Solitary Boaters

Our theme for today is solitary boaters, and we start 

with a young man looking intently off to his left.

I think this guy is the canoeing instructor at Camp Waggadong.

This is really an excellent photograph,

and I'm not just talking about the nice derriere.

He seems to be looking at something in the water.

I wonder if he dropped something over the side?

I don't see how he could be paddling with that long oar from that end of the boat, 

but then I'm not experienced as that sort of thing anyway.

Yes, that's a goat on Bob Mizer's roof.

In the course of taking over a million beefcake photos, Bob Mizer used thousands of props, and those included an interesting array of animals including geese, caged birds, a chicken, dogs, cats, a goat, monkeys, and probably a few others I can't remember.  Today we will focus on the goat which appeared around 1967, starting with this shot of Andre Boersma.  The goat doesn't seem too concerned about Mr. Boersma whacking her with that log.  Interestingly, a Boer is not only an Afrikaner, but also a type of goat.  And yes, I'll get to a series on those monkeys in a few weeks.

Having grown up on a ranch with 1200 cattle and 300 goats, I have to point out that the tug of war with the goat could end badly for the model if the goat reverses into butting mode.

Here the goat is nicely demonstrating what goats naturally tend to do.

It would make a decent nature photo if we didn't know it was a fake set on Bob Mizer's roof.

Having said that, I have to admit that the photography is pretty good.

The goat is probably thinking,  "Go on and show off.  All the humans 

I get photographed with think they're Superman, but you're nothing special."

I think this is our second photo of Andre Boersma today.

While this goat may appear friendly, many of them have a tendency to head butt, 

so this scene could go terribly wrong any minute.

Military Men, Part 2 - Australians with Moustaches

Part two of our military double feature is comprised of studio photos Australian soldiers from the period ca. 1890-1918.  They all have what I consider to be very fine moustaches.

We start with Private George Lionel Hutton who was honored by being sent to London as part of the Australian contingent for the coronation of Edward VII in 1902.  He was a member of the First Queensland Mounted Infantry and won two medals in the Boer War.  I can see why they picked him.

These handsome fellows were part of the South Australia Mounted Rifles.

I only have a name for this Australian soldier, Trooper Robert Gordon Fleming.

Majors Frederick George Purcell (left) and H. B. Chalmers, both of 

the Fifth Victoria Mounted Contingent, had their photograph taken together.

This is Trooper William "Bill" Tough who was born 23 June 1874 at Mount Harris, New South Wales.  His moustache is a bit restrained, but still impressive with its little handlebars.

This undated photo shows the Battery Sergeants and Battery Sergeants Major 

of an Adelaide Militia unit.  A fine looking group if ever I saw one.

Lest we forget the horrible futility of war, I am including this photo of Donald John McPherson Smith of the 44th Battalion.  This handsome man was killed at Paeschendale in 1917.

                                                          In Flanders fields the poppies blow

                                                          Between the crosses row on row.

Military Men, Part 1 - Assorted Small Groups

Today's double feature's subject is military men, and the nude half is comprised of small groups.  

I almost saved this one for a "there's always one guy" series, but then I noticed that 

we get glimpses of two derrieres in the background, however minimal they might be.

I think these are French soldiers from World War I, and I can't figure out 

why some fully clothed men are in the bathing area with the others.

Today's Bum Brigade special shows some German soldiers helping each other out with bucket baths.