The Tiny Chapel

We went to visit a retired priest today, who is a friend of ours. We had never been to this particular facility. When the visit was over, we were driving out of the parking lot and I spotted this chapel. I couldn't believe my eyes - this stunning architectural treasure - in miniature, it seemed. I couldn't find anything out about it, other than there is a cemetery behind the chapel, so perhaps it is used for small funerals, or for contemplation. I still can't get over how cute it is, and how beautiful. Picture perfect, I would say.

Two Will Get You Seven

Well, actually two will get ME seven. As in two days in Montauk will get me enough posts for seven days on the blog. I got a whole bunch of nice photographs when I was out there, but then I was back home and finding other things I wanted to post. So I decided to go back and find some of the other shots. These are the cliffs at Montauk Point - not out at the lighthouse, where the cliffs are protected by a very sophisticated anti-erosion system, and huge boulders, but back to the west where no such protections are in existence. The erosion is disturbing, but it results is these fantastic shapes on the face of the cliff. Amy things these scenes are pretty cool as well - that's her and her camera looking for the perfect composition.

Pharaoh's Fury

We went over to St. Rocco's Feast tonight. Haven't been there in years, but it is fun, and I always get a sausage and pepper hero, and a cannoli for dessert. It is really fun to wander around the midway, and the food area, and people watch. I was looking for photos the whole time, of course. I did some people pictures, but they weren't that great. I was using the toy camera, and I should have had the Nikon with the 200mm lens. IF I had brought that equipment, I could have done a close-up of the people riding this machine - "Pharaoh's Fury" - a swinging ride that looks like a curved boat. Anyhow, I didn't get THAT shot, but the "boat" itself was kind of bizarre looking, so here is a different shot.

Help! Someone Took My Laptop Apart!

Oh, wait! I forgot - I took it apart. This four-and-a-half year-old MacBook Pro only had a 160 GB Hard Drive. I was running out of space, so I bit the bullet and decided to put in a larger drive. But man, this was definitely a "non-trivial" process. I couldn't believe how much I had to take out just to get to the Hard Drive. Whew! I had to take out about a billion screws! My secret? I found this really great series of videos on the web that show you exactly how to disassemble the computer and change out the drive. When you want to change out YOUR hard drives, go to < http.macsales.com > to find out how it's done. Oh, one more thing... "Don't try this at home."

Sixteen Miles Per Hour

I ride by this building every day on my bike, and since at this point the road goes just a bit uphill, I usually pass the office at about sixteen MPH, so you can imagine I haven't much time to notice what is in the two offices in the building. But the sun was low enough to shine in the window and illuminate this mannequin. I don't remember exactly what caught my eye, but on the way back, I pulled over, and since I always have a camera with me on the bike, I was able to make this photo. Love the white on white color scheme.

Judy's Garden

I went over to a neighbor's house today to look at some limbs from one of her trees that came crashing down in a thunderstorm last week. We chatted a bit, and as I turned to walk down her front steps, I saw this! One of my favorite flowers - the Purple coneflower, surrounded by Lavender. Are you impressed that I actually know the names of both these flowers? I hope so.

The Astronomy Lesson

Today was the last day of the astronomy course that a friend of mine is teaching, and three others include myself, do small segments at each class, talking about an astronomy topic that interests us. This is Sue, one of the other astronomers giving a lesson on what causes solar eclipses and lunar eclipses. You can see a model of the earth at right, and a very tiny moon and its shadow on her hand. The class was a lot of fun, with all of us working together at each session.