Springtime 2009

I shall have some new pics of the red-leaf Japanese Maple and, perhaps, the cherry trees soon. In the meantime, I was struck by the following:

"Lonely Red Umbrella"

Another Early Sign

Those are the first leaves of the season on Hisako's Japanese Maple. Soon, there will be more. (Perhaps, from another tree.)

(Click to enlarge. This is important for this pic, since the detail only shows when enlarged.)

For Dog Lovers

 

Something to make you chuckle on a foggy Sunday.

All Publicity Is Good (as long as they spell my name write)

 

http://www.businessinsider.com/uh-oh-white-house-seeks-economic-advice-from-twitter-2009-3

(at least Twitter uses tinyurl)

Thursday's Moon Halo

The halo is apparently caused by zillions of ice crystals in the sky. Some say that the number of stars inside the halo indicate the number of days before the next storm. Don't know about that; just know that it was a wonderful sight.

American Toilet Paper Is The Best!

 

The UK Guardian disagrees:

"People just don't understand that softness equals ecological destruction."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/26/toilet-roll-america

sheesh

USAir 1549 Animation

You go, Sully!

It's Almost March!

Akiko's peach tree is showing definite signs of life.  Can the cherry trees be far behind?

ABC "Nightline" 25 Feb 09

Here's the show.  7:40 minutes:

Aquaducts. viaducts, etc.

The Romans discovered the beauty and utility of the arch. Once discovered, the arch began showing up everywhere, for every imaginable use.

The Greeks had used columns and slabs, much more limited than the arch. Remember the Parthenon. But, arches are much more flexible.

That last one certainly took some guts!

Idle Thoughts

I don't think I can go that fast.

Calm Between Storms

We have a couple of sun days between storms, and guess who opened her eyes to look around. That's Akiko's peach tree above. Lots and lots of buds, and a few flowers.

All in all, a very good sign.

Friends, there are serious problems around us

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/4642259/Eastern-European-currencies-crumble-as-fears-of-debt-crisis-grow.html 

The world, as we knew it, is slowly dissolving. These are dangerous times.

Not to be too sad, however, the daffodils are blooming as usual.

Stimulus

Just what are these lady and gentlemen laughing so hard about? Think about it.

Winter February 2009

That's kind of pretty, isn't it? Not quite like Mts. Lassen & Shasta, however.

Couldn't Resist

 

Everyone's showing off! (Was St. Valentine Irish?) (Just asking.)

Some Have Survived

for Seventy-Five (75) years. And, not only me. :-)

Bowing in appreciation to the kind folks in Missouri.

(Murray says "thanks" also.)

More Golf

If Equador is not your style, let's go the Scotland, the birthplace of the game.

Oops! I think that's Ireland. Let's go back, a bit further East, to:

A bit better, but there's no seaside fairway. Hey, what do you do in an open field if you don't have golf clubs?

Ha! That, I understand. You go, girl!

Rainy Friday

It's raining today, and the Lord knows that we need rain, with its accompanying snow in the Sierra.
But the rain means no golf (at least in California.)
So, let's go to Ecuador.
First, the tee shot:

Followed by the oh-so-gentle putt:

Damn! A Birdie!

Mass Transit in Bromsgrove?

Algore must be right!