Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am sorry, Larry, but I support Bambi in his battle with your wife...you should just let the garden return to its natural state and be pleased that you do not need to cut the grass. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Jul 9, 2011, at 2:01 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > Young deer are born in the spring and by July the little fauns have turned > into efficient mowing machines. We live in deer country between two > "forever > wild" state parks. Deer are protected animals until late fall when they can > be taken by automobiles and all sorts of lethal weapons. My wife wages a > constant battle trying to grow ornamental flowers faster than they can be > eaten. It is a labor of Sisyphus. > > Here is a picture of a hungry faun scouting the territory. It is a bit > fuzzy > because it was taken through a somewhat dirty double pane window. The faun > wouldn't wait around until I could get a clear shot. If he hangs around > until hunting season starts, we will have a venison feast > > Later that day we inventoried the garden to see what we had left. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Faun.JPG.html > > > This day lily survived only because it was behind a fence, > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Day+Lily_002.JPG.html > > > Bambi didn't find this patch yet. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Lilies.JPG.html > > > Pink lilies are harder to grow but apparently just as tasty. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Lily_+pink.JPG.html > > > These simply grow wild. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Susan.JPG.html > > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >