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He's a bonnie looking dog, got smashing bright eyes, hope you have lots of fun with him. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

I should know better. Was fly fishing for trout and hooked the pike instead - what made matters worse, I actually had forceps deep in my vest pocket but couldn't find the damned things without dripping blood all over myself. Did an emergency patch job from my pocket first aid kit, cut the line...

That no matter how much you really, really like that shiny new lure you just got, it's never worth trying to pry it from a pike's mouth without long metal forceps! Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

I met Sir Viv Richards at Old Trafford cricket ground when I was a youth and was awestruck by his grace and humility, what a man. Also met Paul Weller when I was about 17 and he can't have been much older - still love The Jam's music and I'm now 50! My dad has always been my main hero - a...

I'm an atheist and don't have any time for anything 'spiritual', but I do feel a great sense of calm/peace/belonging when I'm in woodland - it's something to do with the sound of the wind in the trees, the song of birds, the smells of the damp soil and grass, the connection with nature. I love...

Jesse the wonder dog - busy little miss who loves to snuffle and forage in the woods while I'm mushrooming/photographing/bimbling. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

Thanks for posting that link - he's only twenty minutes from my house, I'll have to check out those courses. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

I'm a fly fisherman so this year my aim is to fish more wild rivers and mountain lochs rather than stillwater fisheries. Last year I got really interested in mycology, so I'll be out in the woods and hills looking for more interesting fungi to add to my nature logbook, plus I want to make better...

The way a newborn baby grips your finger like it never wants to let go. The spots and scales on a wild brown trout. The colours in an autumn forest. Birdsong. Rivers running over falls. Clouds backlit by a low winter sunset. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

Two hundred quid??? You must be made of money! :D What's wrong with a bit of elbow grease?

I cut mine from hazel, nice and straight and about an inch thick. Left it to season a few months, left the bark on - it looks nicer, in my opinion - and finished it with danish oil and a brass ferrule. Also made a leather braid for a wrist strap and ran it through a small drilled hole near the...

Hi, That's a truly lovely piece of work - I love the oak etching, if that's the right word. I have a question though - the shoulder strap seems quite short, will it not sit high under the arm at that length? I know women quite often carry shoulder/handbags which sit high under their arms but...

I've spent most of this year looking for and cataloguing varieties of fungi in my local park and all the patches of woodland in my area, and I have to say I've rarely enjoyed myself quite so much. Getting out in the fresh air, climbing through hilly woodland, scampering down slippery slopes...

Outstanding work, well thought-out, well-executed. But I'd love to see you get that through pre-flight security and onto a plane! You'll be there all day while they check every pocket LOL :lmao:

I picked up a nice piece of London Plane from my local country park (yes, I had permission) and had shaped the outside into a large (and heavy) bowl during the course of a couple of afternoons. I just about had it right, and had begun carving out the inside of the bowl, but had to dash out...

Fly rod and fluff on a hook for me. Caught six rainbows today - well chuffed.

Hiya guys, I was wondering if anyone can confirm which fungi this is? I was fairly sure it's Oyster mushroom, but as there are several varieties I'm not 100% sure which variant. It was found in beech woods at Cathkin Braes, near Carmunnock, Glasgow earlier today. [/URL] [/IMG] The colour of the...

This type... [/URL] Uploaded with ImageShack.us[/IMG] Border terrier called Jess; only a pup but she's very robust, inquisitive and runs all day without tiring. Also a good watchdog - very acute hearing. And despite the moaning I do, I actually love her to death, she's great fun and very...

Chicken - that became a chicken tikka masala, and it was delicious. I felt rather self-satisfied cooking dinner with a spoon I'd made myself. Definitely going to do some more - with longer handles ;-)

Beautiful items those and, incidentally, superbly photographed, too.