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View of Monsoon clouds from roof of my home.
Took this shot around 10AM in morning, it was bright sunny day but all of sudden monsoon clouds covered the whole sky. Monsoon rains provided much needed relief from terrible hot summer here in north India.
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The official first day of summer is here and along with it comes a sizzling hot, forecast high temperature of 111 degrees F (44 C). Stay cool! - My Rooftop View, Phoenix, Arizona
Happy Summer Solstice!
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ALCO & EMD Under Cloud & Bright Sun !!
GD WDM3A Shunting The Amritsar Bound Jan Nayak Express, While ET WDP4D Being Shunted at PF No 2 With LHBFIED Bagmati Superfast Express !!
The city of Gap, in Northern Arizona. Looking north, Page, AZ is 45 miles away, and Utah is another 5 miles. The Grand Canyon is about 30 miles to the west (to the left). This was in the last days of the Monsoon season (late August), so recent rain has made the area more green than what is usually there.
Statue of a giant in the early morning light at the south gate of Preah Khan, near Siem Reap, Cambodia.
A few photos taken during four weeks back visiting family and exploring Northern Arizona and South Western Colorado.
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View from the edge of the Mogollon Rim along the Rim Road (FR 300). Low monsoon season clouds float over the valley below.
The Mogollon Rim is one of the most striking geologic features in Arizona. This steep escarpment, measured in thousands of feet and hundreds of miles, begins just across the border in New Mexico and stretches diagonally two thirds of the way across Arizona. It forms the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau, and is one of the most impressive overlooks in the Grand Canyon State. The General Crook Trail/Rim Road Scenic Loop drive is an easy way for the entire family to experience the dramatic scenery of the Mogollon Rim.
Photo taken July 21, 2017 by Deborah Lee Soltesz. Source: U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest. Visit Mogollon Rim Ranger District and the Coconino National Forest for more information.
A village boat market in Bangladesh. Where villagers buy and sell their boats during the monsoon season. Bangladesh is a land of river and low laying area now flooded it causes boats is the only way of communications of the low-lying area.
A downpour from an isolated monsoon thunderstorm dumps heavy rain on the Black Hills above the Verde Valley - Yavapai County, Arizona
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Despite the rainy weather during monsoon season, thousands of Indian muslims descend on the Gateway of India during Eid ul-Fitr celebrations in Mumbai.
Mumbai, India, 2012
An isolated monsoon thunderstorm dumps rain as it approaches from the northeast. It dissipated a few minutes later. No rain at my house... :-(
- Phoenix, Arizona
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A village boat market in Bangladesh. Where villagers buy and sell their boats during the monsoon season. Bangladesh is a land of river and low laying area now flooded it causes boats is the only way of communications of the low-lying area.
Made it back from my evening run just in time to see this sinister, bruised sky heading our direction fast. I ran in to get my camera thinking, "Something wicked this way comes!". Moments later, the heavens opened, unleashing another gullywasher on Clarkdale (or as my friend Sam calls such storms, "frog stranglers").
An isolated monsoon thunderstorm dumps heavy rain as it drifts across the plateau southwest of Winslow - Coconino County, Arizona
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Rooftop weather sensors and a colorful, stormy sky during the 2013 summer monsoon. Despite a slightly above average amount of rainfall here last year, most of Arizona remains stuck in a long-term drought. The precipitation outlook for late winter/early spring is not good. Sunny and 70 is nice, but I really wish my rain gauge had something to measure. - My Rooftop, Phoenix, Arizona
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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 Khong 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 Khong, 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.
The best seats in the house for sunset viewing are actually on the house - My Rooftop, Phoenix, Arizona
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White Sands National Monument as dark skies and a thunderstorm starts to roll in during summer monsoon season
This trail is actually remains of an old road that once took Model T Fords to the top of the San Francisco Peaks. The road has since been closed to vehicle traffic to protect the area's alpine environment, and the upper reaches of the mountain have been set aside as the Kachina Peaks Wilderness Area so forest visitors can enjoy its panoramic views in the relative seclusion and natural surroundings such an area provides.
Along the steady but gradual climb, views stretch to Oak Creek Canyon and the Verde Valley over fifty miles away. Trailside vegetation changes as elevation increases, from ponderosa pine to more alpine species such as limber pine, corkbark fir, and bristlecone pine. On this summer day in early August, monsoon rains had the trail bursting with colorful wildflowers, including lupine, vetch, fleabane, aster, paintbrush, wild geraniums, and sunflowers.
Photo taken August 2, 2017 by Deborah Lee Soltesz. Source: U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest. Learn more about the Weatherford Trail #102 and the Coconino National Forest for more information.
A stunning summer sunset, viewed from my rooftop - Phoenix, Arizona
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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 Khong 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.
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.