Photographer Dave Sandford braved the cold and turbulent waters of Lake Erie in late fall to capture some remarkable wave action. Like on the ocean, waves in the Great Lakes are largely driven by winds, but lakes don’t develop the constant set of rolling waves that oceans do. Instead their waves are more erratic and unpredictable. Sandford focused on capturing the moment when wind-driven waves coming into shore collided with waves rebounding from piers or rocks along the shore. The results are waves that, through Sandford’s lens, look like exploding mountainsides. Such energetic waves mix sediment and nutrients in the lake, and the spray of droplets can even loft aerosols and pollutants from the water into the atmosphere. (Photo credit: D. Sandford; via Flow Vis)
Carrie Fisher will be remembered as the brilliant, brave, fighting woman she was. A talented actress and writer, a stellar personality, an outspoken advocate for mental health, a mother and friend. Just knowing her peripherally, I loved her. I can’t imagine what it must be like for her loved ones.
It might not be much consolation, but she’ll always be remembered. Not just as Princess Leia, but as Carrie the bold and the hilarious and the wonderful. She touched so many lives, in such a positive way.
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