Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very nice, Sonny. That hanging drop of water adds the finishing touch. Thanks for sharing. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 9:01 AM Subject: [Leica] Friday Flowers SonC >I slept really well last night, and when it was time to get up, I looked >out > the window and it was still dark and rainy. Tempted to call in to the > office and mumble some lame excuse so I could climb back in the still-warm > covers; Alas, I remembered that I had not shot your Friday Flowers, so I > dressed for work. > > I went in and checked email, whereupon Buddy the Cat jumped in my lap for > a > pet-fest. You can't imagine how rare that is. He usually considers that > I > am only good for opening cat food and doors. He usually gives his > opportunities to Kathy, but she's out of town, so, I guess it was any port > in a storm. It was hard to leave my comfortable chair with a warm, loving > cat purring in my lap. > > I remembered that I had some azaleas still in the camera from last week > that > I did not use, and thought, "They would never know." > > As I left the house I looked across at Adreen's garden, and felt guilty, > so > I walked over. Her flowers were mostly hanging low from the heavy rains. > > I drove to work and pulled into the parking lot. The little dell below > our > building was awash in white blooms, as the several dogwood trees had > popped > last night. I took the camera over and made this exposure: > > http://www.sonc.com/friday_march_13_2009.htm > > So that's the story behind how you got fresh flowers this morning despite > my > wish to remain under the warm covers. > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >