Found some watercolor paint in tubes, looks like thick oils. Never seen this before in a tube or consistently like this. Did some doodling and I can see the versatility of these. I may do a painting with them today or very soon.
Apparently I have become addicted to bike riding. I've been riding a minimum of 5 miles a day since mid-September. Last Saturday I rode 11.63 miles and yesterday it was 6.43 miles.
@PappyJoe; Good for you. I used to ride my bike to and from work. I'd log hundreds of miles a year. The last time I rode was during my recovery from By-pass surgery in 2021. Since then the arthritis in my knees and back have made me feel shaky. Been thinking about an electric trike. Maybe next spring.
Back in the 70s when I was stationed in Washington State, I rode a 10-speed all over the Seattle area. I last rode a bike probably in the early 1980s though.
I get the "shaky" thing. I looked for a step-through bike but couldn't find a good one for under $700 and I didn't want to spend that much. I found what is called a "hybrid" bike - a cross between the old 10-speeds (they don't make them now. They make 21 speeds) and a mountain bike for under $200. I just have to lean it over far enough that I can swing my leg over the seat. Getting off after a ride is easy as once I get both feet on the ground I can just roll it forward until i'm standing over the back wheel.
When I first started riding again, I fell about four times in the first couple of weeks until I got the seat height set right and learned how to get my foot down when coming to a stop.
Was not me. When I click on the dislike under your painting the counter goes to 2. And the system will not let you click twice and have it count. When I click again, the counter goes back to 1.
I occasionally go camping, or go on some fishing trips around the area. I have several camping stoves that I use depending on what I am doing. I have had a basic SIGG-TOURIST cooking set since the early 80’s. It just had a big pot, a smaller pot and the lid /pan and the pot handle. I have recently been looking on EBay, just because, I can’t help it, I collect things. I found this complete set that additionally has the two plates, and the wind screen and pot support for the SVEA 123/123R. Best of all, a nice first version SVEA 123 stove. I can’t wait to fire it up. I have two other SVEA/OPTIMUS single burner stoves. I’ll have to drag them out sometime. The bigger one was my father’s, he said it had been used by the crews to cook their meals in the old cabooses…..when trains required a caboose. We used it many times to melt lead to cast fishing weights. I was probably 10 or so when he let me cast sinkers with molten hot lead. How many 10 year olds would be allowed to do this in today’s society (in the USA)? Oh, there wasn’t a safety goggle in sight, I was wearing leather work gloves however. The old silver tablespoon/ladle got pretty dang hot.
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You call it doodling. I calls it fine art.
More talent on display. Thanks for sharing. Glad you haven't forgotten us, Brother.
That's awesome 👍. I love riding too 🚲
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Good for you. I used to ride my bike to and from work. I'd log hundreds of miles a year. The last time I rode was during my recovery from By-pass surgery in 2021. Since then the arthritis in my knees and back have made me feel shaky. Been thinking about an electric trike. Maybe next spring.
Back in the 70s when I was stationed in Washington State, I rode a 10-speed all over the Seattle area. I last rode a bike probably in the early 1980s though.
I get the "shaky" thing. I looked for a step-through bike but couldn't find a good one for under $700 and I didn't want to spend that much. I found what is called a "hybrid" bike - a cross between the old 10-speeds (they don't make them now. They make 21 speeds) and a mountain bike for under $200. I just have to lean it over far enough that I can swing my leg over the seat. Getting off after a ride is easy as once I get both feet on the ground I can just roll it forward until i'm standing over the back wheel.
When I first started riding again, I fell about four times in the first couple of weeks until I got the seat height set right and learned how to get my foot down when coming to a stop.
It's fine. Not sure I'm even done with it yet. Different strokes...
Didn’t do it, brother.
I have two other SVEA/OPTIMUS single burner stoves. I’ll have to drag them out sometime. The bigger one was my father’s, he said it had been used by the crews to cook their meals in the old cabooses…..when trains required a caboose. We used it many times to melt lead to cast fishing weights. I was probably 10 or so when he let me cast sinkers with molten hot lead. How many 10 year olds would be allowed to do this in today’s society (in the USA)?
Oh, there wasn’t a safety goggle in sight, I was wearing leather work gloves however. The old silver tablespoon/ladle got pretty dang hot.
Really cool, Brother.
That's so cool