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Getting to Seven
Posted by Juan in Family News / Noticias sobre la Familia on November 4th, 2009
I uploaded 8 photos from the month of October 2009 showing Carolina and Zakari “getting to seven” years old. Click on link below the slide show below to see the full set of photos individually (or to see them without the clipping and distortion the slideshow sometimes imposes).
Best of Summer 2009
Posted by Juan in Family News / Noticias sobre la Familia on October 16th, 2009
Here are the best photos of Carolina and Zakari (and their associates) taken during the summer of 2009. Click on link below the slide show below to see the full set of photos individually (or to see them without the clipping and distortion the slideshow sometimes imposes).
Mi Familia en Euskadi
Posted by Juan in Family News / Noticias sobre la Familia on October 15th, 2009
Last month, I was going to a conference in Heidelberg, Germany, so I took advantage of the fact that I was going to be on the same continent to visit my brother and his family in Getxo, in Euskadi (an autonomous region inside Spain). Unfortunately, I got a stomach flu and spent a day in rather sad shape. That said, it was still worth the visit if only to touch base with my family again. The full album is available here. / El mes pasado, me fuí a una conferencia en Heidelberg, Alemania, asà que aprovechó que iba a estar en el mismo continente a visitar a mi hermano y su familia en Getxo, en Euskadi. Lamentablemente, tuve un virus estomacal y pasó un día en forma más bien triste. De cualquier manera, todavía valío la pena visitar aunque sólo para pasar tiempo con mi familia otro vez. El álbum completo está disponible aquí.
Flood Photos
Posted by Juan in Family News / Noticias sobre la Familia on March 29th, 2009
About 12 hours before we broke the record. Notice the water is passing underneath the Main Avenue bridge to the right.
I have placed photos of the flood online here.
Panorama of the Flooded Red River
Posted by Juan in Family News / Noticias sobre la Familia on March 27th, 2009
We have been preparing for the massive flood here. Catherine and I have been volunteering in a variety of ways. Wednesday afternoon on the way to volunteering as a radio operator at the Clay County Emergency Operations Center, I shot the following panorama of the view from Moorhead, facing Fargo, just south of the Main Avenue bridge at 4:48pm, when the river was at 39.4 feet. It is impressive to note that the bottom of this bridge is normally about 20 feet above the river.
The Red River is now at 40.01 feet and should pass the historical record from 1897 of 40.1 feet by morning. It is expected to crest at 42-43 feet. We are pretty bloody scared right now, but everyone seems to be pulling together to save our city.
(Click on image for larger version of panoramic image)
Keep in mind this view is about 180 degrees and a bit distorted as a result. The river is normally only a few tens of yards wide here. The left hand side of this ‘river’ is actually Woodlawn Park which normally takes up all the typically floods. Also notice the light poles in the water.










