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Pond Chat / Last blooms of the summer.

« on: September 02, 2006, 05:45:01 PM »

Its been too short of a summer. nights are cool and its almost raining constantly. as we speak, there is a cold rain and its only in the mid 50's.

I find that the tropicals behave in a most different way when it gets cool. the blooms stay open longer and the color intensifies. i just took a look out on the pond and there are three white delights still in full bloom and its been dark for well over an hour. the night bloomers never close, the bloom will stay open for 3 or 4 days and then sink to the bottom. here are some of the linger-ons.

lou

they are:

AQUARIUS



PERRY'S ORANGE SUNSET



UN NAMED PINK HYBRID FROM THIS YEAR



WHITE DELIGHT

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Chit Chat / The Tragedy of 9/11, a power-point presentation

« on: August 23, 2006, 06:52:35 PM »

I must warn you, there are some very disturbing photos in this Power-point Slide show. you must have Microsoft Power-point on your pc, otherwise you will not be able to view it. Most if not all of these photos are no longer shown to the public, they were withdrawn almost immediately.

Once it launches, you must use your left button on your mouse to proceed to the next photos.

If you find them disturbing, I will remove them immediately.

We must not forget this tragedy, it seems that we all are getting complacent again.

lou

Click here-----http://www.imagesct.com/web/disaster/The%20end%20of%20civilization%85..pps

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Pond Chat / Couple of tropical blooms from today

« on: August 21, 2006, 06:44:29 PM »

Hi, it looks like the short season is coming to an unwelcome end. nights are getting cooler and the pond water is cooling down.

Here are two from today, first is N. White Delight a Charles Winch creation and the second one is one of my new hybrids from this year. its a peach/pink, depending on the accuracy of your monitor. it leans more to the light peach. this plant came from a cross between Golden West and Moonbeam, West being the pod parent.

lou

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Chit Chat / Infrared Cloudscape.

« on: August 10, 2006, 05:49:00 PM »

This is the lake i live on and this is the view from my front porch, normally in color. 

this image was taken with a camera converted to take infrared photos. its a little surreal, but i kinda like fooling around with IR.

lou

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Chit Chat / Hanging around with Bill Clinton

« on: August 10, 2006, 02:14:20 PM »

I had the good fortune to be former President Clinton's photographer for a massive fund raiser in waterbury, connecticut a short time ago. Political affiliations aside, this was a monumental event for our newly restored Palace theater.

my impressions:

he is smooth, wonderful personality and most cordial to everyone. he dresses to the nines and could be on the cover of GC. i chatted with him all day and i must say that i am impressed. here are a few of the 500 shots that i took that day.

lou