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The new year of 2014 introduced most people to the term "polar vortex." Just days into the start of the new year and most of the central and eastern United States was plunged into bone-chilling sub-zero temps, with many seeing the coldest temps in 30 years, while others saw the coldest in recorded history. In the Upper Midwest, the polar vortex was accompanied by blizzards that saw heavy snow, high winds, and total white-out conditions. This extreme cold went on for a few days. It wouldn't the the last polar vortex of 2014, but it was definitely the worst.

The effects were very visible on Lake Michigan. Most of the lake was covered in ice. Large ice boulders built up on the shores. On the eastern shores on the west side of Michigan, people were walking on the ice a mile out from shore. The lighthouses were frozen tombs of encased ice.

So it was good timing when a week later I embarked on my previously-scheduled first lighthouse tour. In St. Joseph, the piers were impassable without crampons. The catwalks were encrusted with windblown ice. Despite the cold, the beach was surprisingly crowded. But after what came before, no one was complaining when the high temps hit 5 Degrees! By then it was practically shorts weather!

embracing the day by _AiresPhotography_

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Newtown Light by Kevin Ho

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Morning has broken I by Lightspectral

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... a find in the forest this morning. I had to lay down to

photograph these tiny beauties.

Inner glow by Lightspectral

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In the dark forest I suddenly saw this leaf in the warm sunshine seeming to glow from its inner.

Icy Grip of the Polar Vortex by dscharen

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Fresh off the 2019 Polar Vortex, it's time to turn back the clock to the first time this term entered into the widespread American lexicon.

The new year of 2014 introduced most people to the term "polar vortex." Just days into the start of the new year and most of the central and eastern United States was plunged into bone-chilling sub-zero temps, with many seeing the coldest temps in 30 years, while others saw the coldest in recorded history. In the Upper Midwest, the polar vortex was accompanied by blizzards that saw heavy snow, high winds, and total white-out conditions. This extreme cold went on for a few days. It wouldn't the the last polar vortex of 2014, but it was definitely the worst.

The effects were very visible on Lake Michigan. Most of the lake was covered in ice. Large ice boulders built up on the shores. On the eastern shores on the west side of Michigan, people were walking on the ice a mile out from shore. The lighthouses were frozen tombs of encased ice.

So it was good timing when a week later I embarked on my previously-scheduled first lighthouse tour. In St. Joseph, the piers were impassable without crampons. The catwalks were encrusted with windblown ice. Despite the cold, the beach was surprisingly crowded. But after what came before, no one was complaining when the high temps hit 5 Degrees! By then it was practically shorts weather!

凌晨中環(黑金版) by Kevin Ho

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(Rev Blackgold)

WaxScapeNo3 - Copy by Ian Kelly

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

DSC05802Pw by Scott Glenn

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The Blue Hour. 30 minutes after sunset.

Dreaming... by Lightspectral

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Two Skyscrapers by Kevin Ho

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...full of promises by Lightspectral

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Ready to take off the pyjama... it is time to wake up! by Lightspectral

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or... as wonderfully suggested from @ires:

"Ready to emerge from its cocoon!"

Morning glory by Lightspectral

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My cathedral...my wild river! by Denis Collette

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On Explore, April 3, 2007, #23

The wild river reflection you've seen on the note on the image of yesterday!

A surprise for my great friend Helenabraga!

Glaubt ihr denn, dass der liebe Gott katholisch ist?

GEORG CHRISTOPH LICHTENBERG

Do you believe then that our dear God is Catholic?

Croyez-vous donc que le bon Dieu est catholique?

Credete voi che il buon Dio sia cattolico?

¿creen ustedes que Dios es católico?

هل تعتقد بأن الرب سبحانه كاثوليكي؟

你们相信仁慈的上帝是天主教徒吗?

Glo julle dan die Lieweheer Katoliek is?

Vjerujete li zaista da je dobri Bog katolik?

Věříte tomu, že náš milý Pán Bůh je katolík?

Tror I så på, at den gode Gud er katolik?

Gelooft u dan dat onze lieve God katholiek is?

Kas te usute siis, et meie armas Jumal on katoliiklane?

önök tehát abban hisznek, hogy a jóisten katolikus?

Haldið þér þá, að vor dýri Drottinn sé katólskur?

我々の良き神がカトリックだと思いますか？

Czy wierzycie w to, że dobry Bóg jest katolikiem?

Acreditam que o bom Deus é católico?

Credeţi oare că bunul Dumnezeu este catolic?

веруjете ли онда да је наш драги Бог католик?

Veríte, že Pánboh je katolík?

Tror ni då, att vår gode Gud är katolsk?

Sevgili Tanrımızın Katolik olduğuna inanıyor musun?

Верите ли вы, что наш дорогой Бог Католик? (Special thanks to Igor Makarov)

DSC09520Pw by Scott Glenn

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The first touch... by Lightspectral

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Lujiazui Night 陆家嘴夜色 by Kevin Ho

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Marissa !! by DFHMIXXER 智仁 ☯Euskadi ⛎

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A big Thank you to Marissakaye , for Agreeing to play the game !!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzXgvflJrxw

INNERLIGHT Inner-Live

Gracefulness by Lightspectral

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The Light Within by Lawrence Wilkin

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A "Queen Victoria Agave" seen at the Chicago Botanic Garden in a warm light

Phosphorescence by Natalie Panga

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"PHOSPHORESCENCE. Now there's a word to lift your hat to... to find that phosphorescence, that light within, that's the genius behind poetry."

Emily Dickinson

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Oh, what a wonderful world... by Lightspectral

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SPLASH!!! I spend more then two hours observing my children and a wonderful duckfamily having lots of fun in a river-swimmingpool in france...

347/365 - feeling all christmassy inside by Scott MacBride

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Missing summer's embrace by Lightspectral

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...it is cold and rainy outside - just felt like searching

for some summer colours in my archives :)

Corazón iluminado... by Lightspectral

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Al lume di una rosa - By a roselight by Bruno

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Explore highest position: #28 on Thursday, January 1, 2009

Tanti auguri per un felice 2009 a tutti gli amici di Flickr!

Happy New Year to all Flickr Friends!

View On Black

Ti ho intravista al lume di una rosa

svanire lesta nel buio della notte.

Sappi che quella rosa rimane sempre accesa

semmai ti andasse di ripassar di qua.

I glimpsed you by a roselight

quickly disappear into darkness of night.

I let you know that rose is always switched on

In case you happen to pass here again

Shellflowers... by Lightspectral

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These little flowers are made out

of little white shells...

Dust of Lujiazui by Kevin Ho

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Self by காவியம் Kaaviyam Photography

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"You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection." Buddha .

the inner light...(HSS) by Bill

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Dusk descends on St. Patrick's Catholic Church in tiny Arlington,IL. Arlington is located just north of Cherry,IL.,the site of one of the deadliest coal mining disasters in US history in 1909. Nearly 260 miners,young and old,perished. Arlington, a bustling railroad town for the mine,never recovered....

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1909_Cherry_Mine_disaster

A fairies' jewels by Lightspectral

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Loving tenderness abounds for all

from the darkest

to the most eminent one beyond the stars,

Exquisitely loving all

she bequeaths the kiss of peace

upon the ultimate King.

*Hildegard of Bingen

inner light by milomingo

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