I had intended on going out to take photos of the eclipse, but instead found myself enthralled with the total view of the night sky. This, my friends, is why you move out to the country.
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Here’s the Eclipse, nearly full.
Parked at the Port of Trois-Rivières in Quebec. Click the link or the photo to take you to the port’s webcam. The current rumor is that it’s going to Malaysia to become a casino, but it’s all just rumors for now.
It was a very low-key Valentine’s Day for us. Amanda was home sick all day (I’ve been denying all day that my throat feels kinda scratchy too). I got home, snowblowed the driveway, helped cook up some pork onion stroganoff (one of my favorites), and we slothed out on the couch and watched TV. Amanda…
In my last post on the Aquarama/Marine Star, I had lifted two still photos of the ship being scrapped from a YouTube video. Peter Hartung, creator of the video, was kind enough to send me the hi-res versions. All photos are courtesy of Mr. Selim San, Izmir (Turkey). Click on the thumbnail to see the…
The Starry Night photo is very, very nice! That would make a nice large framed and matted print.
Derek, wonderful pictures.
I lived in Holland as a kid (Hi!) and remember more than a few starry nights when the only light was from the Fisher Price factory on the other hill. Your pictures were much better than any I ever took back then!
I saw you commenting in my brother Paul’s blog, and couldn’t resist responding to a fellow Dutchman ;>
Oh – congratulations on the new expectant arrival.
Joe