We lost another part of the village today, yet another one of the young ones has to report back to work. Pictured yesterday at sunset and again today in the morning light, Wireless with her biggest fans:
It struck me that the deck gets photographed a lot around sunset. It seems a little under appreciated and definitely under photographed during the part of the day when everything is brand new, when the bright morning blues are the main colors. I love that distinct, clear horizon, evidence of clean air and high pressure.
Without Voeckler here it became the task of my spousal unit to provide ride partnership. We didn't get out until after having been to the airport to see Voeckler safely through security. As a result it was mid-day, warm although not hot, but high, punishing sun and lots of wind. Naturally we went looking for a windmill. We found one in a park on the north side.
Here's another one. These things are necessary to establish context, to firmly indicate just exactly where we are: We are in Holland.
Tonight we set out for a walk at about an hour to sunset. The walk down towards the state park took us past the higher dunes. Here is an example of one of the higher stairways, a private stairway used by the homeowner up there on the top to access his beach front property. This stairway also features a partnered powered tram coming down as far as the lower landing.
I featured this erosion structure a couple of days ago. Another look reveals that the lake is still winning, still taking sand as a lot more of the structure has emerged from the bank.
Just a couple of yards further along is the spot where the most sand has been taken, a huge bite into the dune, MySU for scale.
Somebody alert the geologists, I am about to wander into territory where I am completely unqualified. But here is a look at the layers in the newly eroded wall.
I am not a geologist but even I can see the evidence of the dozens of events over several years which deposited sand. The accumulation has been reversed by a single season of slightly higher water and prevailing weather conditions which have made the lake take the sand away rather than deposit it.
It struck me that the deck gets photographed a lot around sunset. It seems a little under appreciated and definitely under photographed during the part of the day when everything is brand new, when the bright morning blues are the main colors. I love that distinct, clear horizon, evidence of clean air and high pressure.
Without Voeckler here it became the task of my spousal unit to provide ride partnership. We didn't get out until after having been to the airport to see Voeckler safely through security. As a result it was mid-day, warm although not hot, but high, punishing sun and lots of wind. Naturally we went looking for a windmill. We found one in a park on the north side.
Here's another one. These things are necessary to establish context, to firmly indicate just exactly where we are: We are in Holland.
Tonight we set out for a walk at about an hour to sunset. The walk down towards the state park took us past the higher dunes. Here is an example of one of the higher stairways, a private stairway used by the homeowner up there on the top to access his beach front property. This stairway also features a partnered powered tram coming down as far as the lower landing.
I featured this erosion structure a couple of days ago. Another look reveals that the lake is still winning, still taking sand as a lot more of the structure has emerged from the bank.
Just a couple of yards further along is the spot where the most sand has been taken, a huge bite into the dune, MySU for scale.
Somebody alert the geologists, I am about to wander into territory where I am completely unqualified. But here is a look at the layers in the newly eroded wall.
I am not a geologist but even I can see the evidence of the dozens of events over several years which deposited sand. The accumulation has been reversed by a single season of slightly higher water and prevailing weather conditions which have made the lake take the sand away rather than deposit it.
2 comments:
You might not be a geologist, but you're a pretty decent photographer. That new camera probably doesn't hurt, either. Pretty amazing amount of erosion. If I lived on top of one of those dunes, I might have a little trouble sleeping at night.
Excellent photos. I had a great time too - and also went biking once I got home.
Please tell your SU that the plants have been successfully watered. :-)
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