Re: PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-23 Thread David Mann
On Jul 21, 2014, at 7:05 pm, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Despite my relaxed look and my experiences in France, and despite me poopooing the 9-10 miles each way between Marylebone and home, I underestimated the ride. I didn't drink enough while we were out, so by the time i got

Re: PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
Yes! On 22 Jul 2014, at 01:33, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Would those be these? (courtesy of Google): And this also, said Marlow suddenly, has been one of the dark places of the earth. (referring to England, before leaving for the Congo). Rick On Jul 21, 2014, at 1:52

Re: PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
The shelter seems to have been there for a good long time: http://theclaydons.org.uk/the-history/photographs-of-botolph-and-east-claydon A bit of googlage tells me it's called the Mushroom Seat, in a village whose bell-tower is called The Mushroom, and whose pub is called the Mushroom Club. It

PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-21 Thread Chris Mitchell
...and the thatched bus stop shelter is pretty interesting too: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t62pdzysjuvvj16/DSCF7236.jpg BobW and I went cycling around bits of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire yesterday and came across this work of art. Pentax 24mm F2.8 on Fuji X-E1 Bob was looking remarkably

Re: PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's a very nice shot. It was a really enjoyable ride, and a masterclass in puncture repair. Despite my relaxed look and my experiences in France, and despite me poopooing the 9-10 miles each way between Marylebone and home, I underestimated the ride. I didn't drink enough while we were out,

Re: PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-21 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net: ...and the thatched bus stop shelter is pretty interesting too: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t62pdzysjuvvj16/DSCF7236.jpg BobW and I went cycling around bits of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire yesterday and came across this work of art. Pentax 24mm

Re: PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
darn - since you pointed it out so specifically I can't say You mean the thing in the middle or the one on the far right? ann On 7/21/2014 02:17, Chris Mitchell wrote: ...and the thatched bus stop shelter is pretty interesting too: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t62pdzysjuvvj16/DSCF7236.jpg BobW

Re: PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-21 Thread Alan C
Very ethnic. Just short of a pool braai! Alan C -Original Message- From: Chris Mitchell Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 8:17 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Strange object in the countryside... ...and the thatched bus stop shelter is pretty interesting too: https

Re: PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
It isn't very far from London, but one of the villages we passed through looked as though it didn't see many cars from one decade to the next. So who knows - perhaps there is a surviving band of Catuvellauni building these things around the trees they worship. Don't forget Marlow's first

Re: PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The shelter looks a bit self-consciously cutesie. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 2:17 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: ...and the thatched bus stop shelter is pretty interesting too:

Re: PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-21 Thread Rick Womer
Would those be these? (courtesy of Google): And this also, said Marlow suddenly, has been one of the dark places of the earth. (referring to England, before leaving for the Congo). Rick On Jul 21, 2014, at 1:52 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: It isn't very far from London, but one of the villages

Re: PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-21 Thread Chris Mitchell
That has to be the oddest bus stop I've seen. Is the tree heritage listed or something? It'll be subject to a tree preservation order certainly. In England that's the means of protecting trees that are of significant aesthetic or historical importance. It's in the village of East Claydon,