Ozexpatriate Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, pH said: I just cannot appreciate G&Ts. Nor I. There are gin-based drinks I have enjoyed, but never a G&T. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Well I did live here for a while 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, AndyID said: Well I did live here for a while Top of the Haylie Brae? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, pH said: Top of the Haylie Brae? You weren't supposed to answer. Obviously far too easy for you 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 41 minutes ago, AndyID said: You weren't supposed to answer. Obviously far too easy for you The three ‘main road’ braes in the general area (as distinct from those in towns) were the Hatton, Homeston and Haylie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 21 hours ago, pH said: The three ‘main road’ braes in the general area (as distinct from those in towns) were the Hatton, Homeston and Haylie. I found Hatton (Bishopton) but where was Homeston? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Oh course there was also the Gleniffer Braes road by Paisley. Back in the 50's my dad's favorite trick was to startle courting couples who were walking up to The Bonnie Wee Well by turning the ignition off and on to make the engine backfire 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 1 hour ago, AndyID said: I found Hatton (Bishopton) but where was Homeston? Follow the A78 southwest out of Greenock towards Inverkip, past what used to be IBM Spango Valley. The Homeston Brae isn’t marked, but it starts just after Dunrod Road goes off to the left and goes down to what used to be the T junction (now a roundabout) with the A770. On our single-gear bikes, we used to pedal from the top till we couldn’t keep up with the speed of the wheels, then freewheel and see how far we could get - usually as far as the first houses (Bridgend) in Inverkip. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Lunch stop on our drive across southern BC today - Wilgress Lake rest area. Temperature just above freezing point and brilliant sunshine; just a beautiful day to travel: 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 8 minutes ago, pH said: Lunch stop on our drive across southern BC today - Wilgress Lake rest area. Temperature just above freezing point and brilliant sunshine; just a beautiful day to travel: For the benefit of those who might be unfamiliar with this part of America many of those evergreens are not actually "evergreen". They are Larch. Their needles turns yellow and are shed at this time of year. (It took me some time to understand what was going on ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 31 minutes ago, AndyID said: For the benefit of those who might be unfamiliar with this part of America many of those evergreens are not actually "evergreen". They are Larch. Their needles turns yellow and are shed at this time of year. (It took me some time to understand what was going on ) And to help you with identification: https://youtu.be/mBcTXBhYzfM 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, pH said: And to help you with identification: https://youtu.be/mBcTXBhYzfM Those lying barstewards! Obviously it was a pine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) A few from a recent lunchtime walk around Blackburn Lake. Edited November 2, 2021 by SRman 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, AndyID said: Those lying barstewards! Obviously it was a pine. They say it’s a larch tree - you have a different view. Obviously, a difference of a pine yin! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Just now, pH said: They say it’s a larch tree - you have a different view. Obviously, a difference of a pine yin! For cripes sake! Has it really come down to this, eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulcon1 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 4 hours ago, AndyID said: For cripes sake! Has it really come down to this, eh? It's all right he's just NEEDLING you. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 6 hours ago, faulcon1 said: It's all right he's just NEEDLING you. ...for a bit of a larch. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nova Scotian Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2021 How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away - Number 3, the Larch. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgie9 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Rocky Mountaineer train returning from Vancouver through Cochrane, Alberta, just south of where we live, a few years back. Steamer at Stettler Alberta, We visited a few years ago. It does prairie railway excursions. A scene from our local road looking across to the Rocky mountains. in the Spring time. Thanks guys for all the lovely scenes around the world, it is interesting to see where all you folks live from an ex pat. living in the wilds of Canada. with his British model railway, which I have yet to show. maybe one day. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florence Locomotive Works Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Tulsa, Oklahoma in its current state. Very nice. The yard was cleaned of leaves yesterday but typically they’re 2 inches thick on the ground. Hence why it’s oddly green. Douglas 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted November 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2021 I ran the mower in the front yard last week to mulch the leaves, nice and clean but the %$##_((&($T# cottonwood refilled it n9icely the next day! That is allright, the tree will be gone next year! Unfortunately the wood is too brittle to use for anything useful. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
autocoach Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Need to get the electric leaf blower out soon to clean up my tiny courtyard of Japanese Maple leaves... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 We are up in the Idaho Panhandle and surround by evergreens. Except they ain't evergreen! Bloomin' things dump their needles all over the place and they only get cleared off the roads by the snowplows 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 3 hours ago, autocoach said: Need to get the electric leaf blower out soon to clean up my tiny courtyard of Japanese Maple leaves... Our son-in-law lives in Orange County. He's a manager with a construction company and they just got a contract for a big job on Catalina Island. The poor guy has to commute to Catalina every week for quite a while 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 53 minutes ago, AndyID said: The poor guy has to commute to Catalina every week for quite a while Tough duty! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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