I don’t often set the alarm for 2:45am, but when I do it’s stellar! Man! 2020 so far has been a year of unprecedented bizarreness where real life has taken on the feel of a science fiction story. It’s only fitting that something good has come of it. I mean, afterall, we gotta do things… Continue reading Lucky Star Zooms Between Orion and The Pleiades
ISS Brightest Line Crossing the Night Sky
Watching the International Space Station zooming across the night sky is truly awe inspiring. Have you ever thought about the technical know-how required to build such a complex research station in space, not to mention the coordination and cooperation needed among peoples of different nations to achieve this feat? I find it fascinating! Last night… Continue reading ISS Brightest Line Crossing the Night Sky
Milky Way First
My first foray into photographing the Milky Way ended up with a respectable image, but there’s lots more to learn! This shot was taken in our driveway about 11pm on 23 September 2017. If I waited a little longer the image could have been improved slightly just by having more time pass since the waning… Continue reading Milky Way First
Purple and White Yard Flower Anemones
On my way to an Amish market in late March I was surprised to see some color in somebody’s front yard. Late March is a time when we’re wanting the land to get green already. After that long Winter these purple and white posies made a delightful sight! They made me pull over right away… Continue reading Purple and White Yard Flower Anemones
Trees of the Forest on the Mountain Top
Wandering around the woods looking for signs of Spring isn’t likely to bring out the posies, but many cool things abound in nature. You just have to look for them! Trees. I love trees. Would love to have a greenhouse, but can’t bare to cut down enough trees on the land to make it a… Continue reading Trees of the Forest on the Mountain Top
The Beautiful and Omnipresent Dandelion
Dandelions are not yard weeds. Some people like to think so and try desperately to get rid of them in any means possible. Wasted time and money, I say. Why? Nothing in nature was ever meant to be a mono-culture! People around the world recognize dandelion flowers for they seem to grow everywhere. As kids… Continue reading The Beautiful and Omnipresent Dandelion
Look For Tulips To Flower Before May
Going through some old photographs — yah, what else to do on a rainy day? — found only a couple of tulip photos that I really liked. (Sunny Yellow Tulip photo taken 29 April 2015.) Gotta love the BRIGHT colors that tulips lend to the landscape in the end of April. My favorite month! Study… Continue reading Look For Tulips To Flower Before May
Icy Crystals Like Feathers Inside A Bay Window
It’s not too surprising that the garage windows freeze up with ice crystals when it’s super cold outside. It doesn’t get cold enough in the garage to freeze a bowl of water for the outdoor cats, but it’s not heated either. What is surprising is that the bay window in the Great Room gets frosty.… Continue reading Icy Crystals Like Feathers Inside A Bay Window
A Bokeh of Hearts for Valentines
Hearts aplenty, Valentines. LOVE is in the air! I can’t believe how much fun I had with this project, making custom bokeh lights – hearts just in time for Valentines. How do you make custom bokeh hearts? You need 3 things to make bokeh hearts appear in your photographs. 1. Point sources of light that… Continue reading A Bokeh of Hearts for Valentines
Foggy Morning in the Mountains
We usually see a lot more fogginess in the Springtime when there often is rain and cool nights. This Winter has so far been a little topsy-turvy, warm then frigid then warm again, so we’ve seen our share of fog lately. No snow to mention except for a little dusting one time. Yesterday, I ventured… Continue reading Foggy Morning in the Mountains