Arrgh. I knew my lack of even a smattering of relevant historical knowledge would come back to bite me! I'll have to look it up and become edumacated ;-) However, that said, any house (be it Orange or otherwise) that played a role in the Netherlands becoming the wonderful country it is today can't be all bad (can it?). DAB --- Mark Bohrer <lurchl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Bob: > That's not what some folks were saying when William > of Orange was invited > over to England in 1688 after James II made such an > ass of himself and > alienated almost everybody in the process. > > But Nathan's images show fascinating slices of life > in Holland. > > At 12:58 PM 5/4/2005, you wrote: > >Great essay, Nathan! I particularly like this one > >because the little blue sign makes me smile to > think > >what the scene would be if it weren't there :-) > >http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_17alt4.jpg > >Thanks for posting; three cheers for the House of > >Orange! > >Bob > > > > > >Bob Adler > >Palo Alto, CA > >http://www.raflexions.com > > > >========================================================= > >To Unsubscribe: Send email to > leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > >'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The > acknowledgment that you then > >receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You > may also log in to the > >Web interface to unsubscribe. > > Mark Bohrer > Mountain and Desert Photography > www.mountain-and-desert.com > Subscribe to my free newsletter for bird photo tips > and print discounts! > And see my show at REI Coop in Saratoga - images at > www.mountain-and-desert.com/west.htm > > > ========================================================= > To Unsubscribe: Send email to > leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then > receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may > also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe. > Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA http://www.raflexions.com ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe.