Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

[Alan C]

Yes, quite true. Plenty of that in the "parks" along the streams in 
town. Thank goodness it didn't happen in my driveway. Hippos are also 
enthusiastic f*rters - they keep the rivers & dams (where the chill 
during the heat of the day) well aerated.


Alan C

On 31-May-21 08:26 AM, mike wilson wrote:

I was expecting much more mess.  Hippos are usually very, um, enthusiastic 
poopers.
https://youtu.be/U-jXMeo4a4k


On 30 May 2021 at 13:12 Alan C  wrote:


A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage
fortunately. A couple of years ago they devoured the whole vegetable
garden in a yard across the street.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51212711523/   Scroll L for a
close up (unless you feel squeemish).

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Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

[Alan C]

Sorry about the crappy photos chaps. One of these days I may be able to 
capture the culpit!


Alan C

On 31-May-21 01:20 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

I can't really say I enjoyed looking at that crap.

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On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 8:12 AM Alan C  wrote:


A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage
fortunately. A couple of years ago they devoured the whole vegetable
garden in a yard across the street.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51212711523/   Scroll L for a
close up (unless you feel squeemish).

K5 & DA 18-55

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Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

[Alan C]

Rick

The last substantial fall was 38mm on 22nd March. Nothing in April/May 
but the weather has remained warm to hot with many days still in the 
30's so everything has dried out. The average total rainfall from May to 
Aug over the last 10 years has been less than 10mm. Until the start of 
the next rainy season in about Sept. it will be a case of just keeping 
the garden alive by limited watering with potable water which is very 
expensive. Most of the rain falls from mid-Oct. to mid-Mar. Sept. is the 
best month for game viewing in Kruger because the trees have lost their 
leaves and the game is forced to use the remaining low water drinking 
spots. The "fall" occurs towards the end of the cooler weather just 
before spring. Some tree species, notably the Mopanies, loose their old 
leaves & grow new ones simultaneously.


Alan C

On 31-May-21 03:04 AM, Rick Womer wrote:

Alan,

I’m puzzled. You have 899mm for the season, normal is 530mm, but you say it is 
dry.

Rick


On May 30, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Alan C  wrote:

Refreshing. So dry here already - we could do with some of that. I need 1mm to 
record a round 900mm for the season ending 30th June. Only twice in the last 50 
years has Phalaborwa exceeded 900mm for the season. Normal is 530mm.

Alan C

On 30-May-21 07:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this weekend. 
When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk;

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/

Comments, from lavish praise to scathing criticism, are always appreciated.

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Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

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Alan,

I’m puzzled. You have 899mm for the season, normal is 530mm, but you say it is 
dry.

Rick

> On May 30, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Refreshing. So dry here already - we could do with some of that. I need 1mm 
> to record a round 900mm for the season ending 30th June. Only twice in the 
> last 50 years has Phalaborwa exceeded 900mm for the season. Normal is 530mm.
> 
> Alan C
> 
> On 30-May-21 07:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
>> After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this 
>> weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk;
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/
>> 
>> Comments, from lavish praise to scathing criticism, are always appreciated.
>> 
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Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

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Yes that works nicely! ..

ann

On 5/30/2021 7:46 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

Thanks, Ann. I tried using the Transform slider in LR on it, and didn’t like 
the distortion of the blossoms.

So I tried cropping; I think it’s an improvement:

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/i-9xMfd

Thanks!

Rick




On May 30, 2021, at 1:48 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:

ok I chose lavish praise..   really, shooting in that light with raindrops on 
the vegetation and a good eye adds up to lovely to look at.

One suggestion (which is to say what i'd do if it were mine) Id fiddle with the 
perspecive on the first one so that the fence posts, gate posts were corrected
to be vertical instead of dipping in att the bottom.. sort of like what you 
would get if you had a tilt lens   or crop out the heavy one on the left side.

I'd do an example for you but I'm really under the gun today
  with various important chores


ann

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After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this weekend. 
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Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

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Thanks, Ann. I tried using the Transform slider in LR on it, and didn’t like 
the distortion of the blossoms. 

So I tried cropping; I think it’s an improvement:

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/i-9xMfd

Thanks!

Rick



> On May 30, 2021, at 1:48 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> ok I chose lavish praise..   really, shooting in that light with raindrops on 
> the vegetation and a good eye adds up to lovely to look at.
> 
> One suggestion (which is to say what i'd do if it were mine) Id fiddle with 
> the perspecive on the first one so that the fence posts, gate posts were 
> corrected
> to be vertical instead of dipping in att the bottom.. sort of like what you 
> would get if you had a tilt lens   or crop out the heavy one on the left side.
> 
> I'd do an example for you but I'm really under the gun today
>  with various important chores
> 
> 
> ann
> 
> On 5/30/2021 1:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
>> After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this 
>> weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk;
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/
>> 
>> Comments, from lavish praise to scathing criticism, are always appreciated.
>> 
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Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

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I can't really say I enjoyed looking at that crap.

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On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 8:12 AM Alan C  wrote:

> A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage
> fortunately. A couple of years ago they devoured the whole vegetable
> garden in a yard across the street.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51212711523/   Scroll L for a
> close up (unless you feel squeemish).
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Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

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> On May 30, 2021, at 2:38 PM, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> 
> Am 30.05.21 um 14:12 schrieb Alan C:
>> A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage
>> fortunately. A couple of years ago they devoured the whole vegetable
>> garden in a yard across the street.
> 
> I read some time ago that someone in England got lion dung from the
> local zoo and spread it to keep the neighbours' cats from chasing birds
> in his garden. Apparently this worked.
> 
> Maybe it also works with hippos.

I suspect that if hippos were chasing birds in his garden, you would have heard 
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Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

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Am 30.05.21 um 14:12 schrieb Alan C:

A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage
fortunately. A couple of years ago they devoured the whole vegetable
garden in a yard across the street.


I read some time ago that someone in England got lion dung from the
local zoo and spread it to keep the neighbours' cats from chasing birds
in his garden. Apparently this worked.

Maybe it also works with hippos.

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Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

[David J Brooks]

good detail, crisp colour this tells a story.:-)

Dave

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> A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage
> fortunately. A couple of years ago they devoured the whole vegetable
> garden in a yard across the street.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51212711523/   Scroll L for a
> close up (unless you feel squeemish).
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> K5 & DA 18-55
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Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

[David J Brooks]

Ypu captured a wet dreary day very well. Like the yellow rails and the B
ball court

Dave

On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 1:05 PM Rick Womer  wrote:

> After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this
> weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk;
>
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/
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Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

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About 2Km - 3 small dams. The town has numerous greenbelts along the 
normally non-perennial stream watercourses. However, with the current 
dismal maintenance of sewers & potable water networks by the Muni, most 
flow a bit all the year round. Those in the northern part of town feed 
the dams where the Hippos hang out during the day. At night they easily 
make their way up the watercourses into town where the grazing remains 
plentiful during the dry season. There have been accidents with cars (1 
fatality) but no attacks that I know of. In the game reserves, Hippos 
graze away from rivers & dams during the night too.


Here is a direct link to the other:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51212496116/

Alan C

On 30-May-21 07:20 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

I can’t get to the close-up. Maybe this is a good thing!

How far are you from the water? I didn’t think hippos liked to travel very far 
overland.

I also recall that one doesn’t want to have a disagreement with one.

Rick


On May 30, 2021, at 8:12 AM, Alan C  wrote:

A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage fortunately. A 
couple of years ago they devoured the whole vegetable garden in a yard across 
the street.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51212711523/   Scroll L for a close 
up (unless you feel squeemish).

K5 & DA 18-55

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Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

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Am 30.05.21 um 19:04 schrieb Rick Womer:

After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this weekend. 
When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk;


I'll say it with Ella:
"Isn't this a lovely day to be out in the rain..."

Nicely done.

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Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

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Refreshing. So dry here already - we could do with some of that. I need 
1mm to record a round 900mm for the season ending 30th June. Only twice 
in the last 50 years has Phalaborwa exceeded 900mm for the season. 
Normal is 530mm.


Alan C

On 30-May-21 07:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this weekend. 
When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk;

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/

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Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

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ok I chose lavish praise..   really, shooting in that light with 
raindrops on the vegetation and a good eye adds up to lovely to look at.


One suggestion (which is to say what i'd do if it were mine) Id fiddle 
with the perspecive on the first one so that the fence posts, gate posts 
were corrected
to be vertical instead of dipping in att the bottom.. sort of like what 
you would get if you had a tilt lens   or crop out the heavy one on the 
left side.


I'd do an example for you but I'm really under the gun today
 with various important chores


ann

On 5/30/2021 1:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this weekend. 
When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk;

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Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

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Nicely atmospheric.

> On 30 May 2021, at 18:05, Rick Womer  wrote:
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> After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this 
> weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk;
> 
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/
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Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

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I can’t get to the close-up. Maybe this is a good thing!

How far are you from the water? I didn’t think hippos liked to travel very far 
overland.

I also recall that one doesn’t want to have a disagreement with one.

Rick

> On May 30, 2021, at 8:12 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage fortunately. 
> A couple of years ago they devoured the whole vegetable garden in a yard 
> across the street.
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51212711523/   Scroll L for a 
> close up (unless you feel squeemish).
> 
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GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

[Rick Womer]

After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this weekend. 
When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk;

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/

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Re: OT - Golden Vanity

[Paul Stenquist]

My condolences. I hope you find a new venue. Perhaps a school or church might 
step up.

Paul

> On May 29, 2021, at 5:49 PM, John  wrote:
> 
> One of the regulars in my music circle played with Pete Seeger back during 
> his college days (1950s).
> 
> He passed last year. Stroke, not Covid, but we weren't allowed to visit him 
> at the end because of the quarantine.
> 
> I'm hoping Covid hasn't been the end of our music circle, but we also lost 
> our meeting place during the shutdown, so even though the restrictions are 
> easing we have no place to go.
> 
> 
>> On 5/28/2021 22:02:48, ann sanfedele wrote:
>> John , thanks for that clip!
>> ann
>>> On 5/28/2021 5:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
>>> Brilliant! Thanks John.
>>> 
>>> 
 On 28 May 2021, at 20:25, John  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Some variations call it the "lonesome sea"
>>> 
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xse8M03PpWc
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PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

[Alan C]

A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage 
fortunately. A couple of years ago they devoured the whole vegetable 
garden in a yard across the street.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51212711523/   Scroll L for a 
close up (unless you feel squeemish).


K5 & DA 18-55

Alan C
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Re: PESO: Thatched Roof Mansion

[Henk Terhell]

Nice house, I like also the yellow bricks.
Thatched roofs are still around here too on some more expensive houses.
Reed is now imported also from China.
These roofs have to be maintained and replaced after 20-30 year by 
skilled people.
Impregnation by sodium silicate or other coating is done to minimise 
fire risk.


Henk

Op 2021-05-30 om 07:59 schreef Alan C:
Yes. With no ceilings & the large air space they keep the houses 
cooler in summer & warmer in "winter". Virtually all the buildings in 
the Kruger Park have thatched roofs. There have been some fires over 
the years, notably the extensive shopping complex at Letaba Camp last 
year. They are currently operating from a large marquee.


Alan C

On 30-May-21 07:45 AM, Larry Colen wrote:



On May 29, 2021, at 10:09 PM, Alan C  wrote:

In the 1990's large thatched roof houses became popular in 
Phalaborwa particularly along the NE border overlooking the veld 
adjoining the Kruger Park. This house was the first R1M house in the 
town when the Rand/US$ exchange rate was still about 2. Today the 
exchange rate is about 15 which shows just how much the economy has 
deteriorated. Because the economy is so depressed such a house will 
probably sell for as "little" as R2M today - a bargain if you can 
afford it. These houses have subsequently gone out of favour because 
of high roof maintenance costs & the danger of fire (I can think of 
2 caused by internal electrical faults, not lightning because they 
all have tall lightning arrestor poles.)


https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51211846946/
Very interesting.   I suspect that the thatch roofs are, however, 
very good insulation.



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Re: OT - Golden Vanity

[Steve Cottrell]

Sorry to see that John, and about your friend that passed.

I was discussing the pandemic with a friend and we both think that the 
ramifications of it will last one entire decade. EG it will be 2030 before 
people start saying ‘oh yeah the coronavirus - man that was a shit time’……

Cot


On 29 May 2021, at 22:49, John  wrote:

I'm hoping Covid hasn't been the end of our music circle, but we also lost our 
meeting place during the shutdown, so even though the restrictions are easing 
we have no place to go.
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Re: OT - Golden Vanity

[Steve Cottrell]

Thanks Godders. Yes he’s quite a bloke!

Cot


On 29 May 2021, at 14:21, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:

That's a lovely piece, thanks for posting the link! 
Tom Cunliffe seems a character! :) 

best to all in Cottyworld… 
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