WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY (PICS)

[neph93]

Tusen takk @hajduk  for illustrating the differences between northern Norway and the south. Grim, dark and miserable vs. Beautiful trout lakes and sunsets [emoji23]

Looking good @Matty123  Lean, mean and raring to go, (I mean the new job, not whatever your plan in the can was [emoji90]).

[hajduk]

I was sure you will get the sunny message️[emoji41]
Lot of love from the south Norway my friend!

Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

[neph93]

Only six or seven weeks and we’ll be in sunny Gosport together

[hajduk]

Yeah!! ️️[emoji41]

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[Matty123]

Thanks Reuben. Number 1 only. On account of my not eating ever 

[AdamJ]

@Matty123 awesome fit on the lefty OD. Hope your first day goes/went well!

[Matty123]

@AdamJ:

@Matty123 awesome fit on the lefty OD. Hope your first day goes/went well!

Thanks Bro.

[steelworker]

@Matty123:

Me in the can. First day at the new job
lefty OD and 777S work issue gingham

good luck with the new job @Matty123 !

[Matty123]

@steelworker:

@Matty123:

Me in the can. First day at the new job
lefty OD and 777S work issue gingham

good luck with the new job @Matty123 !

Thanks Ed! First day went great. Now I sit in traffic for an hour or so I welcome it!

[Giles]

Well, about a month ago…..

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi5QySchj75/?hl=en&taken-by=deandelray

https://soundcloud.com/deandelray/422-giles-padmore-iron-heart

[manufc10]

Bad ass…. @Giles  was that your first time meeting Dean?

[Giles]

No, have talked to him many times on the phone and met him earlier in the year at the Good Art foundry opening party…I was supposed to do this then, but ran out of time, so I rearranged for the next time I was in LA.

[Chap]

@Giles:

Well, about a month ago…..

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi5QySchj75/?hl=en&taken-by=deandelray

https://soundcloud.com/deandelray/422-giles-padmore-iron-heart

I love this one:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi2aaG0BnRO/?taken-by=deandelray

[Giles]

Ha…..

[neph93]

The high school I teach at is having exams and today the seniors had a major one. When this happens we empty the school of freshmen and sophomores by sending them on a 10km hike in the foothills above where I live. Normally I’ll accompany a class but my knee isn’t up to a 10km cross country walk yet, so I got the job of ascending the first top on the route and manning a check point there. It’s a gentle 30min ascent from my front door and the weather was nice (read 10C and windy, pretty good for spring).

It all got a bit hectic at the check point, around 400 16-18 year olds went through it in the space of three hours but I got some pics on the way up at 8am while it was still quiet.

The view to the south/south east:

Typical Scandi “kos”. The Norwegian bit says “hug me”:

The view to the west. I live in the burbs about 13km from town. What you see in the distance is town. To the left of these pics you can make out the runway at the airport. 737's land there all day long, believe it or not.

More inspirational wood art [emoji849]

As I was nearing the top this fekker showed up. There’s a major military airbase next to the civilian airport. This bugger was obviously due in there. It was loud and huge. I only had my compact camera so no sense of scale but I assure you all, it didn’t look like it should be flying. Anyone know what type of aircraft?

[mclaincausey]

Slaving away for The Man on a Friday.
Tick…
Tock...

[Giles]

@neph93:

Anyone know what type of aircraft?

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

[neph93]

@Giles:

@neph93:

Anyone know what type of aircraft?

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

Thank you. I knew someone would have an idea. Pretty distinctive tail on her. A proper beast of a plane it was.

[Madame Buttonfly]

Giles and I were saying what amazing photos @neph93 - thanks for sharing 

[neph93]

@Madame:

Giles and I were saying what amazing photos @neph93 - thanks for sharing  [emoji8]

Thank you and my pleasure. It’s not my intention to brag, but this is literally my back yard. It is pretty tame compared to the mountains which are only a short drive away. Having a sunny day makes it all look much better too.

Regarding the plane, Wikipedia doesn’t mention the Norwegian Air Force as having Globemasters which leads me to suspect it is a NATO Heavy Airlift machine. This would make sense as there is a massive underground NATO listening station 30 mins drive from where I live.