[Leica] Monday Misc.

[Nathan Wajsman]

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
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> 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
> 
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