C'mon, Blue Faaaallcccoooon
As today is iiiiiincredibly lazy, I feel I should post up the rest of the good Falconry photos (hence the post title) before people forget about it!
All of us (well, asides my Dad and sister taking photos) looking kinda cold in Braco; waiting for our 4x4 trip up into the hills! Plus that cursed salt "tidal mark" on my coat.
I think everyone took this picture! This was the Falconry, first thing we saw were all these Falcons of different breeds, tied to these stands while some of them (the hungry ones) made a right noise.
My Mum, probably being told how the Harris Hawk has no intention of being her friend, and my Dad with the same bird... as it eats something unfortunate.
My sister Claire's boyfriend Robert with the Harris Hawk, and me with the carrion bird i-forget-the-name-of! He was cool though, I liked his colouration.. even if he did have more saliva than the others; bone eating birds. Yum.
My two sisters, Claire and Isobel, both with the Carrion bird, he was quite heavy.
Isobel's boyfriend Iain with the Carrion (Carrion was photogenic!) and our instructor with the tiny little Kestrel! If any of you have read the famous (yet tedious) British book "Kes", what he did with the bird was exactly the same.
Here is the little charming Hawk Owl! Who came trotting along the path gracelessly lol, complete contrast to the murderous birds we had gotten used to. He liked to harmlessly nibble the instructor's finger, making little noises and bobbing his head around.
And finally the "Axe wielding Maniac". Don't have any good pictures of anyone holding this HUGE bird as it was getting dark... but it made Claire look so small it was a little worrying lol
I've not been lazy all the time... I've been trying to get through to the Job Centre, sigh and as my mobile really isn't cut out for that, I contacted Virgin Media; I'm now getting a phoneline installed on the 20th! Thank god.
This is also due to the failing attempts at getting a new mobile phone. Specifically from 02 so I can keep my number and get a bit of a discount. The Nokia 7610 Supernova seems like a nice one, but nowhere has it o.O
I am still painting, still playing Left 4 Dead....... still playing Sonic Unleashed (which, after it's pummelled your commonsense, diginity and wasted all your breath, seems to become more enjoyable... of course I haven't reached the end yet... plenty more for me to get angry at!)
Currently downloading 3D Studio Max 9... though as I am now seeing.. the torrent has slowed down.... jjooooyyy..
But tomorrow I am going to Edinburgh! To see my lifelong best friend and his flat.... Grant been there for about three years... and I've not been through... it has probably been over 4 years since I've actually met him last....
*shame*
Part of my New Year's Resolutions! (I am cutting my way through that list! Which reminds me, visiting Cathal's flat on Monday, lol)
I went into Whitespace, which was deadspace (oh ho ho) with a very bleary eyed Dayna. Reason for my visit? To print CVs. On discovering our accounts have been closed... I have bought a printer from 3000rpm.
The things I have to do... (although in honesty... I should have done all these things ages ago lol)
All of us (well, asides my Dad and sister taking photos) looking kinda cold in Braco; waiting for our 4x4 trip up into the hills! Plus that cursed salt "tidal mark" on my coat.
I think everyone took this picture! This was the Falconry, first thing we saw were all these Falcons of different breeds, tied to these stands while some of them (the hungry ones) made a right noise.
My Mum, probably being told how the Harris Hawk has no intention of being her friend, and my Dad with the same bird... as it eats something unfortunate.
My sister Claire's boyfriend Robert with the Harris Hawk, and me with the carrion bird i-forget-the-name-of! He was cool though, I liked his colouration.. even if he did have more saliva than the others; bone eating birds. Yum.
My two sisters, Claire and Isobel, both with the Carrion bird, he was quite heavy.
Isobel's boyfriend Iain with the Carrion (Carrion was photogenic!) and our instructor with the tiny little Kestrel! If any of you have read the famous (yet tedious) British book "Kes", what he did with the bird was exactly the same.
Here is the little charming Hawk Owl! Who came trotting along the path gracelessly lol, complete contrast to the murderous birds we had gotten used to. He liked to harmlessly nibble the instructor's finger, making little noises and bobbing his head around.
And finally the "Axe wielding Maniac". Don't have any good pictures of anyone holding this HUGE bird as it was getting dark... but it made Claire look so small it was a little worrying lol
I've not been lazy all the time... I've been trying to get through to the Job Centre, sigh and as my mobile really isn't cut out for that, I contacted Virgin Media; I'm now getting a phoneline installed on the 20th! Thank god.
This is also due to the failing attempts at getting a new mobile phone. Specifically from 02 so I can keep my number and get a bit of a discount. The Nokia 7610 Supernova seems like a nice one, but nowhere has it o.O
I am still painting, still playing Left 4 Dead....... still playing Sonic Unleashed (which, after it's pummelled your commonsense, diginity and wasted all your breath, seems to become more enjoyable... of course I haven't reached the end yet... plenty more for me to get angry at!)
Currently downloading 3D Studio Max 9... though as I am now seeing.. the torrent has slowed down.... jjooooyyy..
But tomorrow I am going to Edinburgh! To see my lifelong best friend and his flat.... Grant been there for about three years... and I've not been through... it has probably been over 4 years since I've actually met him last....
*shame*
Part of my New Year's Resolutions! (I am cutting my way through that list! Which reminds me, visiting Cathal's flat on Monday, lol)
I went into Whitespace, which was deadspace (oh ho ho) with a very bleary eyed Dayna. Reason for my visit? To print CVs. On discovering our accounts have been closed... I have bought a printer from 3000rpm.
The things I have to do... (although in honesty... I should have done all these things ages ago lol)