CoTT 2 House of Cards

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

Dughlas is your mother going to be ok with Laura?

I believe so. It looks as if they forecast the storm to come more towards me than to her. Thank you for asking.

[Albert1434]

Toblacher Lake in Toblach, Italy

[Albert1434]

Aloha Gary

[Page Scrawler]

4 hours ago, Headstall said:

Makes me think there is a predator in my woods and the surrounding woods.  

Could you call whoever is responsible for wildlife/conservation and ask them about it?

[Albert1434]

Aloha Page

[Headstall]

Just now, Page Scrawler said:

Could you call whoever is responsible for wildlife/conservation and ask them about it?

No. Unless it takes down a farm animal, they wouldn't care about a cat. It could be a weasel or fox or owl or hawk/eagle. 

[Page Scrawler]

1 minute ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha Page

Hey, Albert.       

[Page Scrawler]

1 minute ago, Headstall said:

No. Unless it takes down a farm animal, they wouldn't care about a cat. It could be a weasel or fox or owl or hawk/eagle. 

That's too bad.     I hope that whatever it is will move on to some other area.

[Marty]

18 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

I don’t care what the other kids are doing, no strokes or heart attacks for you...

Well, certainly don't go stroking young Albert, Mr B. That could very likely give him a heart attack....

[Albert1434]

I am making the best deviled eggs

[Albert1434]

2 minutes ago, Marty said:

Well, certainly don't go stroking young Albert, Mr B. That could very likely give him a heart attack....

I just dont believe you Marty

[Marty]

18 hours ago, clochette said:

Nope though champagne isn't so far away and they make champagne in other regions too. 

My understanding was that it is illegal to name a commercial sparkling wine as champagne unless it is made in the Champagne region of northern France.

[Headstall]

21 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

That's too bad.     I hope that whatever it is will move on to some other area.

Me too.  

[Marty]

5 hours ago, dughlas said:

Not so sure it's beauty sleep he needs so much as the energy to keep up.

I actually left the pair of them going at it in the bedroom by themselves for the first few hours...  

But that was only because there's a Status Yellow rain warning for tomorrow, so I took the opportunity to mow the lawns before the rain arrives.

The walls are effectively bare now. I'm thinking I'll strip the paint from the woodwork, and stain and varnish it, before repainting the walls...

[Marty]

5 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Belated greetings back at you, young Albert.

[Albert1434]

Well in Napa they were making a sparkling wine which they call champagne. It was made by a winery call Mum's. France sued over the name champagne and now there calling it sparkling wine

Edited August 24, 2020 by Albert1434

[Page Scrawler]

48 minutes ago, Marty said:

My understanding was that it is illegal to name a commercial sparkling wine as champagne unless it is made in the Champagne region of northern France.

That's correct, Marty. However, the producers may print the words "bottled using the Champagne method" on their labels.   

[Page Scrawler]

Ate lunch at a restaurant in Glen Arbor today. The weather was nice on the patio.   

[clochette]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

My understanding was that it is illegal to name a commercial sparkling wine as champagne unless it is made in the Champagne region of northern France.

Oh for a commercial purpose yes, the champagne appellation is protected by an AOP or Appelation of Protected Origin in English. 

But as I'm planning on drinking it all and not commercialize it I'll call it champagne, it's more fancy

Edited August 24, 2020 by clochette

[Marty]

6 hours ago, dughlas said:

Breathtaking,  I'll wager it's impressive in monotone as well.

I'm going to assume you meant monochrome there, bro...  

Interestingly, when the camera club first announced this new 52/52 challenge at the meeting back in early March this year, I decided I would try to do 52 monochrome images, even though it is not actually necessary to work to any sort of theme at all. I had all sorts of ideas in my head, which did include landscapes.I was also thinking of the possibility of architectural shots, and portraits.

Unfortunately, by the time the first image was due to taken and posted in the week leading up to Friday, 3rd April, the lockdown was already in force. For the next few months I was not supposed to travel more than 5 km (3 miles) from home, and I was expected to socially distance from non-family members (none of whom I live close to, anyway). Indeed, at one stage (lasting about 3 weeks) I was advised, because I am over 70, to cocoon, which meant I was not supposed to leave the confines of my house and garden, and not to allow anybody into the house or garden. That really limited the type of photographs I could take. Certainly no landscapes: as I wasn't supposed to travel. And no portraits: as I wasn't supposed to meet and socialise with people.

So for at least the first twelve weeks all I could photograph was what was in the the house or the garden. That's changed slightly now. If I wanted to, I could start adding landscapes and portraits to the 52 images. But I've decided that, having got so far, I will continue on only taking images of the  house and garden for the rest of this challenge. I suppose that just makes it more of a challenge.  

[Marty]

36 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Ate lunch at a restaurant in Glen Arbor today. The weather was nice on the patio.   

The weather was only nice on the patio?

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

I'm going to assume you meant monochrome there, bro...  

I did indeed. Because of the migraine I was having trouble hearing myself think ...

Also, I believe circumstances have given your 52/52 project a special quality it would have lacked otherwise. You were made to look more closely/critically at was near to hand. I applaud you.

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

The weather was only nice on the patio?

It was very localized. A microburst have pleasant weather especially for Page & Co. 

[Marty]

Just now, dughlas said:

It was very localized. A microburst have pleasant weather especially for Page & Co. 

Blessed be! 

[dughlas]

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