[Leica] IMG: My Fourth

[Douglas Barry]

Glad you had a good Fourth, Jim. Not many of us males here will be able to 
take a photograph of his son taking the same son's grandchildren canoeing!! 
My kids seem to have delayed entering the marriage stakes, let alone having 
children. Ah well...

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" 
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Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 3:13 AM
Subject: [Leica] IMG: My Fourth


> My grandson celebrates his birthday on July 4th, so I spent the afternoon 
> with family at his recently acquired house on a local lake.  For the older 
> folks, it was a day for fishing and boating. For the gr-grandkids, it was 
> swimming and rides on a Seadoo and in a canoe.  For me, it was visiting 
> and picture taking, ending with a meal from the grill.  For a day that 
> started off with rain, it was a fine day.
>
> The lake is a TVA impoundment that furnishes potable water to the two 
> towns in the county.  This tree, at the water's edge and alongside a boat 
> ramp, has seen a rough life, but still lives.  Its character caught my 
> eye.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tree+With+Character.tif.html
>
> My son owns a canoe.  After an unsuccessful time fishing from it, he was 
> commandeered by his grandkids who wanted to go exploring, around the bend, 
> and up the nearest creek.  I watched one group depart.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1881+FM.tif.html
>
> Fuji X-E1 with Fujinon 27mm Pancake
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> For those who might wonder, yes, all of the kids wore flotation gear, as 
> did most of the adults.
>
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
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