Well said, Ann! J
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2015, at 7:31 AM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > I did a little review on exactly how the plates split apart and what was > nestled where... what was closer to what was extrapolated by > comparing the particular composition of the masses - Some of which I > rememberd correctly and some not.. but africa and the South American > continent were nestled.. I'd have to gobackto some more detailed texts to get > it just right - Ordovician? Silurian? Devonian? There is > an area near Albany here that is called the Helderberg escarpment that > particularly looks like that trail you friends were gingerly > walking along. > > Hugois adorable - especially in the "come play fetch with me" with that big > stick .. little dogs carrying big sticks , I've found, can sometimes > be damaging to one's shins. > > ann > >> On 10/11/2015 4:14 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> .Thanks ann. I thought about you and your geological past while I was over >> there. The twisting and folding of the very stratified limestone rocks is >> very spectacular indeed. I'm no geologist, so I could be very wrong, but I >> always thought the Alps were the fault of Italy crashing into France, and >> the mountains of eastern America the result of Africa colliding with >> America, which would make them much older than the Alps. I think also that >> Scotland used to be part of America, gained its independence and floated >> gently into union with Britain. >> >> The river with the waterfall is the Lance, which I think is a tributary of >> the Verdon. The Verdon has cut the deep gorges, which are the longest and I >> think deepest in Europe. I've heard that they are also the longest and >> deepest in the world after the Grand Canyon, but I'm not convinced of that >> as I've been in the Blue Nile Gorge in Ethiopia and that seems deeper to me. >> >> Bizarrely given its spectacular size and dramatic nature the gorge was not >> really known outside the local area until 1905 - an indication of how >> unexplored parts of France were until relatively recently. >> >> I'm not a doggy person at all, but Hugo is a great little character and a >> lot of fun >> >> B >> >> >>> On 11 Oct 2015, at 02:18, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Very nice stuff.. Like Rick I like too many to start reeling them off. I >>> wasstruck, however , by the similarity of the scenes that >>> had no structures with the look of upstate New York...but then I remembered >>> that quite a few years ago the east coast of North America was >>> tornaway from the west coast of Europe - and them's the same damn >>> mountains, in a way. >>> >>> Aside from that - you need more pictures of dogs >>> >>> ann >>> >>>>> On 10/10/2015 6:36 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>>>> On 10 Oct 2015, at 22:15, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Excellent and very atmospheric gallery, Bob. Too many favorites to list, >>>>> especially since they're not titled or numbered! >>>> Thanks! Meh, who needs 'em? >>>> >>>>> I agree with Cotty that the dog got more photographic attention than he >>>>> probably deserved, though. >>>> You're right, but it has a lot of character, for a dog. It has ideas above >>>> its station; it likes to stand on the edge of precipices and look noble, >>>> as if it were something grander than a pimped-up rat-catcher. >>>> >>>>>> I've spent most of this week in France with one of my brothers and his >>>>>> wife >>>>>> at their holiday home. Here are some very touristy photos: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://1drv.ms/1PlbvfC >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope you enjoy. >>>>>> >>>>>> B >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
