Ah, the envy... But I won't tell you how much the Celtics are losing by. As is tradition on the list, I bid you farewell by saying... MAYBE NEXT YEAR!
--M. On 02/06/2010, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > We've had a splendid week thus far... > > Lounging about and bicycling with friends through the 3-day holiday > weekend. Then on Tuesday Lisa and I hiked on Grandfather Mountain: The > Cragway and Daniel Boone trails up to Calloway peak and then on to Attic > Window peak. Around 9.5 miles all told, with well over 2000 ft total > climb (and, to the dismay of my quadriceps, descent). Weather and light > weren't very cooperative, so I didn't get any portfolio shots, but I did > grab some interesting wildflower photos. I may post some later... when > I'm not on a dial-up connection :) > > Then today we hit the Blue Ridge Parkway for some bicycling. Around 30 > miles total with lots of big hills. We stopped in at GFM at the midpoint > and chatted with the people there. (Landis says "hi", Doug). > > Don Nelson, the organizer of the Nature Photography Weekend, was there, > having arrived yesterday. Many of you will have heard much about him > over the years and seen the video of the tribute they/we held for him > last year after his long and grueling bout with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. > We're pleased to report that he seems quite a bit healthier this year. > Still a bit on the weak and frail side, to be sure, but definitely > stronger than last year. > > Tomorrow Lisa has to fly back to Boston to resume doctorin' and I'll be > headed to the mountain for the weekend. Weather permitting (in the most > British sense of the phrase) I'll be doing my yearly bivouac out in the > wild, as high on the mountain as I can get. Then heading back to base > camp to get on with the business of the Nature Photography Weekend. > > Reports to follow... > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Sent from my mobile device \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
