Feathers and plants

[Friday]

Dandelions

Withycombefair

Ebay

[pdcorlis]

Withycombefair shipping to the states = £15.00

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

About 10 minutes from me is an exotic bird farm with lots of pheasant and other types of avian. I plan on stopping by and procuring a nice small feather for my bonnet hopefully a white one.

Before selecting a white feather you might want to read "THE FOUR FEATHERS" by F. VanWyck Mason (someone please correct me if I'm in error).

[pdcorlis]

Alfred Edward Woodley Mason?

[Bigkahuna]

I've got some nice silk Dandelions tucked behind my 71st Frasers cap badge on my TOS. It looks smashing. The yellow sets off the khaki very well.

[dfmacliam]

Wasn't the white feather a symbol of cowardice? According to the story?

[wyldathart]

Before selecting a white feather you might want to read "THE FOUR FEATHERS" by F. VanWyck Mason (someone please correct me if I'm in error).

I looked up the book and I remember seeing a movie about this. I don't pay it much heed since my reason for wearing a white feather is far removed from that. I'm a hunter and wearing or using a white feather is a sign of your hunting skill. Ted Nugent uses white arrows and white fletching. Sgt. Carlos Hathcock a famous Marine Corps Sniper was known for wearing a white feather in his cover. To me, wearing a white feather pays homage to those with a lot more skill than me.
Of course I expect folks to think of the Four Feathers but we all wear kilts despite what other folks think eh? Thanks for the heads up though it's appreciated

[dfmacliam]

Not only Carlos, but his whole unit took to wearing them because Charley put a bounty on the head of "WhiteFeather" and it's how they helped protect Carlos.

[wyldathart]

I remember the bounty on his head, I didn't know his unit wore them. That took some guts to do.

[Sketraw]

Clan means "children" and "sept" means family. The term "sept" is completely correct in Scottish usage, any anyone who doubts this is referred to The Clans Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands by Frank Adams, as revised by Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, Lord Lyon which covers this distinction in great detail.

Generally speaking the word "clan" is used to refer to those who bear the same surname as their chief, while he word "sept" indicates those who bear a different surname, but are considered part of the overall clan. All are considered to be equally members of their clan whatever their surname.

Hi Scott, Thats not how I read it,

"Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, GCVO WS (1893-1971) Lord Lyon King of Arms, 1945-1969, after being Carrick Pursuivant and Albany Herald in the 1930’s makes mention in the book Clan Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands 1952 co-authored by Frank Adam that; “septs must be regarded as a rather wonderful effort of imagination” and “The very word ‘sept’ is delusive and no serious attention can now be attached to Skene’s theories about ‘septs”. He also states that some Clan historians could be being found guilty of “sept-snatching”.

Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, Baronet, QC, Rothesay Herald of Arms and Chief of Clan Agnew, also makes mention of Clan ‘septs’ in his article ‘Clans, Families & Septs’;

However it is to long winded to post here but its along the same lines

JOhn