Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice set, although the fourth image is depressing. BTW; The Economist had an article about Austin in one of the January issues. I think you may now be in the top 10 of US cities. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman photo at frozenlight.eu http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.frozenlight.eu YNWA > On 7 Feb 2022, at 13:00, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > Greetings to all. I will begin with one of my minor hobbies. We > frequently go to estate sales primarily to see the different neighborhoods > in greater Austin(11th largest city in the US). Sometimes we even find > items that fit our needs like silk rugs out of the "Stans". First up, > while we were waiting to get in this father was entertaining his son: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Father+and+son+fun.jpg.html > > Frequently there are high value items so entry is limited to maybe 10-15 > people at a time. So, you wait: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/graceful+waithing.jpg.html > > Usually, the garages are full of detritus suitable to bargain hunters and > interesting conversations: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/interaction+in+the+garage.jpg.html > > With the lowered birth rate I am continually amazed at people owning large > behemoths to tool around the city, here emphasised by this young lass: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/youth+in+the+midst+of+Texas+behemoths.jpg.html > > Changing locations again, central Texas is subject to violent rainstorms > that deliver rain faster than it can be absorbed so it runs off. This > young man took it upon himself to clean up the skate park: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/cleaning+up+after+the+rain.jpg.html > > I don't know what is going on with this woman but she was beat down: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/troubled+and+beat+down.jpg.html > > I will end this with a bit of environmental hope. This man is catching > edible fish in a creek that runs through a large part of Austin. The > residents are doing a good/great job of controlling runoff be it chemicals > or pet waste. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/fishing+downtown+Austin.jpg.html > > All the best. > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information