Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So do I! Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 8:07 PM CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > i sure do like your town > > ric > > > > > On Nov 2, 2020, at 5:57 AM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > > Greetings to all. Earlier this week one of our fellow LUGgers posted a > > collection that implied a rather run down village. I thought about his > > perspective and am responding with a pair of images that imply bad times > in > > Austin. This first image is what would have been called a vagabond when > I > > was young was walking past a strip center that had vacated to build a > > modern grocery store. The kindly folks in Austins planning department > just > > couldn't see their way to allowing a new larger grocery store across the > > street from the existing one: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/modern+beduin+in+urban+desert.jpg.html > > > > Just a few steps north of the previous image we can see distancing and > the > > strong use of mass transit in Austin. In fairness, this stop was once > > widely used when offices were open downtown: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/normal+at+Oltorf.jpg.html > > > > Now for a bit of a smile. This is the second windshield reflector I have > > seen like this; interesting that the original cast is preferred: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/a+long+time+ago.jpg.html > > > > The next two are pretty typical street scenes in Austin. This first > image > > conveys a lot about single women and their ability to multitask: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/phone+puppy+shopping+tagging.jpg.html > > > > Couples will be couples: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Congress.jpg.html > > > > Another statement about Austin life. Boots, dogs, significant others and > > the ubiquitous phone: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Austin+simplified.jpg.html > > > > So, een after talking to this poll helper I am not sure what is going on. > > She is 50 meters from the entrance to the polling place around a corner. > > There are chairs out of frame that would bring her up to eye level. > Anyway: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/election+protection.jpg.html > > > > Last for today; at least in Texas don't let folks talk about poll > > suppression or dangers of voting in person. This scene was typical, a > > person at the door controlling the number of people to the available > voting > > stations. There are finger cots and sanitiser just inside, masks are > > required, and you can vote at any voting place in your county with a > decent > > web page with reasonably accurate wait times for all the polling places > in > > the county: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/vote+Aqui.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 >