Love The Hat Jack

Jack and Guy head out to shoot some arrows on a hot hot day at El Dorado Park.

Archer in Training

Conejo Shoot

Guy Taylor wins first place in the self bow category.

A Day Making Bows

Lyondomere SCA Event

Amanda makes her own bows.

The glory of long hair.

Learning to Throw Axes

Adding a new string to a bow.

Nico throws axes.

Wearing my cloak to stay warm.

Adding a serving to a bowstring.greenman archery

I do my best to take a few photos at every SCA event because they become a blur in my mind if I don't. I've been in the SCA on and off since 1977. I wish I had photos from those early days, but that was before digital cameras and even if I took photos I didn't have the money to develop them. Thank goodness digital innovations made photography available to the masses.

Lady Archer

I can't believe I don't know this woman's name yet. She helped me to pass the authorization test for thrown weapons in the SCA. This shot shows her using a take-down recurve bow, wooden arrows and a hip quiver. This was taken at an archery event in Los Angeles, CA on Feb. 12, 2011.

Shooting a Bow

I've always loved this photo of my son-in-law shooting this bow

I wish I had some followers for this blog. I know there are tons of photo blogs and they have followers, so why don't I? I have tons of followers on Flickr, but can't lure them over here. What's a girl to do. It's hard to tell if anyone is even looking at my posts. I need to make sure I have a counter.

Three Archers

Three archers trade tips on how to make bows.

Knapping with Johnnystone

Learning to knap with 'johnnystone'. What is johnnystone you say? The broken up porcelain from discarded toilet tanks.  It's not glamouros, but if you are going to destroy something in the learning process, wouldn't you rather ruin something cheap than a $20. piece of chert?