Very nice, Aram; but as Bill said very sad. Actually being a citrus grower, and
even though we’re looking at apples, I can assure you all that the situation is
way beyond sad. But that’s the dark-side of agriculture.
I thought that 5130 of the series caught the scene and the feeling of the
tragedy best.
Best regards,
Peter S.
On Dec 6, 2019, at 4:03 PM, Aram <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have not looked in a grocery store since they were released about a week
ago. Know some people who have tasted them, but it was before the release
date. I guess it is an unusual apple. It is harvested then has to be
stored until December to develop its full flavor, or something like that, as
it was explained to me by someone in the apple business who is not a
licensed Cosmic Crisp grower. Not that many available this year as the
trees are still growing and maturing.
Aram
-----Original Message-----
From: David Young
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2019 12:42 PM
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [LRflex] Re: First Snow
Do they have Cosmic Crisps, yet? A Washington exclusive, I hear.
David.
I spotted this apple orchard on the way up to the mountains to get our------
tree and thought that if we got a bit of snow, it would really make for
some nice pictures. So, the next day it did snow and I think I was
right.
This orchard was not picked. While we were gone on our trip, Yakima had
a very early cold snap where the temperatures got down to the low teens
for a few nights. Not all the apples had been harvested at that time,
and the cold temps ruined the unpicked crop, so there it sits. Some
orchardists lost 30% of their crop.
View them large, please.
Bins waiting for a crop never to be harvested.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/W/y/Apples+with+Snow-5013.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/W/y/Apples+with+Snow-5015.jpg.html
A few close-up shots. It was posted "No Trespassing" so this is as
close as I could get with a 200mm lens
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/W/y/Apples+with+Snow-5006.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/W/y/Apples+with+Snow-5003.jpg.html
Now, go buy a Washington apple and enjoy what was actually harvested.
Comments welcome
Aram
Aram Langhans
(Semi) Retired Science Teacher
& Unemployed photographer
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