My yearning to spend time in the guise of a woman is building within me just now. The reality is nearly two years have passed since I last cross-dressed and there is no real opportunity to do so this year. It will likely be 2017 before I become Helene, my female alter-ego once more. In the meantime I get by on the memories and looking at my photo archives and enjoy the anticipation that will slowly build over the next year for the next opportunity.

There were several reasons why I have not been able to cross-dress. Family and work commitments are always my priority over my own personal desires and the last two years have been enjoyable despite no cross-dressing so I’m not tortured, depressed or eaten up, quite the opposite. I did have a major health issue crop up in early autumn requiring major surgery. To be frank, everything else became of little consequence as my focus was on getting through it and recovering my health. The surgery is now over and my recuperation period will be many months but I gain improved health with each passing week. Such an encounter with one’s own mortality and a prolonged recovery period provides an opportunity in allowing time to think and helps clarify what is most precious to you in life.

I adore becoming a woman but I am aware it is a selfish indulgence on my part and my family do tolerate it but there is no direct involvement. This suits me as I could never appear as a woman in front of my wife, I simply could not bear to do that. My wife knows I am a transvestite and this is how I am able on occasion to shave my legs, chest and arms and pluck my eyebrows, its not a secret but it is compartmentalised. This is the main reason why I rarely cross-dress.

Another reason is I simply cannot bear to cross-dress as a woman unless I can go the whole way, body shaving, eyebrows plucked, full make-up, wig, female underwear clothing, shoes, nail varnish and perfume. If I am not in a position to do that I prefer not to cross-dress. I suppose I am an an 'all or nothing' transvestite. This is because I need to feel I’m a woman on an emotional level as I do have some transsexual aspects to me but not enough to embark upon transitioning full time. I still enjoy my male life despite desiring to swap gender now and again.

When I dress up as a woman I try to act convincingly as a female and I admit I do feel comfortable in the role and get a buzz out of being Helene. I find as Helene I become in my head an heterosexual woman and I don’t, or should I say I no longer, have issues with freeing that part of myself. I am actually very comfortable being her and I love being a woman.

I do have aspirations to try and live as a woman for a few days now and again and to forget I am a man. I would love such a experience and I am actually convinced one day it will actually happen. This picture, taken on 3 June 2014, captures me in that frame of mind; I had ceased being a man in my head and felt euphoric at being Helene the woman. The photograph I am posting means a lot to me as I felt rather complete as a person having accepted my female self alongside my male self and believe me, I really had become female within myself at the time this photo was taken.

It is an intense private experience yet one that always leaves me both happy and emotionally exhausted afterwards. As I remove my wig take off my female clothing and my feet experience the relief of kicking off my high heels then wash off my make-up I find a deep inner contentment that lingers for days and often many weeks. Those few hours of becoming a woman are always incredible and rewarding. I would like some female experience. One I dream of is getting made-up, wig styled and wearing a gorgeous dress and high heels and being taken out for dinner and treated as a lady. It would be daring and rather thrilling and prove to me I can switch gender and free every part of my male/female self.

I admit it, I’m happy in a dress, in make-up wearing high heels and love the idea men may desire desire me as a woman. Somehow such a project would vindicate I can pass myself off as a female. It takes a lot of effort and commitment to take on a female appearance so being found attractive by a man is quite a reward even if I have no desire to be intimate with a man. I simply dream of being a woman now and again and hope that she is convincing in appearance and feels real. The day this picture was taken I was very much settled into being Helene, the woman and felt poised in maybe taking her to a new level. That level can only be venturing out as her? To truly carry off the role though surely being the woman alongside man is the ultimate in trying to achieve convincing female appearance? Could I do it? The thought both excites me and terrifies me. Could I play the role completely and respond naturally as a woman despite being a man? The truth is I finally am aware I would love to one day try such a thing and see how I do. A future adventure to muse over! Being a transvestite can be a lot of fun and you get to wear lots of make-up (which I love to wear). I’m never happier than when I’m applying mascara to my lashes and my face is covered in foundation and I feel so happy as I paint on lipstick, I just feel good in make-up, it boosts my confidence and makes me feel good.

I do so much love being a transvestite...love it, love it love it!

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"The worst-case scenario, of course, would be a nuclear war, which would be terrible. Both states that initiate it will be wiped out by the consequences,"

[ Noam Chomsky speaking about US-Russia relations in 2014 chomsky.info/20141107/ ]

The photo above of a protester holding a 'NATO - No Fly Zone' placard was taken during a pro-Ukraine solidarity protest in London's Trafalgar Square.

I don't remember any calls for a no-fly zone when Israel attacked Gaza or when in 2015 Saudi Arabia began its long bombing campaign of Yemen on even flimsier pretexts than Russia has for attacking Ukraine, but of course that itself is not a valid reason for opposing one to protect Ukrainians. However, a No-Fly Zone would be likely to provoke a far larger conflict which could easily result in in a terminal nuclear war.

I'm no fan of either Russian or Western imperialism and military aggression and I have every sympathy with the Ukrainians who are facing a war of aggression from their more powerful northern neighbour, part of the motive for which seems to be to rebuild the prestige and power of Russia, as a sort of new Russian empire reflecting the former hegemonic influence over Eastern Europe of the Soviet Union. All at an immense cost in lives, and also a clear and grave violation of international law. Putin's decision to escalate the nuclear standoff with the West by publicly placing his nuclear forces on high alert should be another reminder of just how dangerous he is.

However, the West should also share a significant portion of the blame for this war. The Russian invasion is far from "unprovoked" as many media commentators claim. First, we have to remember recent history and how Russia has good reason to fear NATO which was originally set up to combat the threat of the 'Russian hordes.' It is remarkable how in 1990 Mikhail Gorbachev, despite his familiarity with Germany's responsibility for having invaded Russia twice during the twentieth century (in 1914 and 1941), agreed to allow East Germany to join West Germany inside a hostile military alliance. There was however a quid pro quo, as promised by President George H. W. Bush (senior) and Secretary of State James Baker that NATO wouldn't move "another inch to the east" but that promise was soon broken as during the Clinton presidency, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary joined, and then under President George W. Bush, the NATO alliance was further extended to include Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Baltic States, and further still under Obama to Croatia and Albania.

This means that NATO forces are now frequently deployed right around Russia's western borders (except for Ukraine and Belarus). One can imagine, Washington's paranoia, if say in the 1960s or 1970s, Mexico and Canada had declared their intention to join the Warsaw Pact and many people may be familiar with how Cuba's desire to station Soviet missiles on its territory to deter a feared US invasion (and frequent terror attacks), almost led to a nuclear war, though fortunately Khrushchev saw wisdom and backed down in the face of JFK's terrifying brinkmanship and secretly the United States did agree to withdraw some of its older strategic nuclear missiles from Turkey.

At the same time the United States sees Ukraine as occupying a key space on the strategic chessboard, and has ensured that Ukraine has become increasingly dependent on foreign debt and Washington's goodwill, and has continued to plan for Ukraine's eventual incorporation into NATO. That would mean Ukraine, which occupies a vital strategic position on Russia's southern flank and with its border just 350 miles from Moscow, would also become a potential platform for an assault on Russia and even if no assault ever occurred, the mere fact of NATO's enhanced power, would inevitably greatly diminish any remaining influence Russia had to counterbalance US hegemony in Europe. That's why Ukraine's membership of NATO is something which no Russian leader was ever likely to accept. It is of course easy to see a possible compromise - that Ukraine should remain neutral but that in return all countries should respect its territorial integrity, although allowing some autonomy for the Russian speaking areas in Crimea and the Donbass.

Western media has downplayed the suffering of the Russian population in the Donbass region, which for years has been subjected to constant shelling from government forces, and although Ukrainian civilians have also been killed by Russian backed separatists, the UN figures clearly show that year after year, it was the Russian population which suffered a far higher level of fatalities and serious injuries, including the deaths of many children.

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Western media also holds up Ukraine as a beacon of freedom and democracy, but while there have been some important gains for civil society in recent years, Russians have good reason to be unhappy. The Ukraine government has harassed and detained several opposition and pro-Russian journalists and in February 2017 it banned the commercial importation of books from Russia and a new education law made Ukrainian the sole language of instruction in secondary schools, which obviously discriminated against its Russian population. Fascist militias are also growing in number and corruption is endemic while the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture suspects the Ukrainian government of operating secret prisons.

However, it should be noted that the human rights record of the separatist regions of Luhansk and Donetsk have also received intense criticism from the UN OHCHR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights) and various NGOs for suspected human rights abuses, while Russia's appalling human rights record and its increasing authoritarianism is well known.

To avoid the enormous risk of a nuclear confrontation the West has to start thinking of a way to allow Putin to climb down, without jeopardising European security or sacrificing the freedoms of the Ukrainian people and the obvious way would be to agree to recognise Ukraine as a neutral sovereign state which would remain outside NATO and with a real democratic autonomy for the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

If the West continues to funnel enormous quantities of high tech military equipment into Ukraine, without any attempt to reach a political compromise (by recognising Russia's legitimate security concerns and autonomy for the Donbass region while still guaranteeing Ukraine's sovereignty) there's a very real risk that an increasingly frustrated Putin will issue an ultimatum for the tactical use of nuclear weapons in order to regain the upper hand on the battlefield, and this will be an incredibly dangerous moment for humankind.

Quand le sas se referme sur des amis, avec un lourd bruit métallique, l’atmosphère est toujours un peu solennelle et on passe facilement des rires et des embrassades à une émotion plus grave, mélange de sérieux et de camaraderie profonde avec ceux qui vont s’exposer à la rentrée atmosphérique. Les sourires s’effacent pour un moment, place à la méticulosité de ceux qui savent que leurs actions ont des conséquences. C’était un plaisir d’accueillir Klim et Yulia, ils ont été d’un professionnalisme exemplaire et se sont adaptés comme des poissons dans l’eau. Je leur souhaite tout le meilleur sur terre ! Pour l’anecdote, c’est maintenant mon premier jour dans l’espace sans la compagnie d’Oleg, après… 372 jours. C’est un cosmonaute exemplaire, la personne idéale pour ramener nos deux visiteurs à bon port. Bon atterrissage à tous les trois et à bientôt sur terre

When the airlock closes on your friends with a loud metallic sound, the atmosphere can quickly change from smiles and laughs to a more serious note in connection with the colleagues who will soon be hurtling through the atmosphere. The smiles disappear for a moment in reverence to what they will experience. It was a huge pleasure to welcome Klim and Yulia, they were an example of professionalism and adapted to space like fish to water. I wish them all the best on Earth. Anecdotally, today is my first day in space without Oleg… 372 days I have spent in space, and they have all been with Oleg, until now! He is an example to us all, the ideal person to take our visitors home safely. Happy landing and see you soon on Earth!

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and the days became shorter,

rising sun peeking over the hill just a bit earlier, and setting just a bit earlier as well.

and as night crept in, a harsh wind would pick up through the leaves and a noticeable chill would run through such veins.

how i miss summer.

someone stopped me on the street today and said "you are gorgeous" and not going to lie? it made my day. i passed it on to a homeless man later today. not sure if he understood, but all the same i sure want to believe he did. could he have passed it on? and that person passed it on? and all the way to you? i can only hope. well, all the same, you are beautiful. don't forget it.

also saw someone i knew today, said a quick hello and said i was excited for the holidays. he stopped for a moment and then shook his head. "there not for a while, no." - "what?" - "living in the moment, good talk." he turned away. i smiled.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetford_Forest

History

Thetford Forest was created after the First World War to provide a strategic reserve of timber, since the country had lost so many oaks and other slow-growing trees as a consequence of the war's demands. It is managed by the Forestry Commission. The creation of the forest destroyed much of the typical Breckland environment of gorse and sandy ridges, ending the frequent sand blows (where the wind picked up sand and blew it across the road reducing visibility). However, this environment was itself man-made, since the area had been denuded by flint-mining, the construction of rabbit warrens and other activities. Grimes Graves is located within the forest

Biodiversity

The forest is largely surrounded by farmland, as well as the villages of West Stow, Ingham, Elveden, and the towns of Mundford and Thetford in Norfolk, and Brandon in Suffolk, however it has a high level of biodiversity. It is home to a large population of hares, rabbits and gamebirds. Several species of deer also reside there, Muntjac, Roe Deer and a small population of Red Deer, the last hunted by the Thetford Forest Staghounds before deer hunting was outlawed.

The forest is well known for its scarce breeding birds, such as Woodlark, Nightjar, Goshawk, Crossbill, Siskin as well as an introduced population of Golden Pheasant. All of these can be found at the Mayday[1] recreation site. Stone Curlew breed on the edges of the forest and there is often a wintering Great Grey Shrike.

High Lodge Visitors Centre

Deep in the heart of the forest lies High Lodge Visitors Centre. High Lodge has a 100 seater restaurant, gift shop, cycle hire, adventure play area, walking trails and cycling trails. It is also the home to the Go Ape high wire adventure course.

There is an hourly parking charge from which the money raised is injected back into the forest and is much needed for the survival of such facilities. Year long season tickets are also available .

The centre is open all year round, except Christmas Day.

Mountain biking

The forest is a popular destination for mountain biking, and has several marked trails ranging from those suitable for families, to the Black Trail for experienced riders. The forest also has hundreds of miles of singletrack, several bomb holes and a steeply undulating section called The Beast.

National cross-country cycling races are held in the forest. There is also a recently formed organisation called TIMBER (Thetford Improved Mountain Biking EnviRonment) which aims to work with the Forestry Commission to improve the mountain bike trails in the forest.

Bikes can be hired from the High Lodge Forest Centre and mountain bike instruction is also offered.

Music in the forest

It also hosts annual concerts from such luminaries as Pulp and Jools Holland.

2007 saw The Feeling, Blondie, M People, Travis, James Morrison and Van Morrison take to the stage at High Lodge.

Other activities

The Roman road, known as Peddars Way leads from the north Norfolk coast and reaches its end in Thetford Forest, near Knettishall. Other walking routes in the Forest connect to it.[2] There is also a walk way through the trees called 'Go Ape'. There is a Center Parcs holiday resort at Elveden which also brings many visitors.

A sizeable proportion of Thetford Forest and the surrounding woodlands is reserved for military activities in an area known as Stanford Battle Area. Public access is forbidden; this land is used for farming, so one can often hear small-arms fire from the far side of an idyllic meadow covered in grazing sheep.

Thetford Forest has been mentioned on the Caravan channel as a good place to go with your caravan.

The British Siberian Husky Racing Association holds several husky racing events in the forest each winter.

Paintballing activities also take place on the Thetford Forest site.

www.explorethetford.co.uk/thetfordforest.aspx

If you go down to the woods today you’ll be in for a big surprise … !

Thetford Forest is Britain’s largest lowland pine forest and makes a great day out for all the family. You’ll be amazed at just how much there is to do – or of course you can opt to do nothing and simply enjoy a lazy picnic in one of the most beautiful and tranquil settings in England.

If you want to be active there’s plenty to choose from at High Lodge Forest Centre. You could follow miles of waymarked walking trails through the forest and keep an eye out for the wildlife, hire a bike and do some cycling (including our infamous ‘black route’ for the more experienced), try out the squirrel’s maze (one of the largest in Europe), visit the adventure playground for younger children or if you’re really feeling brave, try your hand on the high ropes course … not for the faint-hearted!

And don’t forget to visit the Giant Play Sculpture trail – aimed at children but great for everyone to see. And there’s always a full programme of events, from guided walks to activity days, arts and crafts, wildlife workshops, themed meals and outdoor concerts with names like Jools Holland, Bryan Ferry and the Sugarbabes!

When you’re feeling tired and hungry, call in at High Lodge Forest Centre for home-made refreshments, a small gift shop and toilets.

For information on bike hire call Bike Art on 01842 810 090.

For information on the high ropes course call Go Ape - 0870 444 5562

For information on High Lodge Forest Centre and events and activities call 01842 810271

Enter the forest drive from the B1107 Thetford to Brandon Road. Travelling towards Brandon, the entrance can be found on the left, approximately ½ mile before Brandon. Follow the forest road for about 1½ miles and you will come across the car parking area. A forest toll applies.

The Forest Drive is open all year, the gates being unlocked for 9am and closing at 4.00pm during autumn/winter and 7.00pm spring/summer. A small toll is levied at the entrance.

Thetford Forest is great for outdoor recreation but it’s also a huge working forest, managed by the Forestry Commission, and an important timber supplier for a wide range of everyday wood products.

The patchwork of pines, heathland and broadleaves also provides a welcome refuge for a rich variety of animal and plant life including red squirrels, deer, pheasants, woodlarks and nightjars. Nature conservation is another important part of the Forestry Commission’s work.

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The consequences of the latest Etna eruption,the first of 2022, are finally visible in the cloud free view of the whole volcano area as captured by Copernicus Sentinel2 on Feb.18

A weak activity still is ongoing, marked by gas emissions and ash trails on the fresh snow, while the SE crater has changed its structure again. The majestic Bovo Valley stands out on the lower rigth side with its typical colors and shape.

Berlin boasts two zoological gardens, a consequence of decades of political and administrative division of the city. The older one, called Zoo Berlin, founded in 1844, is situated in what is now called "City West". It is the most species-rich zoo worldwide. The other one, called Tierpark Berlin ("Animal Park"), was established on the long abandoned premises of Friedrichsfelde Palace Park in the eastern borough of Lichtenberg, in 1954. Covering 160 ha, it is the largest landcape zoo in Europe.

Police tape around play areas in a local park. The dolls were left on the picnic table by someone else and not staged for this shot. Maybe a memorial to all of the more than 32,000 COVID-19 victims worldwide. Please do your part to defeat this horrible pandemic: follow CDC guidelines and stay home!

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Storm Claudia hit hard with unrelenting rain and high winds, blowing over large trees, signage, and even snapping a telegraph pole nearby. This was one of two trees which brought overhead hi-tension lines down with them, leaving us without power for 20 hours

Norwegen / Nordland - Helgelandskysten

Blokktinden (1,032 m) seen from Jektvik

Blokktinden (1.032 m) gesehen von Jektvik

Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle. It is bordered in the north by the Saltfjellet mountains and Svartisen glacier, which form a natural border with the Salten district. In the south, Helgeland borders Trøndelag county.

The district covers an area of about 18,832 square kilometres (7,271 sq mi), with nearly 79,000 inhabitants. There are four towns in the district: from south to north these are Brønnøysund, Mosjøen, Sandnessjøen, and Mo i Rana.

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was Hálogaland (see Hålogaland).

Geography

Helgeland is commonly divided into three or four sections:

Southern Helgeland (actually southwest), which consists of the municipalities Bindal, Sømna, Brønnøy, Vega and Vevelstad.

Central Helgeland, which is sometimes further divided into the regions:

Inner Helgeland, which consists of the municipalities Grane, Hattfjelldal and Vefsn.

Outer Helgeland, which consists of the municipalities Leirfjord, Alstahaug, Herøy and Dønna.

Northern Helgeland, which consists of the municipalities Hemnes, Rana, Nesna, Lurøy, Træna and Rødøy.

Helgeland is characterized by pointed mountains and Strandflaten, a shallow lowland area, sometimes just above the sea surface, and sometimes just below the surface. People living on the coast have settled on this lowland (while inland towns, such as Mo and Mosjøen, are situated in valleys). A consequence of the Strandflaten is thousands of islands, and shallow waters going far into the sea. This has provided some shelter from stormy weather, which might occur in winter. Some islands are fairly large, often with unique mountains, such as Torghatten, De syv søstre (The Seven Sisters), Hestmannen, Rødøyløva (in Rødøy), Dønnamannen (picture), and Træna. There are several sea bird colonies, such as Lovund with thousands of puffins. The Solvær Islands (Solværøyene) in Lurøy consists of about 300 small and flat islands and has the highest densities of Eurasian eagle-owls in Europe.

The highest mountains, are located inland, where Oksskolten is the highest mountain in Northern Norway. There are many valleys inland, such as the Dunderland Valley, Vefsndalen, and Hattfjelldal. Røssvatnet is the second largest lake in Norway. There are three large national parks in Helgeland: Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park (partly), Børgefjell National Park (partly), and Lomsdal–Visten National Park (created in May 2009).

Cultural references

Helgeland is the scene for Henrik Ibsen's 1857 historical play "The Vikings at Helgeland" (Hærmændene paa Helgeland), whose plot takes place at this region during the time of Erik Blood-axe (c. 930–934).

Helgeland Kammerkor, a mixed choir with members from all parts of Helgeland, have recorded an album of folk music from Helgeland (Folketoner fra Helgeland, 2005). The album contains 27 folk tunes from Helgeland, recorded in collaboration with folk musicians from the area. The album was recorded in Alstahaug Church, a 900-year-old stone church located near Sandnessjøen.

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Blokktinden is a mountain in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern side of Tjongsfjorden, across from the village of Tjong. The summit has a good view of the Svartisen glacier and the coastal islands.

Name

The first element is blokk which means "block" in the sense of a "mountain that consists of one single rock". The last element is the finite form of tind which means "mountain peak".

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Helgeland (im Mittelalter Hålogaland) ist eine Landschaft im Norden Norwegens, die heute den südlichen Teil des Fylkes Nordland bis zum Saltfjellet umfasst. Die Region hat 78.400 Einwohner und eine Fläche von 17.936 km². Die Region hat ungefähr 15.000 Inseln.

Im Mittelalter bezeichnete Hålogaland das gesamte Territorium nördlich von Trøndelag und war vor der Christianisierung Norwegens ein selbständiges Königreich, das auch den größten Teil von Troms umfasste und sich zeitweilig bis in das von Samen dominierte Gebiet (Finnmark, Schwedisch-Lappland, Nord-Finnland und Nordwest-Russland) erstreckte. Hålogaland nimmt einen hervorragenden Platz in den Sagas ein. Die Göttinnen Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr und Irpa der Jómsvíkinga saga stammen wahrscheinlich aus Hálogaland und wurden wohl vor allem dort verehrt. Der vermutlich bekannteste Einwohner Hålogalands war der Seefahrer und Kaufmann Ottar, dessen Bericht über seine Heimat einen Platz in Alfreds des Großen Übersetzung der Weltgeschichte des Orosius fand.

Der Name stammt nicht von derselben Wurzel wie heilig, wie es schon Adam von Bremen behauptete, sondern von einer Volksbezeichnung háleygir. In Snorri Sturlusons Jüngerer Edda wird er von einem mythischen König Holgi abgeleitet. Holgi wiederum soll ein Nachfolger von Odins Sohn Sæming (Säming) gewesen sein.

Die jüngere Form des Namens findet sich ab 1380, die ältere besteht weiter in den Namen der Bistümer Sør-Hålogaland (Nordland) und Nord-Hålogaland (Troms und Finnmark) und im Namen des Obergerichtes (Hålogaland lagmannsrett), das für die drei nördlichen Provinzen Nordland, Troms und Finnmark sowie für Spitzbergen zuständig ist.

In Helgeland befand sich bei Bratland und der Insel Aldra ein Sender des Omega-Funknavigationssystems. In der Nähe von Bratland befindet sich auch der Marinesender JXN, der wie einst der Omegasender eine Drahtantenne verwendet, die über einen Fjord gespannt wurde.

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It was perfect.

That was the mistake.

Ruckus touched it.

Didn’t think. Didn’t need to.

The line broke.

Hope felt it —

not fear, just wrong.

No time to fix it.

No time to move.

The hit landed clean.

Tommy lunged.

Ruckus knew.

Too late.

Because control doesn’t fail.

It keeps score.

Photo taken at Col d'Azet, Val Louron - French Pyrenees

Louron Valley is a valley of the Pays d'Aure, the southeastern end of the Hautes-Pyrenees.

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Twice, now, my family has made the drive from Richmond, VA, to Wauwatosa, WI. On the way up we drive through a massive wind farm in Jasper County, IN. My jaw drops and I squeal like a little kid with wonder at these behemoths. So this summer I finally stopped on the way back and took some photos.