On 4 Nov, 17:49, Magda wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:28:57 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, Brent Cross
> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On 4 Nov, 17:26, Magda wrote:
> ... > On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:23:18 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, Colin Dale
> ... > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On 4 Nov, 17:14, Magda wrote:
> ... > ... > On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:54:00 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, Colin Dale
> ... > ... > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... On 4 Nov, 14:37, Magda wrote:
> ... > ... > ... > On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 12:33:27 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, d4g...@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
> ... > ... > ... > _the_ chancellor (*)) arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > ... A few years ago, I remember looking out of a train window and thinking
> ... > ... > ... > ... "there are no leaves on the trees!" realising that I'd been oblivious to
> ... > ... > ... > ... the change of the seasons. Since then, I've resolved to work less, and
> ... > ... > ... > ... enjoy nature more! :)
> ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... Anyone in the UK the last month would surely agree that the weather has
> ... > ... > ... > ... been unusually mild and dry. I'm no tree specialist, but I suspect
> ... > ... > ... > ... that's one reason the autumn leaves have been so glorious. I don't
> ... > ... > ... > ... remember an autumn like this since living in the US (where the north
> ... > ... > ... > ... east 'fall' foliage is magnificent.) Usually, I tend to think of UK
> ... > ... > ... > ... autumns as when the leaves go brown for a while and then fall off (my
> ... > ... > ... > ... impression is that certain other parts of Europe get much better colours
> ... > ... > ... > ... as a result of weather, etc.) However, they've been very tenacious thus
> ... > ... > ... > ... far this year, and some of the colours have been incredible. Various
> ... > ... > ... > ... train journeys the last few days over England and southern Scotland have
> ... > ... > ... > ... been a visual joy. Currently on the train from Manchester to Birmingham,
> ... > ... > ... > ... and the view over the cheshire plain is spectacular for colour- though
> ... > ... > ... > ... it's just past its peak now.
> ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... A particularly wonderful sight I saw last week was a small glen outside
> ... > ... > ... > ... Dumfries, mostly covered (forested, probably) with evergreens, but then
> ... > ... > ... > ... a narrow belt of gold, yellow and red deciduous trees making a line down
> ... > ... > ... > ... the hill- a 'waterfall' of colour.
> ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... Anyway, hope you've managed to catch some of this colour wherever you
> ... > ... > ... > ... are!
> ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > I did, last week:
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> ... > ... > ... >http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2390084770029072490SVVNDH
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... I'll see your 1 and raise you 3
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ...http://www.flickr.com/photos/17891891@N02/1857958992/
> ... > ... > ...http://www.flickr.com/photos/17891891@N02/1857136671/
> ... > ... > ...http://www.flickr.com/photos/17891891@N02/1857956042/
> ... > ... > ...http://www.flickr.com/photos/17891891@N02/1857133627/
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > You don't have to be a member to comment on mine. Na!
> ... > ...
> ... > ... ah, but membership has privileges, sha na na !!
> ... >
> ... > Besides, I've sent dozens of pics - not just one...
> ...
> ... me 2 :-)
>
> Yours are not about autumn.
oui mais, trop c'est trop......
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