Boris, Markus, Bruce and Kenneth thanks for lichening my snap! It seems that this might be a unique feature of NZ. Might see if I can spot a few more examples
Alastair On 3/29/07, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like it. Very artful the way the lichen outlines the letters. > Here in Michigan (we use salt), salt would more likely be outlining the > letters, if in fact the metal to which the letters are attached was still > there after 20 or so winters. > > Kenneth Waller > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alastair Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: PESO - old car but fresh air > > > > Hi > > > > been very busy at work lately so little time to post images. Anyway, > > this is my latest PESO > > http://www.pbase.com/kiwibiologist/image/76297366 taken in the carpark > > at work. > > > > Not a very carefully constructed picture but one I thought you guys in > > the North might like. This pic says two things about New Zealand: > > 1. We hang onto our cars for a long time - this looks to be about a > > 20 year old car (Ford Laser aka Mazda 323) > > 2. The air is pretty clean and we don't use salt on the roads. Not > > sure that you would get lichens to grow in most of the Northern > > Hemisphere - or perhaps you do? Let's see your lichenmost car shots! > > > > Alastair > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net