Monthly Archives: May 2012

Visit Enchanted George Anderson Forest

Posted on May 20, 2012 by On the North River

So I received a invitation in the (E)mail from the NSRWA, which is a group I joined last month during the Annual River Cleanup and at which I had a very nice time, despite being mistaken for a criminal. (What … Continue reading →

Posted in Kayaking, Photos | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

North River

Posted on May 20, 2012 by On the North River

These guys are scuba diving for moorings. Explanation, the mooring buoys are secured to large weights on the bottom (usually 6 to 10 cement blocks attached to a heavy chain), once settled into the mud they are a fixed point … Continue reading →

Posted in Get launched, High Tide, Kayaking, Low Tide, Photos | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Breaking News

Posted on May 19, 2012 by On the North River

Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson apologize for a rush to judgement in the Treyvon Martin case! (Photos)…by Michael Haltman at TPC

Posted in All the News not fit to print., Crime, When Progressives Attack | Tagged , | Leave a comment

English satire, Biggest WWII warrior and Sacrilege!

Posted on May 17, 2012 by On the North River

Greeks apologise with huge horse 15-05-12 THE nation of Greece said sorry to the European Union with a present of an enormous wooden horse. In theory these would still fit Left outside the European Central Bank in the dead of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Blogbits, Foreign Newspapers, Jokes, Military, News and opinion, War | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Around the Porch

Posted on May 16, 2012 by On the North River
Posted in Photos | 2 Comments

Grins and warnings from old Blighty, plus local idiots.

Posted on May 16, 2012 by On the North River

My old colleagues (the old farts) will get a grin from this… Archaeology…………. After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, French scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, All the News not fit to print., Foreign Newspapers, When Progressives Attack | Leave a comment

Doug: Remarkable Women

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Doug

This just in…………. This beautiful (and very clever morphing), with music by Yo Yo Ma. 500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art Music: Bach’s Sarabande from Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 performed by … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogbits, Doug | Tagged | 1 Comment

Photos never lie.

Posted on May 14, 2012 by On the North River

As I’ve always said… Photographs That Shatter Your Image of Famous People #3. Just a Normal, Happy Family … … the Manson Family, that is. Charles Manson is the most famous serial killer of all time, and maybe the most … Continue reading →

Posted in All the News not fit to print., Blogbits, News and opinion | Leave a comment

Happy Mothers Day

Posted on May 13, 2012 by On the North River

Happy Mothers Day… I read this and thought that it would be a good excuse to start another post… Thought for the day – from Rico ………..a very wise guru pal of mine sent along this “thought for the day”….. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, All the News not fit to print., Blogbits, Cartoons, News and opinion, When Progressives Attack | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Posted on May 11, 2012 by On the North River
Posted in News and opinion | Leave a comment