The Puffin doubles as a leg rest when lounging awaiting a ride! Hello Kentucky! I am in you. #whereisthepuffin
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Orsay museum
Inconceivable!
Two pano’s squeezed out the window. Diff exposures, no filters. Some distortion from jet bumps and window etc. Looking south. On far right you can see the ‘wedge’ of the Earth’s shadow projected up onto the lower edge of the sky. On the left you can see the southern side of the sunrise. From this altitude, you clearly get the sense of how this color “show” rotates around that south point in the middle of the photo; Like a two panel beach ball, with these spectacular colors where the two hemispheres meet. Of course, the sky and sun aren’t moving… ;) Flying westward this show lasted so much longer than when you are standing still.
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Optical phenomenon
WOW! Westward flight left pre-dawn and I was treated to the most spectacular sunrise and Belt of Venus (wikipedia it!) I have even seen! These are two photos of diff exposures. No filters. I’ve never seen GREEN like this. More to come! Also: GOOD MORNING CHICAGO (just for a layover tho’)
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Photo gallery for this series
This post presents a gallery of ALL images in this series. You can click on any to enlarge; you can even click on the first, sit back, and it’ll run them all as a slide show. The gallery is dynamic so it will automatically grow as I add more posts to this series.
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The Eiffel tower
Quitessential Paris (or total tourist kitsch) depending on who you ask. :P
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Photo gallery for this series
This post presents a gallery of ALL images in this series. You can click on any to enlarge; you can even click on the first, sit back, and it’ll run them all as a slide show. The gallery is dynamic so it will automatically grow as I add more posts to this series.
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Favorite Quotations
Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we’re quoting.
~ John Green
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Luxembourg gardens
A neat little fountain and shady seating area in one corner of the Jardin de Luxembourg!
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homeward
holland tunnel!
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An updated version of the “peak oil” story
Instead of the scenario envisioned by Peak Oilers, I think that it is likely that we will in the very near future hit a limit similar to the collapse scenarios that many early civilizations encountered when they hit resource limits. We don’t think about our situation as being similar to early economies, but we too are reaching a situation of decreasing resources per capita (especially energy resources). The resource we are most concerned about is oil, but there are other resources in short supply, including fresh water and some minerals.
~ Gail Tverberg from, An Updated Version of the “Peak Oil” Story | Our Finite World
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Presented without comment.
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I love our home town
11,000 people, 3 square miles, founded in 1759… This might be the first package from Serbia handled by the post office, and possibly the first pair of #skochypstiks in our little borough. :D
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Notre Dame de Paris
We had the relatively rare treat of first seeing Notre Dame pre-dawn.
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Researchers record dolphin ‘conversation’ revealing possible spoken language
A team of researchers with Russia’s Karadag Scientific Station–Nature Reserve of RAS has used specially developed underwater microphones to capture for the first time what they claim to be a human-like conversation between two Black Sea bottlenose dolphins.
~ From Researchers record dolphin ‘conversation’ revealing possible spoken language
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42!
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Annecy France
Photos from our very brief glimpse of Annecy. Tres belle!
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Few more photos from Lac Bleu
A few more photos from my visits to the Lac Bleu above Courchevel.
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Some day
I believe that the human race will eventually live in peace. Today, I will be as nice as possible to everyone I encounter, and going forward, I will redouble my efforts to “be the change I want to see in this world.” Strength is important; It enables you to act. Choose the high road. Do the right thing. Reach down to help a fellow human up. Smile more. Choose love over conflict. Choose compassion over hatred.
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Hiking above Courchevel
A select few photos from hiking above Courchevel. The mountain air was unmatched!
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So many layers
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Struggle
Strength doesn’t come from winning, strength comes from struggling.
~ unknown
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