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Posted in Saturday sky on Nov 28th, 2009
A late November Saturday sky with waxing Gibbous moon, 86% of full. What does Gibbous mean, you say? Courtesy of Carpe Caelum:
The waxing gibbous Moon is very nearly full and illuminated generally from the right. This phase of the Moon is seen to rise sometime in the afternoon when few people are looking at [...]
Posted in Saturday sky on Nov 7th, 2009
One of the five old tobacco barns at Weston Bend State Park. The interior of the barn is filled with beams for drying the tobacco leaves before they are pressed, baled and sold at auction. Not at this barn anymore because it’s part of the park, but Platte County still produces and auctions off more [...]
Posted in Saturday sky on Aug 1st, 2009
Since our sky today is gloomy and overcast, I’m giving you this beautimous sky from a few weeks ago at Powell Gardens. Not a cloud to be seen.
Anybody know what this plant is? It was in a huge pot, probably 3 feet tall and the plant itself was over 5 feet tall. It was situated [...]
Posted in Saturday sky on Jul 25th, 2009
Redwood doors welcome you to the Heartland Harvest Garden at Powell Gardens. There is a huge bunch of dill hanging from the right hand door. I came home and harvested my small dill patch (one plant) and it’s now drying on our privacy fence. The smell makes me want to bake rye bread. Instead I [...]
Posted in Life, Saturday sky on Jun 27th, 2009
While looking for a Saturday Sky photo, I discovered this shot taken earlier this spring of our new swans. We’ve always had swans (as well as ducks and Canada geese) on our ponds until 18 months ago when the original pair were accidentally killed. They insisted on sleeping in the street instead of staying in [...]
Posted in Saturday sky, Uncategorized on Jun 23rd, 2009
You know how you’re minding your own business, catching up on blogs and all of a sudden you find a tiny treasure, a bon mot that takes your breath away (OK, well, maybe not, but work with me here). A word you never knew existed but so perfect that once you learn it you try [...]
Posted in Hometown Tourist, Saturday sky on May 23rd, 2009
Last week we took a little trip to Iowa for a checkup on Jack’s fake ankle and since we were in the neighborhood, visited the Amana Colonies, a community of seven villages where residents practiced a communal life. United by a common religion known as the Community of True Inspiration, the villagers came to Iowa [...]
Posted in Saturday sky, garden on May 2nd, 2009
This actually was the sky earlier this week, early in the morning as the sun was struggling to break through the clouds that it seems we’ve had forever. We might get one day of sun and then several days of dismal overcast weather and rain. I’m not really complaining because the rain has been great [...]
Posted in Saturday sky on Apr 18th, 2009
That’s all, just a sky.
There really isn’t anything exciting going on around here. Chores and more chores. The spring rains are making the peonies and clematis grow six inches a day and the violets are popping up in new nooks and crannies all the time. All the container plants have been moved outside and I’m [...]
Posted in Saturday sky, Spinning on Apr 4th, 2009
Woo hoo! Gale of She Shoots Sheep Shots made it into the top 20 finalists so she’s still in the running for her dream assignment. Keep your fingers crossed, the final winner will be announced April 24. Thanks for voting for her.
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Here’s this morning’s sky.
and turning 180 degrees.
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I’m off to a slow start on my [...]
