Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan: I knew that you were an intelligent man: There's only two things that come down mountains in winter, avalanches and fools. : ) - -- Jim - http://www.hemenway.com Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > Thanks, Jerry. I like the cold and snow, I like the mountains, but I > just do not like skiing :-( I took lessons during our first winter > here > and realized that I simply would never be any good at it. Even after > several lessons, my preferred method of stopping remained looking for > a > nice big pile of soft snow to crash into. The second winter I tried > again, with roughly similar results. So I said screw it, why spend a > lot > of time and money on something which I do not enjoy and which I am > lousy > at? This winter I have the added excuse of having had knee surgery in > late November, and given my frequency of falls there would be a high > likelihood of messing up the knee if I did ski. So the family and I > enjoy the mountains together, just in different ways... > > Nathan > > Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > Nat > > > > Nice shots. But you say you don't enjoy skiing? Wow! I was > > actively skiing and using my Nikonos on the slopes (or pistes as > > you call it) well into my late 60's until I lost my right knee > joint. > > > > Though we have to drive from three to six hours to get to good > > skiing areas from here in sunny La Jolla. > > > > Jerry > > > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > >> > >>http://www.wajsman.com/2003_3.jpg > >> > >>Three skiers survey the territory: > >> > >>http://www.wajsman.com/2003_3alt1.jpg > >> > >>And finally, a father and son take a nap: > >> > >>http://www.wajsman.com/2003_3alt2.jpg > >> > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html