James Turns Out To Be A Papa-Ratzie
"Yes, I dood it!"
In January 2012 Paul decided to make the course prettier my tending to the birds... Not the feathered ones, the birds planted in the ground!
While playing golf, James observed strange apparitions seeming to hover around certain plans on the golf course.
With his trusty Brownie in hand, he captured some shots of what has become to be known as "The Mystery Gardner" . James now has an additional possibility to add to his resume. He could be a Papa-Ratzie or a Paparazzi!
Paparazzi /pɑːpəˈrɑːtsi/ (singular: (m) Paparazzo Italian: [papaˈrattso] or (f) Paparazza) is an Italian term used to refer to photojournalists who specialize in candid photography of athletes, celebrities, politicians, and other prominent people.
Paparazzi tend to be independent contractors, unaffiliated with any mainstream media organization. Paparazzi photographers are often described as an unacceptable annoyance by celebrities.
So... The Mystery Gardner was solved and James can turn his Brownie onto other mysteries of the Old Ranch Golf Course.
"Beau Brownie"
Did You Know? - Brownie is the name of a long-running popular series of simple and inexpensive cameras made by Eastman Kodak. The Brownie popularized low-cost photography and introduced the concept of the snapshot. The first Brownie, introduced in February, 1900, was a very basic cardboard box camera with a simple meniscus lens that took 2¼-inch square pictures on 117 rollfilm.
With its simple controls and initial price of $1, it was intended to be a camera that anyone could afford and use, hence the slogan, "You push the button, we do the rest." The camera was named after the popular cartoons created by Palmer Cox.
One of the most popular Brownie models was the Brownie 127, millions of which were sold between 1952 and 1967. The Brownie 127 was a simple bakelite camera for 127 film which featured a simple meniscus lens and a curved film plane to compensate for the deficiencies of the lens.
Another simple camera was the Brownie Cresta which was sold between 1955 and 1958. It used 120 film and had a fixed focus lens.
An Old Ranch beauty
Solved!
Did You Know? - Strelitzia (play /strɛˈlɪtsiə/) is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa. The genus is named after the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, birthplace of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom. A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower, because of a supposed resemblance of its flowers to the bird of paradise. In South Africa it is commonly known as a crane flower.
The Mystery Gardner shows his shears ... His accomplice is watching out for him
Did You Know? - Pruning shears, also called hand pruners (in American English), or secateurs are a type of scissors for use with plants. They are strong enough to prune hard branches of trees and shrubs, sometimes up to two centimetres thick. They are used in gardening, arboriculture, farming, flower arranging, and nature conservation where fine-scale habitat management is required.
He is often spotted far off the fairway... Either trimming or looking for his ball
Yes they do!
Zooming reveals he is giving the birds a haircut
Did You Know? - Cousin to the banana, the bird of paradise is one of the best known of all the tropical flowers. Who hasn't walked into a swanky hotel or event and seen magnificent table centerpieces built about these remarkable flowers? Surprisingly, birds are easier to grow than many tropical plants. The plant is a vigorous, rapidly growing indoor plant. Birds can be moved outside in the summer, and in warmer climes, will thrive for half the year outside. They typically flower in the late winter or early spring, but under optimal conditions, will flower at various times.
Reaching into the bush is required
Looking for a ball or what??
He was spotted and is on a dead run trying to escape
