Saturday evening I celebrated the end of the heat wave by biking to Tenney Park and watching the sun go down. Ended up being a pretty good decision.
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The mighty Saturn V
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. That was the first major news event that I can remember experiencing as it happened. I was almost 8 years old. I vividly recall watching that grainy video of Neil Armstrong taking those first steps off the LEM. What wonderful fuel for a child’s imagination!
To commemorate this anniversary, I built a Lego NASA Apollo Saturn V kit. 1969 pieces in 12 bags. I decided to build one bag a day, and document my progress. All the photos below were taken after each bag was complete.
View more →Canopy light
Those spots of backlit tree branches are one of my favorite things about walking through the woods.
Fly on the edge
Mid-summer blooms
I went to Olbrich Botanical Gardens today to see what’s blooming. I found black eyed susans, bee balm, and cone flowers.
View more →Cloud formations
There are times when I feel I could watch the beauty of evolving cloud formations for hours.
Wood chip mushrooms
What you get when you combine wood chips with a lot of rain and humidity.
Orange daylily
Summer has definitely arrived. The daylilies are popping up everywhere.
Starkweather Creek sunset
