Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >