Little Big Moon
Early one morning the Moon showed its mountains, volcanoes, craters, and cracks through my backyard telescope in great detail. Later I turned the scope towards Saturn, which was about 10 degrees ahead of the moon, and inserted its photo in the image above for comparison. Both are at the same magnification. Saturn shows its famous…
Very, Very Frightening
Silent lightning flashed in the distance as we started our morning walk. More lightning appeared, followed by dull rumbles of thunder. The spectacle continued and the thunder became louder. Time to turn around and go home. Quickly! #thunder #lightning #veryveryfrightening #walking
Kites About to Fly
They arrived in early spring and before long, chirps and cries of young in their nests could be heard. Later the young fledged and joined the adults in the skies, often circling overhead while we floated about in the pool. Now, they are flocking together, parenting chores done, and will soon be flying thousands of…
That Worried Look
The ice cream seems to be anxiously looking away as if it were thinking, “Is she really going to eat me?” #icecream #worriedlook
SpaceXhaust
We noticed this strange cloud as we embarked on our morning walk yesterday. Its extraordinary appearance had us momentarily puzzled and then it dawned on us, SpaceX had launched another Falcon 9 rocket laden with 29 Starlink satellites minutes before. It wasn’t a cloud, it was SpaceX rocket exhaust. (SpaceXhaust?) #clouds #rocketexhaust #falcon9 #spacex #starlink
Squatter Daubers
Our Fourth of July wreath had some unanticipated guests. Mud dauber (AKA Sceliphrini) nests were perfectly cradled in the door decoration, and it appears that the wasps found something to celebrate as well. PS: Sorry about the “Sceliphrini;” the inner nerd got loose again. #muddauber #waspnests fourthofjuly
Cool Reflections
Cliffs captured the last rays of the setting sun on Mount Hood during our say there with family in May. It’s a cool memory worth reflecting upon during this hot season. #coolmemories #mounthood #reflectingupon
Winner and Dinner
Two large banana spiders in back yard had been living in unusually close proximity in their chaotic webs long enough for both to reach considerable size. I had never before seen two of them that size so close together and wondered if it could last. Apparently not. One day I discovered the shriveled carcass of…
Green, Red, White, and Blue
Lucky that I was not driving that day. We passed this vintage pickup several times as stoplights slowed traffic. I took several photos and one of them finally turned out. It had a Utah license plate, and I couldn’t help wondering if the man in the flag-themed vest had actually driven it all that way…
Who’s Strange?
Several years ago we went on an airboat ride in southern Florida, and at the end of the ride a pelican perched itself on the bow of the boat in search of handouts. Someone remarked about how strange it looked, and I began to wonder how we must look to them. I wrote a poem…
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