Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And, as I recall when we had a long-haired black cat for many years, they don't care much for going out in the snow. Just tell Posey that Spring is only two months away. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] An ice-cold stroll around Bremen last Sunday > Believe it or not Jim, > > Sunday turned out to be a relatively warm and dry spell :-) > > Tonight, the temperatures are forecast to be the lowest for years, -25?C > or so, the canal is frozen over and partially impassable for the barges, > and it's started snowing steadily again. > > Worst of all - the catfood has just run out and Posy is already moaning > - so it's a snowy trudge to the local supermarket early tomorrow - > she'll just have to put up with a tin of Tuna until then. > > Cheers > Douglas > > > > On 27.01.2010 19:47, Jim Nichols wrote: >> Hi Douglas, >> >> Nice tour. Hope you are warm by now;-) >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at >> gmx.de> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "LEG" >> <leica at freelists.org>; <leicareflex at freelists.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:40 PM >> Subject: [Leica] An ice-cold stroll around Bremen last Sunday >> >> >>> Sunday we were invited to a New Year reception staged by the Bremen >>> Journalists Club and the Merchants Guild of 1801. >>> >>> The walk from the station past the mill (go back one shot, and you can >>> see what it looks like in good weather at around the same time last >>> year) >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Bremen/_MG_0641.jpg.html >>> >>> and the bronze pigs, >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Bremen/_MG_0643.jpg.html >>> >>> across the cathedral square, >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Bremen/_MG_0644.jpg.html >>> >>> past the town hall >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Bremen/_MG_0647.jpg.html >>> >>> and into the Schnoor, the oldest part of the city, with some >>> wonderful shops >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Bremen/_MG_0648.jpg.html >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Bremen/_MG_0649.jpg.html >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Bremen/_MG_0659.jpg.html >>> >>> was ice-cold, around -20?C, and we were happy to get into the warmth of >>> the Club. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Bremen/_MG_0652.jpg.html >>> >>> A very entertaining show, too. Germany's leading political columunist >>> (Heribert Prantl) and the secretary of state of Bremen's parliament in a >>> radio chat with our old friend Theo Schl?ter - with breaks filled very >>> professionally by the local amateur barbershop group "Fishermans Fresh" >>> (who are actually more of a madrigal choir) >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Bremen/_MG_0656.jpg.html >>> >>> Bremen is a great place, you can sit around, have a hot Grog and chat >>> with senators (that's what they call ministers in the city states of >>> Bremen, and Hamburg) and there's never a shifty-looking security bloke >>> to be seen. >>> >>> Hamburg and L?beck are similar, must be something to do with their >>> Hanseatic heritage. >>> >>> Sunday was also the first time I've ever had aperture blades sticking >>> and Canon electronics refusing to work because of the cold. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Douglas >>> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information