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Lewis and Clark Community College student Nicholas Siuhengalu, of Moro, was one of many students who took advtage of the 80 degree, sunny weather to get outside on campus on this first day of spring to complete sketches for his drawing class.
Everyone is getting a little anxious waiting for spring to actually arrive
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John Boy Bunny. He arrived a day early. Sportingly wearing a t-shirt with a picture of my watercolour angel - to keep you safe.
JBB says hello to Boo Boo and Clifford and a warm Bunny hug to Big John Bear.
This beautiful old sundial is on the side of an even more beautiful old cottage in Bredon. And the time was spot on. Confused by our weather right now though, was able to have a stroll sans coat. On 1st March. Don't recall temperatures like this so early on in the year.
Nowrūz (Persian language: نوروز [noʊruːz]), meaning 'New Day') is the traditional ancient Iranian festival and also the start day of Iranian "New Year".
Nowruz is celebrated and observed by Iranian peoples and the related cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world, including parts of Central Asia, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Crimea and some ethnic groups in Albania, Bosnia, Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia.
Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in Iranian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed. As well as being a Zoroastrian holiday and having significance amongst the Zoroastrian ancestors of modern Iranians, the same time is celebrated in the Indian sub-continent as the new year. The moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year and Iranian families gather together to observe the rituals.
Nowruz was originally a Zoroasterian festival, and holiest of all, and as such has unclear date of origin but was "probably" invented by Zoroaster himself. Since the Achaemenid era the official year has begun with the New Day when the Sun leaves the zodiac of Pisces and enters the zodiacal sign of Aries, signifying the Spring Equinox. The Jewish festival of Purim is probably adopted from the Persian New Year. It is also a holy day for Ismailis, Alawites, Alevis, and adherents of the Bahá'í Faith.
The term Nowruz in writing, first appeared in Persian records in the second century AD, but it was also an important day during the time of the Achaemenids (c. 648-330 BC), where kings from different nations under the Persian empire used to bring gifts to the emperor also called King of Kings (Shahanshah) of Persia on Nowruz.
The UN's General Assembly in 2010 recognized the International Day of Nowruz, describing it a spring festival of Persian origin which has been celebrated for over 3,000 years. During the meeting of The Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage of the United Nations, held between 28 September – 2 October 2009 in Abu Dhabi, Nowrūz was officially registered on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Since 2010, the United Nations General Assembly recognizes March 21 as the "International Day of Nowruz". On 15 March 2010, The United States House of Representatives passed The Nowruz Resolution (H.Res. 267), by a 384-2 vote, "Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz, ... .
March 20, 2021 -Macro Close up of Mustard Flowers with dew at Chino Hills State Park. Photo Shoot with Ayla Qureshi, Leticia Hernandez, and Andrea Parsons.
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Equinox Photo. Using high-key, I found an appropriate perspective on the girl and avoided trees in the background, & let the sun do the rest.The girl is part of a scultpture, 'Spirit of the Future" See my photostream for more images & explanation.
Check Lorna's view, putting the girl and more of the sculpture into silhoutte.
Very effective. Enjoy!
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March 20, 2021 - Chino Hills State Park. Photo Shoot with Ayla Qureshi, Leticia Hernandez, and Andrea Parsons.
Poor Dr Biddle-Bones. The well-known and highly respected paleontologist is stranded in Michigan.
George King III, the new head of DIG--Dinosaur Institute Geographic, assigned Dr. Biddle Bones to an obsolete dig sight in Michigan. He instructed Dr. Biddle-Bones to arrive to start work on the first day of spring.
Alas, he failed to inform Dr. Biddle-Bones that the first day of spring in Michigan is June 15th. The poor doctor finds himself facing snow, frozen ground and a feeling of being watched while he waits for the spring thaw....
March 20, 2021 - Foggy Morning at Chino Hills State Park. Photo Shoot with Ayla Qureshi, Leticia Hernandez, and Andrea Parsons.
Kids waiting in line at the Rita's water ice store in Suburban Station, Philadelphia.
Rita's traditionally offers free water ice on the first day of Spring each year.
Finally, we had some snow. Unfortunately, it was right at the day when spring was supposed to start.
Kids waiting in line at the Rita's water ice store in Suburban Station, Philadelphia.
Rita's traditionally offers free water ice on the first day of Spring each year.
The last week of winter has been mild and in the 60's, while the first day of spring today was right around freezing and raw with horizontal sleet and snow. After two hours of shooting this morning we were soaked and cold. The sleet seemed to go right through winter clothing that normally repels water. Lake Michigan was very rough - you can see the white caps through the trees.
I went back and forth with this one from color to b&w, and finally settled on this version.
A short distance away, the snow melt pooled on the red cinder track of the athletic field.
A possible location for a reflection shot, if I could get the angle correct.
In the complete sculpture there are three figures on the base. You can just make out the upper reaches of the lower figures, looking up and holding hands to symbolize the spirit of cooperation and what can be accomplished when we work together. The child being lifted skyward toward the future as if a bird being released, symbolizes energy flowing form one generation to the next.
My take was to capture the warm glow of the spring sun into which the child is being portaled.