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Of Flowers and Friends

Friends, like flowers brighten any day and add a special fragrance to life. We enjoy them as long as we can. And though flowers may fade away as we all eventually must, we are so much the better for having known them and will cherish their memory. Rest in peace dear friend. #flowers #parting #friendship

Spotting Saturn

Just barely visible to the upper left of Saturn the faint glow of its biggest moon, Titan, can be seen as it casts its shadow on the upper right side of Saturn. This is a rare view; such eclipses can only be seen when Saturn’s rings appear nearly edge on to Earth which happens aboutContinue reading “Spotting Saturn”

Mountain Peek

Mount Rotui towered as a splendid spectacle between two bays in Moorea. Its precipitous palisades rose to its sacred summit of nearly 3,000 feet above sea level, covered with tropical verdure. Peeking between clouds and trees, it was a stunning sight that set our faces aglow in awe and wonder and will remain as aContinue reading “Mountain Peek”

De Feet Da Heat

With air temperatures in the low nineties, the pool water in the eighties felt great. Thanks to the pool, we are enjoying the hot, dog days of summer. It’s the ideal way to defeat the heat. #heat #feet #pool #dogdaysofsummer

Calm Between Storms

Rain poured from the skies, Florida’s version of a tsunami, as we dashed from our car and then splashed through ankle-deep water at the threshold of the restaurant. By the time we finished dinner, the rain had abated, leaving this rainbow as a consolation prize for our soggy shoes. The rain was gone for theContinue reading “Calm Between Storms”

Dog Gone

Several years ago we visited Moorea and admired the fish swimming in the shallows along Paopao Bay (aka Cook’s Bay). One afternoon we were surprised to spot this “salty dog” standing in the water. We have never seen him since, though we have returned to Moorea several times. The lower photo from our latest visitContinue reading “Dog Gone”

Fire in the Sky

The setting sun set the sky ablaze, a final burst of fire to end a sweltering day. More warm days are ahead, and we keep hoping for an afternoon thunderstorm to cool things down. In the meantime, Orion and other winter constellations are beginning to appear in the east at sunrise with the promise ofContinue reading “Fire in the Sky”

Morning Rendezvous

Jupiter has recently burst onto the morning scene, gleaming by the trees, seemingly in pursuit of the lovely Venus at the top of the picture. Indeed, he will close the gap, and by August 12, 2025, they will form a tight pair in the morning twilight. Alas, their encounter will be brief, and Jupiter willContinue reading “Morning Rendezvous”

Ammonite

Once upon a time this ammonite, a distant relative of the octopus and squid, drifted in a shallow sea where the Rocky Mountains now rise. During the time of the dinosaurs, its remains sank into sediments that fossilized and became Pierre Shale formation near Loveland, Colorado. Over half a century ago I attended high schoolContinue reading “Ammonite”

A Straight Story

There is always a soft, satisfying, sawing sound when I cut slices of bread off the loaf for the morning toast. Usually a soft thud follows as the slice falls over onto the cutting board. This time, however, both pieces remained upright, cut nearly to perfection. That seldom happens, but no matter what, I canContinue reading “A Straight Story”