"The water grab described in a federal indictment allegedly happened cat burglar-style, siphoned through a secret pipe, often after hours, to avoid detection."
I am grateful for the opportunity to walk around the base of Mount Maunganui (Mauao) on such a beautiful day. I was very lucky to visit this beautiful place with friends in the weekend.
Photos around a few areas close to Downtown Midland, MI: Dow East End Building, a mural underneath a bridge, right behind that mural is a view of a river that runs underneath that same bridge, a bird mural on the side of a building, flowers, and a residential building. Shot in June 2023.
At sunset, the San Clemente Pier in California emanates a warm glow, casting gentle reflections on the water's surface, while long exposure blurs the crashing waves into soft streaks, creating a captivating and serene coastal scene.
At day's end, I tied up the boat near a Canal & River Trust service shack: water, elsan, toilets and shower.
A shower! 🚿
I hurried from the boat to the CRT building in only my shorts, T-shirt and shoes, towel and soap in hand. (These places lack clothes hooks, so fewer items is better.) They did have a wooden bench, and a disabled grab handle that I used as a towel rack.
A solitary green pearl farm boat gently sways on the tranquil waters of Vietnam, its emerald hue mirroring in the glassy surface below, creating a serene symphony of green and blue. In the silence, only the soft lapping of water against the boat breaks the stillness
Stone on the shore of the North Branch of the Chicago River. A world contained in every opening. You never know what you might find if you only look closely.
Displaced Palestinian children wait for a water supply tank to fill their containers amid soaring temperatures at a tent camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 26, 2024 [Mohammed Abed/AFP]