Hi, The Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) is the official floral emblem of Australia ... The wattles blooms at the beginning of Spring. The bush is sometimes a sea of Gold. I feel that to select the wattle as my avatar allows "ME" to think of all the Aussies who served/captured/wounded/murdered, rather than by Service or civilian occupation or which state they came from. Makes sense to me. GW
My Avatar is a match for my username ... The image itself was kindly given to me by esteemed member David Layne after his encounter with a real live Alabama Blacksnake. My signature is a photo I took of the (French) sculpture on Omaha Beach at the St. Laurent Draw, entitled "Les Braves". I use it to signify the bravery of ALL those that took part in D-Day.
My avatar is the first boat I served on HMS Ocelot. My sig is a converstation between myself and a young part three trainee, who went very white, and wandered off very quietly. Oh and the badge is the Submariners award, worn by qualified ubmariners above thier medals. I wore one for 23 out of my 27 years service.
My avatar is Excalibur/ Lady of the Lake from the King Authur Legends..I have always liked those legends/myths of King Authur..and I came across this one and it just appealed to me..
Quest for Merlin by Nikolai Tolstoy. A study into the Arthurian legends and of course Merlin..... or perhaps the Merlin
