Thanks for the feedback, Chuck.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Results of Two-Month Drouth
> Been very dry in NY too. Looks something like much of my grass but much
> of mine looks more like grub damage... although I haven't been able to
> find any grubs. My trees are doing fine but my next door neighbor's
> birch trees look just like your poplars. He was out raking leaves
> yesterday (on the 4th of July) We had some thunderstorms in the morning
> which dropped 1/4" but that doesn't go very far.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 7/5/2012 2:26 PM, 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. :~(
>>
>> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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