[Leica] Monday Misc

[Don Dory]

We had several days over 70F but are now about 55F; still much better than
5F.  I had time to go out and build some limestone walls: talk about carbon
sequestrations.  Seabeds millions of years old still holding their carbon.

On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 11:23 AM RicCarter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> BRRRRRRR!!
>
> Hope you are warmer now
>
> ric
>
>
>
> > On Mar 1, 2021, at 6:05 AM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Greetings to all.  This week we see the snow and ice that befell all of
> > Texas.  -15C is not anywhere close to normal winter weather for Texas.
> > Austin is built for weather into the -1 C range and further south into
> > Houston freezing temperatures are rare: pipes in that city are bare in
> the
> > attic.  We start with some brave apartment dwellers out in the snow
> walking
> > their dog:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/dog+challenges+dog+in+snow.jpg.html
> >
> > Next we move to an ice sheet flowing off of my metal roof: metal roofs
> are
> > common here: hail and the effect of 38C temperatures on normal shingles
> is
> > devastating:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/ice+sheet+off+metal+roof.jpg.html
> >
> > A dusting of snow on an agave plant:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/century+plant+with+snow.jpg.html
> >
> > Ice encrusted branch that was budding out:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/buds+with+ice+melting.jpg.html
> >
> > icicles on my pergola:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/icicles+on+pergola.jpg.html
> >
> > ice encrusted oak leaves:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/oak+leaves+and+ice.jpg.html
> >
> > more ice encrusted buds:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/buds+with+ice+coating.jpg.html
> >
> > some decorative grass with ice:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/grass+with+ice+coat.jpg.html
> >
> > An oak tree dusted in snow:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/live+oak+dusted+with+snow.jpg.html
> >
> > All the best.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Don
> > don.dory at gmail.com
> > --
> > Don
> > don.dory at gmail.com
> >
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-- 
Don
don.dory at gmail.com