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6.5 earthquake - chuck white - 04-03-2017
Quote:An earthquake in Botswana, measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale, was felt as far as Johannesburg South.
People reported feeling severe tremors in Polokwane, Tzaneen, Vryburg and Pretoria.
https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/botswana-earthquake-shakes-things-south-africa/
RE: 6.5 earthquake - Valuesize - 04-04-2017
(04-03-2017, 11:59 PM)chuck white Wrote:Quote:An earthquake in Botswana, measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale, was felt as far as Johannesburg South.
People reported feeling severe tremors in Polokwane, Tzaneen, Vryburg and Pretoria.
https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/botswana-earthquake-shakes-things-south-africa/
Old news, but thanks for reminding me of the wonderful Jacaranda tree. One of the world's best imho.
![[Image: s-8100df1b7c8b6fdaf6fd5d7a38be2d8f8b782139.jpg]](https://img-s3.onedio.com/id-58165e5c77c725a20ec0504d/rev-0/raw/s-8100df1b7c8b6fdaf6fd5d7a38be2d8f8b782139.jpg)
RE: 6.5 earthquake - tvguy - 04-04-2017
(04-04-2017, 12:10 AM)Valuesize Wrote:(04-03-2017, 11:59 PM)chuck white Wrote:Quote:An earthquake in Botswana, measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale, was felt as far as Johannesburg South.
People reported feeling severe tremors in Polokwane, Tzaneen, Vryburg and Pretoria.
https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/botswana-earthquake-shakes-things-south-africa/
Old news, but thanks for reminding me of the wonderful Jacaranda tree. One of the world's best imho.
That's purty but sheessh the photographer sure as hell saturated the photo to death to make it so.
Makes a fella wonder what it REALLY looks like. I could take a pic of a maple tree and make it purple LOL
RE: 6.5 earthquake - chuck white - 04-04-2017
(04-04-2017, 02:53 PM)tvguy Wrote:(04-04-2017, 12:10 AM)Valuesize Wrote:(04-03-2017, 11:59 PM)chuck white Wrote:Quote:An earthquake in Botswana, measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale, was felt as far as Johannesburg South.
People reported feeling severe tremors in Polokwane, Tzaneen, Vryburg and Pretoria.
https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/botswana-earthquake-shakes-things-south-africa/
Old news, but thanks for reminding me of the wonderful Jacaranda tree. One of the world's best imho.
That's purty but sheessh the photographer sure as hell saturated the photo to death to make it so.
Makes a fella wonder what it REALLY looks like. I could take a pic of a maple tree and make it purple LOL
Besides after the quake, all the leaves should be on the ground.
RE: 6.5 earthquake - Valuesize - 04-04-2017
(04-04-2017, 05:12 PM)chuck white Wrote: Besides after the quake, all the leaves should be on the ground.
Flowers. You can barely see the leaves through all the flowers.
![[Image: jacaranda-tree.jpg]](https://maxpull-gdvuch3veo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/jacaranda-tree.jpg)
RE: 6.5 earthquake - tvguy - 04-04-2017
(04-04-2017, 05:15 PM)Valuesize Wrote:(04-04-2017, 05:12 PM)chuck white Wrote: Besides after the quake, all the leaves should be on the ground.
Flowers. You can barely see the leaves through all the lowers.
Cool but too bad because the flowers don't last long. I wonder if that tree would grow here.