Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 7:23 AM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Nice set. This one for me: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/covid+on+the+bridge.jpg.html > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 4:06 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > Greetings to all. I took a stroll with Swmbo late in the week, the same > > stroll that produced the sign images. While Austinites are obeying the > > letter of the social distance dictates I am not sure how much longer that > > will last. Central Texas has had few cases and I believe three deaths in > > the surrounding three counties which represents something over 1.5 > million > > people. > > > > What follows is pretty typical of what you will find Americans doing in > > flyover country. Respect for the seriousness but exercising perhaps less > > caution than is appropriate. We will see how the mortality curves work > out > > throughout the world. > > > > So we will start with a food truck where a customer is waiting on his > > food. I don't think he understands hard surfaces: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/little+Thai+Food.jpg.html > > > > If you are a government worker life goes on pretty much as usual. This > is > > at the state school for the deaf which is a residential school. All > > the students have been sent home so the staff is doing routine > maintenance: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/School+for+the+Deaf+yellow+line.jpg.html > > > > There is a park following the city lake that has open fields. While > > everyone kept their distance I am not sure about contact with potential > > virus sites was a concern: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Covid+at+the+park.jpg.html > > > > Some displayed what we all worry about when isolated from friends and > > family: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Covid+isolation.jpg.html > > > > I hope this was a family unit: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/covid+on+the+bridge.jpg.html > > > > There were many people using this path: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/jogging+in+the+park.jpg.html > > > > Taking advantage of a sunny day these residents were out sunbathing: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/sunbathing+seperation.jpg.html > > > > This view is a continuation of the path that the jogger was on and is a > > better view of the density on the path: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/social+distance+on+the+bridge.jpg.html > > > > We will end todays tour with this young father taking his 11month old out > > to a neighborhood park to both escape the house and to give his wife a > > break. It is never too early to play ball with your children; he told me > > his son has only been walking for two weeks: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/11+month+basketballer.jpg.html > > > > All the best. > > > > > > -- > > Don > > don.dory at gmail.com > > -- > > Don > > don.dory at gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >