Pic(k) of the Week: Ice in the Deep South

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In January 2026, a large winter ice storm swept the U.S., from southwest Texas to northeast Maine. In north-central Georgia, the temperature fell to -10 °C (14 °F).

Hawthorne Nature Trail
DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.
25 January 2026.

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Art Ensemble of Chicago: Dreaming of the Master
Album: Nice Guys (Label: ECM, 1979)

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• Musicians:
  • Lester Bowie – trumpet
  • Joseph Jarman – saxophones, clarinets, percussion
  • Roscoe Mitchell – saxophones, clarinet, percussion
  • Malachi Favors Maghostut – bass, percussion
  • Famoudou Don Moye – drums, percussion


• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.
• Photo 6 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.


• Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
• Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
• Settings: 96 mm; 1/30 sec; ISO 800; ƒ/5.6
• Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection (2016).


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