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Winter has hit Lebanon full force with its freezing temperatures, bone-chilling wind and snow. Refugee camp residents across Lebanon face the harsh conditions with little heat or proper clothing. Palestinian families fled their homes in Syria, leaving everything behind except a few articles of clothing and a pair or two of summer shoes.
ANERA Delivers Kits to 1,300 Refugee Families in Beddawi Camp
ANERA has partnered with Najdeh Association to respond with a winter kit distribution to 1,300 families in northern Lebanon’s Beddawi Camp. Each kit consists of blankets, children’s clothes, an insulating straw mat and an emergency light unit. Families also receive assistance in properly managing winter illnesses. Funding for the kits came from UMCOR (The United Methodist Committee on Relief) and Johnson & Johnson,
“The kit had lots of good, helpful, high-quality items and, with the several hours of power cuts, the lanterns fill a huge gap,” says Hana Al Einen, head of Najdeh Association in the camp.
Naseer from Syria, a father of three, also expressed his appreciation for the emergency lights. “Our neighbors are living in a basement and their children are studying by candle light,” says Nasser. “Many kids drop out of school because they can’t study at night, so the lanterns are essential.”
ANERA’s winterization program targets families with special needs
“Palestinians with special needs in Beddawi camp are usually the most marginalized and forgotten group when there are humanitarian crises,” says Ahmad Daoud, emergency officer at CBRA, local partner of ANERA. “In this distribution, we focused on 300 families who live with special needs and could really use a little extra help this winter.”
Fidaa Al Arid brought her seven-year-old daughter Maria to help pick up the winter kit. Maria suffers from cerebral palsy, making it difficult to walk. The mother of six explains that Maria needs assistance around the clock.“ I am very happy to have this kit and glad for the lighting as well as the winter clothes for my daughter.”
“We are hearing great feedback about the emergency lights…”
CBRA workers say the distribution is running smoothly. After checking their names on a list, families pick up their kit and leave with a package of warm winter items and a smile on their faces. “People are very satisfied with their kits. We are hearing great feedback about the emergency lights because lighting is a tremendous issue during winter when the days are shorter and electrical outages are more common,” adds Ahmad. “This is a particular problem for people with visual impairments, because they are at risk of hurting themselves. So the extra light is a safety feature for them.”
Husband and wife pick up a blanket and emergency light.
The Najdeh Association distributed winter kits to 1,000 Palestinian families from Syria seeking refuge in Lebanon’s Beddawi camp.
ANERA Delivers 4,000 Blankets to Refugee Families in Nahr El Bared and Burj El Barajneh
In nearby Nahr El Bared camp and in Burj El Barajneh camp outside Beirut, ANERA has distributed 4,000 blankets, thanks to the generosity of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) Charities that wanted to provide winterization support to Palestinian refugee families. The two camps host thousands of Palestinian families who fled the war in Syria, which has been raging for four years.
LDS Charities has partnered with ANERA in Lebanon for the past three years. Werner Gysler, country manager of LDS Charities in Lebanon, welcomed the opportunity to help. “We have been very satisfied working with ANERA so when they called us to contribute to the winterization program, we were anxious to help.”
Well after snow, rain, freezing temperatures and more snow, the sun has finally appeared and it's time to get the gricing season started. Armed with a picnic (to comply with whatever house arrest restrictions bunging Boris is applying at the moment), I'm at a freezing Scout Green for 43062 "John Armitt" heading north with the 06.13 Derby R.T.C. to Edinburgh Network Rail New Measurement Train.
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It is really cold at the moment and after the big thaw, we had freezing temperatures which means that there is a lot of sheet ice about. (Andrew slipped while taking the dog out and has a smarting hand and a bruised ego!!)
We were visiting FIL in hospital again and stopped off to Pollok Park for some photos - this isn't what I wanted to take, but it was very pretty. Afterwards, we braved Silverburn, where I got a fab skirt and top as well as a lovely new cutlery set. You know when you're getting old when you are as excited about cutlery as new clothes!
Our brave team of Tough Mudders took on 12 miles and 24 obstacles in freezing temperatures. Huge well done to them all.
55022 "Royal Scots Grey" Is seen passing Spittal,
Berwick Upon Tweed In freezing temperature's working a charter from Preston-Edinburgh Waverley {1Z30}
Blue Hen Falls in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park turns to ice after a week of freezing temperatures.
First flight of the morning; visibility poor. Yet sleeping on the pond in freezing temperatures, the warmth of the first flight is bliss. Catch me if you can!
A well know tourist attraction in New York. This guy was singing in freezing temperatures, a very brave boy given that you can see whats going on in his pants!
Late autumn in New Jersey tends to have a deep chill, as if fully into the winter season. The leaves blanket the ground and many of the trees are bare, creating a certain haunting air. Overcast days are typical, but there is something calmly pleasant about the quiet beauty offered at this time of year.
However, to our complete surprise and amazement, as we began our last stretch toward exiting the preserve, we caught sight of a few very tiny creatures fluttering about on this winter like day (temperature around the freezing mark of 32F or 0C). We realized that we were seeing tiny moths. One eventually landed on the path we walked and remained there just long enough to photograph it.
The late, Doris Duke, had left a wonderful legacy in converting her magnificent estate into a Natural Wildlife Preserve for the public’s education and enjoyment. The paths throughout the estate offer such splendid scenery. One is forever exploring, always seeing something subtly beautiful. There are always pleasant surprises, from the general scenery to the world of birds and other wildlife, including tiny insects and flowers that are quite enjoyable to observe and study. The bucolic nature of the preserve is so relaxing—akin to meditating while experiencing the landscape. The beauty of visiting Duke Farms is that so many incredible views are there simply by absorbing the surroundings. Besides the wonderful diversity of nature’s jewels, Doris Duke has left a part of her legacy through her passion for art—well situated throughout the preserve is a collection of glorious sculptures and fabulous examples of supreme stonework and design in the bridges, old ruins of enormous barns and stables, and a variety of other structures. The old Hay Barn ruin with its fabulous sculpture garden is truly a favorite of ours, for each and every statue seems to possess a spirit and sense of life. The landscape and backdrop can alter the mood, accordingly, depending on the time of day and seasonal changes in particular. So, spotting new and fascinating wildlife (both animals and plants) and art never ceases to add to the experience.
This is part of the Christmas Flower Show 08 at Allan Gardens, Toronto.
Because of the freezing temperature today the turn out was not that
good, I think there were more photographers than spectators.
The flowers will come...
Have a good week everyone and keep warm.
At the February, 2015 Upstate Cars & Coffee in Greenville, South Carolina. A great turnout of cars despite freezing temperatures and nasty cold wind.
New Yorkers bundled up during record breaking low temperatures due to the weather phenomenon called the "Polar Vortex" in NY, NY on January 7, 2014.
Winter has hit Lebanon full force with its freezing temperatures, bone-chilling wind and snow. Refugee camp residents across Lebanon face the harsh conditions with little heat or proper clothing. Palestinian families fled their homes in Syria, leaving everything behind except a few articles of clothing and a pair or two of summer shoes.
ANERA Delivers Kits to 1,300 Refugee Families in Beddawi Camp
ANERA has partnered with Najdeh Association to respond with a winter kit distribution to 1,300 families in northern Lebanon’s Beddawi Camp. Each kit consists of blankets, children’s clothes, an insulating straw mat and an emergency light unit. Families also receive assistance in properly managing winter illnesses. Funding for the kits came from UMCOR (The United Methodist Committee on Relief) and Johnson & Johnson,
“The kit had lots of good, helpful, high-quality items and, with the several hours of power cuts, the lanterns fill a huge gap,” says Hana Al Einen, head of Najdeh Association in the camp.
Naseer from Syria, a father of three, also expressed his appreciation for the emergency lights. “Our neighbors are living in a basement and their children are studying by candle light,” says Nasser. “Many kids drop out of school because they can’t study at night, so the lanterns are essential.”
ANERA’s winterization program targets families with special needs
“Palestinians with special needs in Beddawi camp are usually the most marginalized and forgotten group when there are humanitarian crises,” says Ahmad Daoud, emergency officer at CBRA, local partner of ANERA. “In this distribution, we focused on 300 families who live with special needs and could really use a little extra help this winter.”
Fidaa Al Arid brought her seven-year-old daughter Maria to help pick up the winter kit. Maria suffers from cerebral palsy, making it difficult to walk. The mother of six explains that Maria needs assistance around the clock.“ I am very happy to have this kit and glad for the lighting as well as the winter clothes for my daughter.”
“We are hearing great feedback about the emergency lights…”
CBRA workers say the distribution is running smoothly. After checking their names on a list, families pick up their kit and leave with a package of warm winter items and a smile on their faces. “People are very satisfied with their kits. We are hearing great feedback about the emergency lights because lighting is a tremendous issue during winter when the days are shorter and electrical outages are more common,” adds Ahmad. “This is a particular problem for people with visual impairments, because they are at risk of hurting themselves. So the extra light is a safety feature for them.”
Husband and wife pick up a blanket and emergency light.
The Najdeh Association distributed winter kits to 1,000 Palestinian families from Syria seeking refuge in Lebanon’s Beddawi camp.
ANERA Delivers 4,000 Blankets to Refugee Families in Nahr El Bared and Burj El Barajneh
In nearby Nahr El Bared camp and in Burj El Barajneh camp outside Beirut, ANERA has distributed 4,000 blankets, thanks to the generosity of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) Charities that wanted to provide winterization support to Palestinian refugee families. The two camps host thousands of Palestinian families who fled the war in Syria, which has been raging for four years.
LDS Charities has partnered with ANERA in Lebanon for the past three years. Werner Gysler, country manager of LDS Charities in Lebanon, welcomed the opportunity to help. “We have been very satisfied working with ANERA so when they called us to contribute to the winterization program, we were anxious to help.”
On a rare week of freezing temperatures and snow in SE Texas this discarded apple got a little cold.
Since we moved to WI, I've heard stories about the shoreline (lake line?) getting encrusted in ice from the movement of the water and the absolutely freezing temperatures.
I remember the feeling of this day SO vividly - I just had to get out of the house. It had been one too many days of dissertation-stuff and tiptoeing around all of that, and I just needed to go. So I walked. In the 28* weather, I walked for hours through the paths that I found at the end of the walkway around the lake. And I climbed the rocks along the shore.
I remember not wanting to go home, and wanting to do more of these things with the person that I loved, but my phone kept shutting off because it was so cold, and I could barely feel my feet (maybe Converse weren't the best shoe choice).
It's cheesy, but I guess this was a day that I actually felt alive, and not like I was a slave to some sort of academic machine, when I wasn't even the one benefiting from the academia work. I know that's what you do when you love someone, and don't regret any ounce of support for a bit (and probably could have even given more at times), but hot damn I wish I would have also paid more attention to myself.
11/12/09
Looks like my 5Dmk2 is going to have to go back to Canon, in nearly freezing temperatures the shutter starts making a funny noise and I get this error message :(
Err 30 is a shutter error, and there are seem to be no shortage of other people on the internet with similar problems. In all cases it seems to need a trip back to Canon to fix it.
I basically have to warm the camera up and it starts working again... not really the most convenient thing to do every 10 mins!
Thanks to pixel.eight for the loan of his camera to take this shot ;)
how else are the girls and boys expected to play outside in freezing temperatures!
Microknit mittens by me for all the girls and boys we love too, too much sometimes *winky dink*
Let's keep those fingers warm, eh? !
Knit in 100% cotton, to prevent mildew buildup during those wicked snowball fights !
edit: for those who already have my mittens, the ones I'm making now are just a tiny touch bigger, I find they fit blythe and other dollies better and they have "cleaner lines" too. For the rainbow ones, it's a plus, since they fit in up to 6 colours! the ones above have some purple in the tips too! niiiiice!
bring on winter!
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Taken on a very cold photoshoot with the amazing Tamara. She is a true professional to work with, staying focused and collected in freezing temperatures.
Denver International Airport -- Main East-West Runway -- Denver to Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. Leaving the Rocky Mountain snow and freezing temperatures for the warmer desert air of Las Vegas.
Flowering structure of Pancium virgatum 'Dallas Blues' just starting to bloom. Alas, freezing temperatures will stop this process short. Still lovely a lovely inflorescence on one of my favorite ornamental grasses.
It's nearly one year ago to the day that I drove my car up a narrow, winding road about 20 minutes southeast of Jeju City. It was an uncharacteristically cold April morning, spring having yet to make it's appearance on the island.
I parked my car and struggled to the entrance of the Jeju April 3rd Peace Memorial Hall, relentless winds and freezing temperatures battering me along the way. It reminded me how perfectly the weather conditions matched this somber day.
Once inside, I made my way to a massive room where a large crowd of people had already formed. I scanned the room and my eyes were immediately drawn to the endless rows of names inscribed along its back wall. Flowers and offerings of fruit lay below the names, all of it lit by flickering candles. People had begun to pray.
This marked my introduction to a ceremony commemorating the 64 years since the Jeju Massacre, or "4.3", broke out on Jeju Island on April 3rd, 1948. One of the deadliest conflicts in Korean history, it continued for 6 bloody years, during which time an estimated 30,000 Jeju residents died at the hands of South Korean forces as punishment for perceived sympathy towards communism and the newly formed North Korea.
The conflict came to an end in 1954 but the pain and suffering caused by the loss of loved ones did not. How could something like this happen? For decades after any discussion of the massacre was censored with the threat of torture or imprisonment for those who chose to speak out.
The passage of time has healed some wounds. Since the 1990's the South Korean government has made a series of apologies and, in 2006, then President Roh Moo-Hyun officially apologized to the people of Jeju. But, apologies will never bring back those who lost their lives in the uprising.
With these thoughts in my mind, I slowly worked my way through the crowd and began to focus my attention on an elderly couple desperately trying to find the name of somebody lost in those attacks so many years ago. The pain of their loss clearly etched on their faces, they methodically scanned the names on the wall row by painstaking row.
I followed them for nearly 30 minutes until, finally, the husband's eyes showed a spark of recognition and his arm shot up into the air, his finger shaking as it pointed at a name on the wall. I saw a brief flicker of satisfaction, even triumph, on the elderly couples' faces that, after so many years, at least they could pay their respects to a fallen loved one.
It was at this moment I took a photo, my best of the day and one that would win at prize in the 2012 Jeju Sasam Photo Contest. When I look at that photo today I'm reminded of magnitude of the loss this terrible event had on so many families on Jeju Island and I pray that nothing like this will ever happen again.
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The sub-freezing temperatures and blistering arctic winds are no match for our PRC-155 Manpack Radio – Tested & Proven!
General Dynamics C4 Systems-developed AN/PRC-155 two-channel Manpack radios successfully completed secure voice and data calls from Alaska and the Arctic Circle, using the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform to connect with the MUOS satellite and ground communications network.
I met Sally for the first time.. We braved the freezing temperatures on a Winter morning here in Germany.. Thanks to Gaby for being my assistant..
"This photograph is #012 in my 100 strangers series. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com"
South Greenford is not the best place to spend an hour in freezing temperatures. Though it affords good views up and down the line and at one point you are head height level with the trackbed. The shelter on the Greenford bound platform was dismantled and fenced over in the summer leaving waiting passengers nothing on that platform and the station itself is on an embankment next to the A40. The platforms are reached by two long ramps from the dual carriageway below. The service from Greenford to Paddington is half hourly except I think on Sundays when it doesn't run at all!
While most of the country is covered in freezing temperatures, the California sun was shining as Max and I made our way through his favorite walnut orchard today. Great beams of light were filtering down through the branches periodically lighting Max's face as he stopped to wait for me to catch up. I'm glad I had my camera in hand for a picture perfect opportunity!
An view of the heavily eroded Haleakala Volcano. It may look like a giant volcanic crater but it was actually formed due to erosion by wind and water coupled by the freezing temperatures. Throughout this eroded valley there are a few small cinder cones and lava flows that have filled in parts of the eroded valley creating an isolated and uniquely barren landscape
After a night of nearly freezing temperatures and rain, Cadets had to take on the obstacle course Oct. 28 as part of the 1st Brigade Ranger Challenge held at Fort Knox. (Photo by Michael Maddox, Cadet Command Public Affairs)
Flying visit up North with jazzywheels and a massive dose of manflu to climb the Transporter Bridge in freezing temperatures.
Army ROTC Cadets from Marquette University brave freezing temperatures while competing in the 16.7-mile march during the Northern Warfare Challenge on February 25 at Grandad Bluff in La Crosse, Wis. Along with a ruck through cold and snow, the day included a 2,500-elevation change and an uphill SKEDCO drag. | Photo by Sarah Windmueller, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs
In spite of freezing temperatures I visited Joseph Wood Hill Park this morning after I left my son at work. It was worth the shivering. In the distance you can see the foothills of the Cascades.
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Cold morning at the University Farm as purposeful icicles protect almond orchards from freezing temperatures on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/University Photographer/CSU Chico)
The forest service provides a barbecue grill which helps to get us out of the cabin in the evening and enjoy the view, freezing temperatures and the wind.
Wenatchee Guard Station. Umatilla National Forest, Washington. April, 2011.
Freezing temperature, 38 degree water, 20-30 W-NW winds. This guy is in for a world of hurt on this one! It doesn't get much worse than this!
At the February, 2015 Upstate Cars & Coffee in Greenville, South Carolina. A great turnout of cars despite freezing temperatures and nasty cold wind.
Time keeping for the half marathon.
This image looks so bizarre, an elderly couple sitting way out in the countryside during freezing temperatures and howling gale force winds. Plus, the rain started to make conditions even more unpleasant a few minutes after taking this photo.
This wonderful devoted Christian couple, both in their late 70's, have for many years given their time to the local harrier and athletic clubs with time-keeping. It is quite a task recording the finishing time of each participant to our running / walking events.
Pat and Anne are always with us, wet or fine, forever cheery, positive and always an encouraging word to both young and old.
P.S. Pat and Anne are a shinning light to us all. They are still 'madly' in love with each other even after many years together. They are often seen in town or just out walking, always hand -in- hand. Sweethearts to the end! Beautiful couple!
The arctic blast which has brought heavy snow and freezing temperatures to the UK shows no sign of easing. This video clip shows a few scenes from the first 48 hours of the turbulent weather reaching Yorkshire. From my vantage point to the west of Otley I shot some timelapse footage of the clouds over Ilkley Moor and decided to head up there for a walk on the following day. The sun was just beginning to set when I reached the stone cairn marking the unofficial peak of the moorland fringe above Ilkley.
Over the course of about ten minutes the next salvo of snow moved in from the northeast, and I was treated to a wonderfully atmospheric change in weather as the first snowflakes began to fall and diffuse the golden light of the dying sun above Wharfedale. The magical moment was soon superseded by blizzard conditions so I had to pack up the camera rather sharply and head back down into the wind-shielding safety of the valley.
It's nearly one year ago to the day that I drove my car up a narrow, winding road about 20 minutes southeast of Jeju City. It was an uncharacteristically cold April morning, spring having yet to make it's appearance on the island.
I parked my car and struggled to the entrance of the Jeju April 3rd Peace Memorial Hall, relentless winds and freezing temperatures battering me along the way. It reminded me how perfectly the weather conditions matched this somber day.
Once inside, I made my way to a massive room where a large crowd of people had already formed. I scanned the room and my eyes were immediately drawn to the endless rows of names inscribed along its back wall. Flowers and offerings of fruit lay below the names, all of it lit by flickering candles. People had begun to pray.
This marked my introduction to a ceremony commemorating the 64 years since the Jeju Massacre, or "4.3", broke out on Jeju Island on April 3rd, 1948. One of the deadliest conflicts in Korean history, it continued for 6 bloody years, during which time an estimated 30,000 Jeju residents died at the hands of South Korean forces as punishment for perceived sympathy towards communism and the newly formed North Korea.
The conflict came to an end in 1954 but the pain and suffering caused by the loss of loved ones did not. How could something like this happen? For decades after any discussion of the massacre was censored with the threat of torture or imprisonment for those who chose to speak out.
The passage of time has healed some wounds. Since the 1990's the South Korean government has made a series of apologies and, in 2006, then President Roh Moo-Hyun officially apologized to the people of Jeju. But, apologies will never bring back those who lost their lives in the uprising.
With these thoughts in my mind, I slowly worked my way through the crowd and began to focus my attention on an elderly couple desperately trying to find the name of somebody lost in those attacks so many years ago. The pain of their loss clearly etched on their faces, they methodically scanned the names on the wall row by painstaking row.
I followed them for nearly 30 minutes until, finally, the husband's eyes showed a spark of recognition and his arm shot up into the air, his finger shaking as it pointed at a name on the wall. I saw a brief flicker of satisfaction, even triumph, on the elderly couples' faces that, after so many years, at least they could pay their respects to a fallen loved one.
It was at this moment I took a photo, my best of the day and one that would win at prize in the 2012 Jeju Sasam Photo Contest. When I look at that photo today I'm reminded of magnitude of the loss this terrible event had on so many families on Jeju Island and I pray that nothing like this will ever happen again.
Please view my stream LARGE on black:
The glycerine-rich antifreeze protein recently found in snow fleas (Hypogastrura harveyi) is the adaptation that helps this arthropod to survive freezing temperatures. In addition, researchers have been able to study the medical potential of its structure, suggesting possible applications in preserving organs for human transplantation.
Unlike fleas, snow fleas are not parasites. They jump great distances but they use the furcula tucked under their stomachs that is like a lever held close under high tension instead of their muscular hind legs. They play an important role in natural decomposition, helping recycling dead organic matter by eating decaying organic matter, fungi, algae and bacteria.
The video was taken by decaying organic matter in the soil, in Bowden Canyon Utah in February 10, 2020 at 1:00 pm.
Sources: www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(07)70979-7
The freezing temperatures and wind chill meant that Fili was grateful for the jacket and insulating pad during our break.
It's nearly one year ago to the day that I drove my car up a narrow, winding road about 20 minutes southeast of Jeju City. It was an uncharacteristically cold April morning, spring having yet to make it's appearance on the island.
I parked my car and struggled to the entrance of the Jeju April 3rd Peace Memorial Hall, relentless winds and freezing temperatures battering me along the way. It reminded me how perfectly the weather conditions matched this somber day.
Once inside, I made my way to a massive room where a large crowd of people had already formed. I scanned the room and my eyes were immediately drawn to the endless rows of names inscribed along its back wall. Flowers and offerings of fruit lay below the names, all of it lit by flickering candles. People had begun to pray.
This marked my introduction to a ceremony commemorating the 64 years since the Jeju Massacre, or "4.3", broke out on Jeju Island on April 3rd, 1948. One of the deadliest conflicts in Korean history, it continued for 6 bloody years, during which time an estimated 30,000 Jeju residents died at the hands of South Korean forces as punishment for perceived sympathy towards communism and the newly formed North Korea.
The conflict came to an end in 1954 but the pain and suffering caused by the loss of loved ones did not. How could something like this happen? For decades after any discussion of the massacre was censored with the threat of torture or imprisonment for those who chose to speak out.
The passage of time has healed some wounds. Since the 1990's the South Korean government has made a series of apologies and, in 2006, then President Roh Moo-Hyun officially apologized to the people of Jeju. But, apologies will never bring back those who lost their lives in the uprising.
With these thoughts in my mind, I slowly worked my way through the crowd and began to focus my attention on an elderly couple desperately trying to find the name of somebody lost in those attacks so many years ago. The pain of their loss clearly etched on their faces, they methodically scanned the names on the wall row by painstaking row.
I followed them for nearly 30 minutes until, finally, the husband's eyes showed a spark of recognition and his arm shot up into the air, his finger shaking as it pointed at a name on the wall. I saw a brief flicker of satisfaction, even triumph, on the elderly couples' faces that, after so many years, at least they could pay their respects to a fallen loved one.
It was at this moment I took a photo, my best of the day and one that would win at prize in the 2012 Jeju Sasam Photo Contest. When I look at that photo today I'm reminded of magnitude of the loss this terrible event had on so many families on Jeju Island and I pray that nothing like this will ever happen again.
Please view my stream LARGE on black:
The camellia blossoms are still coming despite freezing temperatures early in their season. The plant is on the edge of the property where my wife and I reside.
■ Streets of Torrejon de Ardoz (Madrid, Spain) at Christmas Season nights. Casual views depicting the nice light decorations and various Xmas activities at night.
Here we see an operator (enduring freezing temperatures for hours) in charge of a powerful Scala 1200 spotlight ("followspot"). Notice the color changer ("boomerang") at the end.
Taken handheld with my Panasonic Lumix TZ7 (ZS3) in available light at night. Due to the bright backlighting I had to use exposure compensation at the time of capture least the operator would appear silhouetted.
■ Calles de Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) durante las noches Navideñas. Vistas informales mostrando los bonitos adornos luminosos y diversas actividades navideñas nocturnas.
Vemos aquí a un operador (aguantando temperaturas bajísimas durante horas) a cargo de un potente foco (cañón) de seguimiento Scala 1200. Nótese el cambiador de colores en el extremo.
Tomada a pulso con mi Panasonic Lumix TZ7 (ZS3) en luz ambiente de noche. Debido a la brillante iluminación de fondo tuve que compensar la exposición al hacer la captura o el operador hubiese salido silueteado.
Cold morning at the University Farm as purposeful icicles protect almond orchards from freezing temperatures on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/University Photographer/CSU Chico)
It's nearly one year ago to the day that I drove my car up a narrow, winding road about 20 minutes southeast of Jeju City. It was an uncharacteristically cold April morning, spring having yet to make it's appearance on the island.
I parked my car and struggled to the entrance of the Jeju April 3rd Peace Memorial Hall, relentless winds and freezing temperatures battering me along the way. It reminded me how perfectly the weather conditions matched this somber day.
Once inside, I made my way to a massive room where a large crowd of people had already formed. I scanned the room and my eyes were immediately drawn to the endless rows of names inscribed along its back wall. Flowers and offerings of fruit lay below the names, all of it lit by flickering candles. People had begun to pray.
This marked my introduction to a ceremony commemorating the 64 years since the Jeju Massacre, or "4.3", broke out on Jeju Island on April 3rd, 1948. One of the deadliest conflicts in Korean history, it continued for 6 bloody years, during which time an estimated 30,000 Jeju residents died at the hands of South Korean forces as punishment for perceived sympathy towards communism and the newly formed North Korea.
The conflict came to an end in 1954 but the pain and suffering caused by the loss of loved ones did not. How could something like this happen? For decades after any discussion of the massacre was censored with the threat of torture or imprisonment for those who chose to speak out.
The passage of time has healed some wounds. Since the 1990's the South Korean government has made a series of apologies and, in 2006, then President Roh Moo-Hyun officially apologized to the people of Jeju. But, apologies will never bring back those who lost their lives in the uprising.
With these thoughts in my mind, I slowly worked my way through the crowd and began to focus my attention on an elderly couple desperately trying to find the name of somebody lost in those attacks so many years ago. The pain of their loss clearly etched on their faces, they methodically scanned the names on the wall row by painstaking row.
I followed them for nearly 30 minutes until, finally, the husband's eyes showed a spark of recognition and his arm shot up into the air, his finger shaking as it pointed at a name on the wall. I saw a brief flicker of satisfaction, even triumph, on the elderly couples' faces that, after so many years, at least they could pay their respects to a fallen loved one.
It was at this moment I took a photo, my best of the day and one that would win at prize in the 2012 Jeju Sasam Photo Contest. When I look at that photo today I'm reminded of magnitude of the loss this terrible event had on so many families on Jeju Island and I pray that nothing like this will ever happen again.
Please view my stream LARGE on black:
Another day full of freezing temperatures and snow, another home made Starbucks Coffee!
My drink of choice (as shown by the cup guide) is Mocha, with Caramel Syrup and Without Cream.
It's made at home using Starbucks VIA, which is really good coffee. I also have the Starbucks caramel syrup.
Yeah, this is also another mug I have. It's a ceramic mug made to look like the take-out paper cups.
:D
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