This spring I planted sunflower seeds on one side of the garden. In September I took photos of some of them. I love so many of the shots that I simply made this silent slide show of them (including photos of a locust borer). I can't seem to get enough sunflowers in my life. Next spring I am going to plant thousands of them. Close to the house.
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I inadvertently took a photo while setting up the software for Sue to use. Then we inadvertently took a photo of both of us while I was explaining it. We're glad we did now. We don't have any other photos of us together.
Buddy was outside this morning, stalking the squirrel at the bird tree. (We will be getting more snow this week to replace the loss from January thaw.)
Red squirrel watches and is wary.
Squirrel begins the alarm.
I diluted the blue in these photos in order to show his red fur.
Below is a video of the sounds he made. It is very wobbly. You can hear me breathing loud at one point. I tend to hold my breath when I use the camera. Then I end up gasping for air. If I had kept the camera running one more minute, I would've caught him jumping out of the top of the tree to run away. You can hear the sound of the rushing water from the flume. My brooks and the flume are running free and the beaver ponds are free of ice. Unfortunately you can hear a bit of the TV at the end of the video. My apologies. But we were waiting for the New England Cable News weather forecast (if you live in New England you will find it very reliable) and hoping for a huge storm tomorrow. We aren't getting it: southern New England is getting 10-14 inches (24-25 cm)._/\_/\_
Diary of a Black Mathematician: Mathematics Professors' Video About Mobius Transformations Is a YouTube Hit_/\_/\_
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Cassini stares deep into the swirling hurricane-like vortex at Saturn's south pole, where the vertical structure of the clouds is highlighted by shadows. Such a storm, with a well-developed eye ringed by towering clouds, is a phenomenon never before seen on another planet.
This 14-frame movie shows a swirling cloud mass centered on the south pole, around which winds blow at 550 kilometers (350 miles) per hour. The frames have been aligned to make the planet appear stationary, while the sun appears to revolve about the pole in a counterclockwise direction. The clouds inside the dark, inner circle are lower than the surrounding clouds, which cast a shadow that follows the sun. . .
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WHOO HOOO! Ms. Angelou has been a hero of mine for years. Her endorsement of Hillary is the only thing anyone needs to vote for Hillary.
Ms. Angelou mentions "Phenomenal Woman" in this video. I have it here on my blog.
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