Word: wet
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Koch had a wonderful eye for nuance. It lifts images that might otherwise seem beautifully rendered but fringed with banality into real, unforced poetry. Take, for instance, Central Park Looking North, 1967. A chilly, wet day in New York, seen through a metal casement window. An antique statue of a faun on the sill, far in space and temperature from his native Mediterranean. And high on the brick wall of the apartment building to the left, a pink patch: a ray of sun breaking through winter's grisaille. Surely Koch had been thinking of the "little patch of yellow wall...
Williamson St. Clair, 22, who was holding a pair of wet jeans. The employee did not recognize St. Clair, who is not affiliated with the University...
...nation's capital, Canberra. Most people visit during the dry season (April-September), when the humidity is low and comfortable 21C-33C temperatures prevail. But we chose to come in February despite the intense humidity, frequent downpours, flooded roads and dramatic electrical thunderstorms that are regular features of the wet season (December-March). Sweating, drenchings and startling natural sound-and-light shows notwithstanding, the "wet" is also the time to see the park at its verdant best...
...Darkness falls quickly in the tropics and after sundown, there's only one place to be: in one of the park's comfortably appointed accommodations. During the wet season, rates drop considerably. The Kakadu Resort complex, set on a 10-hectare bushland site near the South Alligator River, offers air-conditioned motel rooms (doubles cost $70 a night), powered and unpowered van sites, and a camping area ($3.80 per person); call (61-8) 8979-0166 to book. For those with slightly fatter wallets, there's the Gagudju Crocodile Holiday Inn in the town of Jabiru...
...home or to a safe place indoors--trying to stay uphill or upwind on the way. Once there, they should shower, change clothes and put all items worn outdoors in a sealed plastic bag. Pets should be brought inside; cracks around doorways and windows should be closed off with wet towels and duct tape; air conditioners and vents should be covered with plastic, waxed paper or aluminum foil and sealed with tape. Bathtubs and other containers should be filled with water and the pipes shut off, in case reservoirs become contaminated...