#brosencrantz

[bunjywunjy]

Hi Bunjy, very cool to see my other Tumblr interest (aviation) pop up on your blog! The weird ring on the fourth plane (a Blohm & Voss BV 138, nicknamed the "flying clog" for obvious reasons) is actually a big degaussing device intended for minesweeping - it generates a magnetic field to trigger magnetic mines, with the plane (hopefully) flying fast and high enough not to be caught in the resulting explosion.

holy shit that’s amazing, thanks for sharing!

[candidcantrix]

In a rare personal update, we have kittens now!

The top one is Ferdinand (Ferdie), and the bottom one is Leopold (Leo).

Ferdie is a cute little cloud with Disney eyes, who was a little unsure about us the first couple of days but is now extremely happy to sprawl next to us, purring.

He also has an appetite which way, way outstrips his size, and yesterday he ate so much of his own and Leo's dinner that he ended up alarmingly round.

Leo is very sweet and purry, but also a cheeky, incredibly playful little fucker who terrified us the other day by apparently vanishing into thin air, and leading his brother to do the same. Turns out, contrary to our expectations, he CAN fit under the sofa and proceeded to do so repeatedly, which was probably why he spent the entire evening sneezing.

We've had them five days and I already adore them both.

[azvolrien]

brosencrantz replied to your post: Probably too early to be making plans...

What you plannin’ Az

Pictish Stone Road Trip!

I’ve been researching the locations of a few different museum collections and stones still in situ, and I should be able to see quite a few if I make a big loop up around the Northeast via Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness and detour north to the Black Isle. Then if I come back down the A9 I could probably fit in trips to the Wildlife Park and the Crannog Centre, neither of which I have visited in a while. A considerably longer while, in the case of the crannog.

This plan does depend on the various museums being open, but with any luck that will be the case by July. I’ll have to work out a proper itinerary so I can sort hotels. Maybe I’ll treat myself to a couple of nights in the Kingsmills in Inverness; I haven’t stayed there since I was wee but I have fond memories of it.

[azvolrien]

brosencrantz replied to your post: WHEN are the jawbones coming back??

what

OK yeah that may have needed a little more context.

Basically the whale jawbone arch at the edge of the Meadows - incidentally, one of only two in the world made from four jawbones rather than just two - was removed for restoration in mid-2014; the last progress update on the Friends of the Meadows website was from a year ago. So basically nobody seems to have a clue what’s going on or when the archway is going to be reinstated.

[azvolrien]

brosencrantz replied to your post:

tell us what happened lad

a horse stood on my foot for roughly five minutes

[enceladanoceans]

💌 yo what's going on here

Jeremy!! sorry for getting to this so late

You're an incredible friend who's gotten me through some tough times and for that I'm forever grateful to you. I also love gaming with you and the rest of the gang, we need to jump on that new risk of rain expansion when it comes out!

[azvolrien]

brosencrantz replied to your post: I am Wrestling with Temptation...

DO IT! I’ve been messaging a few museum (castle, mostly) people during lockdown and they are always happy to help and also obviously pretty bored at the moment. 

Well, I asked! Time will tell if they respond.

[azvolrien]

brosencrantz replied to your post:

Not a castle though, according to expert opinion

also I *adore* the Scots version of the motto.

alas v_v

‘Wha daur meddle wi’ me?’ is a somewhat looser translation but I think it captures the Vibe.