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Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run - Cold Day!
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Central Florida
Hollywood Studios - Orlando, Florida U.S.A.
Winter - Christmas Day - December 25th, 2022
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Star Wars landscape]
*[Couldn't wait to get back to this cool Star Wars exhibit to get a
'second shot' at this area! The first time was so much fun! Enjoy]
*[We had such a good time at this new Hollywood Studio's exhibit back in Dec/2019 that we came back for the grand opening week of a new 2nd exhibit that they just completed. Unfortunately, many of the exhibits were shut down (including this new one) because it was too cold, the machinery does not operate properly if the outside temp is below 40 degrees, and we were at about 35 degrees! LOL For Florida that is very low! So, I just took all the new exterior shots.
They are pretty cool. Hope you like them. Thank you for looking]
*******************************************************************************
From: 12/15/19
*[The quite-amazing new STAR WARS exhibit opened just ten days
prior (to above) on December 5th, 2019. Since we were in Orlando
for a company holiday-party we checked it out. As expected, it was jammed in the daytime with a 90+ minute wait for the ride. We went back in the evening (with a 35 minute wait) and it was very cool! With everything all lit-up at night it was fantastic and we truly felt
as if we were on the Galaxy's Edge! A must for the Star Wars fan!]
*[We flew the fastest ship in the galaxy
while hurtling through hyperspace! LOL]
*[Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is set within the Star Wars universe, at the Black Spire Outpost village on the remote frontier planet of Batuu. Attractions include Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, a dark ride that places guests in a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance; and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, a flying simulator attraction that allows guests to pilot the Millenium Falcon through a customized secret mission on behalf of Hondo Ohnaka and Chewbacca. Restaurants and shops include Oga's Cantina, Savi's Workshop, and the Droid Depot. The land opened in 2019, replacing the park's Streets of America section. The 14-acre area cost an estimated $1 billion. - Probably why a park-ticket is $159.]
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Central Florida
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run - Cold Day!
Hollywood Studios - Orlando, Florida U.S.A.
Winter - Christmas Day - December 25th, 2022
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Star Wars landscape]
*[Couldn't wait to get back to this cool Star Wars exhibit to get a
'second shot' at this area! The first time was so much fun! Enjoy]
*[We had such a good time at this new Hollywood Studio's exhibit back in Dec/2019 that we came back for the grand opening week of a new 2nd exhibit that they just completed. Unfortunately, many of the exhibits were shut down (including this new one) because it was too cold, the machinery does not operate properly if the outside temp is below 40 degrees, and we were at about 35 degrees! LOL For Florida that is very low! So, I just took all the new exterior shots.
They are pretty cool. Hope you like them. Thank you for looking]
*******************************************************************************
From: 12/15/19
*[The quite-amazing new STAR WARS exhibit opened just ten days
prior (to above) on December 5th, 2019. Since we were in Orlando
for a company holiday-party we checked it out. As expected, it was jammed in the daytime with a 90+ minute wait for the ride. We went back in the evening (with a 35 minute wait) and it was very cool! With everything all lit-up at night it was fantastic and we truly felt
as if we were on the Galaxy's Edge! A must for the Star Wars fan!]
*[We flew the fastest ship in the galaxy
while hurtling through hyperspace! LOL]
*[Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is set within the Star Wars universe, at the Black Spire Outpost village on the remote frontier planet of Batuu. Attractions include Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, a dark ride that places guests in a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance; and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, a flying simulator attraction that allows guests to pilot the Millenium Falcon through a customized secret mission on behalf of Hondo Ohnaka and Chewbacca. Restaurants and shops include Oga's Cantina, Savi's Workshop, and the Droid Depot. The land opened in 2019, replacing the park's Streets of America section. The 14-acre area cost an estimated $1 billion. - Probably why a park-ticket is $159.]
This is 10 years ago taken in the winter.
How would it be like this winter?
Have a good Friday and great weekend!
The following is the sotry posted originally.
Weather forecast is saying that we will have snow fall in the weekend.
Reminds me the last few winters that we had plenty of snow in Vancouver.
This was taken in 2006 when I bought my first DSLR.
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run - Cold Day!
Hollywood Studios - Orlando, Florida U.S.A.
Winter - Christmas Day - December 25th, 2022
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Star Wars landscape]
*[Couldn't wait to get back to this cool Star Wars exhibit to get a
'second shot' at this area! The first time was so much fun! Enjoy]
*[We had such a good time at this new Hollywood Studio's exhibit back in Dec/2019 that we came back for the grand opening week of a new 2nd exhibit that they just completed. Unfortunately, many of the exhibits were shut down (including this new one) because it was too cold, the machinery does not operate properly if the outside temp is below 40 degrees, and we were at about 35 degrees! LOL For Florida that is very low! So, I just took all the new exterior shots.
They are pretty cool. Hope you like them. Thank you for looking]
*******************************************************************************
From: 12/15/19
*[The quite-amazing new STAR WARS exhibit opened just ten days
prior (to above) on December 5th, 2019. Since we were in Orlando
for a company holiday-party we checked it out. As expected, it was jammed in the daytime with a 90+ minute wait for the ride. We went back in the evening (with a 35 minute wait) and it was very cool! With everything all lit-up at night it was fantastic and we truly felt
as if we were on the Galaxy's Edge! A must for the Star Wars fan!]
*[We flew the fastest ship in the galaxy
while hurtling through hyperspace! LOL]
*[Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is set within the Star Wars universe, at the Black Spire Outpost village on the remote frontier planet of Batuu. Attractions include Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, a dark ride that places guests in a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance; and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, a flying simulator attraction that allows guests to pilot the Millenium Falcon through a customized secret mission on behalf of Hondo Ohnaka and Chewbacca. Restaurants and shops include Oga's Cantina, Savi's Workshop, and the Droid Depot. The land opened in 2019, replacing the park's Streets of America section. The 14-acre area cost an estimated $1 billion. - Probably why a park-ticket is $159.]
Rain Soaked Streets...
Winters arrived with a bleakness of nonstop snow, sleet, rain and even fog; bringing with it thick, dark, overcast skies with no sign of sunshine. This seems to have enveloped us for several weeks now.
The weather lately seems to be confused, it cannot decide whether the weather will be Freezing rain, hail, sleet, regular rain or even snow. The temperature has been dancing between minus 20 degrees Celsius and plus 8 degrees Celsius for the past four weeks. It's hard to know how to dress or even prepare for this kind of weather. So I am packing a suitcase to be prepared for whatever may come next.
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Please take your time... and enjoy it large on black
The general term ice age or, more precisely, glacial age denotes a geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. There have been at least four major ice ages in the Earth's past. Outside these periods, the Earth seems to have been ice-free even in high latitudes. There is evidence that greenhouse gas levels fell at the start of ice ages and rose during the retreat of the ice sheets, but it is difficult to establish cause and effect. Greenhouse gas levels may also have been affected by other factors which have been proposed as causes of ice ages, such as the movement of continents and vulcanism. Although the last glacial period ended more than 8,000 years ago, its effects can still be felt today. For example, the moving ice carved out landscape in Canada, Greenland, northern Eurasia and Antarctica. The erratic boulders, till, drumlins, eskers, fjords, kettle lakes, moraines, cirques, horns, etc., are typical features left behind by the glaciers.
Photo taken inside a hummock taken at the IJsselmeer (IJmeer) near Amsterdam. A hummock is a boss or rounded knoll of ice rising above the general level of an ice-field, Hummocky ice is caused by slow and unequal pressure in the main body of the packed ice, and by unequal structure and temperature at a later period. Blue ice occurs when snow falls on the ice. The blue color is actually created for the same reason that water is blue, that is, its slight absorption of red light due to an overtone of the infrared OH stretching mode of the water molecule.
Een ijstijd of glaciatie is een geologisch tijdvak waarin ijskappen voorkomen. In het Engels wordt dit een periode van ice-house genoemd, als tegenhanger van een ijskaploze periode, de greenhouse ("broeikas"). Aangezien er gletsjers liggen op bijvoorbeeld Groenland of Antarctica, leven we tegenwoordig in een ijstijd. Men neemt aan dat dit in de gehele geologische geschiedenis van de Aarde minstens vijfmaal het geval is geweest, waarvan eenmaal zelfs zo sterk dat de ijskappen van de polen vrijwel tot aan de evenaar waren opgerukt. Ook zijn er periodes dat er aanzienlijke opwarming optrad waarbij die ijskappen grotendeels waren weggesmolten. Het klimaat op Aarde wordt beïnvloed door vele factoren, zoals de intensiteit van de zonnestraling, de ligging van de continenten, de continentverplaatsingen, vulkanisme, de zeestromen, de bedekking van het land door vegetatie, het weerkaatsingsvermogen van het aardoppervlak en vele kleine andere factoren. Met behulp van klimaatmodellen wordt door wetenschappers een reconstructie van het klimaat en de klimaatveranderingen in het verleden gemaakt. Alhoewel er een zekere consensus bestaat onder wetenschappers, zijn er nog vele onzekerheden en tegenstrijdigheden in dit onderzoek.
Hierboven een foto van kruiend ijs. Zoetwatermeren kunnen spectaculair bevriezen. Grotere meren zoals het IJsselmeer (IJmeer) hierboven hebben bijna altijd wel golven, en dit werkt directe bevriezing van het wateroppervlak tegen. Eerst vormen zich kleine ijsschotsen, die naar de kust drijven onder invloed van de wind. Deze schotsen vormen zo een ijsveld op het water dat de golven dempt, en uiteindelijk vriezen alle schotsen aan elkaar vast tot een massa. Voordat dit gebeurt schuren de schotsen voortdurend langs elkaar heen en schrapen zo stukjes ijs van elkaar af; elke schots krijgt zo een witte rand. Zulk ijs is dus totaal niet geschikt om op te schaatsen. Wanneer grotere delen van het meer bevriezen beginnen de platen, die soms een paar vierkante kilometer groot zijn, langzaam tegen elkaar te bewegen onder invloed van de wind en stroming. Dit heeft kruiend ijs tot gevolg: de ijsschotsen worden met kracht gebroken en op elkaar gestapeld langs de dijken langs het meer. Dit hoeft niet alleen bij dun ijs te gebeuren; soms kruit het ijs bij een dikte van meer dan 20 cm. De stapels ijs worden dan hoog, en het geluid is oorverdovend.
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run - Cold Day!
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Central Florida
Hollywood Studios - Orlando, Florida U.S.A.
Winter - Christmas Day - December 25th, 2022
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Hans Solo's Space-Craft]
*[Couldn't wait to get back to this cool Star Wars exhibit to get a
'second shot' at this area! The first time was so much fun! Enjoy]
*[We had such a good time at this new Hollywood Studio's exhibit back in Dec/2019 that we came back for the grand opening week of a new 2nd exhibit that they just completed. Unfortunately, many of the exhibits were shut down (including this new one) because it was too cold, the machinery does not operate properly if the outside temp is below 40 degrees, and we were at about 35 degrees! LOL For Florida that is very low! So, I just took all the new exterior shots.
They are pretty cool. Hope you like them. Thank you for looking]
*******************************************************************************
From: 12/15/19
*[The quite-amazing new STAR WARS exhibit opened just ten days
prior (to above) on December 5th, 2019. Since we were in Orlando
for a company holiday-party we checked it out. As expected, it was jammed in the daytime with a 90+ minute wait for the ride. We went back in the evening (with a 35 minute wait) and it was very cool! With everything all lit-up at night it was fantastic and we truly felt
as if we were on the Galaxy's Edge! A must for the Star Wars fan!]
*[We flew the fastest ship in the galaxy
while hurtling through hyperspace! LOL]
*[Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is set within the Star Wars universe, at the Black Spire Outpost village on the remote frontier planet of Batuu. Attractions include Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, a dark ride that places guests in a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance; and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, a flying simulator attraction that allows guests to pilot the Millenium Falcon through a customized secret mission on behalf of Hondo Ohnaka and Chewbacca. Restaurants and shops include Oga's Cantina, Savi's Workshop, and the Droid Depot. The land opened in 2019, replacing the park's Streets of America section. The 14-acre area cost an estimated $1 billion. - Probably why a park-ticket is $159.]
photo rights reserved by B℮n
It will be k-k-cold this weekend. The temperature can drop to -15 degrees celcius and that means of course only one thing: skating! After a few nights of good frost we could skate on February 12, 2021 at the Gouwsea. Waterland in the winter is a real skater’s paradise. As temperatures plunge across Europe, many are cursing the cold. But not in the Netherlands. Many are hoping for further frigid conditions. Today my daughter Samantha and friend Casper are joying me skating. A historical moment since crossing the Gouwsea by skates is such a rare occurrence. Today we skate 12km from Uitdam, de Nes to Marken and back, such a beautiful sea of ice to enjoy. An infinitely beautiful sight on this icy sea in 2021. It was a pleasure. The meadows here are white, the Gouwzee completely frozen and the breath comes out of my mouth in small gray puffs. Put your hands behind your back. Breathe calmly. I enjoy the sound of the irons over the ice and the beautiful view of the snowy landscape . The ice surface is great here. Besides ice skating Dutch also love Ice yachting. This is the sport of sailing and racing iceboats and is very popular in the Netherlands. Ice boats are racing at a speed of 100 km an hour over the ice of the Gouwsea. The centre of ice yachting is in Monnickendam.
Today 12th of February 2021 we got the opportunity to go ice skating on real ice instead of going to an ice rink. A good freeze only comes from a win in the climatic lottery. Thus the chance for our Dutch to be wild adventurers on their own land comes only every few years. We glide across solidified, frosted lakes with fish frozen into the ice. The Gouwsea in the winter are a real skater’s paradise. In Monnickendam the ice is only suitable for ice yachting. From here the ice yachtings are crossing the Gouwzee to Marken. We visit Monnickendam. Portrait of my daughter Samantha and friend Casper. From Monnickendam to Marken island is about 4km of disctance. It is not often that the Gouwsea is completely frozen. It is a nice gathering of ice sailors here in Monnickendam on the coldest days of 2021.
Het wordt k-k-koud dit weekend. De temperatuur kan dalen tot wel -15 graden en dat betekent natuurlijk maar één ding: schaatsennn! Na een paar nachten goede vorst konden we op 12 februari 2021 schaatsen op de Gouwzee. Na een extra nacht van vorst ligt het ijs er redelijk goed bij. Eindelijk weer heerlijk ijs om voor schaatsliefhebbers de ijzers onder te binden. Er kan heerlijk kilometers geschaatst worden tussen Uitdam, De Nes en Marken. Vandaag gaat mijn dochter Samantha mij met vriend Casper. Je beleeft de natuur op plekken waar je normaal niet kan komen. De Gouwzee is een paradijs voor schaatsers uit het westen van Nederland, omdat het meestal het eerste grootschalige gebied is waar men goed kan schaatsen op natuurijs. Maar het blijft een historische gebeurtenis. Vele schaatsenrijders zoeken vandaag de bevroren oppervlakte van de Gouwzee op voor een schaatsrit langs de dijk van Uitdam, De Nes naar Marken. Een mooie rit van zo'n 12km. Een oneindig mooi gezicht op deze ijszee anno 2021. Het was genieten. De weilanden zijn hier wit, de Gouwzee totaal bevroren en de adem komt in kleine grijze pufjes uit mijn mond. Handen op de rug. Rustig ademen. Ik geniet van het geluid van de ijzers over het ijs en het prachtige uitzicht over de besneeuwde landschap. Het ijs is geweldig hier. De ijszeilers hebben hun plek in Monnickendam. Hier is het ijs te slecht om te schaatsen, maar voor de ijszeilers geen probleem. Vanaf hier steken ze de Gouwzee over naar Marken. Een oneindig mooi gezicht op deze ijszee anno 2021. Het was genieten. Jong en oud staan op het ijs, zelfs koek en zopie is present bij de zeilclub van Monnickendam. Met spectaculaire snelheden van wel 80 tot 100 kilometer per uur razen de ijszeilers over bevroren meren en plassen: ijszeilers hebben deze dagen de tijd van hun leven. Foto van Samantha en vriend Casper tussen de ijszeilers. Vanaf Monnickendam naar Marken is ongeveer een afstand van 4 km. Het komt niet vaak voor dat de Gouwzee helemaal bevroren is. Het is een leuke bijeenkomst van ijszeilers hier in Monnickendam op de koudste dagen van 2021.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Central Florida
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run - Cold Day!
Hollywood Studios - Orlando, Florida U.S.A.
Winter - Christmas Day - December 25th, 2022
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Star Wars landscape]
*[Couldn't wait to get back to this cool Star Wars exhibit to get a
'second shot' at this area! The first time was so much fun! Enjoy]
*[We had such a good time at this new Hollywood Studio's exhibit back in Dec/2019 that we came back for the grand opening week of a new 2nd exhibit that they just completed. Unfortunately, many of the exhibits were shut down (including this new one) because it was too cold, the machinery does not operate properly if the outside temp is below 40 degrees, and we were at about 35 degrees! LOL For Florida that is very low! So, I just took all the new exterior shots.
They are pretty cool. Hope you like them. Thank you for looking]
*******************************************************************************
From: 12/15/19
*[The quite-amazing new STAR WARS exhibit opened just ten days
prior (to above) on December 5th, 2019. Since we were in Orlando
for a company holiday-party we checked it out. As expected, it was jammed in the daytime with a 90+ minute wait for the ride. We went back in the evening (with a 35 minute wait) and it was very cool! With everything all lit-up at night it was fantastic and we truly felt
as if we were on the Galaxy's Edge! A must for the Star Wars fan!]
*[We flew the fastest ship in the galaxy
while hurtling through hyperspace! LOL]
*[Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is set within the Star Wars universe, at the Black Spire Outpost village on the remote frontier planet of Batuu. Attractions include Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, a dark ride that places guests in a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance; and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, a flying simulator attraction that allows guests to pilot the Millenium Falcon through a customized secret mission on behalf of Hondo Ohnaka and Chewbacca. Restaurants and shops include Oga's Cantina, Savi's Workshop, and the Droid Depot. The land opened in 2019, replacing the park's Streets of America section. The 14-acre area cost an estimated $1 billion. - Probably why a park-ticket is $159.]
This beach is called Elephant Rocks, but since it was 14°F there this morning it felt like it should be called mastodon rocks. Brrrr! Really glad I picked up a down jacket for this trip!! :)
The sunrise this morning was bluebird, but there was some nice glow reflected on the new england granite so I focused on that and the great textures.
photo rights reserved by B℮n
Marken is a village near Amsterdam and it occupies a peninsula in the Markermeer. It was formerly an island in the Zuiderzee. From the dike you have a magnificent view over the many mounds on Marken. The Rozewerf still got the original look of this ancient settlement which are still the characteristic and monumental buildings. It's really just on the dike that protects the water, once the Zuiderzee now the Markermeer. The area around Rozewerf was also regularly flooded after it came to be by the sea. Eventually a low dike was constructed leaving only skipped water at larger storms. Rozewerf with 12 icebreakers which are derived from the 12 apostles. The twelve wooden icebreakers dating in construction in 1872. The icebreakers have cultural and historical value because it authentic in appearance and become rare examples of de-icing facilities. Since the construction of the Dam there has been no more trouble. However, it has been affected by the drifting ice in the winter. The lighthouse 'Horse of Marken' stands on its own tiny island at the end of a narrow causeway and is almost completely surrounded by water, which makes its location so photogenic. Particularly in winter, when after a long period of frost during which the IJsselmeer was largely frozen over the thaw set in and the ice was starting to drift you could shoot spectacular pictures here. Fishermen went with a sliding carriage, fishing net, long stick and axe for ice fishing like their ancestors in Marken. Fishing for sparkling and flounder was a nice additional income in those days. It looks like fun but not without risk. In the old days fishermen felt with regularity in a ice-field hole and became super cooled or even drowned.
1. centre Finding fresh angles in photography, 2. top left Drifting ice piling up at the lighthouse of Marken, 3. Traditional Ice-fishing on Marken island Anno 2021, 4. Traditional Ice-fishing on Marken island Anno 2021, 5. Wooden ice breaker and ice fishermen at an infinite sea of ice Anno 2021, 6. Drifting ice moving towards the boat of lighthouse of Marken, 7. Exploring desolated frozen sea of ice at the Gouwzee, 8. Two young swans started landing on ice in front of the Marken lighthouse, 9. The storm wind whipped up the water, after which the frost turned it into the most beautiful sculptures, 10. Icy dike towards the lighthouse of Marken, 11. Ice hummocks and sculpture by nature, 12. Winter at Marken Lighthouse Anno 2021, 13. When you’re happy you don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer.
Marken is een voormalig eiland, nu een schiereiland, in het Markermeer. De Rozewerf is een buurtschap gelegen op Marken. Rozewerf is van oorsprong een terp, dat een werf wordt genoemd. Rozewerf ligt echt maar net aan de dijk die het beschermt van het water, ooit de Zuiderzee thans het Markermeer. Het gebied rondom Rozewerf stond ook regelmatig onderwater nadat het aan zee kwam te liggen. Uiteindelijk werd een lage dijk aangelegd waardoor er alleen bij wat grotere stormen water oversloeg. Sinds de aanleg van de Afsluitdijk heeft men daar ook geen last meer van. Wel heeft men last van het kruiende ijs in de winter. Daarom staan er ook ijsbrekers net buiten de dijk in het Markermeer. Er staan 12 ijsbrekers welke zijn afgeleid van de 12 apostelen. De twaalf houten ijsbrekers dateren in aanleg uit 1872. De vuurtoren 'Paard van Marken' staat op zijn eigen piepkleine eilandje aan het einde van een smalle dijk en is bijna volledig omgeven door water, wat de ligging zo fotogeniek maakt. Het Paard van Marken is een vuurtoren van Marken. De vuurtoren is gebouwd in 1839 en staat op de oostelijke punt van het eiland. De toren heeft een hoogte van 16 meter en een lichtbereik van 16,7 km. Vooral in de winter met het kruiend ijs kan je hier spectaculaire foto's maken. Vissers gingen net als hun voorouders in Marken met een slede, visnet, lange stok en bijl ijsvissen. In het dikke ijs moesten ze eerst een bijt hakken. Daarin werden dan lange stokken met een net eraan geschoven om de spiering binnen te halen. Het was in die tijd een mooi bijverdienste. Het ziet er leuk uit, maar niet zonder risico. Vroeger vielen vissers met regelmaat door het ijs en raakten onderkoeld of verdronken zelfs.
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Wishing you all a healthy, Happy New Year...What will you do with this one precious life...
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If you want to see how hard it was raining just look at the surface of the water! I was past caring at this stage!!
View LARGE on Black and then imagine being soaked and frozen :-)
Intrusive Eyes - Daily Life between Avalanche,Freezing cold,Human threats and cloud burst
Village near Zojila pass - Jammu & Kashmir
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The Rozewerf is a hamlet located on the Marken peninsula surrounded by water near Amsterdam. Rozewerf still got the original look of this ancient settlement which are still the characteristic and monumental buildings. It's really just on the dike that protects the water, once the Zuiderzee now the Markermeer. The area around Rozewerf was also regularly flooded after it came to be by the sea. Eventually a low dike was constructed leaving only skipped water at larger storms. From the dike has a magnificent view over the many mounds on Marken. Rozewerf, with the right 12 icebreakers which are derived from the 12 apostles. The twelve wooden icebreakers dating in construction in 1872. They are fan-shaped situated in relation to each other. The icebreakers have cultural and historical value because it authentic in appearance and become rare examples of de-icing facilities. Since the construction of the Dam there has been no more trouble. However, it has been affected by the drifting ice in the winter. The lighthouse 'Horse of Marken' stands on its own tiny island at the end of a narrow causeway and is almost completely surrounded by water, which makes its location so photogenic. Particularly in winter, when after a long period of frost during which the IJsselmeer was largely frozen over the thaw set in and the ice was starting to drift you could shoot spectacular pictures here. Fishermen went with a sliding carriage, fishing net, long stick and axe for ice fishing like their ancestors in Marken. Fishing for sparkling and flounder was a nice additional income in those days. It looks like fun but not without risk. In the old days fishermen felt with regularity in a ice-field hole and became super cooled or even drowned.
As temperatures plunge across Europe, many are cursing the cold. But not in the Netherlands. Many are hoping for further frigid conditions. Photo of the Rozewerf hamlet and lighthouse taken at Marken island. Ice fishermen walking on the ice-fields of the Gouwsea. Fishermen went with a sliding carriage, fishing net, long stick and axe for ice fishing like their ancestors in Marken. You first had to chop the thick ice. Long sticks with a net on them were then pushed into the hole to bring in the fish. These fish are baked which were nice and crispy. Fishing for sparkling and flounder was a nice additional income in those days. Looking out over the infinite sea of ice. I took this photo from the southern dike of Marken on 14th February 2021. In the background you can see Almere city at a distance of 8km.
De Rozewerf is een buurtschap gelegen op het voormalig Marken. Rozewerf is van oorsprong een terp, dat een werf wordt genoemd. Deze terp is niet vernoemd naar de kleur maar meer dan waarschijnlijk naar de persoon of familie Roos of Rozen, die de eigenaar of aanlegger is geweest van de werf. Net als de andere ten noorden van Rozewerf gelegen werven stammen de meeste huizen uit de 18e en 19e eeuw. In de loop van de tijd zijn deze wel flink verbouwd. Rozewerf kent net als Grotewerf nog het meest oorspronkelijke uiterlijk van deze oude bewoning waardoor het nog de karakteristieke en monumentale panden heeft. De huizen van Rozewerf staan ook erg dicht op elkaar, er is smalle doorgang door het buurtschapje. Rozewerf ligt echt maar net aan de dijk die het beschermt van het water, ooit de Zuiderzee thans het Markermeer. Het gebied rondom Rozewerf stond ook regelmatig onderwater nadat het aan zee kwam te liggen. Uiteindelijk werd een lage dijk aangelegd waardoor er alleen bij wat grotere stormen water oversloeg. Sinds de aanleg van de Afsluitdijk heeft men daar ook geen last meer van. Wel heeft men last van het kruiende ijs in de winter. Daarom staan er ook ijsbrekers net buiten de dijk in het Markermeer. Er staan 12 ijsbrekers welke zijn afgeleid van de 12 apostelen. De twaalf houten ijsbrekers dateren in aanleg uit 1872. De vuurtoren 'Paard van Marken' staat op zijn eigen piepkleine eilandje aan het einde van een smalle dijk en is bijna volledig omgeven door water, wat de ligging zo fotogeniek maakt. Vooral in de winter met het kruiend ijs kan je hier spectaculaire foto's maken. Vissers gingen net als hun voorouders in Marken met een slede, visnet, lange stok en bijl ijsvissen. In het dikke ijs moesten ze eerst een bijt hakken. Daarin werden dan lange stokken met een net eraan geschoven om de spiering binnen te halen. Het was in die tijd een mooi bijverdienste. Het ziet er leuk uit, maar niet zonder risico. Vroeger vielen vissers met regelmaat door het ijs en raakten onderkoeld of verdronken zelfs. Deze foto heb ik gemaakt vanaf de zuidelijke dijk van Marken op 14 februari 2021. Uitkijkend over de oneindige zee van ijs met op de achtergrond Almere stad een afstand van zo'n 8km.
HDR Panorama captured early morning at Pol Blue in the Barrington Tops National Park in NSW, Australia.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Central Florida - Futuristic!
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run - Very Cold Day!
--- Hollywood Studios - Orlando, Florida U.S.A. ---
Winter - Christmas Day - December 25th, 2022
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Star Wars landscape]
*[Couldn't wait to get back to this cool Star Wars exhibit to get a
'second shot' at this area! The first time was so much fun! Enjoy]
*[We had such a good time at this new Hollywood Studio's exhibit back in Dec/2019 that we came back for the grand opening week of a new 2nd exhibit that they just completed. Unfortunately, many of the exhibits were shut down (including this new one) because it was too cold, the machinery does not operate properly if the outside temp is below 40 degrees, and we were at about 35 degrees! LOL For Florida that is very low! So, I just took all the new exterior shots.
They are pretty cool. Hope you like them. Thank you for looking]
*******************************************************************************
From: 12/15/19
*[The quite-amazing new STAR WARS exhibit opened just ten days
prior (to above) on December 5th, 2019. Since we were in Orlando
for a company holiday-party we checked it out. As expected, it was jammed in the daytime with a 90+ minute wait for the ride. We went back in the evening (with a 35 minute wait) and it was very cool! With everything all lit-up at night it was fantastic and we truly felt
as if we were on the Galaxy's Edge! A must for the Star Wars fan!]
*[We flew the fastest ship in the galaxy
while hurtling through hyperspace! LOL]
*[Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is set within the Star Wars universe, at the Black Spire Outpost village on the remote frontier planet of Batuu. Attractions include Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, a dark ride that places guests in a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance; and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, a flying simulator attraction that allows guests to pilot the Millenium Falcon through a customized secret mission on behalf of Hondo Ohnaka and Chewbacca. Restaurants and shops include Oga's Cantina, Savi's Workshop, and the Droid Depot. The land opened in 2019, replacing the park's Streets of America section. The 14-acre area cost an estimated $1 billion. - Probably why a park-ticket is $159.]
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It will be k-k-cold this weekend. The temperature can drop to -15 degrees celcius and that means of course only one thing: skating! After a few nights of good frost we could skate on February 12, 2021 at the Gouwsea. Waterland in the winter is a real skater’s paradise. As temperatures plunge across Europe, many are cursing the cold. But not in the Netherlands. Many are hoping for further frigid conditions. Today my daughter Samantha and friend Casper are joying me skating. A historical moment since crossing the Gouwsea by skates is such a rare occurrence. Today we skate 12km from Uitdam, de Nes to Marken and back, such a beautiful sea of ice to enjoy. An infinitely beautiful sight on this icy sea in 2021. It was a pleasure. The meadows here are white, the Gouwzee completely frozen and the breath comes out of my mouth in small gray puffs. Put your hands behind your back. Breathe calmly. I enjoy the sound of the irons over the ice and the beautiful view of the snowy landscape . The ice surface is great here. Besides ice skating Dutch also love Ice yachting. This is the sport of sailing and racing iceboats and is very popular in the Netherlands. Ice boats are racing at a speed of 100 km an hour over the ice of the Gouwsea. The centre of ice yachting is in Monnickendam.
Today 12th of February 2021 we got the opportunity to go ice skating on real ice instead of going to an ice rink. A good freeze only comes from a win in the climatic lottery. Thus the chance for our Dutch to be wild adventurers on their own land comes only every few years. We glide across solidified, frosted lakes with fish frozen into the ice. The Gouwsea in the winter are a real skater’s paradise. In Monnickendam the ice is only suitable for ice yachting. From here the ice yachtings are crossing the Gouwzee to Marken. We visit Monnickendam. Portrait of my daughter Samantha and friend Casper walking on the vast frozen Gouwsea. From Monnickendam to Marken island is about 4km of disctance. It is not often that the Gouwsea is completely frozen.
Het wordt k-k-koud dit weekend. De temperatuur kan dalen tot wel -15 graden en dat betekent natuurlijk maar één ding: schaatsennn! Na een paar nachten goede vorst konden we op 12 februari 2021 schaatsen op de Gouwzee. Na een extra nacht van vorst ligt het ijs er redelijk goed bij. Eindelijk weer heerlijk ijs om voor schaatsliefhebbers de ijzers onder te binden. Er kan heerlijk kilometers geschaatst worden tussen Uitdam, De Nes en Marken. Vandaag gaat mijn dochter Samantha mij met vriend Casper. Je beleeft de natuur op plekken waar je normaal niet kan komen. De Gouwzee is een paradijs voor schaatsers uit het westen van Nederland, omdat het meestal het eerste grootschalige gebied is waar men goed kan schaatsen op natuurijs. Maar het blijft een historische gebeurtenis. Vele schaatsenrijders zoeken vandaag de bevroren oppervlakte van de Gouwzee op voor een schaatsrit langs de dijk van Uitdam, De Nes naar Marken. Een mooie rit van zo'n 12km. Een oneindig mooi gezicht op deze ijszee anno 2021. Het was genieten. De weilanden zijn hier wit, de Gouwzee totaal bevroren en de adem komt in kleine grijze pufjes uit mijn mond. Handen op de rug. Rustig ademen. Ik geniet van het geluid van de ijzers over het ijs en het prachtige uitzicht over de besneeuwde landschap. Het ijs is geweldig hier. De ijszeilers hebben hun plek in Monnickendam. Hier is het ijs te slecht om te schaatsen, maar voor de ijszeilers geen probleem. Vanaf hier steken ze de Gouwzee over naar Marken. Een oneindig mooi gezicht op deze ijszee anno 2021. Het was genieten. Jong en oud staan op het ijs, zelfs koek en zopie is present bij de zeilclub van Monnickendam. Met spectaculaire snelheden van wel 80 tot 100 kilometer per uur razen de ijszeilers over bevroren meren en plassen: ijszeilers hebben deze dagen de tijd van hun leven. Foto van Samantha en vriend Casper wandelend op de ijszee. Vanaf Monnickendam naar Marken is ongeveer een afstand van 4 km. Het komt niet vaak voor dat de Gouwzee helemaal bevroren is.
There are many signs on the water's edge advising not to walk on the ice as can be quite thin at times. If you look on the right-hand side looks like that advice is not always filled !!! Lots of footprints out into the middle of the river.......
Quote from Google Maps
"Rovaniemi is the capital of Lapland, in northern Finland. Almost totally destroyed during World War II, today it’s a modern city known for being the "official" home town of Santa Claus, and for viewing the Northern Lights. It’s home to Arktikum, a museum and science center exploring the Arctic region and the history of Finnish Lapland. The Science Centre Pilke features interactive exhibits on northern forests."
2017th last sunrise.
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Got up this morning to capture the last sunrise of 2017 and it was so cold I could not feel my hands, but it was well worth the sacrifice of getting up early and freezing. Enjoyed a spectacular farewell sunrise.
Wishing everyone a great years end and best wishes for 2018
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Central Florida - Futuristic!
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run - Very Cold Day!
--- Hollywood Studios - Orlando, Florida U.S.A. ---
Winter - Christmas Day - December 25th, 2022
*[END STAR WARS SERIES - December 2022
--hope you enjoyed it - thank you for looking]
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Fighter-Ship]
*[Fighter-Base - Home-Port - space-dock - Ship-Yard]
*[Resistance Fighter-Spaceship - Galactic Fighter-Ship]
*[Couldn't wait to get back to this cool Star Wars exhibit to get a
'second shot' at this area! The first time was so much fun! Enjoy]
*[We had such a good time at this new Hollywood Studio's exhibit back in Dec/2019 that we came back for the grand opening week of a new 2nd exhibit that they just completed. Unfortunately, many of the exhibits were shut down (including this new one) because it was too cold, the machinery does not operate properly if the outside temp is below 40 degrees, and we were at about 35 degrees! LOL For Florida that is very low! So, I just took all the new exterior shots.
They are pretty cool. Hope you like them. Thank you for looking]
*******************************************************************************
From: 12/15/19
*[The quite-amazing new STAR WARS exhibit opened just ten days
prior (to above) on December 5th, 2019. Since we were in Orlando
for a company holiday-party we checked it out. As expected, it was jammed in the daytime with a 90+ minute wait for the ride. We went back in the evening (with a 35 minute wait) and it was very cool! With everything all lit-up at night it was fantastic and we truly felt
as if we were on the Galaxy's Edge! A must for the Star Wars fan!]
*[We flew the fastest ship in the galaxy
while hurtling through hyperspace! LOL]
*[Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is set within the Star Wars universe, at the Black Spire Outpost village on the remote frontier planet of Batuu. Attractions include Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, a dark ride that places guests in a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance; and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, a flying simulator attraction that allows guests to pilot the Millenium Falcon through a customized secret mission on behalf of Hondo Ohnaka and Chewbacca. Restaurants and shops include Oga's Cantina, Savi's Workshop, and the Droid Depot. The land opened in 2019, replacing the park's Streets of America section. The 14-acre area cost an estimated $1 billion. - Probably why a park-ticket is $159.]
If the road you travel has no obstacles, it leads nowhere. Be brave, dare to explore, you will find light even in the dark mist.
~ a common thought.
Another blue world shot from my archives :)
F4.5 | 1/30s | ISO 100 | Av | Tungsten WB | Ev -2/3
Explored: Jul 16, 2010 #234
The warmth of the sun!
The gale winds and resulting high waves over the last week or two has resulted in pretty enormous icing on the pier, catwalk, and outer lighthouse.
~ William Wordsworth
Made a slight modification of the quote by changing "lass" to "grass".
The focus here is a bit vague. As I explained with my first image from Flickr Meetup at Planina Field, this was probably the coolest day of the year. Shooting was very difficult due to camera fogging and breath freezing on it making it a challenge to see what I was actually trying to capture and how. I still like this one, though.
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Ice skaters on a nearby lake! The ice is finally thick enough!?Temperature this morning was -6C but due the strong Eastern wind it feels like -15C! Playing a little with LR!
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Incredible how quickly this Amaryllis can go from bud, when I left this morning, to fully-opened bloom upon arrivall home this afternoon. HBW!!!
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Even with the the belated start to actively riding for 2024 the crew at Slow Roll Cycles did a little TLC on my Fuji Absolute(2018 Bike-O-Rama purchase) which allowed me to gain some valuable base miles on during the weirdly warm and mostly dry winter months. In April, I got my trusty Midnight Special back after an extensive overhaul by the trusty hands over at Black Saddle Bike Shop with the dynamo hub and new wheels being the biggest upgrades, which alone carried me to roughly 4000 miles in 8 months. During the coldest of winter morning commutes with double digit subzero windchills, Bruce (my Surly Wednesday) proved to be worth every dollar and traversed some pretty sketchy inclement winter weather when it existed with only one fall. During many of times in between the guys over at Revolution Cycles were always happy to watch my bikes when I didn't feel like locking it up outside.
After all this was said and done I finished 2024 with 5237 miles and while my milage was down from the previous year (6530 in 2023), I achieved a bigger goal and was able to commute to work by bike everyday. Rain, snow, wind, none of the elements kept me from a two wheeled transport. I'm thankful as always for such a great group of supportive friends I've made in the Madison Bikes community and beyond through the love of cycling, and it seems the family keeps getting bigger. I should not forget to mention, I loved joining on the Wednesday evening "taco ride" with Motorless Motion Bicycles starting and ending at Bandit and will miss the comradery of the group and highly suggest joining for tacos sometime. Who knows, maybe I'll make a guest appearance?!
Keep the rubber side down and see you on the paths/streets/lakes or wherever we cross paths, always onward and forward!
My first attempt at a long exposure using my new Grad HD Filters!
All criticism gratefully received!!
Thanks to my friend Klarens for his patience - a wonderful teacher - see his masterpieces at
www.flickr.com/photos/33945934@N08/
This was taken in the late evening light on Sunday at Downhill Strand.
NO INVITATIONS PLEASE - gong away for a few days R&R!!!
For Cliché Saturday's Scavenger Hunt – [#39] Nature
3/52
Last Sunday there was this most amazing sunrise. The sky was on fire and of course, I can't quickly get to a good location on the spur of the moment. Living in a valley has a few disadvantages: no place to watch the sun rise or set, the coldest temperatures in all of Chicagoland and of course we are smack dab in the middle of a flood plain!
I raced to a nearby park anyway and managed to catch some beautiful sunrise after it crested the treeline. I had another idea for today that didn't pan out so in its place, I bring you this tasty sunrise with a layers of vanilla cake, frosted with chocolate and orange.
Happy Cliche Saturday!!
~ Adam Morrison
One of the most precious things on this freezing cold day were the tiny snow crystals floating in the air and glittering when embraced by the morning sun light. This blurry image was made in an attempt to capture those glitters. You can see some in the right bottom corner.
Taken on Flickr Meetup in Planina Field.
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