Thread: Post a photo you took yourself

Originally Posted by hallelujah

I'd love to know where that was taken.

Great photo.

Malard-Larkins Wilderness in Northern Idaho. We were doing some restoration on a historic fire lookout cabin and had about 20 mountain goats around the peak that kept a close eye on us.

Well, this is a bit of a shock to the system.



The only time it stops raining in Bergen is when it wants to start snowing...



In Schiphol everyone was masked up, social distancing signs everywhere, etc etc but at Bergen not a mask to be seen, not a single sign about social distancing. The difference is amazing... the Norwegians have embraced living with Covid.

Why the ?

It's a joke apparently but I think you have to be Norwegian to get it.

I thought it was a nod to the Trans community

41 days to go

Originally Posted by malmomike77

I thought it was a nod to the Trans community

41 days to go

Yes...41 more days...

And here ya go...it's art apparently. I've never been that artistic.


It's an art piece. "I wanted to make a piece that said something about the feeling of melancholy in being a modern human, constantly traveling, from airport to airport, and always feeling relaxed. The piece is both existentialist and poetic. It's serious and humouristic at the same time. I think Bergen is a city that tolerates self-irony. Everyone can put their own meaning into the questionmark, there's no wrong answer."

And you thought it was just a question mark!

^ The artist should have just put up a sculpture of a back pack

Originally Posted by Mendip

Yes...41 more days...

And here ya go...it's art apparently. I've never been that artistic.


It's an art piece. "I wanted to make a piece that said something about the feeling of melancholy in being a modern human, constantly traveling, from airport to airport, and always feeling relaxed. The piece is both existentialist and poetic. It's serious and humouristic at the same time. I think Bergen is a city that tolerates self-irony. Everyone can put their own meaning into the questionmark, there's no wrong answer."

And you thought it was just a question mark!

This reminds me of why I failed my English Literature exam - miserably! We read and analysed Joseph Conrad's Nostromo. My teacher kept telling me that every sentence had a hidden meaning. I thought "No it doesn't. When he says something like 'the man looked at me'. he means just that and nothing else...".

I think my mind is too scientific and logical to deal with arty-farty concepts.

^^^Weather looks grim Mendip but a change of scenery and a scoot round the globe is good for the soul


Blokey trying to find other people's car keys in the sand. What a helpful fellow. The community needs more of these metal detecting weirdos

Originally Posted by Looper

The community needs more of these metal detecting weirdos

Actually, I've got a metal detector Looper and you've just reminded me that I've not used it in a long time.

I'll have to go detecting next time I get home.

^ Go along that road they graded with landfill, you are bound to find the odd necklace, ring and murder weapon amongst the ring pulls and bottle tops.

Originally Posted by Looper

The community needs more of these metal detecting weirdos

Originally Posted by Mendip

Actually, I've got a metal detector

Can't make it up...

Hiya Mendy....ya weirdo.....

^ I hope you appreciate that I set you up for that one!

Originally Posted by Looper

^^^Weather looks grim Mendip but a change of scenery and a scoot round the globe is good for the soul

I'll just have to take your word for that, Looper.

The last 10 weeks in Isaan are already a distant memory. We start work tomorrow and all the signs are it's going to be a very busy year...

There's a few vessels alongside at the moment due to the bad weather and that green one looked familiar...



That was the vessel I worked on for a different company up in the Barents Sea when I did my first work thread a couple of years ago. It's a small world.



And I've just discovered that we'll be heading up to the Barents Sea in a couple of weeks time... not a great destination in March.

Originally Posted by Mendip

And I've just discovered that we'll be heading up to the Barents Sea in a couple of weeks time... not a great destination in March.

It will be Baltic up there at this time of year!

Originally Posted by Looper

It will be Baltic up there at this time of year!

Not yet it won’t be. Northern winters last till May. Partially because their seasons start and finish on the 22nd of the month rather than the 1st…it’s well confusing for us sensible Aussies. It’ll be icey.

Cool pic and story.

I took this in some public bog somewhere.

I liked it, bit diffo then the usual " Call Aunty Knobsin For a Fat Time "

Originally Posted by terry57

I took this in some public bog somewhere.

Do you spend much time in public toilets, Tel? I bet you do.

Flying fish

Willys bottom after he had a few stiches banged in it complete with Anal wart.

My experience of Norwegian winters, especially inside the arctic circle, is that the cold there is from a much drier atmosphere. Hence the Norwegian -30 or -40c is more bearable than the UK bone chilling damp cold of -10c. Living under canvas, a morning snow bath was as good a shower as we could get. Very quick but highly refreshing.