Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greetings to all. As many know February brought very unusual cold to most of Texas. Everyone was worried that even the native species wouldn't survive; this vibrant willow was a counterpoint: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/spring+willow+leaves.jpg.html Taken earlier it still reminds me of summer sun in Austin: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/beginning+of+summer+sun.jpg.html Drought is a fact of life in large swaths of the planets surface, the piece of the world has had minimal rain for years so even hardy trees haven't survived: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/hard+years+little+rain.jpg.html Tough place for a forest: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/tough+place+for+seeds.jpg.html A little closer view of a tree growing in a cleft: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/what+split+the+rock.jpg.html Another view of an unfortunate tree: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/poor+choice+even+for+a+cedar.jpg.html All the best. -- Don don.dory at gmail.com -- Don don.dory at gmail.com