Fast forward...
03/09/10 10:11 Filed in: photos of the
week
Sometimes one has to react - like right now...
When an impulse builds up, an inspiration strikes,
or a snowstorm descends over Siete Lagos..
It happened last week.
First a slow, inconspicuous build-up: rain showers on monday, constant drizzle on tuesday, female rain (you know: the soft, permanent drenching...) on wednesday.
Then it got colder. "Agua-nieve" they call the mess which falls out of deep flying dark clouds here.
Early thursday the flakes were as big as a horses ear - never seen anything like that before.
And then I remembered: claro! - the Santa Rosa storm was preparing its annual show, right on time for the big Tetra (thlon) competition.
Well, the poor 'extremistas' had a terrible time, on the slopes, the mountainbikes (no chains allowed!), in the kayaks through hefty snowsqualls on the lake and finally 16km against the wind in running outfit!
But the day after - INCREIBLE!
Deep blue sky, all white above 3000ft.
Now it's fine to be out there, in there, to enjoy the miracle "Nature".
Getting the almost overwhelming impressions into the camera is an entirely different matter - all blue and white is kind of.. boring.
So forgive me if I played around a little - and let me know what you think..
Promise: next time I'll pick up again where jumped off today - week 28 will be next!
When an impulse builds up, an inspiration strikes,
or a snowstorm descends over Siete Lagos..
It happened last week.
First a slow, inconspicuous build-up: rain showers on monday, constant drizzle on tuesday, female rain (you know: the soft, permanent drenching...) on wednesday.
Then it got colder. "Agua-nieve" they call the mess which falls out of deep flying dark clouds here.
Early thursday the flakes were as big as a horses ear - never seen anything like that before.
And then I remembered: claro! - the Santa Rosa storm was preparing its annual show, right on time for the big Tetra (thlon) competition.
Well, the poor 'extremistas' had a terrible time, on the slopes, the mountainbikes (no chains allowed!), in the kayaks through hefty snowsqualls on the lake and finally 16km against the wind in running outfit!
But the day after - INCREIBLE!
Deep blue sky, all white above 3000ft.
Now it's fine to be out there, in there, to enjoy the miracle "Nature".
Getting the almost overwhelming impressions into the camera is an entirely different matter - all blue and white is kind of.. boring.
So forgive me if I played around a little - and let me know what you think..
Promise: next time I'll pick up again where jumped off today - week 28 will be next!