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Christmas lights on the ground, at our favorite place to eat, compete with lights in the sky. The brightest object at the upper center is Venus, and Jupiter shines from the upper left of the sky. The series of dots crossing the center of the image just above the trees are likely part of ElonContinue reading “Christmas Lights at The Cove”

Once upon a time, over 50 years ago, my dad developed a campsite by the Platte River near Lexington, Nebraska. It was fun meeting visitors from various places, but the most memorable were a couple from the Netherlands who sent dad these shoes after their return home. For the full story, see: https://eskildoodle.com/a-saga-of-wooden-shoes/.

Bunny Blue really kept things “hopping” over the Thanksgiving weekend. A wonderful time was had by all.

Believe it or not, there is color variation across the face of our Moon as shown by this color-enhanced photo. The various colors reflect the varying mineral composition of its surface and give clues to relative ages of some of the features. . This photo was taken with a Canon 60D camera attached to myContinue reading “Hidden in Plain Sight”

Simple beauty is often just an upward glance away. While we were walking recently, this scene appeared and I just had to capture it. The jet slipped serenely past the crescent Moon leaving a bright contrail that became contorted into curves and swirls, twisted by unseen turbulence in an otherwise tranquil scene.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Toubo, a white German Shepherd, was my favorite dog and through him I learned a difficult life lession on one cold Thanksgiving Day in Nebraska. Through the years I have never forgotten him or that day, and though tragic, the lessons learned have helped sustain me in otherContinue reading “Dog Day Thanksgiving”

Yesterday after I closed the blinds, I noticed pearly beads of light projected through slits in the shades in the music room. I positioned my favorite ukulele, a Pono tenor, and took this photo. It seems a good omen for happy holidays. To see it in action see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuJ40fU_NkI

Flying cranes and falling leaves, a sure sign of fall in Florida. On our walk yesterday, we heard the rattling trill of a migrating flock of cranes flying overhead. They flew by as leafs drifted downward from the sky. It was a thrilling sight, autumn at its best.

Snow Blows!

Though I am retired, I still remember how Mondays always came around like “droppings from heaven.”