And from my own collection – the most photogenic Cmdr. Samuel Vimes . . .
Finally, from the funny papers:
Posts Tagged ‘photography’
What is that between my toes?
October 2, 2013Sand between my toes because this weekend, on a warm, late September day, we went to the beach! (This is unusual for Ohio.)
We bought apples . . .
And witnessed the March of the Pumpkins.
What am I looking at?
October 1, 2013
This photograph and more on Hovercraft Doggy.
They are reminiscent of Eadweard Muybridge, but in my opinion, so much more beautiful.
I’m still trying to figure this one out.
What am I sappy cat blogging, part II
September 27, 2013Amazing and beautiful photographs of the Cat’s Paw nebula in the constellation Scorpius taken by the Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX) telescope in Chile.
and this one:
The story, from Bad Astronomy on Slate, explains that the flame-like filaments of star-forming materials are actually, in this case, mind-bogglingly cold, at around minus 445 degrees Farhenheit.
Why am I looking down?
September 18, 2013
I love these colorful manhole covers from Japan.
Here are some others:
From Seattle . . .
I don’t know where this one is from.
This is one of my photos from San Diego
You know the water meter covers that you see on the street? My mom always told me that if you step on one you will have good luck. However, she said, if you step on a gas meter cover, you will just get gas.
What is tattoo Tuesday about?
September 17, 2013PLUMS and Plum Blossom Tattoos
A few years ago, my friend, Betty, invited Roz and me over for dinner and made a Plum Galette for dessert. After dinner, Roz and I politely ate a slice of the galette, and then another, and then abandoned our forks and finished off the galette so that only crumbs were left.
I bought some lovely purple plums in Whole Foods the other day and made this tart. While it was not devoured all in one sitting, it was pretty good.
The recipe is an adaptation of Rose Levy Beranbaum’s Plum Flame Tart in The Pie and Pastry Bible
1 recipe sweet cookie tart crust
3-4 large purple plums sliced into 1/8 sections
1/3 – ½ cup sugar – depending on the tartness of the plums
½ t cinnamon
1/8 t nutmeg
1/3 cup Apricot or other preserves for glazing
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Place a cookie sheet on a rack in the lowest position in the oven
Crust
One stick of cold, unsalted butter cut into pieces
¼ cup sugar
1 ½ scant cups of all-purpose flour
1/8 t salt
1 large egg yolk
2 T cream
Combine the egg yolk and cream and set aside
Using a pastry blender combine the sugar, flour, butter and salt until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs. You can also use a food processor for this part. Add the egg and cream mixture and blend with a fork. I needed a little more cream to make it come together. If the dough is too soft, refrigerate it for a few hours or freeze for about 10 minutes. Mine was perfect as is to press into the pan. Press the mixture evenly over the pan bottom and about ½ inch up the sides. Use a tart pan with a removable bottom or a similar spring form pan. No need to treat the pan because there is plenty of butter in the dough and it will release easily. I used a 10” spring-form pan because that is what I have.
Bake the tart shell for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool.
Place the plum slices on the tart shell in concentric rows beginning with the outer edge of the crust, working toward the center. Mix the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg together and sprinkle over the tart.
Bake the tart for about 45 minutes, or until the plum slices are soft. Remove from the oven and cool.
Glaze the tart by warming and straining apricot preserves and brushing over the tart. I had an extra plum or two, so I just made some plum preserves, strained them and used that as the glaze.
Why did I photograph the plate upside down?
And the tattoos?
What was my surreal experience?
September 1, 2013
Today was a travel day for me. I left sunny San Diego (and my Sweet Patootie) in order to get ready for work on Tuesday. The SD airport was pretty crowded. Even though we left in plenty of time for my flight, I was held up because after scanning they wanted to pat my bottom and then to sniff my fingers.
My frightfully stylish capris have embroidery on the back pockets with embellishments – that probably prompted the patting, but I have no idea what the mechanical hand sniffer was all about. It’s a good thing we had not been to the shooting range, I guess, because my flight was loading when I arrived at the gate.
Houston was also a busy place. However I did score a row all to myself on that connecting flight.
I got into Cleveland Hopkins about 7:30 pm. I was amazed that the place was a ghost town. All the shops and restaurants were closed and there were only three departing flights listed on the schedule board. That does not bode well for the chances of Cleveland continuing to be a hub for United.
Vacation was terrific
Here are few photos. I have more, but that will have to wait. I’m off to start the laundry.
This is a street scene outside a little cafe in San Francisco.
And this is a farmers market in Portland, Oregon.
What is sappy cat blogging about this week?
August 30, 2013
I know this is not anything to do with sappy cats, but I thought it was interesting. I found it on Why? Because Science.
This is sappy cat blogging:
What am I looking at today?
August 28, 2013
We are on the road – west coast this time. This afternoon we spent some time poking around in the tide pools at Bean Hollow State Beach. Saw crabs in many colors, large and small, limpets, hermit crabs, cormorants, grebes, etc. It was foggy, but fun.
Look how it cleared up by the time we got to Big Sur.
This is a wonderful trip, needless to say.
What is tattoo Tuesday about?
August 20, 2013
40 Maps that will help you make sense of the world.
I don’t know if this is really a tattoo or not, but it is interesting. Maps and charts have always fascinated me. I was our family’s navigator when we went on trips. I was the only one who was interested in reading a map. I remember a trip to Pittsburgh when my father refused to ask directions, but just blithely crossed every bridge he came to. (Have you ever been to Pittsburgh?) We never got home.
Here is a map of internet usage. If you click on the image, it animates. Do you see us – we’re that little twinkle right over there?
I thank HMS Defiant for the reference.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 