Re: PESO: Spring before my window

2020-03-24 Thread mike wilson 


> On 24 March 2020 at 13:26 Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> 
> 
> Am 24.03.20 um 14:15 schrieb Bob Pdml:
> > Nice tree. I went for an officially government-sanctioned bicycle ride this 
> > morning. Spring is definitely starting to appear. Better still, the air is 
> > very clean.
> 
> Any idea what kind of tree this is? In a day or two it will be snowing
> tiny yellow petals.
> 
> The improvement in air quality is amazing. The papers say 75 % less air
> pollution.

Looks like it could be a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) from the general 
morphology but they tend to be one of the last trees in leaf here.  Have a look 
at the Wiki page.

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Re: PESO: Spring before my window

2020-03-24 Thread Ralf R Radermacher 

Am 24.03.20 um 18:58 schrieb John:


It's eerily quiet out there...

Looks like, over here, the guys and gals from the blue-light scene have
been told to tone it down. While police, ambulances, and fire brigade
usually drive around with blasting sirens they've gone all quiet.

We're living just around the corner to a street that leads to four big
hospitals and it makes an enormous difference, especially at night.
Haven't slept as well in decades.

Ralf

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Re: PESO: Spring before my window

2020-03-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
I saw a fox early this morning as I was walking our dog.  Beautiful
animals, but quite elusive.

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On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 3:07 PM Bob Pdml  wrote:

>
> > On 24 Mar 2020, at 18:44, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> >
> > Am 24.03.20 um 18:58 schrieb John:
> >
> >> All the pollen in the air it looks like I'm walking through a snowstorm
> >> when I take the dog out at night. During the day it looks like a mad
> >> painter has run amok with a tanker truck of yellow paint.
> >
> > That will come in a few weeks, here. The yellow dust that even sticks to
> > vertical window panes and all the fluff from the poplars.
> >
> > Then again, pollen is no air pollution.
> >
> > It will be interesting to see if any wildlife returns to the city. We
> > haven't had any birds except crows, pigeons, magpies and the occasional
> > blackbird. There used to be many more species, years ago. All gone.
>
> I heard a great many blackbirds today, and saw a fox in the next street at
> about 4.30 pm - I don’t usually see h the em during the day. It’s perhaps
> partly because the building sites are quiet at the moment.
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Re: PESO: Spring before my window

2020-03-24 Thread Bob Pdml 

> On 24 Mar 2020, at 18:44, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> 
> Am 24.03.20 um 18:58 schrieb John:
> 
>> All the pollen in the air it looks like I'm walking through a snowstorm
>> when I take the dog out at night. During the day it looks like a mad
>> painter has run amok with a tanker truck of yellow paint.
> 
> That will come in a few weeks, here. The yellow dust that even sticks to
> vertical window panes and all the fluff from the poplars.
> 
> Then again, pollen is no air pollution.
> 
> It will be interesting to see if any wildlife returns to the city. We
> haven't had any birds except crows, pigeons, magpies and the occasional
> blackbird. There used to be many more species, years ago. All gone.

I heard a great many blackbirds today, and saw a fox in the next street at 
about 4.30 pm - I don’t usually see h the em during the day. It’s perhaps 
partly because the building sites are quiet at the moment.
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Re: PESO: Spring before my window

2020-03-24 Thread Ralf R Radermacher 

Am 24.03.20 um 18:58 schrieb John:


All the pollen in the air it looks like I'm walking through a snowstorm
when I take the dog out at night. During the day it looks like a mad
painter has run amok with a tanker truck of yellow paint.


That will come in a few weeks, here. The yellow dust that even sticks to
vertical window panes and all the fluff from the poplars.

Then again, pollen is no air pollution.

It will be interesting to see if any wildlife returns to the city. We
haven't had any birds except crows, pigeons, magpies and the occasional
blackbird. There used to be many more species, years ago. All gone.

Ralf

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Re: PESO: Spring before my window

2020-03-24 Thread John 

On 3/24/2020 09:26:14, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:

Am 24.03.20 um 14:15 schrieb Bob Pdml:
Nice tree. I went for an officially government-sanctioned bicycle ride this 
morning. Spring is definitely starting to appear. Better still, the air is 
very clean.


Any idea what kind of tree this is? In a day or two it will be snowing
tiny yellow petals.

The improvement in air quality is amazing. The papers say 75 % less air
pollution.

Ralf


Not here in North Carolina.

All the pollen in the air it looks like I'm walking through a snowstorm when I 
take the dog out at night. During the day it looks like a mad painter has run 
amok with a tanker truck of yellow paint.


The other thing I've noticed ... I take the dog out really late at night so he 
can do his business just before we go to bed. It's eerily quiet out there, like 
a scene from one of those post apocalypse movies where they show all the empty 
streets.


I think if I was a film maker, I'd be getting all the stock footage I could 
while this is going on.



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Re: PESO: Spring before my window

2020-03-24 Thread Alan C 

Only got three so we called it a day until 21st April.

Alan C

On 24-Mar-20 04:39 PM, Alan C wrote:
A very pleasant scene, Ralf. Sunny & cloudless here too but still in 
the high 30's & its almost April. Too hot to start with a new 
vegetable patch yet.


We are holding the last Phalaborwa Road Runners gathering this evening 
until the Lockdown is over. I'm only expecting a handful.


Alan C


On 24-Mar-20 03:04 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:

The look out of our window at noon today. Bright sunshine, not a single
cloud in the sky, but cold and windy.

The staff from the town archive opposite are enjoying a bit of sun for
their lunch break - sagely in groups of two, as ordered by the 
government.


http://www.fotoralf.de/temp/D-20-00023.jpg

Pentax K-3, Sigma EX-DC 4-5.6/10-20 mm

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Re: PESO: Spring before my window

2020-03-24 Thread Alan C 
A very pleasant scene, Ralf. Sunny & cloudless here too but still in the 
high 30's & its almost April. Too hot to start with a new vegetable 
patch yet.


We are holding the last Phalaborwa Road Runners gathering this evening 
until the Lockdown is over. I'm only expecting a handful.


Alan C


On 24-Mar-20 03:04 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:

The look out of our window at noon today. Bright sunshine, not a single
cloud in the sky, but cold and windy.

The staff from the town archive opposite are enjoying a bit of sun for
their lunch break - sagely in groups of two, as ordered by the 
government.


http://www.fotoralf.de/temp/D-20-00023.jpg

Pentax K-3, Sigma EX-DC 4-5.6/10-20 mm

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Re: PESO: Spring before my window

2020-03-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
Very nicely rendered scene, Ralf.

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On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 9:05 AM Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:

> The look out of our window at noon today. Bright sunshine, not a single
> cloud in the sky, but cold and windy.
>
> The staff from the town archive opposite are enjoying a bit of sun for
> their lunch break - sagely in groups of two, as ordered by the government.
>
> http://www.fotoralf.de/temp/D-20-00023.jpg
>
> Pentax K-3, Sigma EX-DC 4-5.6/10-20 mm
>
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Re: PESO: Spring before my window

2020-03-24 Thread Steve Cottrell 
On 24/3/20, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed:

>The look out of our window at noon today. Bright sunshine, not a single
>cloud in the sky, but cold and windy.
>
>The staff from the town archive opposite are enjoying a bit of sun for
>their lunch break - sagely in groups of two, as ordered by the government.
>
>http://www.fotoralf.de/temp/D-20-00023.jpg

Very pleasant! Who would have thought that Belgium could look so quaint ;-)




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Re: PESO: Spring before my window

2020-03-24 Thread Ralf R Radermacher 

Am 24.03.20 um 14:15 schrieb Bob Pdml:

Nice tree. I went for an officially government-sanctioned bicycle ride this 
morning. Spring is definitely starting to appear. Better still, the air is very 
clean.


Any idea what kind of tree this is? In a day or two it will be snowing
tiny yellow petals.

The improvement in air quality is amazing. The papers say 75 % less air
pollution.

Ralf

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Re: PESO: Spring before my window

2020-03-24 Thread Bob Pdml 
Nice tree. I went for an officially government-sanctioned bicycle ride this 
morning. Spring is definitely starting to appear. Better still, the air is very 
clean.

> On 24 Mar 2020, at 13:05, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> 
> The look out of our window at noon today. Bright sunshine, not a single
> cloud in the sky, but cold and windy.
> 
> The staff from the town archive opposite are enjoying a bit of sun for
> their lunch break - sagely in groups of two, as ordered by the government.
> 
> http://www.fotoralf.de/temp/D-20-00023.jpg
> 
> Pentax K-3, Sigma EX-DC 4-5.6/10-20 mm
> 
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PESO: Spring before my window

2020-03-24 Thread Ralf R Radermacher 

The look out of our window at noon today. Bright sunshine, not a single
cloud in the sky, but cold and windy.

The staff from the town archive opposite are enjoying a bit of sun for
their lunch break - sagely in groups of two, as ordered by the government.

http://www.fotoralf.de/temp/D-20-00023.jpg

Pentax K-3, Sigma EX-DC 4-5.6/10-20 mm

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