---------------------------------------------------------- Stratus-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 12/25/08: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:15 AM - Merry Christmas (LarryMcFarland) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:15:08 AM PST US From: LarryMcFarland Subject: Stratus-List: Merry Christmas Hi Guys, Our winter snow has everything white and the holidays are fully under way. Ive come to really appreciate the warmth of our friends here, our new twin grandsons Edgar and Cecil and family at home. And Toby my cat, but my mind wanders to images from 2500 feet, with the snow below and white overcast above. Last falls green patchwork of farms now looks like an arctic landscape. The half mile wide Mississippi between Iowa and Illinois draws sharp contrast of brown and white as ice flows pile up around small islands all the way to Muscatine. Lots of deer can easily be seen trailing through the woods. Winter birds soar around the dams and Ill have to keep an eye out for the occasional eagle that will pass. The cold air and open countryside are bleak but beautiful in winter and flying it is just the best. The Stratus Subaru in my 601 likes cold weather and it still sounds like a sweet sewing machine. I cant wait for the early winter wind to steady out and the MLI snowplow to cross in front of my hangar so it can begin again. To all of you who share this miracle of electronic conversation and debate, I wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Quad Cities of northwestern Illinois. Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message stratus-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Stratus-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/stratus-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/stratus-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.