Outside my Windows I - A Magical Morning

[Richard S]

Chris:

The description of your son's injury sends cold chills down my spine.  He is to be commended for his decision to "bite the bullet" and have his broken nose reset rather than learning to live with a deviated septum.  Some people live with a DS for years.  I did.  But doing so can cause any number of growing problems over time.  I never gave it much thought until recently, when I realized that I was steadily losing the ability to breathe through my nose.  

Lord knows the pain your son incurred from his injury!  When compared to being hit in the face with an aluminum baeball bat, the concept of being pounded with padded boxing gloves seems almost trivial.

[MountainMan]

Lets have some posts and/or pictures of some Christmas presents.

Received or given.

 Back on page 7 of this thread I posted pictures of the truck my wife got me for Christmas.  Soon I will take a picture of what I got her in return.

Or maybe some nice posts in general to end this year.

Any topic.

Dave

[R9SCarry]

Dave - almost ashamed to admit, Bonnie and are all but non-Xmas people - gifts come and go thru the whole year really.  So no gifts per se to show from here.

That said,  I did get two new guns over the more recent weeks and if I may be allowed to call them presents to 'us' - because Bonnie will shoot them too - then here are pics.

Sold a commemorative 1911 to get the 220 and the 228 was a trade for my P12-45 and some cash.  I now have three SIG's in the ''stable'' LOL!

[MountainMan]

Nice Chris!

[R9SCarry]

Dave - as this is pretty much an ''anything goes'' thread, let me indulge with other pics too.  I was checking thru some older stuff I have on server and found this one.

The story behind it - way, way back, probably about time my Dad was about to retire (he died 1997) - his company got me to do some pic work - I used to do freelance for years.  The objective was, to go to the Isle of Wight - England of course we are talkin' here - and shoot some pics on an unfinished ferry terminal where his company was supplying the aluminum hand railing.

To make best use of lighting - I ferried over, took pics in evening light and then - slept in car - and took more pics in morning light.  I took a few just for me and this was one.

Very early, first ferry comes in - a shot I have always been pleased with.  Very tranquill scene.  It was scanned from the color neg and so does not really have the high qual' of the original, which would have printed to 20x16 nicely.

If random pics do not upset folks I may other odd ones of general interest.

[MountainMan]

Chris - I liked that - I would like to see more of your (and others') life pictures.

[MountainMan]

Christmas weekend on the mountain.

You can see when your child moves out the dog (in my case) becomes your "kid replacement"



Spencer goes out for a pass during the Saturday Steeler game





Waiting for Santa





Another present for me?





Spencer showing that Christmas toy who is boss!





Snowy Christmas morning





Back on page 7 of this thread is a few pictures of the new Christmas truck my wife Nancy got for me.  Here is my gift for her - one for each ear.





Dave's mom celebrates Christmas in her hospital room.

[R9SCarry]

Haha - not sure how you'd categorize this one  - ''Ol' Phart at puter'' I guess.  As ever - surrounded by detritis

Last year a buddy staying took it and it was another I had forgotten about.



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How about me playing IDPA this year!!



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Another bit of fun comin' up too (apologies if I did show these before).  Many might know of the gun at UN building - the one with a knot tied in the barrel - here is how it looks -




I felt ''obliged'' to correct that error, and revert the gun to what it should be LOL! -






There ya go - probably some more ''blasts from past'' likely to occur!

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[R9SCarry]

Oh my - nice surprise - thx for those Dave.  Lovely pics and in particular love the ''waiting for Santa'' - lovely study.  The toy sure was gettin' killed too

And - your dear Mom, bless her.  My Mom passed March 8 2003.  Oh how we must remember our mortality and that of all who surround us.

What a wonderful thread this is - such a plethora of things.  Great to share all sorts

[MountainMan]

Chris - looking at that picture of you at the computer, and hearing your English accent, you would make a nice Sherlock Holmes.

[R9SCarry]

Hahahah - why thank you Watson!  

[theirishguard]

Chris, you bet...............    Dr Watson

[Richard S]

Lets have some posts and/or pictures of some Christmas presents.

Received or given.

Like Chris and Bonnie, Joyce and I do not make Christmas too much of a big deal for gift giving.  We like to surprise each other with gifts throughout the year as the opportunities arise.  We reserve our Christmas gifts to each other for some items which we know the other would enjoy having and go all out for the children and grandchildren.  With that in mind, here are our gifts to each other this Christmas:

From me to "Herself," a little something out of Africa --

From "Herself" to me (instructions included)   --

[theirishguard]

Richard, do you have any real elephant hair bracelets?
The company that made your gift, really does a nice job.
When Kathleen and I got married years ago, she got me a full set of dishes and flatware. I didn't but 3 of each before that.
And I gave her a Clark pin gun .45acp so she could shoot IPSC alittle.
Tom

[Richard S]

Tom:

I just returned from an overnight trip out of town and have read your message.  

Yes, I do have a real elephant hair bracelet locked away in my safe.  It is somewhat tattered from four years of wear in West Africa, but I shall bring it out tomorrow and try to get a suitable photograph.  The one I now wear is similar to the one I gave to Joyce this year.