tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post5981443410823192508..comments2023-09-14T18:07:21.937-07:00Comments on Wirreandah Wandering: From the sublime to the ridiculous? Jofeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-1385824150896919432016-03-15T23:46:07.217-07:002016-03-15T23:46:07.217-07:00Awww... Ohhhh... Kissed by a seal. LovelyAwww... Ohhhh... Kissed by a seal. LovelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-1031678456869581702016-03-13T20:26:10.434-07:002016-03-13T20:26:10.434-07:00I just adore the childhood photo! You have to lov...I just adore the childhood photo! You have to love childhood innocence and friendliness! Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-43126981745598899952016-03-13T13:14:33.669-07:002016-03-13T13:14:33.669-07:00A post packed with detail and interesting stories....A post packed with detail and interesting stories. It’s good to get the story behind the picture, but sad about the chap collapsing, whoever he was. The photo of you and friends should have been at the top of the post - it ourstrips the rest!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-69771484773375682832016-03-13T11:11:02.217-07:002016-03-13T11:11:02.217-07:00I can't decide on my favorite of your photos.....I can't decide on my favorite of your photos...you as a child, or your mom with her seal kiss!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-76435420640513386252016-03-12T17:02:03.573-08:002016-03-12T17:02:03.573-08:00Oh what a sweet photo of you. I didn't realize...Oh what a sweet photo of you. I didn't realize just how long the whiskers on a seal are. Your mom looks like she was enjoying the experience.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546997163198384703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-85906249154502229042016-03-12T13:04:58.898-08:002016-03-12T13:04:58.898-08:00Ha ha, very good, why didn't I think of that? ...Ha ha, very good, why didn't I think of that? And yes, it's not uncommon for members of the military to pass out when on parade, due to either heat or inactivity and it does sound like it was hot on that early November day. We're currently experiencing an 'Indian summer', with temps still in the 30s, when the weather should be starting to cool down by now.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-50961157773681995802016-03-12T11:54:05.868-08:002016-03-12T11:54:05.868-08:00Now that's what I called Sealed with a Kiss!
...Now that's what I called Sealed with a Kiss! <br />The report on the Grenadier Guards' Band is a great example of why military bands continue to be important ambassadors of a nation. But I'd bet the bandsman wished for combat hazard pay to wear those bearskins in Australia's heat. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-28910058296201885372016-03-12T09:15:12.418-08:002016-03-12T09:15:12.418-08:00Thanks for the background story on this week's...Thanks for the background story on this week's prompt photo, Jo - it's a pity the happy event was marred with tragedy. I'd say the heat well effected the bandsmen under those massive bearskin caps - they probably had never felt anything like it before.Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-13361277690841651512016-03-11T23:41:09.994-08:002016-03-11T23:41:09.994-08:00It seems that they are just a traditional form of ...<br />It seems that they are just a traditional form of military headgear,and the only real purpose is to look distinctive by standing out. Each one requires the skin of a Canadian black or brown bear, and around 100 a year are made from a much larger annual bear cull. Nevertheless the animal rights people are not happy about it and there have been trials using artificial fur, but no permanent changes have resulted as far as I can tell, but I'm no expert on bearskins.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-84091398201552896262016-03-11T16:01:15.031-08:002016-03-11T16:01:15.031-08:00Your own two photos are my favorites of what you&#...Your own two photos are my favorites of what you've included here - especially the one of you being befriended with a kiss. What a sweet shot! :)La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-31409408965297740532016-03-11T06:51:30.674-08:002016-03-11T06:51:30.674-08:00Thank you, thank you, for providing the term "...Thank you, thank you, for providing the term "bearskins." I never knew what to call those rather silly-looking hats -- do they have a purpose?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-67015479035891099232016-03-11T01:47:50.473-08:002016-03-11T01:47:50.473-08:00I love the little girl trio, darling photo of you....I love the little girl trio, darling photo of you. Papers were the only tool for reporters at that time. Like today they loved sensation and exaggeration plus their clipped, imperial voices broadcasting on the radio made anything important. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-77022978544949670212016-03-10T13:51:29.907-08:002016-03-10T13:51:29.907-08:00A very apt combination of photographs on the theme...A very apt combination of photographs on the theme. Your first story links so well with guardsmen and crowds. My favourite kiss is the one of your little new found friends in the park. - it is so cute. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-63687628435135443182016-03-10T09:28:40.035-08:002016-03-10T09:28:40.035-08:00I've since realised that it's a seal, not ...I've since realised that it's a seal, not a porpoise. I don't really approve of animals being trained to perform, but it does make for a good photo!Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-56806027538099122842016-03-10T06:21:07.735-08:002016-03-10T06:21:07.735-08:00Thanks so much for the full story about the prompt...Thanks so much for the full story about the prompt photo. So sad that one person died on an otherwise happy day. The picture of your mother and the porpoise is priceless.<br />Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.com