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Copernicus

The 93-mile diameter crater, Copernicus, caught my eye the moment I looked at the Moon through my telescope two nights ago, and I just had to take this photo. The ragged rubble and distant pockmarks so clearly displayed in the lunar sunrise speak of the extreme violence with which a hypervelocity object struck the MoonContinue reading “Copernicus”

Sunday Blue

Nothing like blue, sparkling wine by the pool on a lazy afternoon.

Contorted Oak

Branches on this old oak tree bend, twist and swirl in all sorts of contortions to give it an enchanted appearance by the docks at The Cove.

And Now They’re Gone

They arrive between Thanksgiving and Christmas to cheer up the holidays, though their colors are hardly festive. On arrival for their winter stay, they seem like nondescript little birds with only some subtle wing bars that verify they are goldfinches. Through the early spring they gradually brighten to their brilliant namesake plumage with a dozenContinue reading “And Now They’re Gone”

Aloha Friday

When I was still working, on Friday mornings before the day started, I would go through the work area, ukulele in hand and sing “Aloha Friday.” It was fun for all. Many would join in and even some would hula to the sound. For video of the song see: https://youtu.be/Lx-Pr9WHRmM Happy Friday!

Catnap

Ever wonder if cats get “dog tired?”

Showers and Flowers

April has brought its share of showers; nearly 3.5 inches of rain has dropped already and the flowers are loving it!

Dragon Sun

Our Sun, a giant hydrogen bomb, is held together by its extreme mass which contains the nuclear fire within, but its power extends well beyond its surface. Intense magnetic fields force the form of its face into fantastic, dark, dragon-like filaments by elevating billions of tons of matter into serpentine strips 100,000 miles or moreContinue reading “Dragon Sun”

Solar Siblings

This morning Venus (bright planet left central image) is joined by Saturn and Mars, the tiny pair to the upper right of the image. Saturn and Mars are so close together that they could both be covered by the disk of the Moon if it were in the right position. The trio of planets willContinue reading “Solar Siblings”

Stormy Sunset

Yesterday storm clouds burst across the sky bring high winds and an inch of rain. Two of the flamingos in the pool area blew over, but at least they didn’t fly away. It appeared dark most of the day, but at sunset, rays of light penetrated the maelstrom with a glorious farewell. Moments later theContinue reading “Stormy Sunset”