[Leica] IMG: Weird Wednesday

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no wonder they lived long and raised children.
their genes were good at surviving.
:-)
i wish more places had beautiful public grills like these owls.
bharani



Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:42:31 +0200
From: Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Weird Wednesday
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"They preferred drinking and carousing
to actual shooting. "

Sounds like sensible people to me...

Nathan Wajsman
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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