From Lofty: Here’s a sunset taken from the verandah, a minute apart and zoomed in for the second one. Forecast for tomorrow is partly cloudy and 29°C, a welcome change from 41°C yesterday. Spectacular! Click for full size.
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Portrait, click for full size.
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From Giliell, fireworks, and one last ice magic. Click for full size.
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From rq: Or, self-sculpting water. We’re pouring an ice rink – Husband has a method that is conservative on the water and does wonders with water-into-ice. All you need is a regular garden hose on mist for a couple to several hours at a time. Click for full size!
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From rq, whose dog is having a grand time in the snow, click for full size!
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I couldn’t help be reminded of my Cachet, who loved a snow romp, that was second only to swimming:
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It is -20° F. Cold. Very cold. I don’t like cold.
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From Giliell, click for full size! 4, 6, and 7 have my heart.
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From rq, click for full size! In order, Rhododendron, Apple, Black Currant, Pear, Rose, Rowan x Aronia, Blueberry (foreground), and Russian Almond (background).
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From rq, click for full size!
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Weather. We all live with it, complain about it, cope with it. And some people take stunning photos of it:
Credit: Camelia Czuchnicki.
A clash between two storm cells in New Mexico, US in June 2014, each with it’s own rotating updraft. It appeared as though one updraft was anticyclonic, resulting in a very turbulent scene. The curved striations of the oldest noticeable against the new bubbling convection of the newer.
You can see 2016 Weather Photographer finalists here.
Everyone knows the importance of kerning, right? Nope:
Bored Panda has many more fine examples of the fine art of kerning being egregiously ignored.
And, the coolest way to stay safe! Monkey Lights:
Look, no snow! :D From Crimson Clupeidae, click for full size.
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From Giliell, click for full size!
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From rq, click for full size. There’s nothing quite like winter light!
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