[Leica] Tuesday Trees

[Bernard Quinn]

An excellent set. I like the texture of the oak trees and the drama of the cypress trees.

Barney


Barney Quinn, WK3Z
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> On Jan 20, 2020, at 11:25 PM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Greetings to all.  On the University of Texas campus there are a lot of
> live oaks dating back 100 years or so, especially near the Law School on
> the northern part of the old campus.  Sometimes the ordinary becomes
> interesting at F1:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/multiple+ys.jpg.html
> 
> In the same part of campus but closer to the LBJ library we find some oaks
> with reach:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/ttentacles.jpg.html
> 
> Moving to the Padernales river basin we find evidence of some radical
> changes.  This line of cypress is matched by some across the stream bed.
> This part of Austin is in the hill country which is a distinct change in
> geography.  To the north and east just a few kilometers is black prairie.
> The Padernales geographic region is very rocky, part of an ancient sea
> bottom with very thin soils and vast limestone beds just under the soil.
> So rain runs off quickly bringing surging high water, however it hasn't
> rained in a while so the river is just a trickle.  In any case, the remains
> of the day:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Tuesday+Trees/Cypress+on+the+Padernales.jpg.html
> 
> all the best.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Don
> don.dory at gmail.com
> 
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