Flyingcursor wrote:Even I find the little lambs cute. I expect to see the little twins start romping any time. Is the grass always that green in Cornwall in March?
Everything here is still a lovely winter brown.
It's still brown and cold here too. There are a few crocus out but that's about it. The ground is still too frozen to dig, so I can't even get the cool weather crops in the garden. Not too surprising though, when you look at a map. Follow the longitude line across from Spokane, and you will see that we are further north than the UP of Michigan, and further north than Maine.
Flyingcursor wrote:Even I find the little lambs cute. I expect to see the little twins start romping any time. Is the grass always that green in Cornwall in March?
Everything here is still a lovely winter brown.
It's still brown and cold here too. There are a few crocus out but that's about it. The ground is still too frozen to dig, so I can't even get the cool weather crops in the garden. Not too surprising though, when you look at a map. Follow the longitude line across from Spokane, and you will see that we are further north than the UP of Michigan, and further north than Maine.
I am so ready for spring!!
The grass grows all year round in Cornwall but slowly in winter. We're having a really cold spring by our standards this time. Dashed out a few minutes ago to take this pic of my daffs struggling to come out - they were blowing about a bit.
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Unseen122 wrote:My new one is my Burns Boxwood Flute.
Is that a Rudall or a Pratten? And how do you like it? (I've been coveting a Burns for some time)
It is a Pratten. Not really easy to play at first, but well worth the effort, I can play with Piano Accordions and still be heard. Once you get it, it plays great and can really bark. The tone is very even through the 2 registers. The craftsmanship is great, no reamer marks, undercutting on the holes, good size profile, good finish, and it just overall feels good to hold and look at. I had been coveting a Burns for a long time also, don't hesitate to get one. Although first find out what you are looking for in a Flute, then get Casey's model that correpondes to that.
Mine is my Dusty Strings Ravenna 26-string harp. I just got it in January, and I'm passionately in love with it (my husband and the cat are both jealous!).
I do change my avatar fairly regularly, however. In the past, I've had an actual picture of a North American Red Wolf (should be fairly obvious there), various whistle art pictures, and a spotted worm (based on a family "Mondegreen"...my husband misheard the lyrics "is fada liom uaim í ó d'imigh sí" as "she spotted a worm on a gym machine", and now the entire family refers to that song as "The Spotted Worm")
It would be interesting to revisit this thread a few years from now and see how people's avatars have changed.
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Unseen122 wrote:My new one is my Burns Boxwood Flute.
Is that a Rudall or a Pratten? And how do you like it? (I've been coveting a Burns for some time)
It is a Pratten. Not really easy to play at first, but well worth the effort, I can play with Piano Accordions and still be heard. Once you get it, it plays great and can really bark. The tone is very even through the 2 registers. The craftsmanship is great, no reamer marks, undercutting on the holes, good size profile, good finish, and it just overall feels good to hold and look at. I had been coveting a Burns for a long time also, don't hesitate to get one. Although first find out what you are looking for in a Flute, then get Casey's model that correpondes to that.
Congratulations wrote:
Is that a Rudall or a Pratten? And how do you like it? (I've been coveting a Burns for some time)
It is a Pratten. Not really easy to play at first, but well worth the effort, I can play with Piano Accordions and still be heard. Once you get it, it plays great and can really bark. The tone is very even through the 2 registers. The craftsmanship is great, no reamer marks, undercutting on the holes, good size profile, good finish, and it just overall feels good to hold and look at. I had been coveting a Burns for a long time also, don't hesitate to get one. Although first find out what you are looking for in a Flute, then get Casey's model that correpondes to that.
What board was this? I'm lost.
Sorry, I just asked Unseen about his flute (since he mentioned that his avatar is a burns). Feel free to proceed with the thread as it was.
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