Looks brutal, Jim. I hope it "rains on your parade" soon.
Rick
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for looking, Chris.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 1:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Results of Two-Month Drouth
>
>
> > Bad luck, Jim.
> >
> > There was drought declared in England a couple of months ago, but an
> > enormous amount of rain has fallen since and I believe that our
> reservoirs
> > are now full; I don't know about the underground aquifers, though.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On 5 Jul 2012, at 19:26, Jim Nichols wrote:
> >
> >> We have had no effective rainfall since the first of April. In addition
> >> to the impact on our lawns and trees, the reservoir that supplies our
> >> water is also very low, because there has been no rain in the watershed
> >> area that feeds it. These images give an idea of our current
> conditions.
> >>
> >> Typical lawn grass, burned by the sun, and lack of rain:
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Grass.jpg.html
> >>
> >> Our Tulip Poplars, planted to replace lost oak trees, have gone into
> >> emergency mode:
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Leaves+on+Ground.jpg.html
> >>
> >> The leaves remaining on the larger Poplar are about 50% brown:
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tulip+Poplar+75.jpg.html
> >>
> >> The smaller Poplar shows the overall impact of the drouth:
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tulip+Poplar+77.jpg.html
> >>
> >> If anyone knows a rainmaker, please send contact info. :~(
> >
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