1st week

Condemnation chapel - quiet

The 1st week of 2026 has passed, and tensions seem to be everywhere ... internationally and nationally. A local protest ended in tragedy when a bus mowed down a boy protestor ... dragging him several meters along the road. It's a difficult video to watch.  A terrible way to start the new year.

The weather on the other hand is warming up a little. I think it's 11 degrees now. Very sunny but the wind is cold. Forecast is rain from tomorrow till Tuesday. Temp will drop again. It'll get chilly ... down to 5 degrees. However the sunrises these days are amazing. Streaks of red against a blue sky stretching from east to west. Very beautiful.

Colourful skies

Despite the fluctuating weather, many orthodox groups have come to celebrate their Christmas on Jan. 7. It was rather crowded but once it's Jan 8 ... the crowds disappear and our chapels become silent again.

Soon the routine of an ordinary year will unfold ... and before we know it, it'll be Christmas again and the end of another year.