Thanks for looking, Chris.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Results of Two-Month Drouth
> Bad luck, Jim.
>
> There was drought declared in England a couple of months ago, but an
> enormous amount of rain has fallen since and I believe that our reservoirs
> are now full; I don't know about the underground aquifers, though.
>
> Chris
>
> On 5 Jul 2012, at 19:26, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> We have had no effective rainfall since the first of April. In addition
>> to the impact on our lawns and trees, the reservoir that supplies our
>> water is also very low, because there has been no rain in the watershed
>> area that feeds it. These images give an idea of our current conditions.
>>
>> Typical lawn grass, burned by the sun, and lack of rain:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Grass.jpg.html
>>
>> Our Tulip Poplars, planted to replace lost oak trees, have gone into
>> emergency mode:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Leaves+on+Ground.jpg.html
>>
>> The leaves remaining on the larger Poplar are about 50% brown:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tulip+Poplar+75.jpg.html
>>
>> The smaller Poplar shows the overall impact of the drouth:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tulip+Poplar+77.jpg.html
>>
>> If anyone knows a rainmaker, please send contact info. :~(
>
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