Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like your choice to keep the snow just a little less than white; implying to me some sadness in the state of the hole reinforced by the solitary figures in the distant background. I spent most of my life in places where water scarcity is a concern so the concept of a small pond available after a days travel is appealing. On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 2:33?PM Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote: > This little pond is possibly all that remains of what was a dew pond* > when the hill was still on a drovers' route across the hill and down to > Gloucester, the Severn Valley. It is now all but filled in. > > The black dot on the horizon is a walker, not one of my dogs this time! > > < > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/DewPondSnow_20230310_113546-01.jpeg.html > > > > > Thanks for looking and as ever your C&Cs are much appreciated. > > Peter > > * For anyone who doesn't know what one is - I have no idea what they are > called Stateside - these were ponds where cattle/sheep etc could get a > drink after a hard day's travel. Often natural, but also man-made and > lined with clay to hold the water. They were literally filled by dew and > rain and occasionally by a spring. > -- > > Dr. Peter Dzwig > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory at gmail.com