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Kinderdijk is well known for its numerous windmills. In the Netherlands, the drainage system is an important matter. The Dutch need a large drainage system in order to keep the inhabitants from drowning, because some parts of the Netherlands are below sea level. In the Alblasserwaard, problems with water became more and more apparent in the 13th century. The Dutch dug large canals to get rid of the excess water in the polders. These canals are called "weteringen", and they can still be found all over the country. However, this method was sufficient only for a short period of time. The ground started to lower again because of its structure and the level of the river began to rise at the same time. An additional way of maintaining the level of the water in the polders was required. The Dutch decided to build a series of windmills. The windmills would pump water into a reservoir until the level of the river had reached a certain level, in which pumping water into the river was made possible again. Gaining full control over the water was never possible. In the past, the residents of the Netherlands suffered from many severe floods.
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A puzzling sky. The almost linear clouds suggest the remnants of contrails except their direction was not that of air routes. Another cluster in the distance. 'Likely' Altocumulus radiatus. Above these intermediate levels clouds was cirrus that generated fragments of a 22 degree halo.
Veteran's Pier
Long Beach, CA
12-01-22
Amazing skies in the Southland on my very first day of full retirement.
Overcast cirrus and broken altocumulus dominated the skies north of the Catalina Mountains. Weak sunlight creates a subdued landscape against gray clouds.
Temperature was 54F @ 3570 feet elevation. Normal average temperature this time of day (9:15AM) should be closer to 65F. Rare rainstorm expected here in 60 hours with maximum temperatures barely reaching 50F (18F below normal)! The NWS indicates that it might be a 1:10 to 1:30 year event.
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A simple beach blur shot from Crosby, some of the scenes from Crosby are nice due to the cloudscapes, I liked this one.
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Evening Cloudscape bright unusual sunset after some rain, strong colors and shadows, found in North Carolina.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV © 2022 Klaus Ficker. Photos are copyrighted. All rights reserved. Pictures can not be used without explicit permission by the creator.
We were on the road early for our hike today, anticipating a lot of people in the mountains wanting to view the Alpine Larches which are peaking right now. The double bonus was seeing these sunlit clouds from the back lane before we left. They look a bit terrifying, but I don't think they were storm clouds...