few random photos and a travelogue *g*

( random photos under the cut )

So, now for the travelogue - and if you thought that last cut was image heavy, I guess you ain't seen nothin' yet ;-)

( 'Hidden Edinburgh' Tourist Guide this way )

Robert Kennedy, Jr., is seeking support for an environmental campaign to highlight, and hopefully reverse, the plight of the polar bear. At this link

http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/Rescue_the_Polar_Bear

you can send a pro forma letter to the new Interior Secretary urging the Obama administration to take action on global warming and also exploitation of resources in the Arctic by tightening up the laws governing energy wastage and oil exploration.

Seems reasonable to me - after all, once the bears are gone, they're gone - so please, go sign, and go spread the word to all and sundry. And not just US nationals either: we've only got one planet, and we all have to live on it, and US policy affects us all!

TY :-D

Filched from perclexed. Because it looks like fun :-)

Post a picture in my comments of what you think describes me when you think about what/who I am.

Give no written explanation though. Just an image.

Copy and paste into your own journal and see what others think about you in pictures!

Aaand another birthday! Happy birthday, zats_clear!! :-) Every good wish to you for the year to come - and a thank you: you brighten my day immeasurably with your captions and I really enjoy the giggles :-) In the vernacular Scots -- lang may your lum reek :-))

Everywhere you look in this country, there are piles of antiquities lying around. Literally lying around in the edges of fields, where they've been cleared away to make space for growing things. Bits and pieces of fluted columns, odd bits of pediments and architraves, capitals, all beautifully carved.

( stuff like this )

::takes deep breath::

Okay peeps, stand by to be bored out of your skulls with the holiday snaps *g*

Just a few pictures here (okay, quite a few), to show just how beautiful a country it is. Graphics heavy, so under a cut.

( All this and sunshine too )

Well, I'm back.

::hugs all round::

Lord, two weeks (two weeks!!) without internet access and I survived! Who'd'a thunk? *g* So -- what did I miss? Anything good?

Forget the 'mad scientist' trope: I'm officially instating the 'mad zucchini' trope in its stead. There is a zucchini plot to take over the world. And they're succeeding in this corner of it - I can't keep up ::wails:: And while there is apparently no limit to the amount of zucchini bread I can make, there *is* a limit to how much we can eat... or dedicate freezer space to... or how much the worms in the worm bin can eat... or fill *their* freezers with...

( cut to protect the garden-produce-uninterested )

Also - we've had a triumph :-D

( picture under the cut )

In other news, #1 son passed his driving test today \0/

I had a little rant all ready for your edification as well - but on mature consideration, I decided to spare you all and deleted it ;-)