[Leica] IMG: My Fourth

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks for the comments, Douglas.  I am fortunate to be able to meet and 
enjoy my great-grandchildren.  There are currently 10 of them, with 
another boy due in August.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/5/2015 6:19 AM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> 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
>
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>> 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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