Nostalgia, was 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
your description makes me really nostalgic I think that's part of the human condition. When I moved to California in 1963, I missed New England. When I later moved to Tennessee in 1973, I missed California AND New England. I've been back in the Boston area since 1977 and find that I still

RE: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-23 Thread Markus Maurer
- From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 4:56 PM To: Markus Maurer Subject: Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts lovely, but you could present it a little bigger :-) Thanks, Markus, but sorry. I just took a look at the scan archives here, and way back

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-23 Thread Fred
thanks for your report on the A28-135 zoom. I found it not to ve very well balanced with the ME Super, maybe I should try again with a bigger body. The A 28-135/4 is not very good (as far as balance goes - it's good in every other way - g) on an ME Super (or a Super A, either) UNLESS you use

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-23 Thread brooksdj
Nice shot Jim. It has that dreary, spring just waking up feel to it. Like the placement of the tree. Dave About 10 miles NE of Boston http://www.hemenway.com/1stDayofSpring-05/pages/TwistedTree.htm isDS with 43mm Limited

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-22 Thread Fred
Well that's exactly the weather we got where I am now, Uppsala , Sweden. Since I grew up in the far north, this time of the winter, we call it spring winter, its the best for going out on skis, picknick etc. And yes it has got quite a differerent meaning compared to California. I guess

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-22 Thread Fred
Nice photo! Thanks, Jim. I can't think of any of those large swamps in my area, Winchester/Woburn/Lexington... but there's a lot down in the area where you shot this photo. There's at least one of 'em right on the southern side of Route 2 in that area (well, it might be west of Lexington, I

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-22 Thread Fred
lovely, but you could present it a little bigger :-) Thanks, Markus, but sorry. I just took a look at the scan archives here, and way back then I just scanned it to fit within the PUG file size guidelines. (Nowadays, I am more likely to scan to a larger size and then resize as needed.) I must

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Fred
About 10 miles NE of Boston About 30 miles SE of Boston, on a typical late winter / early spring day (from an old PUG entry) - http://pug.komkon.org/99apr/FRZNSWMP.html Topical, but not tropical... Fred

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Ronald Arvidsson
Hi, Lovely picture. I get really sick of going to Boston. We lived there for a year in the 90's and we had a small pond in Arlington heights which looked just the same in the winter. The winter was by the way really nice with white snow and fantastic blue skies. Cheers, Ronald About 10 miles NE

RE: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Fred lovely, but you could present it a little bigger :-) What's your general opinion on that zoom beside the weight? greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 12:47 PM To: Jim Hemenway Subject: Re: 1st Day of Spring

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
Ronald: Thanks! You're right about the blue skies, hardly any yesterday and none today. A weather forecast of Sunny and Clear has a whole different meaning here as opposed to the California and the rest of the southwest. Jim Ronald Arvidsson wrote: Hi, Lovely picture. I get really sick of

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
Peter... thanks for the compliment. Jim Peter J. Alling wrote: Nice shot, I'm a sucker for this kind of picture if it's well done... Jim Hemenway wrote: About 10 miles NE of Boston http://www.hemenway.com/1stDayofSpring-05/pages/TwistedTree.htm isDS with 43mm Limited

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
Hi John: The lakes are just a little less frozen here, than up in the Marlboro area. I don't think that there's any in Boston itself. A nice remembrance photo, thanks. No blossoms here but some of the weeping willows are beginning to bud. Jim John Francis wrote: That looks just like the

Re: Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Ronald Arvidsson
Hi Jim, Well that's exactly the weather we got where I am now, Uppsala , Sweden. Since I grew up in the far north, this time of the winter, we call it spring winter, its the best for going out on skis, picknick etc. And yes it has got quite a differerent meaning compared to California. I guess

1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
About 10 miles NE of Boston http://www.hemenway.com/1stDayofSpring-05/pages/TwistedTree.htm isDS with 43mm Limited

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-20 Thread John Francis
Jim Hemenway mused: About 10 miles NE of Boston http://www.hemenway.com/1stDayofSpring-05/pages/TwistedTree.htm isDS with 43mm Limited B. I'm definitely glad I moved to California.

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
John: I know what you mean... and I still miss the Bay Area a little, even after 31 years. But then again, we don't have earthquakes! :-) Here's the other 1st Day of Spring from today, it was about 44F: http://www.hemenway.com/1stDayofSpring-05/pages/Fishermen.htm Jim John Francis wrote: Jim

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-20 Thread Mishka
you make me feel nostalgic. very nice shot! best, mishka On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:16:01 -0500, Jim Hemenway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: About 10 miles NE of Boston http://www.hemenway.com/1stDayofSpring-05/pages/TwistedTree.htm isDS with 43mm Limited

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-20 Thread Peter J. Alling
Nice shot, I'm a sucker for this kind of picture if it's well done... Jim Hemenway wrote: About 10 miles NE of Boston http://www.hemenway.com/1stDayofSpring-05/pages/TwistedTree.htm isDS with 43mm Limited -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-20 Thread John Francis
That looks just like the frozen lakes I used to see driving around the Marlboro/Framingham area. Here's a shot for you from last weekend, to remind you of what you left behind: http://jfwaf.com/PDML/Museum/images/Museum3.jpg Jim Hemenway mused: John: I know what you mean... and I still