Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice report Aram! Looks cool to get them trees right from where they grew. Wish you a nice festive season. Bien codialement Philippe Aram Langhans wrote: >Those tame domestic trees are one thing, but a wild tree is another. After >being stuffed on Thanksgiving Salmon, the Langhans? headed to the hills to >work off some of that food and kill a tree to celebrate. It was a long hunt > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/christmas_tree-9939.jpg.html >http://tinyurl.com/6d7dnp > > >But the weather was favorable. No snow this year. That was a blessing and >a curse. No snow meant it was warmer, but it was harder to track down the >trees as they left no root-prints to follow. We finally found two specimens >that were suitable for our needs. >Here was the winner. > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/christmas_tree-9941.jpg.html >http://tinyurl.com/5c47m5 > >Taking careful aim, I approach and with an implement of mass destruction, >knock the roots out from under the tree. > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/christmas_tree-9942.jpg.html >http://tinyurl.com/6huexk > >A 5 minute battle ensues, and the tree is finally subdued, rolled 200 yards >down the hill, and brought home for the tree feast of December. > >After being properly prepared in the garage, marinating the trunk in fresh >house water, the tree is now displayed for all to see. > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/christmas_tree-9964.jpg.html >http://tinyurl.com/5bbn5x > > >It was nothing like two years ago when he snow was really flying > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/Tree+Hunting+2006/ >http://tinyurl.com/6rzley > > > >Comments welcome >Aram > >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.13/1828 - Release Date: 12/4/2008 >8:05 AM > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >