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If you want to have a play around with tarp configurations sometime (for shade, shelter, privacy - even with a tent) you could take a look here... http://www.equipped.org/tarp-shelters.htm Some are quite complicated but you may find two or three that work for you. I like the Adirondack Wind...

Three or four Leverets hopping around, playing it seemed to me. I was stationary about 30 - 40m away watching quietly (with and without bins) and they didn't seemed overly concerned about me. After a couple of minutes they headed across and disappeared into some Gorse. Nice moment, especially so...

Just finished Earth to Moon: A Memoir, by Moon Unit Zappa. Wow! What a weird and disturbing upbringing Moon had. It doesn't reflect at all well on her parents, Frank and Gail Zappa. Very interesting and immensely readable...

Not spotted, but heard: My first Cuckoo of the year in the Bannau Brycheiniog / Brecon Beacons National Park, just to the north of Twmpa and Rhos Dirion yesterday. Heard it (them?) several times during the day.

I have a pair of Leki poles but only use one of them; the other lives in the car as backup. I wouldn't be without a hiking pole as I find it very useful for easing ascents, and especially so for confidence on steeper descents as my knees are not what they used to be. I don't use the handle loop...

If you have some species of interest on your ground then perhaps donation to a local Wildlife Trust could be in order? If so, then a chat and a walk round with one or two of their officers may be helpful to determine their interest?

Nice one! Well done...

It's not quite the 65-foot ocean-rated motor yacht that I had in mind when I clicked on "Buy Now". But, on the plus side, it did cost me several £million less. I thought I'd put it all together to check it out and see before planning its maiden voyage.

I made a removeable bail handle for my Ti pot from part of a push-bike brake cable. The connectors were utilised from the innards of a piece of regular cable connector (shown at the bottom of the pic). The handle slides on to the pot and fits under the lip.

FOR SALE: Parachute. Only used once; never opened; small stain.

Try searching for Logan Bread. Various recipes and you can tweak to your taste. For example: "Logan bread is a dense quick bread full of dried fruits and nuts. Named after Mount Logan in the Yukon, Logan Bread’s delicious taste, high-calorie content, indestructibility, and non-perishability...

Very nice pic. Well done...

I thought that a "Tarte au Citron" was a certain sort of lady in a French car?

There are two theories about winning an argument with a woman. Neither of them work.

A lady friend described my whole house as a Man Cave. (Perhaps she was intimating that I tidy up a little?)