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Don Khon island which sometimes is mistaken for the larger Don Khong island to the north is a small island in the Mekong river located in the South of Laos close to the border of Cambodia. Coconut palm trees are cultivated on the island. This island is a major tourist centre in the south of Laos major in relative terms and has many bungalows still without electricity. On the west side of the island are the Tat Somphamit rapids. We stayed at the Seng Ahloune Guesthouse. This family-run guesthouse has been operating for ten years under the able Captain Cu of Thep. When he is around, things hum. Checks every box: great value for money, comfy bed, clean, heaps of character: carved wooden doors, hammocks, on stilts over Mekong. Restaurant serves tasty Lao food. The island beauty is best appreciated by riding a bicycle around the few sights, swinging in a hammock, reading a book and chatting with locals and travellers alike.
Photo of my the main road on Don Khon island to the Tat Somphamit rapids - Southern Laos. A good way to explore the daily life in Laos is by bicycle or feet. Meeting friendly Lao people in the small villages, like here on the Mekong island Don Khon, water buffaloes along the way and enjoying its countryside. I had to stop many times to make a photo.
Don Khon eiland is een oase van rust want gemotoriseerd verkeer is er nog vrijwel onbekend. Je kunt hier heerlijk wandelen langs tempeltjes, rijstvelden, lotusvijvers en kleine dorpjes. Don Khon is wel een beetje een backpackers paradijs met goedkope bamboehutjes, pancakes en Frans stokbrood. Je kunt Don Khon per boot bereiken vanaf Ban Nakasang. Don Khon heeft geen electriciteit. Met een oude Franse spoorbrug die het eiland met Don Det verbindt, heeft Don Khon nog een aantal andere opmerkelijke overblijfselen uit de Franse periode: vervallen villa's, de Franse steiger aan de andere kant van het eiland en de karkassen van een oude stoomlocomotief. En niet te vergeten de grote Phi Li waterval, ook vaak de Tat Somphamit genoemd. Deze stroomversnelling ligt op 20 minuten wandelen ten zuiden van de spoorbrug. Vanaf een zandplaat iets ten zuiden van de oude Franse steiger in Ban Khon Tai maak je de meeste kans de zeldzame Irrawaddy zoetwaterdolfijnen te zien. Wij verblijven op het eiland Don Khon in het Seng Ahloune Guesthouse. Houten bungalows met fan naast het water van de Mekong met eigen hangmatten en badkamer. Verzorgde inrichting en muskietennet. Lekker en goed restaurant. Minpunt: door het gebrek aan elektriciteit heb je niks aan de fan ;-)
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The water buffalo or domestic Asian water buffalo is a large bovine animal, frequently used as livestock in Laos and southern Asia. All the domestic varieties and breeds descend from one common ancestor, the Wild Water Buffalo, which is now an endangered species. Buffalo are used as draft, meat, and dairy animals. Their dung is used as a fertilizer and as a fuel when dried. Adult Water Buffalo range in size from 400 to 900 kg. Here on Don Det the water buffalo is still used for ploughing rice fields. Water buffalo behavior sometimes differs from cattle. For example, most water buffaloes are not trained to be driven. Instead, the herdsman must walk alongside or ahead of them. They then instinctively follow. They also rub against trees more often than cattle do, and they sometimes de-bark the trees causing them to die. Water buffalo spend much of their day submerged in the muddy waters. Water buffalo also prefer to feed in grasslands on grass and herbs. Many farmers in Laos own water buffalo(es) for plowing the land for farming, and one of the questions that my kid were asked was, ‘How many teeth does a water buffalo have on top and bottom?’ I think it doesn’t take a genius to answer this question, but it does take a real farmer because most of us don’t pay much attention to water buffaloes even when they’re smiling at us. Most people just assumed that water buffaloes have a full set of teeth on top and bottom, but the ones in Laos only have teeth on the bottom, please correct me if yours have teeth on top! Water Buffaloes are color blind, therefore it’s not wise to wear bright color clothing around them, if you don’t want to get chased by one.
In Laos, one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, domesticated water buffalo are used plowing rice fields, for their meat, hides, and milk, and also and transportation. The buffalo is a classic work animal of Asia. Traditionally, men plough with their buffalo, make bunds and prepare seedbeds, and women do more than half of the transplanting of rice, weeding, harvesting, threshing and post-harvest operations. A good way to explore the daily life in Laos is by bicycle or feet. Meeting friendly Lao people in the small villages, like here on the Mekong island Don Det, along the way and enjoying its countryside. I had to stop many times to make a photo. A ploughman with his water buffalo working hard puddling the rice fields. When they’re working, they worked hard, but water buffaloes in Laos are being replaced by tractors as Lao people called it steel buffalo. But the buffalo produces free fertilizer and does not require diesel fuel. As fuel becomes scarce and expensive in these countries, the buffalo is being used more frequently as a draft animal.
Een waterbuffel of karbouw is een groot rund. Het is met afstand de bekendste en meest wijdverbreide soort Aziatische buffel. In het wild komt het dier nog voor maar is een bedreigd diersoort. Daarnaast wordt de waterbuffel veel als werkdier gehouden, bijvoorbeeld voor het ploegen van de rijstvelden, met name in Azië. Volwassenen dieren kunnen 300 tot 1200 kg zwaar worden. Waterbuffels kunnen zo'n 25 jaar oud worden. De melk van de waterbuffel wordt door vele volkeren gedronken. De melk heeft een hoog vetgehalte. Verder wordt de waterbuffel vooral gebruikt als trekdier voor de ploeg in rijstplantages. Het vlees wordt in bepaalde gebieden gegeten als vervanging voor rundvlees. De huid levert taai en nuttig leer. De regentijd is een druk seizoen voor de boeren, nu is de tijd om rijst aan te planten, de kinderen hebben drie maanden schoolvakantie en kunnen daardoor meehelpen op de velden. Hier en daar ligt een waterbuffel zijn kostje te herkauwen of baddert wat in het modderige water. Een Aziatische rijstboer gebruikt geen machines, maar zaait, plant uit en oogst met de hand. Ploegen gebeurt meestal met een waterbuffel of met handtractor. Wist je dat een kleine rijstboer in Azië zo’n 80 kilometer achter zijn buffel aanloopt om één hectare rijstveld om te ploegen? Meestal verbouwt hij de rijst voor zichzelf en zijn gezin op een eigen stukje grond. Vaak echter dwingt geldgebrek hem de ganse oogst te verkopen. Dankzij de aanleg van dammen krijgen de velden het hele jaar voldoende water en kunnen de boeren tweemaal per jaar oogsten. Mannen en vrouwen hebben het werk op de velden netjes verdeeld. Mannen verzorgen de dijken, ploegen de velden, brengen de rijstplantjes aan - ze balanceren met hun draagstok op de dijkjes. Vrouwen staan acht tot tien uur per dag in het water om met gebogen rug de plantjes uit te zetten. Ze verdienen één dollar per dag. Met dat geld kunnen ze vier kilo rijst kopen.
Monsoon Clouds over the Santa Catalina mountains in June 2022. Tucson, Arizona averages 10 inches of rain a year with the bulk coming in the monsoon season of June, July, August, and September.
This time I took about 550 photos and managed a few keepers.
I've never seen lightning like tonight.
This photo may look like the color was changed to Sepia, but it's actually an unedited image captured inside an intense Haboob* that engulfed my neighborhood - Phoenix, Arizona
* A haboob (Arabic: هَبوب, translit. habūb, lit. 'blasting/drifting') is a type of intense dust storm carried on an atmospheric gravity current, also known as a weather front. Haboobs occur regularly in dry land area regions throughout the world. (See photos below)
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Koh Kood is the fourth largest island of Thailand and the second largest in the area behind Ko Chang. It is the closest island to the Cambodian border in Trat province, approximately 330 km southeast from Bangkok. Koh Kood has a mountainous terrain in the central region. About 70% of Koh Kood are covered by tropical rainforest. Development is scarce and mostly at coastal areas. Koh Kood boasts of scenic beauties, crystals clear sea, pristine beaches, breathtaking waterfalls and a very pure nature environment. Most of the island inhabitants live off the cultivation of coconut, rubber production or fishing. Koh Kood is little known to foreigners. Most of the visitors are Thais who find it a paradise. Are bungalow is located at the beginning of this turquoise colored bay - Bang Boa bay.
During the rain season the color of sea changes from blue - when the sky is clear into turquoise - when the sun is still shining but dark clouds appearing into grey - when is rains.
Koh Kood is een deel van het nationaal park Koh Chang. Een eiland weg van de massa waar je kunt toeven op het witte strand met wuivende palmbomen. Je kunt onder de schaduw van de palmbomen genieten van een verse kokosnoot, een goed boek lezen of ontspannen baden in het warme schone zeewater. Onze bungalow bevindt zich in het begin van deze gekleurde turquoise baai - de Bang Boa baai.
Monsoon season weather including lightning capture by Jim Crotty in Central New Mexico Summer of 2025
Koh Kood is a part of Koh Chang National Park, it has a more peaceful and pristine atmosphere than any other Island in Thailand. The sandy beaches are great. You can relax beneath the shadow of palm trees and enjoy a fresh coconut, a good book and bathe in the crystal-clear water. Our resort is located at the beginning of this crescent shaped half moon bay - the Bang Boa Bay.
We stayed at Koh Kood resort. After the rain of last evening the sky cleared this morning. The sunrise created long shadows on the Bang Boa bay. It felt like our little Robinson Crusoe island ;-)
Koh Kood is een deel van het nationaal park Koh Chang. Een eiland weg van de massa waar je kunt toeven op het witte strand met wuivende palmbomen. Je kunt onder de schaduw van de palmbomen genieten van een verse kokosnoot, een goed boek lezen of ontspannen baden in het warme schone zeewater. Onze bungalow bevindt zich in het begin van deze baai - de Bang Boa Bay.
Peaks in the southern Front Range of the Santa Catalina Mountains just north of Tucson, AZ. The clouds are monsoon clouds but brought no rain to us. Shot from my front yard in digital infrared.
a heavenly shot of da day ending in my part of da world..simply enjoying mother nature & reflecting on my life...
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"Always remember you are Indian
- do things to make your people proud." ~ Joe Coyhis, TOCKBRIDGE- MUNSEE
All our choices and decisions will reflect on our
people. We need to assume the accountability of honoring people. We must
remember to conduct ourselves in a sacred way. Sometimes this is hard.
But we must remember we have the assistance of the Spirit World, and we
have the principles and values by which we should live written in our
hearts. The Creator will help us develop into a strong people if we just
learn to depend upon Him.
Great Spirit, lead me on the path of the Red Road.
*reflections of my life* ~ the marmalade
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The changing of sunlight to moonlight
Reflections of my life, oh, how they fill my eyes
The greetings of people in trouble
Reflections of my life, oh, how they fill my eyes
All my sorrows, sad tomorrows
Take me back to my own home
All my cryings (all my cryings), feel I'm dying, dying
Take me back to my own home (oh I'm going home)
I'm changing, arranging, I'm changing
I'm changing everything, ah, everything around me
The world is a bad place, a bad place
A terrible place to live, oh, but I don't wanna die
All my sorrows, sad tomorrows
Take me back, to my old home
All my cryings, (all my cryings),feel i'm dying, dying
Take me back to my old home (i'm going home)
All my sorrows, sad towmorrows
Take me back, (take me back) to my old home.....
Evening early-summer t-storms in and around Hollister, CA. This was during my spontaneous storm chase down in San Benito County… A cluster of t-storms had developed late in the day out of nowhere in the vicinity and contained lots of lightning. This was one of my top favorite lightning events I’ve witnessed in person (with the August 2020 event ranking 1st). Talk about an interesting day for us on just the day after the summer solstice!
*Weather scenario: An abundance of lightning strikes was spotted & reported south of the Bay Area Wednesday evening, specifically in the Hollister areas. The thunderstorms were caused by a low-pressure system off the coast pulling monsoonal moisture northward into the region. SoCal got much of the t-storm activity but the center of the low had parked over San Benito County causing a cluster of stationary, reinforcing cells. According to Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri, there was a massive amount of lightning just south of Gilroy. He added it was slowly moving northwest & getting hung up on mountains… “I’ve seen a lot of pics & vids online with lightning & rainbows together & I always dreamed of witnessing it in person & I finally saw it with my own eyes,” Justo (me) told DailyMail.com. “It was a surreal experience & I was filled with excitement & had an indescribable adrenaline rush.” ‘Rainbow lightning’ is quite rare to see as the chances of lightning striking near a rainbow are slim, explained Randall Cerveny, a professor of meteorology at Arizona State University in Tempe. Social media users called the sight a 'Mother Nature's wonder' & said it was 'beautiful & scary' at the same time. The t-storm activity continued well into the overnight hours before finally winding down by early morning. Believe it or not, this event was bigger than the August 2020 lightning event. From June 22-23, the National Lightning Detection Network recorded more than 66,000 strikes, the most in a single day in nearly 5 years. Looks like the monsoon season was starting on a high note this year. Fun weather!
Much of the action was seen from the outskirts of Hollister, CA near the Ridgemark Golf Club & Resort. (Wednesday early evening, June 22, 2022)
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Amazingly weird clouds in a stormy evening sky - Sonoran Desert, Phoenix, Arizona
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The monsoon or summer thunderstorm had started in the southwestern US. Here, a rain shower dwarfs the cliffs of the San Rafael Swell.
Rain showers were to the north, south, east, and west, and they made me consider whether I really wanted to put up my tent and negotiate 15 miles of dirt road in the morning. I decided not to put up the tent, but to head for civilization.
President of the leading opposition political party in Malaysia. Tuan Guru Haji Abdul Hadi Awang Meet the man
Gears: Nikon D50 and Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM APO lens
Location: Fishing Village, Seberang Marang, Marang, Terengganu, Malaysia
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I'm so glad that I started this project, I'm glad that I followed through with it, and now, 365 documented days later, I'm glad that it's time to let it go.
When I first began, I was inspired by my friend Carrieoke and the fun she was having. I started on a whim and ended up picking quite a year to document! I was a few months in to a new amazing job and finding my way there as my respect for and friendship with my Ravelry team has deepened and grown. (And Jess' encouragement, as she started this project shortly after me, definitely kept me going many days!). I moved away, with my fiance, from a state that I had lived in since childhood to one I had only driven through, and we've made our home here. I began hiking again in this new landscape, easy from my house at the edge of the city and the mesa. I began cooking in earnest in my new kitchen. I got the cutest damn dog in the world for my 30th birthday. :) I've traveled quite a bit and had lots of good days and some not-so-good, as one does each year.
What I couldn't have ever predicted, beyond the documentation side of this project, is you all. :) I have been so happy to get to know so many of you who are also on this journey. Some days it feels self-indulgent, some days it takes everything we've got to point that camera at ourselves, some days it's so fun we end up with too many pictures to choose. We've encouraged each other creatively, lifted each other up when life was bringing us down, and cheered each other on when there things to celebrate. Thank you! Thank you to everyone who has viewed, or commented, or faved any of the pictures I've taken throughout this year. Thank you especially, of course, to you Knitterly and Crafty types. You are my people and I love you. :) Thank you.
Although rainfall seems to conspicuously avoid my rain gauge, the stormy sunset skies during Monsoon 2017 have been really beautiful - My Rooftop, Phoenix, Arizona
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It’s a little bit crazy to think how much I’ve learned about a small area around Page, Arizona in the last 3 years. My first visit was in 2011 and I knew so little that the only places Willie and I photographed were Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon before we high-tailed it out to shoot other places. “There’s not much else around” we thought. It always amazes me how I drove by so many stunning scenes without even noticing!
Take the Hoodoo Forest, here, for example. It’s not far from the road. It’s not a hard hike. Heck, it’s not even far from a few really well known spots, yet, most people don’t even know it’s here! The place is a bit creepy at first. You get to the edge of a cliff, look down, see the hoodoo’s and think “there is no way I can get there.” With some bravery you find yourself standing in front of these amazing rock formations! Lesson learned: cairn the way down so you can get yourself back up. It’s not so easy when the sun has gone down and it’s almost dark!
Willie and I almost didn’t make it down here in time for sunset. In fact, it took us so long to figure out how to get here that we were running around like crazy chickens trying to find good compositions. I loved the way that this spot showcased a number of the hoodoo’s and how they all seemed to face Turret Rock (I’m naming this guy cuz he’s so awesome). I needed the 14mm lens to fit it all in!
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In August 2014, Willie, David, Phill and I spent almost a week exploring more of the Arizona desert. I think if I spent any more time there I might have to start paying taxes! The week was quite action filled: beautiful light, steep hikes, crazy rock formations, popped tires, squeaky styrofoam coolers, and lots and lots of exploration.
Willie and I drove hundreds of miles around Arizona on this trip and we were fortunate enough to have David show us around the Painted Hills. After making our own parking spot on the side of the road we explored this area, which we’ve now dubbed “Breezyland”, and fell immediately in love. It’s hard not to when you have amazing hill formations, striped colors, and an absolutely gorgeous sunset.
This was our second night exploring this area and I camped out here for a quite a while, hoping the clouds would be in the right spot at sunset. We couldn’t have asked for anything better — the beautiful color exploded out of this wave-like cloud just as it rolled over the hills. I just wanted to lie down and fall asleep here, trying to make the moment last forever.
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"Always look behind you".....Last night I shared Saturday nights light display in Huntington Beach.... so tonight I thought I'd share Sunday nights light display- compliments of Rancho Palos Verdes, LA county and some stormy monsoon weather!!! :D This location was more up my alley as I had the beach to myself.... I did have to however climb down a dodgy very steep cliff to get here! It was worth it, right?
I literally was headed out on the freeway to Carlsbad or LaJolla (where there was only 30% chance of rain) and I saw this break in the sky over by LA/ Palos Verdes...so I drove that way instead.... so glad I did!! :D Hope you enjoy! Have a great week everyone!!
During the monsoons the water levels on Tonle Sap lake rise dramatically and the people of the floating villages migrate from the lake to the rivers such as the Siem Reap river, seen here. At peak water levels the trees in the background become totally submerged! This girl and her dog were intent on watching a small boat (out of sight) and paid no attention to me and my camera passing by on another boat.
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This is monsoon season and due to storm it’s flooded all over Chennai, and even marina beach sea shore also covered with rain water. I see these kids are playing and enjoying the moment of monsoon
An intensifying monsoon thunderstorm darkens the mid-day sky over the Zuni Mountains.
- Cibola National Forest, New Mexico, USA
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Strange clouds over my house at sunset - Phoenix, Arizona
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A billowing cumulonimbus cloud aglow in the sunset light
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Last night's sunset sky entertainment - My Backyard, Phoenix, Arizona
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Summer storm clouds from 38,000 feet - Somewhere over the Four Corners region, Arizona
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Abiquiú Lake under afternoon monsoon storm clouds.
The 2015 midsummer monsoon ended the devastating drought that had plagued New Mexico since 1999.
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Thus starts the rain greening the parched landscape.
Shot from the highway outside Española, NM in late July 2015.
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The nightly sky show, brought to you by Mother Nature - Phoenix, Arizona
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