Monthly Archives: July 2025

Smokey sunset

July 31, 2025Silhouette, SkyJonathan

Bad air quality from western Canadian wildfires makes for an interesting sunset.

Standing under the sky

July 29, 2025Quotes, SkyJonathan

“When life feels too big to handle, go outside. Everything looks smaller when you’re standing under the sky.”
– L. R. Knost

In need of a cool picnic spot

July 27, 2025Snow & Ice, ThoughtsJonathan

While I do enjoy the warmer weather of summer, when it’s hot and muggy for extended periods of time (like it has been in Madison), my thoughts turn to winter. I would much rather deal with below zero temperatures than it being in the humid 90’s.

Sadly, these heat dome conditions are only going to keep happening with more frequency, thanks to human-induced climate change. I wonder if, as a society, we’re ever going to wake up and do something about it.

Sunset views

July 25, 2025Lakes, SkyJonathan

Sometimes when you witness a good sunset, there are just too many scenes to capture — a good problem to have. These were from last night, at Tenney Park along Lake Menodota.

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