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Tao Quotes

When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
Lao Tzu
Quotes from Secret Chalice

Ephemeris

Taurus
Sun in Taurus
12 degrees
Taurus
Moon in Taurus
23 degrees
New Moon
New Moon
29 days old

Various Quotes

“The future depends on what we do in the present.” — Mahatma Gandhi

nasa

Composite of a Series of Images Taken From Space Aboard the Station

 
This is a composite of a series of images photographed from a mounted camera on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, from approximately 240 miles above Earth. Space station hardware in the foreground includes the Mini-Research Module (MRM1, center) and a Russian Progress vehicle docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment (right). Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit said of the photographic techniques used to achieve the images: "My star trail images are made by taking a time exposure of about 10 to 15 minutes. However, with modern digital cameras, 30 seconds is about the longest exposure possible, due to electronic detector noise effectively snowing out the image. To achieve the longer exposures I do what many amateur astronomers do. I take multiple 30-second exposures, then 'stack' them using imaging software, thus producing the longer exposure." A total of 47 images photographed by the astronaut-monitored stationary camera were combined to create this composite. Image Credit: NASA
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2010 Critter Sightings: January & February

January 2010:

There really isn’t much to say about January. The days were in the 20’s & the nights in the single digits. The weather was gray & gloomy. Typical. Except for the lack of snow. All the precipitation went south of us, WAY south into Maryland. The skiers & sledders are none-too-pleased, that is for [...]

2009 November: Critter Sightings

The Problem with the Holidays, is that everything is put off until time allows & time dost-not-often allow.

Trying to Remember November is like waking from a night’s sleep, stiff from dreaming too much, with only vague images indicating that you were dreaming at all. Good thing I took pictures. That puts some of it together [...]

2009 October: Critter Sightings

One can tell by the lack of critter activity & the sound of the Muzzle Loaders that it is hunting season in NH. Luckily we have our “no hunting” signs up in our yard. Not that we have a problem with our neighbors hunting behind our property, on government land. We just want to protect [...]