My condolences. Hang in there, pal. Paul
> On Mar 26, 2021, at 4:14 AM, Bulent Celasun <[email protected]> wrote: > > Larry, > > My condolences for your mother. > You do look capable enough to deal with all that. > I very much hope that your next message will include > images made with your new lens. > I will not be surprised if they turn out to be made under heavy rain. > > Bulent > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://patoloji.gen.tr > http://celasun.wordpress.com/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ > http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun > > Larry Colen <[email protected]>, 26 Mar 2021 Cum, 04:35 tarihinde şunu yazdı: >> >> The good news is that I’ll be driving up to the Oregon coast tomorrow, a >> place that I’ve found very rich in photographic opportunities. >> >> The fraught news is that I’m doing so to bury my mother who passed away this >> morning. She was 90 years old, and over the past few years there was less >> and less of her there. In short she had a critical case of time to go. My >> emotions are a mixture of pain and relief, but I’ve basically said goodbye >> for the last time every time I’ve seen her for the past four years. >> >> I also got fired today. I’ve been hating my job more every day for a while >> now, so this also isn’t entirely bad news. Finances may get a bit tricky >> for a bit, but with luck I’ll be able to get a new job that is actually in >> my career. Even light construction is nowhere near as much fun at 60 as >> framing houses was when I was 20. >> >> One bit of unequivocal good news, my Pentax 18-270 lens arrived today. It’s >> been a bit awkward carrying both the 16-50 and the 55-300 on my bike, plus >> I’d invariably have the wrong lens mounted for whatever photo presented >> itself. A few days ago I found it on Ebay for $200 and I decided that buying >> it would be one of my better mistakes this week. We’ll see how the IQ works >> out. If it is as good as my Tamron 18-250 was it should definitely be >> adequate. I do wish it were weather sealed, but I’m less likely to ride my >> bike in the rain. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> [email protected] >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

