From an Edwardian book of manners
A new winter sport
Feb. 8, 2019 Winter outdoor sports enthusiast Olesya Ushakova throws hot water into subzero air as she participates in the “Dubak Challenge,” a social media trend translating to an intense cold challenge that has now become popular in Russia, during sunset outside Krasnoyarsk. Ilya Naymushin/Reuters, Washington Post
This American winter, 2019
Jan. 30, 2019 Ice covers the Lake Michigan shoreline in Chicago. Photos: See how Midwest is dealing with record-breaking cold from polar vortex Scott Olson/Getty Images, Washington Post
Jan. 30, 2019 In this image obtained from social media, frozen pants stand alone in Saint Anthony Village, Minn. Pam Metcalf/Reuters, Washington Post
Jan. 21, 2019 On the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Daniela Fuentes, 9, of Alexandria, Va., slides across a strip of ice at the MLK memorial in Washington, D.C. Photos: See how the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is being honored on his national day of remembrance Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post
Jan. 13, 2019 Snow falls around the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
Kite surfing
Feb. 6, 2019 Kitesurfers harness the wind at Tableview near Cape Town, South Africa. Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images, Washington Post
Can’t buy me love…
You can’t buy love, but you can buy something made by hand, and that is more or less the same thing.
The annual miracle
Soon!
Società Toscana di Orticultura
If you like Florence and you like gardens, then this film might be worth hour of your time to learn about this venerable gardening society in Firenze.
