Monday, March 23, 2009

THE WEEK THAT WAS IN PICTURES




IN MEMORY OF JADE WHO PASSED AWAY ON MOTHER'S DAY
 

Jade Goody and her sons Bobby Jack (L) and Freddie arrive at the UK Gala Screening of 'Garfield 2: A Tail Of Two Kitties' at Vue West End, Leicester Square on July 16, 2006 in London, England

Brian O'Driscoll celebrates winning the Grand Slam after his man of the match performance against Wales in the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.


20-month old Natasha Richardson with her mother Vanessa Redgrave and new-born sister Joely


Liam Neeson & Natasha Richardson, with her sister, Joely Richardson & their Mother, Vanessa Redgrave at the 10th Anniversary benefit for the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Association in New York in 2000 - Natasha Richardson died following a freak ski accident last week.



An undersea volcano is seen erupting off the coast of Tonga, sending plumes of steam, ash and smoke up to 100 metres into the air. The volcano, which is situated approximately 6 miles off of the main Tongan island of Tongatapu, is one of around 36 undersea volcanos clustered in the area. There is currently no danger to residents of the island as the gases are blown offshore, residents noted the eruptions began after a series of sharp earthquakes were felt in the capital


Flames light up the Cape Town skyline as fires rage on Table Mountain



Jack Osbourne reacts to an adult and baby Tyrannosaurs Rex robotic dinosaurs as they perform in the O2 arena ahead of the forthcoming European leg of the live show 'Walking With Dinosaurs' in London, England. The live arena show, which has already toured throughout North America, tours the UK from July 2009. The £10 million show features 15 mechanical life-sized dinosaurs and is based upon the hit BBC TV series of the same name


The bright weather was a welcome relief for the hundreds of thousands of people who packed in to the Dublin city centre to see the St. Patricks' Day parade. (Photo: Frank McGrath)

Opposition leader Andry Rajoelina greets supporters with the military at the Madagascar presidential palace in Antananarivo


A dog pulls a Russian skier during a competition outside Moscow. Photo: Dmitry Kostyukov,


A border patrol vehicle drags the sand to make any new footprints of border crossers more visible along a recently constructed section of the controversial US-Mexico border fence expansion on previously pristine desert sands between Yuma, Arizona and Calexico, California. 



U.S. Marine Sgt. Jason St. Germain listens as an Afghan opium farmer speaks through a military translator at the remote village of Baqwa in Farah province of southwest Afghanistan. The Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment based there are battling a Taliban insurgency funded in large part from the multi-billion dollar drug export trade thriving in the south of the country



A firefighter takes a picture of Greenpeace activists who install a twelve by thirteen metre banner at the fassade of the headquarters of Germany's largest bank Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt. The banner reads 'Waere die Welt eine Bank, haettet ihr sie laengst gerettet! GREENPEACE' which translated means 'IF THE WORLD WAS A BANK,YOU WOULD HAVE SAVED IT ALREADY ! GREENPEACE'






5 comments:

Unknown said...

Dear Ocho-Onda

As always, you have a delightful selection of pics that can evoke a wide range of feelings in your readers..

I was very sad re Natasha Richardson's sudden demise. A real tragedy....


My boy would have loved the dinosaur pics!

I also love the earthquake off Tonga pic.

Do you dabble in photography I wonder???

Take care and have a great week.

cheers

Pill Pusher said...

Interesting picks of the week. The old pic of Natasha is a clear winner.

ocho-onda said...

Dear Paula,
You are always welcomed as is Mr.Tranquility (Cool name) ! :-)

Doc said...

Ocho-onda,
i'm beginning to enjoy your 'week that was in pictures' posts. Keep up the good job.

I feel very sorry for Liam Neeson. He's a very good actor. Have you watched 'Taken'? My wife had nightmares and didn't sleep the night wee watched it. It was a good movie. You should watch it.

cheers and thanks for the eye candies

ocho-onda said...

Glad to have you dropping by, Doc.
I feel sad for Liam as well. He is a cool and unpretentious dude. One of the few actors to come from Ireland who can actually act !
"Taken" is value for money. The story line can be a bit scary but at least it has a good ending! Cheers.