There have been so many events that seem to have taken place on a grand scale during this past year. The Boston Globe's photo journalistic site, The Big Picture, begins the ritual of year-ending reviews with these offerings:
A wave caused by a tsunami flows into the city of Miyako from the Heigawa estuary in Iwate Prefecture after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck Japan March 11, 2011. (Mainichi Shimbun /Reuters)
Anti-government activists clash with riot police in Cairo on January 28, 2011. (Ben Curtis/AP) #
Two men celebrate after being pulled out from a destroyed building in Christchurch, New Zealand on February 22, 2011, 24 hours after a massive earthquake struck. (John Kirk-Anderson/Christchurch Press/Reuters) #
After a tornado struck, Faye Hyde sits on a mattress in what was her yard as she comforts her granddaughter Sierra Goldsmith, 2, in Conord Ala. (Jeff Roberts/The Birmingham News/AP) #
Hundreds of cars were abandoned on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago after a winter blizzard of historic proportions wobbled an otherwise snow-tough Chicago, stranding drivers for up to 12 hours overnight on February 2, 2011. (Kiichiro Sato/AP) #
I'm sure there will be many more of these year-ending reviews: top athletes, top news stories, top this, top that. I'll provide a look at some of them, but only as space and time permit. I'd encourage you to check out The Big Picture's site on a regular basis. While not supporting The Boston Globe, nor receiving any benefit from them at all, I'm am frequently enthralled at the photos they post. Very powerful images. Enjoy.