On the lighter side Franklin asked about Queen Elizabeth.

[henrysmedford]

Today Franklin who is Fifteen and has autism ask me about Queen Elizabeth. He like seeing her on the Canadian coins. And he wanted to know were she banks. He asks that of all the people he meets. And I said the Bank of England. And he paused and asked if is she can "dump" zinc coins at her bank!

[hirbonzig]

Great pic of HRH after she got the news her Ryedale just arrived from the USA!!

[Morsecode]

That, or she just found her 1st Indian head.

[hirbonzig]

Or she's wanting Pince Phillip to hurry up and come over with a couple bags of American pennies to run through the Ryedale. Poor Prince Phillip--those bags are heavy for a 90 year old man!

[Corsair]

Or someone told her that she has, in fact, lived a life of royalty for all her God-given days, and that she has never known, and will never know, what a working life is like.

No, maybe it was the Ryedale...

[OneBiteAtATime]

Guys, this isn't a smile, it's a grimace.... I think she has her hands pulled in like that because she has the crab-fishing greenhorn "claw". She has obviously been working too hard baiting those pots, throwing shots and cooking for the rest of the crew. Her hands are killing her... thus the gloves. That hat is obviously built to keep the rain and snow from running down her back. They may look like pearls around her neck, but they're actally ropes for tying down pots.

[Verbane]

Guys, this isn't a smile, it's a grimace.... I think she has her hands pulled in like that because she has the crab-fishing greenhorn "claw". She has obviously been working too hard baiting those pots, throwing shots and cooking for the rest of the crew. Her hands are killing her... thus the gloves. That hat is obviously built to keep the rain and snow from running down her back. They may look like pearls around her neck, but they're actally ropes for tying down pots.

Thanks for the laugh.