Got a hobby or sport that you love?
Got a hobby or sport that you love?
post it up, maybe we have something in common... :) I'll get things started, one of the things I like to do with my kids is riding our Sea-Doos out on the lakes. We love getting out on the water, always gives me a chance to reflect on God and His many blessings. It's good clean fun too; these crazy things are a blast; 215 horsepower supercharged engines, 0-60 in about 5 or 6 seconds, they top out at nearly 70 mph... here are a couple of shots of my son having some fun in the sun... http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../RXTjump72.jpg http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l2...RXTSunset2.jpg |
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My main hobby of the last 5 or 6 years in duplicating Plains Indians artifacts. I made my own bow and make my own arrows. I make knives, warclubs, spears, that type thing, mostly I reproduce items they used in day to day life. I made my own set of bone needles and sew with animal sinew. Raw materials can be found at Moscow Hide and Furs and Eidenes Furs, both in Idaho. What people spend for one bottle of whiskey I can keep myself in bones and feathers and beads for six months. One you get into the groove of the American Indian's technology and craftsmanship, it can be a fascinating and satisfying hobby. We have concealed carry for handguns in Ohio, I asked a local deputy if you got the permit, did you have to carry a gun? He said he didn't know, what did I want to carry? I told him, a tomahawk, and the look he gave me was what we used to call in high school, "precious". I agree with you, if you have a hobby you enjoy, it's something that can become second nature to you and give you a great deal of time to focus and think. Grace and peace brother Tony |
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Brother, I like to create things. God is many things to many people, to me one of the many things is He is a Craftsman. Mom and Dad both were talented at making things, I just learned. I love to reproduce Indian artifacts that were used prior to the mid 1870s when they were confined on reservations. I got tired of merely making things, I like to reproduce things. Many like to make a skinning knife, I like to make a Cheyenne, Arapaho, or Sioux skinning knife from the shoulderblade of a buffalo. I've got one shoulderblade here I been making things from for 4 years, they are about $10-$15 cleaned, around 5 if you get them from a bison farm where they are harvested for meat. It's a cheap hobby too, one that don't take much investment. I'll read the FAQ section here and then post some pictures of my work. Grace and peace brother Tony |
Tony, no worries... we are all human and I just feel we KJV people need to stick together, I have never felt anger at you (yes, I have felt like skinning Bro. Chette once or twice, but I repented). Do post the photos I think everyone would enjoy seeing your craftsmanship.
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BroParish,
We would know what your hobbies are if you would of added it to your profile when you joined the forum. well you never did repent of what you did to me nor did you ever say you were sorry for giving me a curse disguised as a blessing in the Kent Hovind update thread James 3:10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. but you repented of wanting to skin me. I find that hard to believe. |
Tony, you were talking about the shoulderblade of the Buffalo,
now I have to tell you a story about a Buffalo... Years ago I went out to the Northwest to visit my brother, and he took us to this little animal park. The park had a little tram that went around the place, kinda like the one at Disney World, and they would carry passengers on this little wildlife safari, but it was mostly North American animals; bald eagles, deer and so forth. Well we got out in this open area and we see this big old Buffalo up on a grassy hill. Now I was raised on a farm so I am used to cows and bulls, but this guy was big. All of a sudden here comes this buffalo after us. I'll tell you at first I thought he was looking for a feed, but we soon realized maybe this guy was MAD, because he is CHARGING AT US and I thought he was going to ram us. I was expecting something like a scene out of Mel Gibson's Road Warrior. People started moving to the other side of the tram, this thing gets right up to the side of the tram and puts the brakes on, it was HUGE and just staring at us. Now that I look back, I think maybe the goofy Buffalo was just playing a game, but the women on the tram started screaming and my brother and I were laughing like crazy... finally he settled down, which made everyone happy and off we went. The whole thing only lasted for a few seconds, and I'm sure over the years my memory has made it more than it was, but I to this day have a lot more respect for the American Buffalo. |
I like to knit, and sometimes I teach knitting classes, too.
I visit Ravelry a lot. I also love to take photos of God's nature. A couple of my photos: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/...eef4b0e5_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/...84e32361_o.jpg |
Those are really great shots, what kind of bird is that green one
and what type of lens do you use... |
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My camera is a Canon Digital Rebel, and the lens I used for this one, I think, was the zoom lens, which is the Canon 75-300 mm telephoto lens, and mine has an image stabilizer, which gives me very sharp photos. I also like to photograph insects, and plants, so, I use a Tamron macro. Look at the Nancy Brown photos, row 6, those are mine: http://www.floridastateparks.org/Pho...chiveYear=2009 Are you a photographer, too? |
Yes I love photography... here are a few of my underwater shots
these were taken in Micronesia, about 600 miles from the Phillipines, and this brings up another favorite hobby; SCUBA DIVING :) ...the young diver with the turtle is my son... http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l2...flyfish125.jpg © Copyright 2009 Parrish http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ontipora72.jpg © Copyright 2009 Parrish http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../TurtleBen.jpg © Copyright 2009 Parrish |
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Were you in Micronesia for business, or pleasure? |
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My husband has been to Belize on business. He knows how to scuba dive, but, he didn't go while he was there. I would love to know what kinds of seashells you saw in Belize (and Micronesia), if any. I collect sea shells, too. |
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Can you post some pictures of your artifacts? I'd like to see them, and know more about that. |
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Did you use clay, too, like they do, in "Bones", and other forensic tv shows? |
Here's a couple more photos I took, of God's exquisitely detailed creations:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2511/...348e340f_o.jpg This was a page, from a book of my pix, I put together. This is a plumeria flower, from my front yard, one summer: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2595/...463a1795_o.jpg I like the way the sun was shining on the monkey, up top, here: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/...275f6329_o.jpg Tony, you said we all see God in a different way, I see him as a Master of fine details. A great and amazing creative artist. |
One other hobby I do, is plant milkweed plants, to attract Monarch
butterflies. This year's plants were very successful. I watched, one afternoon, a Monarch lay eggs on the undersides of the leaves, and that was in April, I think. Now, here in late June, I see the monarch caterpillars have eaten all the leaves and flowers, which is what they're SUPPOSED to do, and I'm now looking forward to seeing new Monarch butterflies emerge from their cocoons. Plus, I keep busy year round, going to knitting meet ups here. |
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MMMmmm, mmmm! Those are lovely, too. Clownfish are so pretty.
FIVE feet across! Wow! Do you dive all over the world? Ever been to Australia? I'd love to see some of their fish and such. I hear Australia has the most poisonous sea creatures in the world! Quote:
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Grace and peace Tony |
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I've been following the Micheal Jackson thing and the family's call for a second autopsy. It's the nature of biochemistry that if a body is not embalmed within 24 hours after death, you got big problems preserving it. It was a big problem with Anna Nicole Smith in 2007. The reason Pope John Paull II looked so hideous is because the cardinals would not allow any embalming. Grace and peace Tony |
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Thanks! Jassy |
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One of my main hobbies is painting. If I could figure out how to do attachments, I'd attach one here. :confused: Jassy |
I'll try to add one of my paintings. I'm not sure how this will work... but I'm going to attempt it.
This is a waterfall that I painted. http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/o...erfall-NLA.jpg I think it worked! You'll have to excuse me... I'm a bit of a NEWBIE at this!! Let's try another one... This is one of my most recent paintings. http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/o...edpainting.jpg Jassy [yes, my REAL name is Karen - Jassy is the nickname for my cat!] |
Jassy, those are fantastic, you have a lot of talent.
That waterfall strikes me as impressionism and that happens to be a style of art that I love. In my opinion, many artists over-work their paintings. Why worry with all the details, when you can capture the feeling of your subject with a few strokes? Very nice work! :thumb: |
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So, you must have studied anatomy and physiology, and taken art courses. Right? |
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my painting "style"
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I've been able to see a number of Jassy's paintings online. She is an amazing artist. She has many different styles of painting including impressionism which is also my favorite.
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"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no ficklenss, neither shadow of turning." James 1:17 |
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