Some more Autumn Pics:

[Haole Girl]

[datasuspect]

1. whenever i see pics of animals in sylvan wonderland settings

i always wonder how they would taste covered in gravy.

[Haole Girl]

2. You're so funny

:rofl:

[XemaSab]

8. That cormorant?

Not so good. x(

[petronius]

34. You made me curious, so I googled and found a recipe:

Countryman’s Cooking, by W.M.W Fowler circa 1965.

Cormorant Recipe

Having shot your cormorant, hold it well away from you as you carry it home; these birds are exceedingly verminous and the lice are said to be not entirely host-specific. Hang up by the feet with a piece of wire, soak in petrol and set on fire. This treatment both removes most of the feathers and kills the lice.

When the smoke has cleared away, take the cormorant down and cut off the beak. Send this to the local Conservancy Board who, if you are in the right area, will give you 3/6d or sometimes 5/- for it. Bury the carcase, preferably in a light sandy soil, and leave it there for a fortnight. This is said to improve the flavour by removing, in part at least, the taste of rotting fish.

Dig up and skin and draw the bird. Place in a strong salt and water solution and soak for 48 hours. Remove, dry, stuff with whole, unpeeled onions: the onion skins are supposed to bleach the meat to a small extent, so that it is very dark brown instead of being entirely black.

Simmer gently in seawater, to which two tablespoons of chloride of lime have been added, for six hours. This has a further tenderising effect. Take out of the water and allow to dry, meanwhile mixing up a stiff paste of methylated spirit and curry powder. Spread this mixture liberally over the breast of the bird.

Finally roast in a very hot oven for three hours. The result is unbelievable. Throw it away. Not even a starving vulture would eat it.

[XemaSab]

35. That is EXACTLY what I'm saying.

:D

[skygazer]

3. Beautiful pics

I especially like the one of the little footbridge. It draws you in and makes you wonder what the path leads to.

[Haole Girl]

4. Thank you so much

That one is my favorite, too.

[Haole Girl]

5. kick for the PM crowd

:kick:

[gemdem]

6. Very pretty

The leaves are mostly off the tress here in Indiana. It was pretty while it lasted, but it all came to an end this week.

[Haole Girl]

7. Thanks!

I'm afraid it won't last too much longer here either.

[Mira]

9. They are gorgeous. My favorite is the second one, and I also love the

last one. AND the others.
This is my first ever post in the Lounge.

[Haole Girl]

11. Thank you

And welcome to the Lounge! :hi:

[Mira]

13. Thanks for the welcome - I have to learn how to relax in the lounge - here are

a couple of pictures I took on my last bikeride, just before I fell and banged myself up so badly I have not been able to ride since. (one week)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. My dear Mira!

These are just fabulous!

Both are beautiful, but my favorite is the second one...

These reflections look like an Impressionist painting!

I think you should enter it in the Photo forum's fall contest...

It's that good!

Thank you for sharing these, and I hope you recover very soon...

:hug:

[Mira]

19. Hold my hand how - and I will enter it - just don't know quite how (yet)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. Here's the link to the contest:

Just follow the rules, and you'll be a contender!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=280x47408

You just have to post the photo in this thread, in the Photo Forum ...and give it a title...

Good luck!

[Mira]

22. THANKS ! will do. I might pick that one because of you.

[dana_b]

10. gorgeous!

I want to print some out and put them on my refrig. I know that sounds weird - my friend changes pictures on her refrig every month to reflect the season or certain memories. She got me in the habit.

[Haole Girl]

12. Thank you

I would be honored if you used them. :-)

[BrklynLiberal]

14. Beautiful pictures..They are very evocative...I can smell those autumn leaves and that damp ground .

[Haole Girl]

23. Thank you!

It was damp, in fact. We got a little bit of rain the night before.

[PBS Poll-435]

15. ZOMG - ACORN is EVERYWHERE!

Or squirrels eating acorns.

:shrug:

Beautiful pics, btw.

[Haole Girl]

24. Thanks

:D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear KC2!

These are wonderful! I especially love the butterfly, and the squirrel pics!

And the backlit leaves are gorgeous!

We just do NOT get the colors here like you do...

Thanks for posting!

:hug:

[Haole Girl]

25. Thank you, Peggy

You know I'd still live by the water if given a choice, though! :hug:

[u4ic]

18. Very nice!

Our trees are bare, and I miss the colours. Nice critter action shots!

The squirrels here are still scampering about, and the jackrabbits (we have a massive population in the city; a couple sun themselves outside my kitchen window) have not changed colour yet, so I'm hoping it will be a late winter.

Here is a pic I took while hiking last month in a small national park. Bison roam freely.

[Haole Girl]

26. Thank you, u4ic!

It's great to see you around!!

I love that pic... looks like something from another era! :hi:

[u4ic]

31. Except for the goal posts, of course

:P




:hi:

[Haole Girl]

32. LOL

I didn't even notice; I was so mesmerized by the colors! :D

[billyskank]

28. I'm not handing out carrots to one of those.

:P

:loveya:

[u4ic]

33. And if that sat on your lap

...errrr.... :scared: :scared: :scared:




:hug: :loveya:

[Nickster]

21. Great pics.

[Haole Girl]

27. Thanks

:hi:

[billyskank]

29. Love the squirrels.

:loveya:

[Haole Girl]

30. Thank you

They were busy, running around, preparing for winter!

Here's another: