October has come and gone and once again it is time to open a new thread for the Gabfest.. During October we did finish the movie WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, complete with musical score, as planned. We launched it into distribution with its own World Premier. The Stars and most of the Supporting Cast were there appropriately dressed for their glitzy walk down the red carpet. Unfortunately co-stars EJ & ODEN and family were unable to attend as they are all currently on migration to Africa. Keith surprised us with some very interesting bird & wildlife reports direct from the Sahara Dessert and from his own equatorial Island in the Sun. His on-the-spot factual reports helped us to understand the dangers our osprey face once they complete their long hazardous journey. Our first music night was a smashing success that left everyone eager for the second.
October has come and gone and once again it is time to open a new thread for the Gabfest..
During October we did finish the movie WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, complete with musical score, as planned. We launched it into distribution with its own World Premier. The Stars and most of the Supporting Cast were there appropriately dressed for their glitzy walk down the red carpet. Unfortunately co-stars EJ & ODEN and family were unable to attend as they are all currently on migration to Africa.
Keith surprised us with some very interesting bird & wildlife reports direct from the Sahara Dessert and from his own equatorial Island in the Sun. His on-the-spot factual reports helped us to understand the dangers our osprey face once they complete their long hazardous journey.
Our first music night was a smashing success that left everyone eager for the second.
Then we ended the month with a wonderfully thoughtful and caring discussion of the benefits or possible harm of the tracking of osprey and other birds. NOVEMBER will bring continued reports and DISCUSSIONS of our own “Special Three“, Tore, Bynack and Rothes who have arrived safely in Africa. We will be watching especially for news of Bynack who has been in an area that seems to be potentially dangerous. We will be watching also for updates of young Ozwold who was VERY reluctant to leave Bonnie Scotland, but is finally taking a stopover in Spain where Roy Dennis says he can safely winter. So, will Ozwold stay in Spain? or will he move south?, on his own unique time schedule? We will also be following the adventures and misadventures of other tagged osprey, including Einion who had us holding our breath while he made a huge circle over the Atlantic, his siblings from the Dyfi nest and others that may come to our attention. All this and much more is discussed on the Gabfest. We expect to have The Second Gabfest Music Night toward the end of the month. The theme is yet to be discussed & determined. This is the Freedom Forum, where fun, fact and fantasy combine to make a very unique thread. So come on in and chat a while with us. Our fire is bright and the latch is always open.
Then we ended the month with a wonderfully thoughtful and caring discussion of the benefits or possible harm of the tracking of osprey and other birds.
NOVEMBER will bring continued reports and DISCUSSIONS of our own “Special Three“, Tore, Bynack and Rothes who have arrived safely in Africa. We will be watching especially for news of Bynack who has been in an area that seems to be potentially dangerous. We will be watching also for updates of young Ozwold who was VERY reluctant to leave Bonnie Scotland, but is finally taking a stopover in Spain where Roy Dennis says he can safely winter. So, will Ozwold stay in Spain? or will he move south?, on his own unique time schedule? We will also be following the adventures and misadventures of other tagged osprey, including Einion who had us holding our breath while he made a huge circle over the Atlantic, his siblings from the Dyfi nest and others that may come to our attention. All this and much more is discussed on the Gabfest.
We expect to have The Second Gabfest Music Night toward the end of the month. The theme is yet to be discussed & determined.
This is the Freedom Forum, where fun, fact and fantasy combine to make a very unique thread. So come on in and chat a while with us. Our fire is bright and the latch is always open.
Brilliant ChrisS... thanks for the vid.
All for one and one for all.
I'm off to bed...
Good night friends.
Black Jag.
EXTREMELY interesting video, Chriss. Thanks millions for posting. I loved the pictures of the people and their homes. I just hope they are not like the people of Keith's "Island in the Sun" experiences and that their favorite food Is NOT osprey stew.
Black Jag, hope your floods don't amount to anything dangerous or damaging or cause too much inconvenience. Looks like everyone has signed off for bed & it's my dinnertime. Night all.
JUNE when i said !!! got it!!! , i meant we had found the bird . a friend took photos of it .. when i retired for a hobby i started to keep i list of birds i saw . each year i thinkl i average about 220 birds seen .. in england i have seen about 340 birds since recording them .. and yes JUNE your third paragraph is what i do
friends did you know ( i think JUNE will know) that on this day ----30th november in the year 1835 SAMUEL LANGHOME CLEMENS was born .. his pen name was MARK TWAIN
No, Sunshine, I didn't know Samuel Clemens - better known as Mark Twain - was born on this day :). Howevr, I am well aquainted with Mr. Clemens.
On Music night Keith challanged us to name a favorite book. Without hesitation, I broke the rules and named three books in order. My second selection was Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain. About a 10 or 12 year old boy, it is funny, romantic, scarey, adventurous, just wonderful reading. I hardily recommend it for child, man and woman alike.
Thanks for this interesting bit of trivia.
Also thanks for answeing my questions about bird watching. I am learning more as I read the comments of you and others.
Oh more quesions. So your friend takes a picture. Does he then share it with you? Are you able to have a picture to put with your notes? One bird - one page?
Among other things, this sounds like a very HEALTHY hobby, what wih all the walking, being outdoors in natures good air, etc.
JUNE--yes if i ask he will e/mail me the photo or print me one.. yes it is healthy. better than sitting at home vegitating. am now off to dreamland. goodnight JUNE
Goodnight, Sunshine Time for your LATE Bedtime, time for my Late supper.