Rest Break. by graemestevens

Rest Break.

Despite appearances, there is no redneckery going on here but just another outing for Ol' Skinny. This time he got so tired that he had to stop and lean against an old gate to catch his breath. We're still waiting though as he seems to think that his breathing his somewhat impeded by a lack of lungs. He doesn't walk very fast either.
What a wimp!
December 14th, 2014  
obviously you are not looking after him properly - without lungs and legs he obviously needs a good carer
December 14th, 2014  
so very cool.
December 15th, 2014  
at least you are not running out of inspiration like yours truly. Perhaps i should find me a sheeps head!!
December 15th, 2014  
like it Graeme! very sppokalishious x
December 15th, 2014  
I thought being legless was a family trait?
December 15th, 2014  
Taking your sheep's skull out for a walk without a leash - I'm sure there are laws against that.....somewhere.....
December 15th, 2014  
It seems the proper thing would be to tuck him up under your arm and carry on! :)
December 15th, 2014  
What a wuss. ;)
December 15th, 2014  
Put the poor little devil back in the ground where he belongs........on the other hand he does look rather fetching draped over that gate!
December 15th, 2014  
clearly he needs more exercise ;p

(it occurs to me that the skull head on the reaper scythe one of my boys got for hallowe'en a few years ago looks exactly like this...)
December 15th, 2014  
He looks like he is chewing on the fence... although with no lungs, legs or stomach, this could be a challenge. At least you gave him an outing. ;)
December 15th, 2014  
@kt8ird I know! Some sheep!
@annied He's dead, so it' possibly too late for that...
@mzzhope Thanks very much :)
@brigette I have a spare sheep head in a state of "mid-decomposition" if you'd like it...
@amyleewinfield Thank you kindly :)
@vignouse You raise a valid point - its how we get through the day
@deak68 It's an off-leash area...although that does give me an idea for a shot...
@voiceprintz Yes, but I'm not a great one for proper...
@juliedduncan I know, it's quite shocking
@happypat Speaking of which, I must dig that one up again...and thanks very much
@northy Excercise? In this family? Ha!
December 15th, 2014  
@rosiekerr Everybody deserves an outing from time to time
December 15th, 2014  
@graemestevens oh just because he is dead doesn't mean you can't look after him ;-)
December 15th, 2014  
@annied That's just...just...well...
December 15th, 2014  
@graemestevens yeh see I told you so :)
December 15th, 2014  
@annied Yeah yeah, whatevs ;)
December 15th, 2014  
@graemestevens HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
December 15th, 2014  
@annied Not only do I speak the lingo of the yoof, but I'm so hip and down that I'm subterranean.
December 15th, 2014  
You really need a little red trolley for his outings seeing he is so poorly, with tinsel that is :)
December 15th, 2014  
@graemestevens hahahahaha I thought I saw you pass me by in the sewers
December 15th, 2014  
Love the lines!
December 15th, 2014  
It just occurred to me, seeing all these shots with Skinny out and about.... do you just tuck him under your arm and away you go? Also, does your lovely wife accompany you? I might lag back several hundred feet, if I were her. :-)
December 15th, 2014  
@hermann Then I'd get peculiar looks...
@ukandie1 Thanks very much :)
@eyeamlisa I just carry him about, and Kim comes with me...we're both a little odd...
December 15th, 2014  
@annied That would be about right - it's nice now that it's been redecorated down there
December 15th, 2014  
Too funny! I really like the criss-cross gate!
December 15th, 2014  
@graemestevens I am pleased you like my work hahahaha
December 15th, 2014  
great textures and patterns.
December 15th, 2014  
@tabarlett Thanks very much :)
@annied You have an eye for interior design
December 15th, 2014  
@andrewkru Thanks very much
December 15th, 2014  
@graemestevens and you have an eye :-P
December 15th, 2014  
Perhaps the lack of vocal chords is what makes him so quiet? He looks happy with life. Which is good considering he is dead.
December 15th, 2014  
@annied Or two, or three
@newbank Not to mention having to live with me
December 15th, 2014  
Sue
Oh, you didn't did you Graeme! haha
December 15th, 2014  
I think it could be an interesting life living with you. Certainly not dull. Not that mine is dull. Never is with a 2 yr old. When I no longer have a 2 year old I shall consider owning a skull.....
December 15th, 2014  
glad to have learned a new word: "redneckery"
December 15th, 2014  
@redpants I usually do ;)
@newbank I can still feel the pain of living with a 2 year old, 12 years after the fact ;)
@francoise Wait until I get started on "humbuggery"
December 15th, 2014  
I cannot stop smiling, it really comes out alive to me.
December 15th, 2014  
hahahaha loving the story
December 15th, 2014  
Redneckery!! Hilarious. I thought that was just an American term...the redneck. hahahaha!
December 15th, 2014  
@yaorenliu Excellent, this please me :)
@denisefuller Thanks very much :)
@amandal Oh no, we have plenty here as well - usually hidden in the hill country doing unspeakable things to each other, the animals, trees, dirt...
December 15th, 2014  
@graemestevens Same thing. Wonder how the poor souls got that name? Outdoor labor? Getting sunburned while out doing unspeakables with the animals? Crazy cakes.
December 15th, 2014  
@amandal I did hear a rumour that it was the sunburned backs of their necks from outdoor labours...it must be difficult to be bent double over a sheep for hours and hours...
December 15th, 2014  
fab shot..
December 16th, 2014  
@tellefella Thank you very much
December 16th, 2014  
His breath must move awfully fast. Are you sure there was no redneckery involved here??
December 16th, 2014  
@golftragic Absolutely positive - this is a very dignified garden usually reserved for the upper echelons of New Plymouths society. They nearly dies of shock when I walked in.
December 16th, 2014  
Excellent composition, love the texture.
December 16th, 2014  
@jess1204 thanks very much
December 16th, 2014  
Brilliant FOCUS...Fav
December 16th, 2014  
Love the comp
December 16th, 2014  
@tonygig Thanks very much :)
@bill_fe Thanks very much...just threw him on there and hoped for the best
December 16th, 2014  
Brilliant composition, fab shot
December 16th, 2014  
@roseolivia Thanks very much :)
December 16th, 2014  
I have an old skinny too. :) We've been out a few times.
December 18th, 2014  
@darylo It'd always nice to have some company ;)
December 18th, 2014  
I thought you would have taken his push chair. Rapped knuckles you naughty boy!
December 18th, 2014  
@ceilidh That would be truly bizarre...now I have to get one
December 18th, 2014  
Nice composition......love Old Lungless Skinny!!
December 19th, 2014  
@panthora Thanks again :)
December 19th, 2014  
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