Tanka challenge 4/14/10

The window downstairs
Rattles in protest about
A stiff ocean breeze.
Despite late afternoon sunshine
More spring storms lurk off the coast.

Dear Mythbusters

Our leather cannon is STILL prettier, and functional too: 
Love and kisses,
The Free Artillerie Company of the Earl of Montrose.

You know the lady who brought the Civil War Parrot Rifle for the Mythbusters episode on leather cannon to use for benchmark measurements? Jane's one of ours too. In fact, she put the show in touch with our captain and gunsmith, Dale Shinn, (center, wearing the blue sash). Their reaction, when he explained how to actually build a functional 17th c. leather cannon was, 'Um, wow, that's really involved." 
I'm not surprised their breech plug failed. Their version of the Swedish cannon was something of a rush job. Dale's guns are not.

( Description of the Swedish gun and Dale Shinn's reproduction )

We and our dead sexy leather cannon will be at the Scottish Games in Woodland, CA the weekend of April 24-25.