Yesterday’s images of the Sun revealed that something was missing compared to two days before, when I had last observed. A large filament of suspended solar hydrogen (see arrows upper left image) over 200 thousand miles long had vanished by the time I took yesterday’s photo as seen on the upper right. Where’d it go?Continue reading “Here Comes the Sun”
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Light on Mosquito Inlet
Yesterday we took a day trip to Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse. Now preserved by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, the lighthouse, keepers’ houses and grounds are beautifully maintained. A hike up the 203 spiraling steps of the 175-feet-tall lighthouse led us to a magnificent view of the inlet and surrounding area.Continue reading “Light on Mosquito Inlet”
Fairy Stone
Once upon a time this fairy stone was buried, soft sediment that was hardened by crystalization of calcium carbonate to form a “concretion.” Such strange words aside, it just means that silt, mud, or something else was transformed over time into a beautiful and captivating form. Fairy stones come in a myriad of curious shapes,Continue reading “Fairy Stone”
Golden Dreams
During our recent visit to Ketchikan, Alaska, I bought this gold nugget that had come from Poker Creek near the settlement of Boundary, Alaska, not far from the Yukon Territory. In the early 1900’s the creek provided down-on-their-luck prospectors a place to pan enough gold to get back into the local poker games. The photoContinue reading “Golden Dreams”
Oh-rion!
We arose a little earlier in the morning than ususal, and twilight had not yet begun to taint the sky. Orion, the hunter, gazed downward at us through a gap in the trees, posing perfectly for a photo. I just had to capture the moment, so I pointed the cell phone camera his direction, heldContinue reading “Oh-rion!”
Lawn-potato
Wow! It looks like a big, delicious potato; just cook, add sour cream, chives, and some seasoning, and it’s good to go. But what’s with all the grass? Turns out it’s not a potato after all, but one of the strangest mushrooms we have seen in recent times. Nope, not going to try and eatContinue reading “Lawn-potato”
Skinny Side of Morning
It was not surprising to see thin, waning crescent moon in the early morning, but Venus? Yes, even Venus shows phases as can be seen in the telescopic images above. It recently passed between the sun and earth, and was nearly invisible then. Now it is rising higher and higher in the sky and veryContinue reading “Skinny Side of Morning”
Honestly, Spider!
“Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to decieve;” Sir Walter Scott. So is this web tangled, or perhaps just a little slipshod? Is it deceptive or merely messy? The lower half, illuminated by the morning sun, appears to be of a different design than the shaded, upper right quadrant ofContinue reading “Honestly, Spider!”
Morning Warning
The predawn clouds were burnished bright red before the rising sun shot streamers through the gaps to accent a sky both calm and threatening. Hurricane Idalia is long gone and Hurricane Lee is not yet on our horizon. It was a much less energetic, local storm system that sent thunder and showers our way yesterday,Continue reading “Morning Warning”
Mushroom in the Morning
Another mushroom popped up in a local yard overnight, shortly after a passing hurricane sent several inches of rain our way. It almost looks as if it spent the night wearing curlers. This one was solitary, but often they are in closely gathered bunches, and at times in ever expanding rings, known as fairy rings.Continue reading “Mushroom in the Morning”
