Thanks, Rick. At least I don't have to mow grass in this hot weather. ;~))
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Beckrich" <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Results of Two-Month Drouth
> 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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