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Subject: [Leica] IMG: a dreary winter's day by the canal
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:44:47 +0100
References: <4B30D76C.3000404@gmx.de> <047A31D0-AD3D-43E0-B484-80C9FE8BF599@comcast.net>

Dick,

I survived :-)
(and so did our son Florian).

Much colder today and the soggy slush from yesterday is now a 
treacherous frozen crust. Even my hiking boots don't grip on it!

Christmas greetings to you and yours from Germany
Douglas



Richard Taylor wrote:
> Douglas - Well, it's sort of shining here now but it barely made it above 
> freezing here today so I can relate to the chill you've got in Hannover.  
> Thanks for the look at your backyard.  Hope the walk wasn't too bad 
>
> Regards, 
>
> Dick
>
>
>
> On Dec 22, 2009, at 9:27 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi all,
>>
>> A very soggy, slushy and monochrome day today, lots of snow overnight and 
>> now its drizzly and thawing.
>>
>> Our son (21) just buggered off with the car without asking - so guess who 
>> had to walk along the canal bank to the local supermarket to get some 
>> coffee!
>>
>> As if the weather wasn't depressing enough.
>>
>> If he wasn't over 6ft tall and didn't spend half his time pumping iron, 
>> I'd probably beat the living daylights out of him when he gets back ;-)
>>
>> Anyway, I took a camera along, there weren't any colours to speak of, so 
>> here are some equally dreary B&W shots.
>>
>> A nice place to sit - in summer
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0566_Dec2009.jpg.html
>>
>> German signposts just make my day - everything's forbidden - and if you 
>> slip and fall, it's your own fault
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0571_Dec2009.jpg.html
>>
>> The supermarket is at the other end of this bridge - and then some
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0572_Dec2009.jpg.html
>>
>> Barges on their way to Rotterdam
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0572_Dec2009.jpg.html
>>
>> I actually rather like the bow-wave on this one - shot from the bridge
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0577_2_Dec2009.jpg.html
>>
>> Same again - with a quartet of ducks
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0577_Dec2009.jpg.html
>>
>> And again - with 4 different ducks
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0578_Dec2009.jpg.html
>>
>> The 4 ducks again - swimming in a different formation
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0579_Dec2009.jpg.html
>>
>> Nearly home - a barge passing the back of our house
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0583_Dec2009.jpg.html
>>
>> Some berries - thawing quickly
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0587_2_Dec2009.jpg.html
>>
>> Hope the sun is shining wherever you are
>> Douglas
>>
>>
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] IMG: a dreary winter's day by the canal)
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