Cheery Pics

[bigyetiman]

08 08 08 . Brilliant, just hope people don't think you have to strip naked to chase anything that steals your lunch. That could lead to some scary sights around town

 

[Marigold]

A friend on Facebook sent this extract from a sex education textbook for girls in the early 1960s. Made me realise how far I had to come to get beyond my own upbringing!

“When retiring to the bedroom, prepare yourself for bed as promptly as possible. Whilst feminine hygiene is of the utmost importance, your tired husband does not want to queue for the bathroom, as he would have to do for his train. But remember to look your best when going to bed. Try to achieve a look that is welcoming without being obvious. If you need to apply face-cream or hair-rollers wait until he is asleep as this can be shocking to a man last thing at night.
When it comes to the possibility of intimate relations with your husband it is important to remember your marriage vows and in particular your commitment to obey him. If he feels that he needs to sleep immediately then so be it. In all things be led by your husband's wishes; do not pressure him in any way to stimulate intimacy. Should your husband suggest congress then agree humbly all the while being mindful that a man's satisfaction is more important than a woman's. When he reaches his moment of fulfilment a small moan from yourself is encouraging to him and quite sufficient to indicate any enjoyment that you may have had.
Should your husband suggest any of the more unusual practices be obedient and uncomplaining but register any reluctance by remaining silent. It is likely that your husband will then fall promptly asleep so adjust your clothing, freshen up and apply your night-time face and hair care products. You may then set the alarm so that you can arise shortly before him in the morning. This will enable you to have his morning cup of tea ready when he awakes.”

 

[Hen-Gen]

Ah. Things really were better in the old days then! ?

 

[Tweetypie]

I just read this to my husband, to which he obviously agreed to it all ??I laughed so much. Thank you Marigold.?

 

[Marigold]

Omnipresent Lego.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/aug/17/lego-piece-falls-out-of-boys-nose-after-2-years

 

[Margaid]

Omnipresent Lego.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/aug/17/lego-piece-falls-out-of-boys-nose-after-2-years

It was it being covered in fungus that bothered me!

 

[Marigold]

Omnipresent Lego.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/aug/17/lego-piece-falls-out-of-boys-nose-after-2-years

It was it being covered in fungus that bothered me!

Yes, a colour picture would have been good.

 

[rick]

RSPB Gwenffrwd Dinas was amazing!!!



I did really badly on taking bird pictures! There is a Nuthatch in the tree!

 

[Marigold]

Oh how lovely. I wish I was there. Those woods look damp and cool, typically Welsh.

 

[bigyetiman]

Dinas is beautiful, OH did a fortnight voluntary work there she said it was one of the loveliest places, and when we went there I totally agreed

 

[Marigold]

Fake moos.
Must watch this, though I doubt it will be as good as the original.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/25/fake-moos-why-artificial-cow-bottoms-are-essential-to-the-new-all-creatures-great-and-small

 

[bigyetiman]

Will watch it, but the original was so good. But now I will be thinking fake cows bum every time I see one on it.
The article at the side about the man with 5 metre hair unwashed for 80 years gave me food for thought. OH muttered something about divorce if I even tried it, strange woman

 

[Marigold]

You were well on your way when we met you in Wales a few years ago, BYM. I expect it’s coming along nicely by now.

see https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/26/a-thing-of-its-own-the-man-with-five-metre-long-hair-unwashed-for-80-years

 

[bigyetiman]

I have had several haircuts since then, I hasten to add.
i hate really long fingernails, I always wonder how these women with huge salon talons ever do anything

 

[Hen-Gen]

Much how I feel about piercings and tattoos. Body art = divorce.
We’ve a guy here who, due to the unusually warm weather and the hard manual work he undertakes has exposed his body more than is usual here. He is literally more blue and black than he is flesh colour. Looks like some kind of blond Maori.

 

[bigyetiman]

We have several passengers who have more tattoos than pink flesh, including their faces. This includes women as well. Ghastly

 

[Marigold]

£367,500 for a ram? In your dreams, HenGen!
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/28/worlds-most-expensive-sheep-sold-in-scotland-for-367k-double-diamond

 

[Hen-Gen]

I hope he’s prepotent. Imagine spending a third of a million quid and then not producing anything of comparable quality! ?

 

[Marigold]

Yes, he’s only 6 months old! Apart from looking beautiful, I imagine other qualities are more important anyway in a ram? What would you hope for?

 

[Hen-Gen]

Texels are very much a carcass breed. So well developed hindquarters, where the most valuable meat is, good spring of rib, sound teeth etc. Personally though I find that kind of Staffordshire Bull Terrier head is not conducive to easy lambing and I like to see a narrower, more wedge shaped head. Similarly regarding the width of chest. Whilst a good shepherd monitors his flock and assists at difficult lambings maternal rejection rates increase after such events.
The show ring has led to the creation of several exaggerated breeds in the UK. The continentals have been much more production oriented on the whole. Just google Charollais. (not the cow) or Bleu du Maine and you’ll see what I mean.
A ram lamb can serve 40 ewes in his first season and 80 thereafter. So assuming a kind of modest 150% lambing percentage then that’s 60 lambs in his first year and 120 thereafter. So if he passes on his qualities then it’s easy to see how he’d soon pay for himself. But as you know from the world of dogs like does not always beget like. And sometimes even young animals die. It’s a risky business and as they say don’t buy any animal if you can’t afford to lose it.
As you’ve mentioned sheep I’ve kind of gone as far as I can go with my black sheep, mission accomplished, so I’m incorporating the pied gene this year to explore the precise genetics of this gene. It also means that, like your chickens, each ewe will be recognisable as an individual which makes for easier keeping. Bit like the early prototypes you saw in the Shetland Times but with more white and brown. On google image someone has developed what they call Calico sheep but they’re kind of inbred and weedy and I can do better than that, I hope.
Anyway just as some people are in to stamp collecting or playing football my passion is colour breeding whatever species it is. Right from my youth when I bred fawn and white canaries. Never bred a decent tortoiseshell Abyssinian cavy though despite my best efforts. But failure always drives you on? ?
If only I had managed one like this.