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[quote user="Dave"][IMG]http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g130/dago49/Horse-in-a-field-261206.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

I love the horse one (so much so I've quoted it so it comes up again), it looks very surreal.  Are they all 'as taken' or have they been photoshopped?

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This was taken in the Appalachian mountains on the way to the Smokies in the US. It is not very good quality because it was taken from a moving car but the scenery was beautiful.

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These were taken a little later in a freak snow storm. We were in an ordinary (not four wheel drive) hire car and it became very scary to say the least. The first photo you can see the oncoming car, later in the third photo there was no one in sight for hours as it got worse. With hairpin mountain bends going about 10 to 20 mph, it was a trip I will never forget, didn't think we would make it. Well worth it though, I have no photos of interest of the Smokies but was very beautiful.

 

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Back in the Aude. This is the winter scene here in the vine fields. One person, usually a man but being PC (for a change!) stood in the middle of a vine fields with thousands of vines around him and his equipment is -------- a pair of secatures, pruning the vines! Wow, what a job to look around and say to your self "Onlt another so many thousand to go [+o(]!!!

[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/LonevineprunerConque.jpg[/IMG]

He is a that tiny dot in the middle. Mind you it doesn't go on for ever, he should be finished by late March or so if the weather holds?

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Pip, it wasn't by choice we drove in it, we were unaware it was coming and stupidly got caught up in it. It was scary when you see no one for hours.

Lovely photos Valleyboy and Jonzjob.

Jonzjob, that is amazing that the man in the photo is on his own and using secatures by hand, cannot imagine what he is feeling at the moment the photo was taken. I know by doing very small amounts of pruning by hand how difficult it can be. I hope it is all worth it to him and he produces some lovely wine.

Looking at the scenery, I would assume it is not in the Fitou region. You mention it is in the Aude, what wine region is this?

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Jonzjob, that is amazing that the man in the photo is on his own and using secatures by hand, cannot imagine what he is feeling at the moment the photo was taken. I know by doing very small amounts of pruning by hand how difficult it can be. I hope it is all worth it to him and he produces some lovely wine.

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I think the secret is to work with your back towards what you haven't done................[:D]

Great shot JJ.

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[quote user="Bugbear"][quote user="WJT"]

Jonzjob, that is amazing that the man in the photo is on his own and using secatures by hand, cannot imagine what he is feeling at the moment the photo was taken. I know by doing very small amounts of pruning by hand how difficult it can be. I hope it is all worth it to him and he produces some lovely wine.

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I think the secret is to work with your back towards what you haven't done................[:D]

Great shot JJ.

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[:D] Not sure which way he would have to face! Must be one of those zone things as "being in the zone". [:-))]

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[quote user="WJT"]

Pip, it wasn't by choice we drove in it, we were unaware it was coming and stupidly got caught up in it. It was scary when you see no one for hours.

Lovely photos Valleyboy and Jonzjob.

Jonzjob, that is amazing that the man in the photo is on his own and using secatures by hand, cannot imagine what he is feeling at the moment the photo was taken. I know by doing very small amounts of pruning by hand how difficult it can be. I hope it is all worth it to him and he produces some lovely wine.

Looking at the scenery, I would assume it is not in the Fitou region. You mention it is in the Aude, what wine region is this?

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It's a bit further North WJ, just outside Conque sur Orbiel, just North of Carcassonne. Right at the Western end of the Minervois. Some of the people use battery powered tools, but not cheap at about 1000€. A lot of the older ones use long handled 2 handed manual ones. That field is not anywhere near as big as some of them!!! When the Tramontain wind blows from the NW it is as cold as an airfield....

Even if the vines are cut by machine they still have to be finished by hand and then they have to be tied to the wire runners, by hand... The Minervois wine is lovely. No more is it a case of 'never mind the quality, feel the width'. The quality is GOOD! So much wine, so little time...[:D]

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Back in the Aude. This is the winter scene here in the vine fields. One person, usually a man but being PC (for a change!) stood in the middle of a vine fields with thousands of vines around him and his equipment is -------- a pair of secatures, pruning the vines! Wow, what a job to look around and say to your self "Onlt another so many thousand to go [+o(]!!!

[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/LonevineprunerConque.jpg[/IMG]

He is a that tiny dot in the middle. Mind you it doesn't go on for ever, he should be finished by late March or so if the weather holds?

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It looks an awesome task John, but I bet he'd rather be doing that than sitting behind a desk with the roar of traffic outside !!  [:D]

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