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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Occasional Friday Flower
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri Sep 19 07:24:19 2008
References: <251D221271FD49D5A21045D859FE1C2C@jimnichols> <48D359A7.9050009@gmx.de>

Douglas,

Thanks for looking, and for the kind words.  This particular Pentax lens is 
the first one I owned, and it impressed me.  This is the fourth camera on 
which I have used it, and it hasn't disappointed me yet.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 2:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Occasional Friday Flower


> What a gloriously bright splodge of colour on a dreary (and cold) day.
> Shows that Pentax made some bl***y good lenses too :-)
> Thanks for showing, Jim
> Best from Hannover
> Douglas
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> For several weeks I have noticed a flower that is determined to survive 
>> our drought, left totally to its own devices.  My neighbor across the 
>> street is a prize-winning gardener, and, when she cleans up the flower 
>> beds, she piles the discarded plant material at the streetside for our 
>> once-a-month pickup.  This zinnia apparently took root and has thrived, 
>> despite being rooted in roadside gravel.  For its perseverance, I 
>> nominate it as a Friday Flower.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Determination.tif.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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