Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Let's hope it is not just the beginning. Thanks for showing, Philippe Op 22-apr-07, om 04:22 heeft Jim Nichols het volgende geschreven: > LUGGERS, > > This situation may occur more often in other areas, but in the > Upper Mid-South it is highly unusual. Just before Easter, we had > three nights in which the temperature dropped into the mid-20s for > 6-7 hours. The preceding weather had been warm, and all of the > plants and trees were showing tender young leaves. Many flowering > plants, such as tulips and azaleas were in bloom. Now, two weeks > later, many plants and many trees look like a disaster area. The > agricultural experts say that many of the plants and trees will > recover, but most of the fruit crops are gone for this year. > > I have photographed a few examples from my own yard. > > A 40-yr old boxwood was covered with new growth, which is now white > following the freeze. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/FreezeDamage/Boxwood.jpg.html > > The St. John's Wort along my utility barn is brown. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/FreezeDamage/ > StJohnsWort.jpg.html > > The oak trees all over town have shrivelled leaves that are > beginning to drop off. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/FreezeDamage/Oaks.jpg.html > > In my 77 years, I have never seen this situation before. In > Tennessee, the governor is trying to see if he can get disaster aid > for the farmers and fruit growers, and I have heard that the > situation is similar in the Carolinas. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >