7 January 2010 – A Perfect Day
What can I say, this year is looking good. Another perfect day on my favorite beach. This is Juniper enjoying the crystal clear waters.
Those Nebulous Days of Summer
My two daughters lounge on the grass contemplating the magic of space.
From APOD: Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble — maybe Macbeth should have consulted the Witch Head Nebula. This suggestively shaped reflection nebula is associated with the bright star Rigel in the constellation Orion. More formally known as IC 2118, the Witch Head Nebula glows primarily by light reflected from bright star Rigel, located just off the upper right edge of the full image. Fine dust in the nebula reflects the light. The blue color is caused not only by Rigel’s blue color but because the dust grains reflect blue light more efficiently than red. The same physical process causes Earth’s daytime sky to appear blue, although the scatterers in Earth’s atmosphere are molecules of nitrogen and oxygen. The nebula lies about 1000 light-years away
Read MoreJuniper's Holidays
Juniper’s school has finished for this year and she flew out last night to her Grandmother’s house in Sydney. We’ll miss her over the next couple of weeks until we travel up to Sydney for the holidays.
Read MoreThe Artist and Her Subject
The Artist
and her Subject
Sunday afternoon, I caught myself falling asleep on the couch. This was very unusual in our house because one of the kiddos is typically demanding my attention at all times. I woke with a start and felt something dreadfully wrong. There were no children running around the couch, no screaming coming from down the hall and no complaints to be heard. I jumped from the couch and went on the hunt for the girls. I found them playing together. Juniper was the beauty ‘artist’ and Willow was her subject. Willow was so proud of her sister’s handiwork, she did not want to wash it off in the bathtub.
Read MoreGood Grief … Take the Picture
Last weekend the girls and I went to a local park. Juni is getting to that age where I know she wants to go have a good ol’ romp around the park but she thinks she’s too old to do that sort of thing. As we were walking around I asked to take her picture and got this look. No matter how she tries to make a face, she’s still a cutie.
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