Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the mantis is an interesting choice on the weathher vane, makes me wonder if the the family was matriarchal ;^) ric > On May 9, 2022, at 12:36 PM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > Good question Ric. Way back in the middle 1880's a tycoon built a very > nice mansion on top of a hill overlooking the south bank of the Colorado > river. Like many families, after several generations the family no longer > wanted to live in the old folks home so they sold the building to a > military academy. It stayed that way for 40-60 years and then was sold to > a business that still operates in the home. It has an excellent view of > Austin and has some very nice grounds surrounding it as befits a very > wealthy estate from that time period: you did have to have room to feed > your livestock and of course a kitchen garden. > > All the best. > > On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 11:16 AM CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> this one demands a fuller storyt;^) >> >>> Topping a very nice estate cum school cum business: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Victorian+weathervane.jpg.html >> >> The last one makes makes me curious about what is in the kid?s head >> >> ric >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information