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- Tomorrow…. February 5, 2025
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- Letters to Congress, one February 3, 2025
- “In the roar of a crowded shelf of books” February 2, 2025
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- Miyazaki and Photography January 31, 2025
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- Clarity from Mr. Gibson January 29, 2025
- Tone Poem Tuesday January 28, 2025
- The Saxhole of Chestnut Ridge (a repost) January 27, 2025
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My world (most of it, anyway) in one photo
It’s amazing to me how much of my life has unfolded within the boundaries of this photo: (via)
Aurora and Orion
Last night, the amazing Aurora Borealis: This morning, Orion in all his glory: I took both of these Ophelia (my phone), by the way! As much as I love Miranda, the Lumix FZ1000ii, phone cameras are amazing these days…and in … Continue reading
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The Hunter rises again!
On mornings when The Wife has to work at the downtown Buffalo site (currently twice a week), it falls to me to take Hobbes out for his morning constitutional, so as to save her some time. Yesterday morning I took … Continue reading
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An abstraction from nature
A few weeks ago I spent a morning at a particular spot in Chestnut Ridge Park, about as far into the park as one can get without getting out and walking. It’s a spot most people at the Ridge don’t … Continue reading
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On the wing
I doubt I’ll ever have the patience to really embrace wildlife photography as my genre of choice, but I have to say that I’m very happy with how these two shots turned out. One nice thing about photography I’m discovering is … Continue reading
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Aurora
If you were anywhere north of, say, whatever latitude it is that the Pennsylvania’s northern border sits on, you were under instructions to get outside and look at the northern sky because the sun was blasting out magnetic particles that … Continue reading
Today in “Ya never know….”
Last Sunday morning I ventured out to Knox Farm State Park, a favorite local place of mine, to walk and do some photography. I wasn’t all that excited at the prospect, though, because the morning was quite cold and it … Continue reading
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Sun and Moon (and clouds)
In Buffalo, the eclipse was simultaneously an astonishingly powerful and deeply disappointing experience. Clouds were in the forecast all along, but for the last several days, local meteorologists were constantly offering up reasons for optimism…which turned to “Sorry, we’re not … Continue reading
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Astro
Photography, that is. Last week I was blessed with (a) a clear night, and (b) very little moonlight. This led to a brief astrophotography session outside, where I set up my tripod right in my driveway, set my camera’s focus … Continue reading
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From the Books, for International Women’s Day
This is a repost from a couple of years ago. I chose to repost this, about a book by astronomer Sara Seager, because it has lodged in my brain since I read it. I generally try to avoid reading grief … Continue reading
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