On this Pentecost Sunday …
You are high and lifted up
And my soul sings hallelujah
To the Lamb
The Lamb of God
High And Lifted Up – composed and sung by Darlene Zschech.
Live concert video recorded at Acer Arena (Sydney, Australia) on March 9, 2008.
You Tube video courtesy of Darlene Zschech.
It was not a good weekend. Lots of clouds and periods of rain.
While the day had a promising start, a shield of clouds covered the sky for most of the afternoon. There were occasional breaks to reveal the sun, but none lasting for more than 10 minutes. The skies began to improve shortly after 7:00 pm MDT, though there were still plenty of clouds to contend with.
A few of our digital photos of the event …
eclipse time – 6:37 pm MDT
eclipse time – 6:51 pm MDT
eclipse time – 7:25 pm MDT
eclipse time – 7:36pm MDT
In the telescope, it was an outstanding experience. From a photographic perspective, it was a challenge. The clouds acted not only to diffuse the light, but also acted as a reflective surface. We still have plenty more of images to post process. In our last digital photo, we managed to capture a small piece of the eclipsed sun. Can you see it?
We can’t wait until the next solar eclipse.
“It’s an ‘odds and ends’ Monday.”
An Autumn Weekend
The sun and warmer temperatures returned this morning after a weekend which felt more like fall than spring. Gray skies, occasional rain showers, and cool temperatures made for an exciting weekend of power napping. While snow was mentioned in the forecast late, last week, that didn’t happen – only snowing at the highest of elevations. At least the leaves didn’t change color.
Despite the last gasps of cool weather, AccuWeather released their long-range summer forecast last week. They suggest the Rockies and Plains will be in for a scorching summer, severe weather from the Great Lakes to mid-Atlantic, a not-too-hot summer for the Northeast, and more rain in the Southeast. Of course, we won’t know what summer will be until it happens.
Stats and stuff
… and we’re not talking about baseball statistics. They don’t mean a whole lot early in the season. The only thing that does matter is the win-loss record.
During the Winnipeg trip, we raced past the 60,000 mark in page visits. Yesterday, the kitty horde from the Katnip Lounge submitted the 3,100th comment. We thank our visitors, and those who have chosen to leave a word, or two, with a particular post.
WordPress finally explained comment number on the stats page. They’ve decided to reference the count against the most recent 1000 comments. That explains Chey’s comment number shrinking from 220 to 136. Her actual number of comments is 450 comments. Our leading commenter is William & Caroline – they’ve submitted 500 comments. In distant third are Sammy, Miles, Nicky, and Billy with 268 comments. The Good Cats (169 comments) and Diva Kitty (143 comments) round out the top five commenters.
We’ve also made a few changes in the ‘Photography’ category of our blog links. With a focus on personal styles, its “An Afternoon With” which features different individuals or couples in their homes in New York. If scenics of the Upper Midwest is more of your liking, we recommend Aaron C. Jors Photography. And, we also recommend visiting a new photoblog, Damara Photography from a budding photographer.
Solar Eclipse
An annular solar eclipse will happen on Sunday, May 20th. An annular eclipse is in which the moon does not completely cover the face of the sun, leaving a “ring” around the edge. Those living in 185-mile wide path from Northern California to Lubbock, TX will see the annular eclipse. ABQ, for example, (that means you, William) will be able to see the eclipse. More on the eclipse can be read here and here. Of course, observing the eclipse will be contingent on the weather – better your weather, better your chance of seeing the eclipse. Make sure you take the proper precautions if you choose to watch the eclipse.
To all the moms and grandmoms,
You’re the bestest!
“May showers bring May snow?”
What season is it?
After new record highs last week, making it feel more like mid-June, we’re back to early spring. The feel of winter is certainly back in the air. If it gets any cooler, we may see snow. Granted, it’s been a while since we had summer one day and winter the next. But, it sure feels that way.
The Return of the Millers
Our annual visitors, known as “The Millers”, have returned. They seem to be nice enough, taking the time to play games of hunt and catch. For some reason, however, they have this thing about flittering around the light. It’s explained that “The Millers” mistake light bulbs for the moon. We’ve tried to explain the difference to them, but they don’t understand. They are expected to stay with us for another couple weeks.
The Super Moon
It came back on Saturday, the super moon, that is.
The “super” aspect of the moon comes when the moon’s orbit around the Earth reaches its perigee point, the point of closest approach.
- the super moon on Saturday May 05, 2012 -
The peach crop
Barring a late freeze, it appears we’re on our way to a bumper crop …
- our peach tree -
We can’t wait to snoopervise the harvest in late August or early September.
