Sunday, October 23, 2011

Ray Mears Bushcraft - Britain - America - Sweden

And a couple of other places as well. And I do have to say, a pleasant way to while away a couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon. Before heading off that is, to Talladega for some, buggity buggity buggity, let's go racing boys. Buggity

I do like Ray Mears, he's quiet and unpretentious and he 'does' there's none of the ''Here's one I made earlier'' kind of thing.

Episodes 1 of the various programs, all in HD courtesy of, and a tip of the hat to, Ritchie Powell.

The Barren Lands, not in HD.




Ray Mears - Bushcraft Survival Series 1 - ABORIGINAL BRITAIN
Ray shows how our ancestors used the resources around them to feed and clothe themselves.




Ray Mears - Bushcraft Survival Series 2 - AMERICA - Ray takes a journey into America's past as he travels in the footsteps of Jim Bridger, one of the mountain men who opened up the route to the Pacific Coast of America. Ray makes a bull boat using willow and buffalo skin and spends time with the Shoshone.



SWEDEN One country where the acient skills of bushcraft are alive and in daily use. Lars Falt joins Ray by the campfire to discuss some of the Swedish traditions and cook a salmon. He shows how pine tar is made and used on traditional skis before spending time with the Sami people and Swedish singer Yana.



RAY MEARS WILD FOOD - COAST - Ray finds out just what Britain's coast had to offer our ancestors, as he continues to explore the wild food that tickled the taste buds of Stone Age man. The coastline of Stone Age Britain was rather different than it is today, as Britain was yet to become an island.



RAY MEARS WILD FOOD - Australia - Ray travels to the other side of the planet to hear from Australian Aboriginals about what food means to a hunter-gatherer and the role it plays in their culture as well as their society. Along with many other discoveries, the trip sees Ray sample that most iconic of 'bush tucker' - the witchetty grub, a huge maggot that lives in the roots of the witchetty bush.




The Barren Lands: Ray Mears
Ray learns the finer points of fishing in Labrador, Canada, and visits the native Innu people at a winter hunting camp where porcupine figures high on the menu and the brains of unfortunate caribou are used to tan their hides for buckskin

71 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ray Mears
"He is known for the extensive knowledge in his field and his gentle way of presenting." (Wikipedia NL).

And it’s true; come into my life.
Thank you Himself,
Maren

Himself said...

And perhaps I should have included a sound philosophy, which he also underplays.

And you are most welcome.

H

Anonymous said...

Viking explorers carried fuzzy stowaways, new study finds.

bit.ly/FRVuGY

Himself said...

Science; ain't it a bugger?

http://usat.ly/UxG4T


they would become "white and delightsome;"

Anonymous said...

http://www.sott.net/articles/show/
246824-Finding-Puts-Aborigines-
Among-Art-s-Avant-Garde

Himself said...

Very interesting, thank you.

But at the risk of sounding like a philistine, what's going on, top right?

Anonymous said...

http://www.spiegel.de/international
/zeitgeist/munich-researchers-
discover-lost-map-of-america-a-
842268.html

Himself said...

Interesting, thank you.

Anonymous said...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/
technology/swedish-city-begins-
construction-of-skyscraper-
farm/story-fn7celvh-1226454736443

Himself said...

I know four young ladies who might like that.

Himself said...

The village where people have dementia – and fun

How is society to look after the ever-growing number of people with dementia? A curiously uplifting care home near Amsterdam may have the answers

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/27/dementia-village-residents-have-fun

Himself said...

God Created the World, But the Dutch Created the Netherlands

http://slate.me/OER6lm

Anonymous said...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/
2012/aug/27/dementia-village-
residents-have-fun

What would Santorum say? Dutch elderly escaped death by clog?

http://slate.me/OER6lm
God Created the World, But the Dutch Created the Netherlands

creative title!

Dankjewel voor de gezellige links M.

http://stuffdutchpeoplelike.com/
2011/09/23/gezelligheid-gezellig/

Mark says:

I agree it mostly depends on people, but it is possible to be alone and be "gezellig" e.g. if one’s house qualifies as such. I’m Dutch, my American wife tried to understand the "gezelligheid" concept. This is about nine years ago and we were in the NL watching the news about a village where the surroundings were completely flooded and, if not for an impromptu dike of sandbags, the village itself would have been flooded. They were interviewing a local woman who described living there at that moment as rather "gezellig". At the point my wife knew she would never quite understand the concept. It is most definitely not the equivalent of "comfortable".

Willem says:

After trying to explain to my UK girlfriend the meaning of gezellig as 'anything that makes you feel good', she has now put it in her head that sex can be gezellig! I would say as a dutchman that the use of the word gezellig is a very good way to kill erotic thoughts.

wilhelminavictoria says:

Well… in my view your English girlfriend has a point there! Sex has to be "gezellig" some way or another :)

Himself said...

interjection
graag gedaan you're welcome
niets te danken you're welcome
tot u dienst you're welcome

???

Gezellig, the Dutch equivalent of Bonza perhaps. Au.

Himself said...

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/left-wing-socialists-are-favorites-in-upcoming-dutch-election-a-852352.html

Anonymous said...

LOL, double Dutch, something like Urdu, rich possibilities,

graag gedaan: you're welcome
niets te danken: my pleasure
tot uw dienst: at your service

It’s all in the details m'darlin.

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/
archives/2012/08/
election_sp_loses_support_but.php

een gezellige avond gewenst,

a floating voter

Himself said...

Ah so! m'darlin'

Himself said...


I'm not for a minute suggesting it's the essence of the piece, but this sideways interpretation of a 'medical condition' is one I've never seen argued before.

---------------------------------

During our second interview, Sheriff Tom (it’s an informal county) said something telling while giving me what I had learned is the standard honest law enforcer’s line about how much he’d rather get a call that involves someone using cannabis than an alcoholrelated one, let alone one involving cocaine, meth, or prescription drug abuse. I think the way he phrased it was “I’ve never seen a stoned
man beat his wife— he generally just plays video games.” With those words, a thought occurred to me. I asked him if that might be considered effective medicinal use and therefore bump up his 5 percent legitimate use estimate.

“What?” he asked. “Playing video games?”

“Cannabis— what would you call it?—mitigating potentially violent tendencies in, say, an undiagnosed chronically depressed person.”

“OK, maybe 20 percent,” the sheriff amended curtly but with typical good humor.

http://bit.ly/Udl2HJ

Anonymous said...

OT

There are 21 political parties running in this election, and it is expected that three to four of them will be needed to form a new government. That means whatever the outcome of next Wednesday’s vote, the Dutch will almost certainly be returning to their carefully honed modus operandi: the art of the compromise.

http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/
back-future-dutch-electorate

Himself said...

http://youtu.be/vJKSusZsfdg

Anonymous said...

New research wiretaps.

https://www.demminkdoofpot.nl/pagin
a/module/juristenwebsite-advocatie-
over-n.html

The revision request to the Supreme Court is based on new facts, insights and testimonies collected by lawyer Adèle van der Plas.

Anonymous said...

http://bit.ly/S2hjsF

Anonymous said...

bit.ly/TAUmTa

Anonymous said...

http://bit.ly/QImv4E

Himself said...

bit.ly/TAUmTa

You have to love the photo if nothing else, all it's lacking is 'pervert' inked across his forehead.

This should help a lot.

http://www.speroforum.com/a/SCBNTBHOPA11/73094-Remember-to-pray-on-911

Himself said...

http://bit.ly/QImv4E

Thank you, it's such an emotional issue isn't it, not to mention a minefield of morality and legality.

I hope I'm never put in that position.

Anonymous said...

http://www.speroforum.com/a/SCBNTBH
OPA11/73094-Remember-to-pray-on-911

God
‏@TheTweetOfGod

If you tweet Me and I don't respond, please don't take it personally. I'm not ignoring you, just the human race as a whole.

Himself said...

SPIEGEL English ‏@SPIEGEL_English

Hard Times Hit Rich Holland: Dutch Vote Hinges On Euro Crisis http://bit.ly/QDtWzM

Himself said...

CNN says the film in question is a Dutch production.

http://usat.ly/TOKpjK

Anonymous said...

bit.ly/QDtWzM

coalition building is traditionally difficult in the country

Love the balloon-blowing contest photo.

I'm still floating between Democrats 66 and the Labour Party.
I'll sleep on it. M

Anonymous said...

http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/us-embassies-in-egypt-and-libya-attacked-after-terry-jones-posts-film-depicting-mohammad-as-gay/politics/2012/09/11/48845

Anonymous said...

http://bit.ly/pxhj3F

Himself said...

Good morning Maren,

What can I say?

A poorly done Islamic version of 'The Life of Brian' not without moments of humour but just as the Life of Brian, both taking the piss out of equally ridiculous religions.

It's all so childish though isn't it? 30,000 years of human evolution and this is where we are at.

Mankind is a bollocks? you better believe it.

And it ain't just the towel heads that have it bad, let me go and find a tweet to a link of Romney's religious drivel.

Himself said...

Teddy ‏@TeddyShepherd

Mitt #Romney 's Virginia speech heavy on religion. I've never read so much shite in all my life. What an arsehole.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/80947.html

The only difference I suppose, Romney isn't calling for chopping heads off.

They have drones for that.

Anonymous said...

I’m going to vote strategically

http://www.rnw.nl/english/video/dutch-elections-neck-and-neck-race

<3

Himself said...

Thank you, no rush as yet.

Anonymous said...

Coalition building is traditionally difficult in the country.

http://english.eastday.com/e/120913/u1a6858106.html

We'll wait and see.

Anonymous said...

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/14/fosu-pedophilia-should-be-zero-tolerance-crime/

http://dc.the-netherlands.org/news/2012/09/response-to-demmink-allegations.html

Himself said...

Good morning dear heart.


Pedophilia should be a zero-tolerance crime

Which in the US translates to, anybody that looks at a child shall go to jail for three hundred years.

The fact that our own Department of State has seen fit to rate the Netherlands as a Tier 1 country in its Trafficking of Persons Report

I wonder what the US rating is? I have had a quick look, but can't find anything.

I did read recently though, that trafficking in the US is as bad as anywhere.

I wouldn't trust anything coming out of the US. Only the level of hypocrisy where human rights are quoted.

Nor would I believe a word of the second report, knowing what we do know of how things work in high places.

The Dutroux affair for one, and this country, the UK, is supposedly rife with it in high places, which I can well believe.

I know the two things are unrelated, but it is estimated the 500,000 children died in Iraq as a direct consequence of US/NATO sanctions.

Google - madeleine albright the price is worth it

Himself said...

Sorry, US/UN sanctions.

But it is quite early, only me and the sparrows are up.

Anonymous said...

Lesley Stahl on U.S. sanctions against Iraq: We have heard that a half million children have died. I mean, that's more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: I think this is a very hard choice, but the price--we think the price is worth it.

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1084
-----------------------------------

I have three daughters now, and I remember nights when I lay in bed paralyzed with unreasonable fear over where they were. I think the hardest thing for a mother is to make it possible for a child to be independent and at the same time let the child know how much you love her, how much you want to take care of her, and yet how truly essential it is for her to fly on her own. It's definitely the "pushing out of the nest syndrome". - Madeleine Albright

The pushing out of the nest syndrome, such a luxury.

http://www.oprah.com/relationships/Great-Moments-in-Mothering-Life-Lessons-Learned-from-Moms/8

Himself said...

Seems like a nice lady!

Great moments in mothering, and no Kate McCann!?

Anonymous said...

http://bit.ly/S7lpE5
Amazing country (see comment).

Himself said...

As far as I'm aware, there is no law against being a paedophile?

You start to get into the realm of thought crime if there is.

What do the jesoids in Ameriki (disingenuously) say, love the gay hate the act?

Going out for the afternoon in short while.

Anonymous said...

http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/winning-dutch-parties-reach-coalition-deal

Himself said...

Morning Maren,

What do you think to that manifesto then? Getting tough?

Anonymous said...

Good evening H

A lot of complaining of course (bit.ly/gjrHhT), but I think it’s a reasonable deal. No one is really poor here and people with higher incomes are expected to bear more of the burden. Healthcare and education grants, means-tested, that’s OK.

We will no longer try to host the Olympic games, excellent. Burqa (face covering clothing) ban, matter of course.

As for the coffee shops, I quote It’s the same with the smoking ban in small cafes. No one ever came here to check. So I’m not really worried.

The legal drinking age from 16 to 18 years, somewhat nonsensical I think, but a good reason for parents to make their adolescent children and friends feel at home, at home.

I’m not sure about the Development aid cut, I’m not too well informed about that. Sometimes I think it's like carrying coals to Newcastle (bringing water to the sea NL) as long as corruption exists. On the other hand half a loaf is better than no bread. I and I’m sure many others here will donate anyway if we think it’s worth it.

Well, whether we like it or not, that manifesto is a reflection of the majority of the Dutch people. Don’t we all want democracy.

Good night, sweet dreams.

Maren

Anonymous said...

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2012/11/amsterdam_will_not_ban_tourist.php

Himself said...

I will respond later Maren, I'm just about to hit the shower and head out, I've not been out of the house in days.

xx

Anonymous said...

http://www.aviewfromthecave.com/2012/11/satire-africa-aids-freezing-norwegians.html

Anonymous said...

These Great New Species Were Just Discovered

http://www.businessinsider.com/2012-wwf-extra-terrestrial-species-report-2012-12

Meet the newcomers such as Ruby-eyed pit viper, Sweet singing frog, Bat from the underworld and Two-legged lizard.

And, a beautiful Thick-spiked Coelogyne Orchid.

http://www.businessinsider.com/2012-wwf-extra-terrestrial-species-report-2012-12

Himself said...

Interesting thank you.

What a diverse and ever evolving world this is. It is when you consider 99%+ of all species that have been are now extinct.

Anonymous said...

http://bit.ly/WamiuD
It's a small world.

Himself said...

It's a small world.

But a growing one.

Particularly on #McCann

Anonymous said...

http://bit.ly/XEQVI3

Anonymous said...

http://bit.ly/XEQVI3

Anonymous said...

Yes, and Gerry McCann found a strange reassurance there.

Hoffentlich war die Reparatur erfolgreich.

Herzliche Grüße M




Himself said...

Fotomachine is now with my geek.

Hello Chuck, I'm not long back, just long enough to hang things up to dry.

Mother and I have been to see my other girls today, do you remember my glass screen?

My nephew Shaun, the architect, made me an offer I couldn't refuse, so they now have a new home in one of his recently modernised Art Deco apartments.

I do have to say they look absolutely stunning the way he has featured them in the apartment, they look far better than they ever looked here. Will post a pic when I get one.

No camera you see.

And my fondest regards to you, dear heart.

Anonymous said...

Danke für die nette Nachricht.

Himself said...

Bitte.

Anonymous said...

Prehistoric beast named after Isle of Wight girl who found fossil

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-21860438

Himself said...

BBC "Walking With Dinosaurs" I have the boxed set, brilliant.

Youtube?

Anonymous said...

Prehistoric whale reconstruction after fossil discovery

http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/Life/130403_whale_reconstruction

Anonymous said...

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/new-giant-tarantula/

Anonymous said...

http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/videos/21364-can-you-hear-me-now-geladas-vocal-lip-smacks-resemble-human-speech

Anonymous said...

Good morning my buttered mushroom,

Via twitter alert:

https://twitter.com/Earth_Pics/status/343028383581622272/photo/1

Looks familiar, could be my back garden in fact.
Not so good for dining, ideal for picnicking though. Mx

http://www.pxleyes.com/photoshop-picture/4acc77acea4d7/Teddy-bear-picnic.html

Anonymous said...

https://twitter.com/Earth_Pics/status/343028383581622272/photo/1

whooshed, coincidently

Not in real time of course. Chuck

Himself said...

Mornin' Chuck

Which pic was that, the bears picnic?

I'm not awake yet.

More tea, more tea.

Anonymous said...

OT

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/07/large_reserves_of_gas_and_oil.php

Anonymous said...

http://bit.ly/13Pa5Uy
déjà vu!

Bonjour cuddle bear.

Himself said...

Bonjour

http://onlyinamericablogging.blogspot.com/2011/04/ceop-website-form-could-have-put.html

Re avi Not permanent, just a stop gap until inspiration comes to the fore.