Earliest sunset
Depending on where you live in the US, the earliest sunset is in the next couple of days or even today. I’m not an early riser, so the earliest sunset day represents an even greater milestone for me than the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Nature
Partial remains of Mallory’s companion “Sandy” Irvine found on Everest
This is about the discovery: The partial remains of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine are believed to have been found on the slopes of Mount Everest, a century after he died alongside his fellow British climber George Mallory while attempting – or … Continue reading →
Tampa’s vulnerability to Milton
The mayor of Tampa was quite blunt about it: [Mayor] Castor noted that many Floridians are already leaving the area. For those trying to stay home, she urged them to reconsider. “They may have done that in others,” Castor said, … Continue reading →
How bad will Hurricane Milton be?
The forecasts are dire indeed, and after what happened in North Carolina I hope people take them very seriously and evacuate: Hurricane and storm surge warnings are now posted along Florida’s western Gulf Coast, where the storm poses threats of … Continue reading →
It was Alaska
Commenter “om” was the one who guessed right about my trip: I went on a one-week cruise from Vancouver to Alaska. That sunset in yesterday’s photo was one of the highlights of the trip, and I almost missed seeing it. … Continue reading →
Hot enough for you?
It certainly is in New England – hot enough, that is. And muggy. The air is incredibly heavy, and thunderstorms threaten. I haven’t been outside today and maybe I’ll just stay indoors. I went out yesterday, though, when the weather … Continue reading →
Cicada double brood this year
Just to take your mind off the Trump conviction and onto something vastly more pleasant: locusts! It depends on where you live, of course. But here’s the scoop: It has begun. Legions of cheese-puff-sized insects have started to climb out … Continue reading →
The sleeping cheetah
Today for some unknown algorithhmic reason, Google thought I’d like this story of a guy in a wildlife preserve sleeping next to a cheetah: Imagine dozing off under the shade of a tree after a taxing day out in the … Continue reading →
Why, it’s Schrödinger’s cat in the flesh
First, for those who are not familiar with Schrödinger’s cat: In quantum mechanics, Schrödinger’s cat is a thought experiment, sometimes described as a paradox, of quantum superposition. In the thought experiment, a hypothetical cat may be considered simultaneously both alive … Continue reading →
Videos of the April 8 total eclipse
I very much enjoyed these videos. They make me want to go out of my way to see one of the future total eclipses – although I’d have to go very far out of my way. On April 8 I … Continue reading →
My partial eclipse photos
Hot off the press. I borrowed someone’s special glasses and looked for a moment when there was just a small crescent of sun. Pretty impessive. But mostly I used a colander. That was fun, too. So here’s my self-portrait with … Continue reading →
Confronting a coyote
During my trip out west, I tried to keep up with my walking regimen. On one particular leg of the journey, I was in a Los Angeles suburb, walking along a well-traveled path near homes. There were some plantings on … Continue reading →