{"id":1467,"date":"2010-03-03T13:07:47","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T04:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2010-03-03\/1467"},"modified":"2010-03-03T13:07:47","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T04:07:47","slug":"clearing-roof-snow-in-shirakawago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2010-03-03\/1467","title":{"rendered":"Clearing Roof Snow in Shirakawago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class='resize_warning' id='arw1467'>\n<b>NOTE<\/b>: Images with an <img class='raw' width='19' height='18' src='\/i\/s\/red_zoomup.gif'\/> icon next to them have been artificially shrunk to better fit your screen; click the icon to restore them, in place, to their regular size.\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Picking up where the previous post, &#8220;<a class='pt'\nhref=\"\/blog\/2010-03-02\/1466\">First Look at Snowy\nShirakawago Village<\/a>&#8221; left off, we had re-forged <span class='nobr'>a trail<\/span> through\nthick snow back to relative civilization....<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"028714\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_028714.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_028714_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"finally reaching civilization after a harrowing cross-country trip.... ... and Anthony Plays in the Snow -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i028714\"\ntitle=\"finally reaching civilization after a harrowing cross-country trip.... ... and Anthony Plays in the Snow -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 52 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>640 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/3.2, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_028714.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_028714.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/>finally reaching civilization after <span class='nobr'>a harrowing<\/span> cross-country trip....\n<br\/><span class='caption'>... and Anthony Plays in the Snow<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"028747\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_028747.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_028747_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"\u3044\u3063\u3077\u304f \u3061\u306a (cafe ippuku chi'na ) Inside, Looking Out -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i028747\"\ntitle=\"\u3044\u3063\u3077\u304f \u3061\u306a (cafe ippuku chi'na ) Inside, Looking Out -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>100 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_028747.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_028747.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><b>\u3044\u3063\u3077\u304f\u3000\u3061\u306a<\/b> (cafe <i>ippuku chi'na<\/i>)\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Inside, Looking Out<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>While we were looking at the menu, the proprietress went outside to\nclean the snow off the part of the roof that threatened the entrance to the\ncafe (using <span class='nobr'>a rope<\/span> tied to the roof ridge, as described in <a\nhref=\"\/blog\/2010-03-02\/1466\">yesterday's post<\/a>).\nAnthony was interesed in anything involving large clumps of snow, so he\nwent out to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"028716\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_028716.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_028716_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Clearing Roof Snow -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i028716\"\nindexhint=\"bottom\"\ntitle=\"Clearing Roof Snow -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>160 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/3.2, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_028716.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_028716.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Clearing Roof Snow<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"028718\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_028718.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_028718_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Giving it a Try -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i028718\"\nindexhint=\"bottom\"\ntitle=\"Giving it a Try -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>160 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/3.2, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_028718.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_028718.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Giving it <span class='nobr'>a Try<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"028720\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_028720.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_028720_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Big Stick for clearing buildup on the gutters -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i028720\"\ntitle=\"Big Stick for clearing buildup on the gutters -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>250 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/3.2, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_028720.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_028720.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Big Stick<\/span>\n<br\/>for clearing buildup on the gutters\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The big stick proved to be too big for Anthony, which was just as well\nbecause he was more interested in the big clumps of snow that fell than in\nactually being the one to instigate their fall. So, while the lady worked\nto clear the gutters of <span class='nobr'>a foot<\/span> of snow, Anthony positoned himself so that\nthe clumps would fall on him.<\/p>\n\n<p>This next shot (a fairly tight crop) is of low photographic quality, but\n<span class='nobr'>I love<\/span> the look of anticipation on his face...<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"028727\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_028727.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_028727_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Anticipation -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i028727\"\ntitle=\"Anticipation -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 32 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>60 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_028727.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_028727.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Anticipation<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"028728\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_028728.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_028728_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"This Won't End Well -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i028728\"\nindexhint=\"bottom\"\ntitle=\"This Won't End Well -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 32 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>60 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_028728.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_028728.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>This Won't End Well<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"028731\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_028731.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_028731_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Direct Hit! this is five seconds after the previous shot, so these are likely smaller, residual clumps -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i028731\"\nindexhint=\"bottom\"\ntitle=\"Direct Hit! this is five seconds after the previous shot, so these are likely smaller, residual clumps -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 27 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>100 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_028731.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_028731.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Direct Hit!<\/span>\n<br\/>this is five seconds after the previous shot, so these are likely smaller, residual clumps\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"028733\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_028733.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_028733_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"More! More! -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i028733\"\ntitle=\"More! More! -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 27 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>100 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_028733.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_028733.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>More! More!<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"028738\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_028738.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_028738_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Aftermath -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i028738\"\ntitle=\"Aftermath -- Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan -- Copyright 2010 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 31 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>160 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_028738.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_028738.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Aftermath<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><i><a href=\"\/blog\/2010-03-05\/1468\" class='quiet'>Continued here...<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Picking up where the previous post, \"First Look at Snowy Shirakawago Village\" left off, we had re-forged a trail through thick snow back to relative civilization....<\/p> <p>While we were looking at the menu, the proprietress went outside to clean the snow off the part of the roof that threatened the entrance to the cafe (using a rope tied to the roof ridge, as described in yesterday's post). Anthony was interesed in anything involving large clumps of snow, so he went out to watch.<\/p> <p>The big stick proved to be too big for Anthony, which was just as well because he [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1467"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1467\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}