We smoked him out but then he went back in his hole . . .

Well, as you can all see by the "Keep Hope Alive" Vicar Vigil day count, it's been seven days since our favorite absentee blogger put in an appearance here at Five Smart Guys and Mr. Mike. He's been quiet . . . too quiet.

So I thought I'd post a picture or two of the Vicar to remind us all of what we're missing. Given all this talk about the re-issuance of a fully remastered director's cut DVD of This is This: The Story of Grouse Camp 2001, well, it's just plain made me homesick for grouse camp.

Anyway, here's a shot of Richie Feller eatin' a manly-man's hunter's breakfast (or possibly lunch) at Old Tamarack, circa 1998.