Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"They preferred drinking and carousing to actual shooting. " Sounds like sensible people to me... 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 13, 2011, at 7:16 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > These iron sculptures line the shores of Hessian Lake in New York's Bear > Mountain park. Hessian Lake is a beautiful little body of water in the > Adirondack foothills, named after a minor skirmish in the Revolutionary > War. > A small body of Colonials delayed a Hessian battalion en route to attack > West Point. The delay was enough to enable West Point to get its defenses > in > order and repel the attack. Most likely the Hessians, paid mercenaries, > didn't have their heart in fighting. They preferred drinking and carousing > to actual shooting. Many liked the countryside so much that after the war > they refused to return to Europe, married local girls, and settled in the > area, further confusing the local gene pool. > > Hessian Lake is a favorite picnic destination. The first stern looking owl > is actually a barbecue. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Owl.JPG.html > > The rear view gives it away. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Owl+back.JPG.html > > This owl eats a portion of the food it cooks. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Owl+mouth.JPG.html > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >