Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I?ve been a fan of honey crisp apples for years, since they first were sent out from Wisconsin only seasonly. Now they?re available nearly year round since I see they?re grown there and I understand we get them in winter from New Zealand. Thanks for these shots; makes me appreciate the wonder fruit much more. Sonny On Sat, Jul 22, 2023 at 5:26 PM Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > The Honeycrisp apple was not developed in Washington and it is not > optimized for the harsh summer sun and hot temperatures we get. Growers > cover whole orchards with a netting that helps lower the temperature of > the tree by up to 20F in mid day. Here are a few shots of a honeycrisp > orchard I drive by on the way to my summer teaching lab. > > Honeycrisp Orchard -5135.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215 at N06/53064743453/> > > Honeycrisp Orchard -5134.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215 at N06/53064643895/in/photostream/> > > comments welcome. > > Aram > > -- > Aram Langhans > (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > & Unemployed photographer > > ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself > would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA