Planets in the morning
This is one of many images from Tuesday morning, watching Venus rise in the east just after 4am and Jupiter already well up in the southeast. We went out that…
raccoon menace
Two weeks ago all of the baby robins and eggs disappeared from the nest overlooking the back deck. A week ago we found a young raccoon up our back tree…
need a holiday from the holiday
Another (2009) spring week off from work to catch up on the yardwork. 8 of 9 days we worked to the point of insanity prepping the yard, the gardens, the…
may long weekend
The long weekend in May is fast approaching, the traditional time to move the plants out of the greenhouse and house and into the ground. The portable heater combined with…
packed weekend
Wow… Friday night was busy prepping for Saturdays May 2nd Astronomy Day… and then we spent 8 hours down in Market Square showing people the sun with a Coronado solarmax…