Re: First time birding

> On 19/01/2023 15:59 Bob W PDML wrote: > > > > On 18 Jan 2023, at 07:07, mike wilson wrote: > > > >  > >> On 18/01/2023 04:45 Alan C wrote: > >> Common all over South Africa too, even in remote camps of the Kruger > >> Park. The ones

Re: Something for Henk

I think there are equal chances of him putting his foot in it. > On 22/01/2023 03:09 Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > > It's too bad the artist didn't put his best foot forward. > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > * > > > > On

Re: First time birding

ed and otherwise look after, so it might be that. Or they could have been wild birds that inadvertently went to sea with a ship and remained there until first landfall. This could happen if a crew was in the habit of feeding them. > > On 18-Jan-23 12:20 AM, mike wilson wrote: >

Re: First time birding

day basis, some of this might be replaced by other inputs, like the waste from fast food factors. But if their breeding locations are rendered more vulnerable to predators... > > > On 1/17/2023 5:20 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > I called it British because it is found al

Re: First time birding

I called it British because it is found all over the British Isles, even on some of the more isolated islands. The _really_ isolated places have their own subspecies'. Once one of the top three common birds in towns and suburbia, the population there has crashed for unknown reasons by about

Re: First time birding

It's a male British House Sparrow, Passer domesticus. Generally regarded as a pest in the USA. Was once one of the most common birds here but it getting to be substantially rarer. Send it back home. > On 15/01/2023 17:03 Rick Womer wrote: > > > Very nice Collin! I’m impressed with the

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

> On 11/01/2023 06:37 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On Jan 10, 2023, at 10:15 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > > > A bang path sounds a bit scary, just to get your email. Or maybe it's a > > bit pleasurable. > > I take it you never went to an “at bang party”

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

> On 11/01/2023 01:28 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On Jan 10, 2023, at 2:07 PM, Comcast wrote: > > > > Usenet is a relatively ancient system for posting information, messages and > > the like. It was originally phone based relying on dial up modems. It’s now > > internet based. It’s very

Re: Fun in the rain

> On 10/01/2023 07:25 Larry Colen wrote: > > > I actually did use my Pentaxes to get some photos of the weather fun we've > been having. I used my K-3 and 16-50 back on New Years Eve, then mostly > played with my Irix 11/4 today after last night's rains. The funny thing is > that I had

Re: OT Mail list restrictions

transfer would be (probably) as much as the donation. > On 08/01/2023 22:10 mike wilson wrote: > > > I'm happy to donate if I can use my card via Paypal. I can't open a PP > account. > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net t

Re: OT Mail list restrictions

I'm happy to donate if I can use my card via Paypal. I can't open a PP account. > On 08/01/2023 08:36 Doug Brewer wrote: > > > Hi, Larry. > > Sorry for the slow response. I have been migrating to a new computer and > have just today gotten my email client set up, with all that entails. >

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

> On 08/01/2023 00:31 David J Brooks wrote: > > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2023 at 6:13 PM Doug Brewer wrote: > > > I've given up on FB. If y'all had rather have someone else in charge, > > please let me know. > > > You’re doing a great job Doug > Seconded. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Today

> On 07/01/2023 14:07 Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > > Христос Рождається' спасибо товарищ -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

There's also forumotion.com Forums are not email based and there is usually a free image server associated with each one, or you can link to your own hosting or a proprietary image hoster. > On 07/01/2023 10:31 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > Ah! I don’t know anything about groups.io - how

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

> On 07/01/2023 01:42 Bill wrote: > > > On 1/6/2023 6:47 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > Oh really? > > > > Here’s a test: > > > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/482940207253506 > > > > See if it garners any interest… > > > > If not, it will be killed off. > > > > Just a thought. > > > > Cotty

Seasonal greetings

May the ferret of irritation never infest your nether regions. At least for the coming year. After that, you're on your own. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

Re: OT: For the UK PDML members

> On 17/12/2022 16:22 Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > > I am not trying to start a political or sociological debate; just curious. > > I am amazed, and frankly embarrassed, at the number of Americans obsessed > with the saga of the younger members of the House of Saxe-Coburg and > Gotha. >

Re: Peso: Straight Razor

> On 19/12/2022 08:27 Alan C wrote: > > > On 19-Dec-22 10:08 AM, mike wilson wrote: > >  Maybe family artefacts could be a PUG theme? > > Like Australopithecus Africanus? > You have one of those in the attic somewhere? -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Ma

Re: Peso: Straight Razor

> On 18/12/2022 23:55 Bill wrote: > > > This is a fairly old straight razor I inherited from my grandfather. I > believe it was the last one he bought for his barbershop prior to > retiring. I never knew him as a working barber, so I suspect it was > purchased in the mid 1950s. > I have

Re: Happy birthday Ann!

they’ve got a good pension plan, and dental insurance. But maybe > they’re 199 already. > > > On 12 Dec 2022, at 16:05, Alan C wrote: > > > > They say the first person who will live to 200 is already alive! > > > > Alan C > > > >> On 12-Dec-

Re: test 2

Nowhere near half for me but quite a few. Always the same people, including myself, and now including you from the iCloud account. I thought Apple stuff just worked? > On 12/12/2022 18:57 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > At least half of the messages I get from the PDML go into my junk folder, >

Re: leave

Good luck with that. > On 12/12/2022 22:35 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss

Re: Happy birthday Ann!

Tell my knees (and various other bits) that. > On 12/12/2022 15:10 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > JUst making that plan keeps us young, Mike > > ann > > On 12/12/2022 9:55 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > That's my plan as well. My grandfather lived to 90 and my fathe

Re: Happy birthday Ann!

ul as our Happy birthday song. > > but I appreciate the thought and yes, I shall live to 100 > > xx, > ann > > On 12/12/2022 2:15 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Dec 11, 2022, at 9:51 PM, mike wilson wrote: > >> Here's the song to go with it. > >> > &

Re: Happy birthday Ann!

> On 12/12/2022 07:15 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On Dec 11, 2022, at 9:51 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > > > Here's the song to go with it. > > > > https://youtu.be/14kApBJuEN4 > > So that's where the city got its name. > > https://wiki.

Re: Happy birthday Ann!

tes" this week.. eating well but not wickedly . > > OK I confess I had to ask google what Sto lat  meant .. I do plan on > getting to 100 > > ann > > On 12/11/2022 4:32 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: > > Indeed > > On 10 Dec 2022, at 16:03, mike wilson wrote: > > &

Re: Happy birthday Ann!

Sto lat. > On 10/12/2022 13:18 Comcast wrote: > > > A very happy birthday to Ann, that most charming lady who has done more than > anyone to keep this list alive and lively! > > Paul > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to

Re: Who was here in 2005?

That's who I was thinking of. But I haven't met any of them, so what do I know? > On 21/11/2022 07:23 Marco Alpert wrote: > > > Right. But it doesn’t look like who I’m thinking of (Marnie Parker). Maybe > just the pic? > > - Marco > > > On Nov 20, 2022, at 11:04 PM, John Francis wrote: >

Re: Happy, happy, Doug

And many more of them. In fact, sto lat. https://youtu.be/14kApBJuEN4 > On 20/11/2022 14:41 Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > Happy birthday to our guru and list protector, Doug Brewer! > > Paul -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to

Re: Apparently....

Maybe someone was trying to tell me something. Should I change my toothpaste? > On 19/11/2022 11:21 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > Some guys get all the luck… > > > On 19 Nov 2022, at 05:23, mike wilson wrote: > > > >  > > I was unsubscribed. --

Apparently....

I was unsubscribed. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Something semi-OT but intersting

> On 17/09/2022 07:38 Larry Colen wrote: > I can empathize, recently gave in on that battle. I updated my mac pro to > mojave and that broke it on LR 6, so I tried LRC, and that wouldn’t work on > Mojave, so I had to hack it to install Catalina. Monday evening I got home > and it booted

Re: are you away?

I didn't get into the PDML quotes list doing that. Honest. > On 14 October 2021 at 16:59 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > Sorry guys... I meant this for a neighbor of mine whose name in my > addressbook is too close to PDML :-) > ann > > On 10/14/2021 11:03 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Maybe even

Re: are you away?

We're just our normal, shy, retiring selves. > On 14 October 2021 at 16:03 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > Maybe even abroad?  Just checking -- if you are near or nearly here a > couple of boxes I can't manage await a helping hand and even though I > left  a note > there have not been any

OT Guitar accessory

Oddly, most of the guitaristi I know do not need this one. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stevegadlin/the-fart-pedal -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

Re: GESO British car show

It would have been perfect, if only it had a https://youtu.be/MXW0bx_Ooq4 > On 30 September 2021 at 17:48 Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > Jaguar positioned the E-Type as the successor to the D-Type race car, not the > XKSS, and it featured many upgrades, most notably the independent rear >

Re: A visual Turing test

> On 22 September 2021 at 17:21 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > The Book of Veles: How Jonas Bendiksen Hoodwinked the Photography Industry | > Magnum Photos > > https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/society/book-veles-jonas-bendiksen-hoodwinked-photography-industry/ > > And now we have to ask, is

Re: Bee or Fly?

They don't eat the wood, either. Unlike wasps, which chew wood to a pulp before making nests of, essentially, paper, carpenter bees tunnel into wood and discard the cuttings/shavings. > On 22 September 2021 at 19:57 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > On Sep 22, 2021, at

Re: Bee or Fly?

ink it might be a carpenter bee. That kind of makes sense > because I was spraying for carpenter ants in a shed I was repairing and it > didn’t look well. It might well also been using my shed as a buffet. > > > > On Sep 21, 2021, at 11:50 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > > >

Re: Bee or Fly?

Four wings so definitely not a fly, which are of the order Diptera. From Greek di for two and pteron for wing. > On 22 September 2021 at 07:26 Toine wrote: > > > The eyes suggest it's a bee. I had to look it up, in europe black > bee's (Apis mellifera mellifera) are a possible alternative

Re: Back in TX from ME, can you tell?

> On 19 September 2021 at 03:34 l...@red4est.com wrote: > > > > > On September 18, 2021 6:56:50 PM PDT, Rick Womer wrote: > >On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 04:55 mike wilson wrote: > > > >> I feel such a heel for laughing at that. > > > > >

Re: Back in TX from ME, can you tell?

I feel such a heel for laughing at that. > On 17 September 2021 at 22:08 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > so.. that would be a reboot? > > ann > > On 9/17/2021 4:42 PM, Gonz wrote: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/51487866084/ > > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To

Re: OT - tale of woe and techy question for you who are especially electronics/web savvy

> On 09 September 2021 at 17:31 Groovy Bob Pdml wrote: > > > On 9 Sep 2021, at 17:08, mike wilson wrote: > >  > On 09 September 2021 at 15:57 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > P.s. while I'm thinking about that.. perhaps I should just get a new > walle

Re: OT - tale of woe and techy question for you who are especially electronics/web savvy

gt; clerk who doesn’t seem to understand, to set the contactless limit to $0.00. > > > >> On 9 Sep 2021, at 02:10, mike wilson wrote: > >> > >> Just to clarify; the bank does nothing to the card. It just alters the > >> protocols on your account so that it does not

Re: OT - tale of woe and techy question for you who are especially electronics/web savvy

Just to clarify; the bank does nothing to the card. It just alters the protocols on your account so that it does not allow contactless payments. > On 08 September 2021 at 23:56 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > I tried .. I went to the bank today to ask if they could remotely turn > off the switch

Re: OT - tale of woe and techy question for you who are especially electronics/web savvy

> On 07 September 2021 at 17:54 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > Mike - You mean they can turn it off remotely?  I asked if they would > replace and they said no. I am sure they can do it here. I had the feature turned off for years before lockdown made it a logical route to go along. A card

Re: OT - tale of woe and techy question for you who are especially electronics/web savvy

> On 07 September 2021 at 14:46 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > Intro: > we are now issued credit and debit cards with a little "speaker" symbol > on them so that one can be totally contactless when using a card.. just > swish your card on the vicinity of/ over the designated reader and  it >

Re: GESVR

> On 07 September 2021 at 03:38 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > On Sep 6, 2021, at 7:22 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > > >>> > >>> I think my favourite has to be the old Jaguar. Would that be a '55 > >>> XK-140? > >&

Re: GESVR

> On 07 September 2021 at 03:05 John Francis wrote: > > > On Mon, Sep 06, 2021 at 10:01:34PM -0400, John Francis wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 06, 2021 at 04:51:14PM -0600, Bill wrote: > > > Extra points if you figure out the acronym. > > > > > > Amid an ever increasing pandemic, I decided to

Re: PESO: Cocky Elephant Bull

> On 03 September 2021 at 07:17 Alan C wrote: > > > Thanks Ralf. Elephant droppings are an important food source for many > smaller creatures. Insects, especially butterflies, savour the juices of > fresh dung. Many seeds (from pods & fruits) pass through undigested & > are sought after by

Re: Semi-OT: 10 Hottest 35mm Cameras You Could Buy in 1982

> On 01 September 2021 at 06:58 John wrote: > > > 35mm film cameras based on relevance today: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piHi1dvsGX0=1s Based on relevance today, they should all be P models. The usual suspects at the top but 2 out of 10 is not bad. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss

Re: Semi-OT: Film processor

> On 25 August 2021 at 10:23 Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > > Am 25.08.21 um 01:49 schrieb John: > > > I'm thinking about pledging to the kickstarter campaign. > > Another copy of a Jobo processor. I wouldn't bet any money on ity > various teething troubles and the availability of spares in

Re: Women photographers, Greenwich Village

> On 23 August 2021 at 21:51 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > Just in case there’s anyone here whom the cap fits. > > From Instagram: > > https://www.instagram.com/p/CS7Bcsan6Fp/?utm_medium=share_sheet > -- Won't (apparently) let me do other than accept all cookies, so it's a big goodbye from me. --

OT Tennessee weather

Hope everyone is OK over there. That seems to be some exceptional weather, even for these times. I saw a report of 16" of rain in 24hours. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

Re: Finally getting a 77

> On 20 August 2021 at 21:26 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > > > On 20 Aug 2021, at 19:31, mike wilson wrote: > > > >  > >>> On 20 August 2021 at 18:55 Bill wrote: > >> > >> I'm keeping my 77 for when I get too frail to carry

Re: Finally getting a 77

> On 20 August 2021 at 18:55 Bill wrote: > I'm keeping my 77 for when I get too frail to carry the 85/1.4. I hope > the mechanics of it haven't frozen by then, as my intent is to not > become that frail for half a dozen decades. No harm in wishing. I wish you luck and hope I am in

Re: Mafia Nuns

She looks like she's making someone an offer they dare not refuse, complete with the hand gesture describing what will happen if they do. > On 13 August 2021 at 19:50 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > Nice image, Bob. > > Somehow, the excessive light coming through the windows creates a

Re: Progress on the incognito case

> On 10 August 2021 at 15:21 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > ...bigger windows that are almost completely transparent so one does not miss > any scenery. How desperately cunning. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO - Alone on the Playground

Page not found. > On 17 July 2021 at 21:51 Rick Womer wrote: > > > With the computer problems of the past month, I have a backlog of photos. > > I took this on a fine June morning walk that took me past the playground of a > nearby school: > >

Re: 16-50 redo

> On 15 July 2021 at 16:12 Bill wrote: > > > On 7/15/2021 1:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > > >> On 15 July 2021 at 07:49 Larry Colen wrote: > >> > >> > >> It looks like Ricoh is coming out with a new version of the 16-50: > >>

Re: OT: Unrest, Riots, Arson & Looting in South Africa

Best of luck, Alan. > On 15 July 2021 at 11:32 Alan C wrote: > > > Just to let you know. > > Sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, South Africa > has descended into a near state of anarchy in several densely populated > areas no doubt orchestrated by Zuma supporters.

Re: 16-50 redo

> On 15 July 2021 at 07:49 Larry Colen wrote: > > > It looks like Ricoh is coming out with a new version of the 16-50: > > http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/star_lens/special/sp_da16-50/interview/ > > My first thought is that they really ought to have made it a 15-50 or some >

Re: OT: Covid

a psychotically deluded megalomaniac, you’re pretty subtle!’ > > > > Rick > > > >> On Jul 9, 2021, at 3:43 AM, mike wilson wrote: > >> > >> You're not thinking like a psychotically deluded megalomaniac. Which, > >> apparently, I am --

Re: OT: Covid

The difference between British PDMs and American ones. 8 -) > On 09 July 2021 at 16:20 Rick Womer wrote: > > > Gosh, for a psychotically deluded megalomaniac, you’re pretty subtle!’ > > Rick > > > On Jul 9, 2021, at 3:43 AM, mike wilson wrote: > &

Re: OT: Covid

> On 09 July 2021 at 08:31 Bill wrote: > > > On Fri., Jul. 9, 2021, 12:07 a.m. mike wilson, > wrote: > > > > > > On 09 July 2021 at 04:23 Bill wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Thu., Jul. 8, 2021, 5:28 p.m. Bob Pdml,

Re: OT: Covid

> On 09 July 2021 at 04:23 Bill wrote: > > > On Thu., Jul. 8, 2021, 5:28 p.m. Bob Pdml, wrote: > > > > On 8 Jul 2021, at 22:39, Bill wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Got both Pfizer shots and wi fi is super fast now. > > >> > > >> Saw on one of those tinfoil hat sites the other day that they are

Re: OT: Covid

> On 08 July 2021 at 22:39 Bill wrote: > > > On Thu., Jul. 8, 2021, 9:55 a.m. David J Brooks, > wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 7, 2021 at 11:09 AM Bill wrote: > > > > > My first shot was AZ, my second, which I got last Saturday was Pfizer. > > > Now I have to listen to Bill Gates talking in my

Re: July PUG is up

> On 05 July 2021 at 07:52 Brian W wrote: > > > G'day all > > Everything from the ancient to the modern in this month's PUG. > > Enjoy the new gallery here: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ > > (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Most are pretty

Re: OT I briefly owned a Leica

a working > shutter than get the jammed shutter fixed. Probably still is since I > checked prices and they often sell for well less than $500 US on ebay, > usually, unless they're in extremely nice condition, less than $300. > > On 6/23/2021 3:10 AM, mike wilson wrote: > &g

Re: OT I briefly owned a Leica

> On 23 June 2021 at 01:15 "P. J. Alling" wrote: > > > .the viewfinder and rangefinder > windows are too far apart... Are you talking just about aesthetics? The further apart the windows are, the smaller the effect on accuracy at longer distances and from slop in linkages. I

Re: Gallery Creation software recommendations

> On 19 June 2021 at 07:03 John Francis wrote: > > > > A friend of mine has recently provided me with space on one of his > machines where I can, amongst other things, host a photo gallery. > > The last time I did this (some years ago - I was still using a PZ-1p > at the time) I

Re: Gallery Creation software recommendations

> On 19 June 2021 at 07:03 John Francis wrote: > > > > A friend of mine has recently provided me with space on one of his > machines where I can, amongst other things, host a photo gallery. > > The last time I did this (some years ago - I was still using a PZ-1p > at the time) I

Re: GESO: Painted Ladies

> On 16 June 2021 at 05:42 Alan C wrote: > > > Of course the real problem is human overpopulation but one > is not allowed to say that. You just did. And I agree with you. We need about a 40% reduction, as a minimum. If it happens, it will be selective but not in a way most people

Re: PESO: green-eyed hawker

> On 15 June 2021 at 22:56 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > I wonder if they call them DRAGON flies because of their ugly faces.. Interesting question. Possible reasons: they are aggressive, flying predators they display what appears to be curiosity - walk into their territory and they will

Re: PESO: The Granddaughter and the K3

So all the selfies you took turned out to be an old guy with an easel? > On 14 June 2021 at 18:04 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > Luxury! We ‘ad to mek do wi’ me grandad’s resident oil painter an ‘is camera > obscura in t’east wing o’ t’all. > > > On 14 Jun 2021, at 17:51, Alan C wrote: > > > >

Re: Barking up the wrong tree?

t; > > >> On 11 Jun 2021, at 14:55, Alan C wrote: > >> > >> Yes, a bit like Pineapple. We have several plants in our garden but have > >> had very few fruits - no idea why. They grow very easily in our climate. > >> > >> Alan C > >> >

Re: Barking up the wrong tree?

d. The large > bed in between has been stripped of old plants & will be repopulated > with rocks & aloes. > > Alan C > > On 11-Jun-21 12:42 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > Delicious monstera, surely? What's the background? > > > >> On 11 June 2021 at 1

Re: Barking up the wrong tree?

Delicious monstera, surely? What's the background? > On 11 June 2021 at 10:33 Alan C wrote: > > > Just to break the tedium. > My old K110D & FA 80-320 can still produce fine images. > A Mopane tree trunk & delicious monster. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51240507449/ > >

Re: OESO: Anniversary Flowers

You're thinking of Paul. I think. > On 07 June 2021 at 03:41 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > It's two years now yes? Congrats and it is a nice bouquet. > > ann > > On 6/6/2021 10:09 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: > > Nice photo, and many congratulations on finding someone who has been able > > to

Re: June PUG is up

> On 05 June 2021 at 19:07 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > > On 5 Jun 2021, at 18:59, Rick Womer wrote: > > […] > I’m curious about Don’s “Store Window.” I like the combination of things > viewed through the window and reflected in it. I’m guessing that we don’t see > his reflection because he

Re: PESO: Rabbit

Hares tend to be solitary, rabbits communal. Hares are bigger, have longer and bigger back legs and ears. The ears usually have a black mark near the end. Hares tend towards brown, rabbits to grey in colour. Rabbits live in burrows, hares live above ground. Hares have longer faces than

RE: Covid

> On 02 June 2021 at 00:23 Brian W wrote: > > > Very sorry to hear that, Malcolm. Hope that you're well on the way to > recovery > and that there are no long term effects. > > It beggars belief that there are still those who believe that Covid is a > hoax, a > Government conspiracy or

Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

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

Re: OT: The joys of living in Phalaborwa

There's a funky gibbon if ever I saw one. Alan's link is still blocked to the unassimilated. > On 29 May 2021 at 07:57 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > Could be worse: > > https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/8FAC/production/_118708763_21f41881-5d2d-4eb1-9f98-05022a68eda8.jpg > >

Re: OT - Golden Vanity

It was Alan's link that wanted to assimilate. > On 28 May 2021 at 20:28 John wrote: > > > I wonder why a YouTube video would want you to sign in to Fakebook? > > On 5/28/2021 07:54:57, P. J. Alling wrote: > > The link want's me to sign into Facebook*, since I don't have a Facebook > >

Re: Recent departure(s) and my reflections on "online communities"

More of a screaming furbelow. > On 28 May 2021 at 20:05 John wrote: > > > Would that be a ruffled flounce or a lace frill? > > On 5/27/2021 14:09:44, mike wilson wrote: > > Relegated to an "other". Should I flounce off as well? > > > > > &g

Re: Recent departure(s) and my reflections on "online communities"

> > Stan > > > On May 27, 2021, at 2:09 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > > > Relegated to an "other". Should I flounce off as well? > > > > > > > > Nah. It's not all about me. > > > >> On 27 May 2021 at 18:51 Stanley H

Re: Recent departure(s) and my reflections on "online communities"

Relegated to an "other". Should I flounce off as well? Nah. It's not all about me. > On 27 May 2021 at 18:51 Stanley Halpin wrote: > > > There was a bit of discussion (and consternation) here recently when one of > the longtime members of this group declared “I am outta here” or words to

Re: sure is quiet

> On 21 May 2021 at 10:07 Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > You can get far more comments posting photos on Facebook. > > Paul The bar there is subterranean. > > > On May 20, 2021, at 9:42 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > > > Tooo quiet… A bit more than half the number of posts we had during the >

Re: sure is quiet

> On 20 May 2021 at 17:17 David J Brooks wrote: > > > On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 11:27 AM Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > We’re all down at the bar - nobody tell you > > > > Nope > > Dave > We're all under the bar, now. > > > > > > > On 20 May 2021, at 16:11, David J Brooks wrote: > > > >

Re: GESO a week of birding

Tureluur = Redshank Grutto = Black-tailed Godwit Kievit = Lapwing/Peewit Graspieper = Meadow pipit Scholekster = Oystercatcher Gele Kwikstaart = Yellow wagtail Veldleeurewik = Crested Lark Kneu = looks like a Cretzschmar's bunting but with undeveloped plumage. Pimpelmees = Blue tit

Re: GESO: spring flowers etc (6)

Point of order. 8 -) That's not a Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) but a Crane Fly (Tipulidae). The latter is a true fly, the former a member of a group of archaic insects that includes dragonflies and damselflies. > On 09 May 2021 at 21:40 Stanley Halpin wrote: > > > A Mayfly, outside looking in. A

Re: It's about that time, kids

y 3, 2021, at 2:38 PM, John wrote: > > > >  > >> > >> Send him a check in the mail? > > > > I can do that if Doug wants to send me a snail mail address? > > > > > > > > On 5/2/2021 14:31:07, Larry Colen wrote: > >>>

Re: Is it hopeless? Help needed

The battery _might_ have just swollen but not leaked. Any camera repair places who would attempt to take it out for you? Watchmaker? Musical instruments? Anyone who works on delicate stuff, really. Definitely not anyone who works on motor vehicles. 8 -) > On 02 May 2021 at 22:28 ann

Re: It's about that time, kids

> On 02 May 2021 at 20:18 Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > > Am 02.05.21 um 20:31 schrieb Larry Colen: > > > Send him a check in the mail? > > In Europe, cheques have disappeared almost completely. Here in Germany, > they have to be ordered individually and cost a fortune in fees. > > Ralf I

Re: It's about that time, kids

It allowed you to pay without an account, though. Any way to do that without the gateway it provided? > On 02 May 2021 at 18:07 Doug Brewer wrote: > > > Yeah, on the old splash page, but it was just a link to my paypal account. > > On 5/2/21 2:31 AM, John wrote: > > On 4/30/2021 18:04:40,

Re: Adventures in Home Renovation. was: The new K3 iii

> On 27 April 2021 at 17:45 Bill wrote: > > > On 4/27/2021 10:22 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > Thanks, Bill. I think the last I remember of your renovations was trying > > to decide whether to construct a mezzanine or not. Is that right? > > I don't recall that

Re: Adventures in Home Renovation. was: The new K3 iii

Thanks, Bill. I think the last I remember of your renovations was trying to decide whether to construct a mezzanine or not. Is that right? It was actually Malcolm who left us, figuratively, roofless. > On 27 April 2021 at 15:50 Bill wrote: > > > On 4/27/2021 5:42 AM, mike

RE: The new K3 iii

> On 24 April 2021 at 16:11 rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: > > > Bill wrote: > > >As am I, but if it's another kitchen sink camera like the K1, and I don't > >think there is any reason to think it won't be, I suspect it is going to be > >quite pricey. > > I saw a message on my camera

Re: PESO: R I P Ashley

Deepest sympathies, Ann. > On 23 April 2021 at 19:14 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > July 16th 2005 - April 18th, 2021  Best cat ever.. so glad to have had > her for almost 16 years. > > https://annsan.smugmug.com/The-Kitty-Corner/Ashley-ultimate-alpha-tabby/i-WsJL79X/A > > And with apologies to

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