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Re: SRGC Pontresina trip
« Reply #75 on: August 28, 2009, 07:14:41 PM »
I know your photographic skills are better than mine Peter, now I know why. I a) haven't got enough patience and b) wouldn't even dream of carrying tweezers when I'm out in the hills ??? That's photographic passion!!!!!

I've got this terrible vision of you sitting on some windswept ridge, in a snowstorm, with a mirror in one hand plucking your eyebrows.......and I can't even find an appropriate emoticon to express it!
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Re: SRGC Pontresina trip
« Reply #76 on: August 28, 2009, 07:23:14 PM »
These tweezers are part of a bit of Swiss military hardware (clue, it's red, and also has a toothpick, corkscrew, and couple of sharp things)  ;D
Besides, I wouldn't pluck my eyebrows, they're some of the few remaining black hairs I possess! (see photo to left)
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Re: SRGC Pontresina trip
« Reply #77 on: August 28, 2009, 07:36:40 PM »
 ;D ;D
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Re: SRGC Pontresina trip
« Reply #78 on: August 28, 2009, 08:00:21 PM »
Quote from: Peter Maguire on August 28, 2009, 07:23:14 PM
These tweezers are part of a bit of Swiss military hardware (clue, it's red, and also has a toothpick, corkscrew, and couple of sharp things)

The sharp things are to extract one's fingers from a marmot's mouth.  Then, of course, the marmot can borrow the toothpick.  :D
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Peter Maguire

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Re: SRGC Pontresina trip
« Reply #79 on: August 28, 2009, 10:21:07 PM »
Beware, killer marmots at large!

(Actually a sneak preview of day 8 )
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Re: SRGC Pontresina trip
« Reply #80 on: August 29, 2009, 02:18:54 AM »
They do look like they're a bit on the warpath, don't they!  :o  Another family of marmots invading their territory?  Do we have "Marmot Wars : Nature in Action" coming soon to these pages?  ;)
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Re: SRGC Pontresina trip
« Reply #81 on: August 29, 2009, 12:49:28 PM »
Fortunately, there was another marmot involved in a territorial fight, but I'll come to that later.....

If they gave that look to humans, then we would need to be afraid, very afraid  :o
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Re: SRGC Pontresina trip
« Reply #82 on: August 31, 2009, 04:25:03 AM »
wonderful plants, views and  photos, peter!
what could be more perfect than the stunning Eritrichium in a nearly 'barren' alpine view of stone and sky?
also great to see the semps!
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