lesson photos on Flickr

Lessons & Carols 2022 by St. Albans School

Photos by Donovan Marks

flying lessons by Eddy Van 3000

36 22

adopted little sparrow (fallen from his nest)

taking some flying lessons

(though I can't fly myself - yet)

lesson by Akiko Aoki

3

They are practicing for the recital in May.

The Bugaboos - Snowpatch Spire by Wild Amanda Shale

3 3

Our second day at Applebee called for the only rain forecasted the entire trip, and as a result most people chose this as a rest day. Not wanting to take a rest day, or be trapped in a storm we chose an objective that was not only close to camp, but also didn't involve any commitment (so as to facilitate an easy retreat), the west ridge of Crescent spire. Eventually in the mountains weather will occur, and you will have to face it. I'm not one to shy from unfavorable conditions; so we headed out prepared to get wet and turn back. In the least would be a good scouting day, and for me a good cloudage day for photos.

We had been carefully monitoring the sky on our approach, and without a doubt in my mind rain was coming. Still, that wasn't enough to make me skip great photo opportunities in the hopes of a pre-storm summit. This is a view of Snowpatch Spire from on top of Crescent glacier. On the right is the Bugaboo-Snowpatch Col with Pigeon Spire in the background. The Bugaboo-Snowpatch Col was apparently in the best condition out of the past several years, and the trail was well travelled. Still the low snow cover left lots of exposed loose rocks which tumbled down the col frequently. I'm glad to have had an experience getting up and down that obstacle under 'good' conditions before coming back in future years. As it was I found it a terrifying experience navigating around bergschrunds on such steep terrain (un-roped).

The Bugaboos - August 12-18, 2012

Living in Squamish I am very lucky to be surrounded by excellent rock to train my technical climbing skills as well as many great peaks for scrambling. But, until last week I had never had the opportunity to combine the two skills I've been developing for years. That all changed when a friend invited me to be her partner on the yearly trip my friend group takes. Two months after the invitiation, a partner swap, and a week of careful packing and preparation I actually found myself driving east about to embark on what would be the greatest adventure of my life to date.

The moment I arrived at basecamp my lofty climbing aspiration were downgraded to starting with a 4th class route and going from there. I received tons of advice from friends that had been going for several years, but still nothing could have prepared me for the reality of being there. The ascent to Applebee basecamp, the scale of the spires, the difficulty of the glaciers, and the exposure did not translate well to maps and photos I found myself in awe and terror. Every single obstacle I encountered was more physically and mentally demanding that I could have expected.

Even though we were with a large group of friends, we were on our own when we headed out for the day and often learning as we went. As a result we learned many lessons the hard way, including when to put crampons on, when to switch into rock shoes, how hard preventing rockfall can be, and all the ways rappelling can go wrong.

It was both the single most terrifying and rewarding experience of my life. Never did I expect to learn so much in a week, or do so little actual climbing. Instead it was a wild ride of alpine obstacles, and a truly life changing experience shared with great friends old and new.

A brief summary of my adventure:

Aug 12 - Hike into Applebee base camp with 80+lbs pack full of climbing, camping, and glacier gear as well as 7 days of food, and clothes for everything from -10 to +30 degrees celcius rain and shine.

Aug 13 - Eastpost spire, combination of Northeast and Northwest ridges.

Aug 14 - Crescent Spire, W ridge. - Rained off first attempt, after self arresting and improv. anchor construction.

Aug 15 - Crescent Spire, W ridge - Successful ascent followed by rappelling disaster involving ditching a rope that was later recovered

Aug 16 - Pigeon Spire, W ridge - Got 30m up route then turned back to save terror management skills for descent back down the Bugaboo-Snowpatch col

Aug 17 - Eastpost spire again and bathing in the tarn

Aug 18 - Hike out and long drive home

Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding my experience.

Photos from this trip were taken with a combination of my Nikon D7000, Olympus uT8000 & GoPro HD2

Lesson by Akiko Aoki

5

They are practicing dancing aiming at the recital in May.

Nikon D300 / Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR

Surfing lesson by Judy

10

Our Daily Challenge ... walking.

A local surfing lesson group have their introductory lessons in the shallow water and small waves of the river. Participants walk out and hopefully surf back in!

Tennis Lesson by Nate

Random kids at Lu's tennis lesson.

Lesson 54 by K. James

3

Honolulu's Jewish Film Festival by Andrew Wertheimer

You still have time to catch some great films at the Jewish Film Festival in Honolulu:

(Tickets to the Jewish Film Festival can be purchased at the Honolulu Academy of Arts prior to each movie.)

The Eighth Annual Temple Emanu-El Kirk Cashmere Jewish Film Festival

Movies, Dates and Times:

The Little Traitor: Country: Israel/USA (2007; 88 minutes) - Language: English/Hebrew with subtitles. Based on the novel “Panther in the Basement” by world-renowned author, Amos Oz, the movie takes place in 1947, just a few months before Israel becomes a state. Proffy Liebowitz, a militant yet sensitive eleven year old wants nothing more than for the occupying British to get out of his land. Proffy and his two friends spend most of their time plotting to terrorize and/or blow up the British until one night while he is out after curfew, Proffy is seized by Sergeant Dunlop. Instead of arresting him Sergeant Dunlop deposits him back home. As a friendship between them develops, Proffy is confronted by his previous assumptions and newly learned lessons. Stars Alred Molina as Sergeant Dunlop.

Awards: 2008 Audience Award for Best Feature Film – Palm Beach International Film Festival, Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, and Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.

Dates/Times of Showing: Sat. 3/6 – 7:30; Tues, 3/9 – 1:00, 4:00, 7:30. Lynn Roth, the screenwriter, director, and producer of The Little Traitor will be in Honolulu to present her film on opening night and lead a discussion following the film.

[I saw this and assure you it was wonderful. Great acting and historic setting. Drew]

Inside Hana’s Suitcase: Country: Canada, Czech Republic, Japan (2009; 88 minutes) -- Language: English, Czech, Japanese with English subtitles. “Inside Hana’s Suitcase” mixes documentary and narrative techniques to tell the true story of Holocaust victim Hana Brady. The film retraces a series of coincidences that lead Tokyo school teacher Fumiko Ishioka to the suitcase that belonged to the Hana Brady. Ishioka, who is also the director of the Tokyo Holocaust Education Center, receives the suitcase with only two pieces of information on Hana: her date of birth and the fact that she was an orphan at the time of her wartime capture. Through dogged research Ishioka and her students bring Hana to life while learning important lessons of life.

Dates/Times of Showing: Sun. 3/7 – 1:00; Wed. 3/10 – 1:00, 4:00, 7:30

[I might have cut a few minutes here and there, but it is an amazing story of how some people understood the Shoah, especially for those of us interested in Jewish history, Japan, and human rights. - Drew]

A Matter of Size: Country: Israel (2009; 90 minutes) -- Language: Hebrew and Japanese with English Subtitles. Herzl is an overweight, underemployed chef living with his mother in the Israeli city of Ramia. While working as a dishwasher at a Japanese restaurant, he notices his coworkers watching sumo wrestling on TV. To Herzl, sumo is a revelation, an escape from the dictatorship of diets espoused by his weight-loss group. With three hefty pals in tow, Herzl decides to pursue the sport where his size is an asset.

Awards: 2009 Winner for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Costume Design -Israeli Film Academy; 2009 Audience Award for Best Feature Film - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic and many others.

Dates/Times of Showing: Sun. 3/7 – 4:00, 7:30; Thurs. 3/11 – 1:00, 4:00, 7:30

[I don't know much about Sumo, but it was a heartwarming comedy. Drew]

The Lemon Tree: Country: Israel (2008; 106 minutes) -- Language: Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles. Salma Zidane is a Palestinian widow who has been living quietly on her land for decades. The new Israeli Defense Minister decides to move to his new house on the green line border between Israel and the West Bank opposite Salma’s lemon grove which is her livelihood. When the Israeli security forces declare that Salma’s trees pose a threat to the Minister’s safety and must be uprooted, Salma takes her tree-saving mission all the way to the Israeli Supreme Court. Salma’s legal and personal journey lead her deep into the complex, dark and sometimes funny chaos of the ongoing struggle in the Middle East.

Awards: 2008 Winner for Best Actress - Israeli Film Academy; 2008 Audience Award - Berlin International Film Festival.

Dates/Times of Showing: Sat. 3/13 – 7:30; Tues., 3/16 – 1:00, 4:00, 7:30. Rabbi Peter Schaktman of Temple Emanu-El will present the film and lead a discussion following the film on Saturday 3/13 at 7:30.

Beau Jest: Country: USA (2008; 98 minutes) -- Language: English.

Director James Sherman adapted his own long-running play to create this breezy comedy. When Sarah Goldman, a lovely young school teacher in Chicago wants to please her parents she invents a Jewish boyfriend whom she believes will be the man of her mother’s dreams. When her parents insist on meeting the man, Sarah hires Bob, an actor, to pretend to be her “beau.” What unfolds is a comic masquerade that works flawlessly at first, but becomes harder to maintain over time. In the end, their lives and the lives of Sarah’s family are irrevocably changed.

Dates/Times of Showing: Sun. 3/14 – 1:00, 7:30; Wed. 3/17 – 1:00, 4:00, 7:30

Circumcise Me: The Comedy of Yisrael Campbell: Country: USA, Israel (2008; 48 minutes) --

“Is it hot in here, or am I the only one dressed for Poland in the 17th century?” Born Chris Campbell the son of an ex-nun and a Catholic school teacher, Yisrael Campbell converted to Judaism three times- Reform, Conservative and Orthodox. Circumcise Me is a hilarious, searching and moving story of one man’s quest for spiritual enlightenment.

Shown With:

Leaving the Fold: Country: Canada (2008; 52 minutes) -- Language: English.

From the Hasidic enclaves of Montreal, Brooklyn and Jerusalem comestories tinged with pain and unexpected humor, as this documentary tells the story of five young people born and raised within the ultra orthodox world who no longer wish to remain in this community. They emerge from a society where decisions were made for them into a baffling secular world which offers endless choices. They learn that the answers don’t always come easily.

Dates/Times of Showing: Sun. 3/14 – 4:00; Thurs. 3/18 – 1:00, 4:00, 7:30

-------

The film festival is named in honor of Kirk Cashmere. Kirk was an integral part of the Hawaii Jewish community. He was founder of the Hawaii Israel Independence Day Celebration, The Hawaii Jewish News and one of the founders of Jewish Community Services. In addition he was a strong proponent of Jewish Arts and was a prominent civil rights attorney who served as legal director of the ACLU and worked with the Legal Aid Society and the Life Foundation. He passed away in 2002 at the age of 47 and left a legacy of compassion and courage.

If you have not already done so, please donate to the Jewish Film Festival. Your donations are critical to support the continuation of Festival as ticket sales go directly to support the Doris Duke Theater, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Donations should be made out to Temple Emanu-El with JFF on the check. Your donation is tax deductible and greatly appreciated.

Survival Swimming Lessons by ENAI SWIM

ENAI SWIM offers swimming and survival skills lessons for babies and young children with real results in as little as 4 weeks. Lessonsn offered in Thibodaux and Houma, Louisiana.

Tags lesson

View allAll Photos Tagged lesson