Clear-cut and Sky-line

13 September 2013

time heals all wounds they say - and no where does this seem more true than in an old ' chopping' of spruce and fire - it took me a long time but now I treasure the harvest of renewable resource wood - it is like a large garden that you harvest in the fall and then it grows again - longer time span involved and some hard won harvesting rules; stream set-backs, brush disposal to prevent gullying, no bare ground clear cutting and other more environmentally productive procedures, that make new forest growth quicker and the harvesting area amenable to wild life that much quicker.   

New High in 'Hits'

At less than 2:30 p.m. Atlantic Saving Time  have a new high in number of hits.  Thanks all!!!

Sleigh Ride

October 2013

Bought four of these heavy - maybe restaurant weight - scenic plates.  There was no identification on the reverse of any kind.   If any one of you viewers recognize the plates please hit comment and enter the information.  A fairly extensive search on the internet did not yield any results on this particular style of plate for me.

Countries Looking At The Blog in the Last Seven Days

Countries listed in order of the most visiting to the least - there could be other countries at the end of this list as the blogger engine only lists the most recent 10

United States

Canada

Ukraine

Russia

United Kingdom

China

Belarus

Germany

Kazakhstan

Malaysia
New Zealand

and I just added one that appeared today making it eleven

New Camera

Well I finally over-rode the Scottish DNA in my mind-set and bought (well 'charged ' a new camera - hopefully to be paid off at the end of the month with no interest occurring) a new camera.  AND the winner is (for better or worse) the Panasonic Lumix DMC Z200 with the usual accoutrements - battery, charger, strap, lens cover, lens hood, memory card, etc along with a separate purchase of a nice compact leather carrying case.   So far I have managed to put the leather case onto the camera. 

The Z200 is a 24x zoom with a constant f2.8 which impressed a lot of reviewers who seem to be much more knowledgeable than me.  I did not want (and really could not afford the SLR type) because I want the smallest possible good camera with me on hikes and jaunts (though I doubt if I ever take this with me in a canoe or a kayak).  The final deciding point for me was one of the many reviewers that I read said that he was comparing the Z200 with several of the cameras that he used including:

" Canon Rebel T3i - Not really a fair comparison but used it as a high water mark for the FZ200 to aim for"

He fairly admits the better resolution of the Canon Rebel T3i when he (Z200) and his wife (T3i) took side by side photos of a particular scene - but that the Z200 photo was very good indeed.  

His review was updated after about 6 months or so and he was still quite happy with it.   

So if you want to hear more give me through the end of the year and I will update this posting with my feelings to be.