Besides the obvious benefits of a 7:00 am yoga class sometimes I get to see something like this, as I did last Wednesday. This is Venus in the early morning sky.
And on my way home from work that evening, I saw the new moon in the old moon’s arms. It’s a little hazy, but was still quite lovely. The light below the moon is a Lifeflight helicopter heading for the Cleveland Clinic.
Photo credit Venus: Cole Clark on Spaceweather
This one stolen unashamedly from Why, because Science. Thanks!
Hey Mom! Can I keep them? Can I?
(See, it works for this photo, too.)
Scenes from a walk in the park – on the boardwalk over the marshy area.
I have to find out what these berries are.
And this impressive fungus.
Autumn color from maple leaves.
This mushroom was hidden in . . .
This hollow tree trunk
Self-portrait in the water
Some late bloomers
Here is the deer looking back at us.
It looks like a 10-point buck. He was not at all skittish.
I thought this was a marvelous photograph. It was taken by Frank Olsen in Sortland, Norway. Reference is SpaceWeather.com. The photographer captured an impressive multitude of glowing things in this photo – the stars overhead, the green auroras, and the sparkling, luminescent dinoflagellates on the beach.
New kitty book by Lewis Blackwell coming out October 1.
“As good as Blackwell’s text is (and it’s quite good—an approachable, informative, and appreciative study of cats of all breeds), the true appeal of the book is the stunning images.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
This beautiful video is by John Eklund. I saw it first at Lights in the Dark’s Twitter site and wanted to share. I could get lost in this video.
V-J Day – August 14, 1945 – This is the day that the surrender of Japan took place effectively ending World War II. Although the official surrender ceremony did not take place until September 2, of that year, when the surrender documents were signed aboard the USS Missouri. However, August 14, saw celebrations across the nation including Times Square where this famous photo was snapped by Alfred Eisenstaedt of Life Magazine. Eisenstaedt’s photo captured the jubilance that accompanied the announcement of the end of the fighting. Celebrations took place not only across the nation, but across the world among the Allies. Below, American servicemen and women celebrate in Paris on the Champs Elysees.
Firearms, fibers, any news or behaviors that make me say, "hmm, let me take another look at this."
I still miss my man, but my aim is getting better.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 