October 4, 2005. Colobus Monkey. That is the name of the monkey and not the location. It lives in the canopy of trees. The Colobus Monkey is an Old World Monkey. The natural habitat is Africa from Camroon to Ethiopia. STATUS:
In the past, Black and white colobus monkeys have been hunted by local tribes for their spectacular coats which were used on ceremonial occasions. In addition, American and European furriers used the fur as coat trimmings. The main threat to the species' survival today, however, is the deforestation now occurring widely in tropical areas
 

October 9, 2005. Corpus Christi, Texas. I think is a grey fox. It was seen in a backyard resting in the shade. 

The Brookfield Zoo Wind Chime 

Morning Papers - concluding

The weather in Antarctica (Crystal Ice Chime) is:

Scott Base

Some cloud

-16.0°

Updated Tuesday 11 Oct 9:59PM

Scott Base

Cloudy

-20.0°

Updated Wednesday 12 Oct 9:59AM

The weather at Glacier Bay National Park (Crystal Wind Chime) is:

45 °F / 7 °C
Mostly Cloudy

Windchill:
37 °F / 3 °C

Humidity:
76%

Dew Point:
37 °F / 3 °C

Wind:
20 mph / 32 km/h from the SE

Wind Gust:
23 mph / 37 km/h

Pressure:
29.22 in / 989 hPa (Falling)

Visibility:
10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers

UV:
1 out of 16

Clouds:
Few 500 ft / 152 m
Scattered Clouds 1900 ft / 579 m
Mostly Cloudy 3400 ft / 1036 m
(Above Ground Level)

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October 6, 2005.

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.

This girl fashioned a place to call home to stay dry out of the debris. It seems very obvious she has no family left IF she ever did. But she is fairly well dressed and seems reasonably clean. My guess is that she was well taken care of by people who she doesn't know how to find right now. Very pretty girl. The children of Guatemala need help.

October 8, 2005. San Martin Verde, Guatemala. This is upscale hoursing. The construction is better but when the land underneath slides it doesn't matter how well it's made. The displacement here is about five feet. There is no grass surrounding the disturbed cottage. It' foundation is exposed. So not knowing what the downhill side looks like it is my estimation that the 'yard' containing the grass slide away from the house. The water line on the side of the cottage is different than the front. I think those separate events and didn't have anything to do with this event. In other words there may be other high water events that made the land very soggy and unstable. Given the foundation is exposed the land was lighter and easier to slide than the concrete cottage. The cottage is moved forward down the hill as far as the now backyard bank because there is no mud piled up behind the cottage. So that is a downhill displacement of about ten feet. If this were the USA that little cottage could be returned to a foundation where the grass is now.  

October 8, 2005. Concepcion Chiquirichapa, Guatemala. The house was washed down stream. These tin roofs seem to last through nearly the greatest disturbance. They must be noisey in a rain storm. 

October 7, 2005. Almonlonga, Guatemala. There is the man of the house looking at half of his house sliding down the mountain. At least the folks at the top of the mountain have a better chance of survivng these events than the people at the bottom. You have remember, these folks don't have the basis of sophistication to realize their way of life could be annihilated if not their lives themselves in a moment. It isn't that they are less intelligent then anyone who can act differently and save their lives when danger presents itself. They are every bit as capable of understanding and acting as people in California who live on questionable slopes. But, their local papers don't reflect issues of safety in regard to the geological instability of their real estate. Over the past three years there have been deaths in California but for the most part people are pretty savvy about their subliminal reality. The people of Guatemala deserve our attention and help as those in Pakistan as well. This is a direct result of Hurricane Stan. 

October 7, 2005. Almolonga, Guatemala. This house if full of mud. This is the second type of devastation and where people are more likely to where people are buried. There houses at the bottom of the hill look better in that some are intact but full of mud but the chance of surviving this is minimal. 

October 7, 2005. Almolonga, Guatemala. The devastation to the already impoverished neighborhoods is complete. At least there are survivors in this house. 

October 7, 2005. Almolonga, Guatemala. It takes a huge effort to move a mountain of mud. What are we as a country doing to help? We manage to do a great deal with California mudslides in no time at all, we can offier help here. Perhaps a few members of the Corp of Engineers to say the least. They are doing the best they can.