Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like the lone jogger, the couple on the bridge, and the isolation image. Superb! Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > On 6 Apr 2020, at 12:32, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > Greetings to all. I took a stroll with Swmbo late in the week, the same > stroll that produced the sign images. While Austinites are obeying the > letter of the social distance dictates I am not sure how much longer that > will last. Central Texas has had few cases and I believe three deaths in > the surrounding three counties which represents something over 1.5 million > people. > > What follows is pretty typical of what you will find Americans doing in > flyover country. Respect for the seriousness but exercising perhaps less > caution than is appropriate. We will see how the mortality curves work out > throughout the world. > > So we will start with a food truck where a customer is waiting on his > food. I don't think he understands hard surfaces: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/little+Thai+Food.jpg.html > > If you are a government worker life goes on pretty much as usual. This is > at the state school for the deaf which is a residential school. All > the students have been sent home so the staff is doing routine maintenance: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/School+for+the+Deaf+yellow+line.jpg.html > > There is a park following the city lake that has open fields. While > everyone kept their distance I am not sure about contact with potential > virus sites was a concern: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Covid+at+the+park.jpg.html > > Some displayed what we all worry about when isolated from friends and > family: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Covid+isolation.jpg.html > > I hope this was a family unit: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/covid+on+the+bridge.jpg.html > > There were many people using this path: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/jogging+in+the+park.jpg.html > > Taking advantage of a sunny day these residents were out sunbathing: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/sunbathing+seperation.jpg.html > > This view is a continuation of the path that the jogger was on and is a > better view of the density on the path: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/social+distance+on+the+bridge.jpg.html > > We will end todays tour with this young father taking his 11month old out > to a neighborhood park to both escape the house and to give his wife a > break. It is never too early to play ball with your children; he told me > his son has only been walking for two weeks: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/11+month+basketballer.jpg.html > > All the best. > > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information