Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The solution to the falling trees is to have the wires underground :-) Lovely pictures, especially the turkey carving and the seriousness with which it is being observed. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Dec 3, 2010, at 7:38 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > Living in the Hudson Valley is a mixed blessing. True, the scenery is > beautiful and you are only a few hours away from New York City but the > Adirondack foothills on either side of the valley channel the weather into > unpredictable and often extreme patterns. Just after posting this pics of a > Thanksgiving dinner, but before I could send a note to the LUG, a strong > storm with 50 mph winds (80 kph) knocked down a very large tree at the end > of our lane. The tree fell across the service wires and took out the > electrical, phone. internet and TV feeds. It also blocked the road so we > couldn't drive out. The temperature dropped to below freezing. Service was > restored this evening, three days later. In the meantime we experienced the > pleasures of the outdoors in our house, cooking on a butane camp stove, > huddling around the wood burning fireplace and reading with the aid of > kerosene lamps. > > > My grand daughter carves her first turkey while her parents look on > anxiously. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Zenia+carves+a+turkey.JPG.html > > The stuffing in preparation. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Turkey+stuffing.JPG.html > > My dinner plate. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/My+dinner+plate.JPG.html > > My son-in-laws wine selection made everything tastier. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Wine.JPG.html > > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >