She knew everything but the question. She was well aware that there would be a complete annular eclipse of the Sun visible from their driving destination: Lake Abert in Oregon. She knew that the next ring-of-fire eclipse would occur in the USA only in 16 more years, making this a rare photographic opportunity. She was […]
Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 12C and a low of 12C. 88 Humidity. 2 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from Northeast.
Wikipedia article of the day is Walt Disney. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Walt Disney (1901–1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he holds the individual records for the most Academy Award wins (22) and nominations (59). On October 16, 1923, he founded the Disney Brothers […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on October 16, 2023: Golden Gate Bridge (in fog), San Francisco, California, USA More Info
“And when I breathed, my breath was lightning.” – Black Elk
“The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.” – Orson Welles
Yes, but can your tree do this? If you look closely at the ground in the featured image, you will see many images of yesterday’s solar eclipse — created by a tree. Gaps between tree leaves act like pinhole lenses and each create a small image of the partially eclipsed Sun visible in the other […]
AM Showers today! With a high of 11C and a low of 11C. 86 Humidity. 9 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia picture of the day on October 15, 2023: View of the Tower of Hercules near the center of A Coruña, Galicia, north-western coast of Spain. The 55 metres (180 ft) hight tower, an ancient Roman lighthouse, is the oldest (almost 1900 years) Roman lighthouse in use today and the second tallest lighthouse in Spain (after […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Kyriakos Pittakis. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Kyriakos Pittakis (1798–1863) was a Greek archaeologist. The first Greek to serve as the head of the country’s archaeological service, he carried out the conservation and restoration of monuments on the Acropolis of Athens. Largely self-taught as an archaeologist, he was one […]