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Cholla Garden

Feb 2nd, 12 / 25 Comments

Welcome February! We have a sunny forecast this weekend in the mid 70′s. Spring is almost here, and the wildflowers are slowly starting to bloom in some areas.

Just in time to catch the last light of the sun.

The desert, too will be filled with cacti blooms. Cholla cactus is the general name for a group of cactus with elongate, cylindrical, branching stems.

Cholla Garden
Joshua Tree National Park
29 Palms, California
January 28, 2012

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Half Circle R.O.Y.G.B.I.V.

Jan 26th, 12 / 20 Comments

We ask, why is rainbow in a half circle?

“The half arch appearance of a rainbow is due to dispersion of light. Your back must be to the sun and looking at a 40 degree angle”.

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Ebie, behind the R.O.Y.G.B.I.V.

Photo by Kathy

Palm Springs, CA
Along Interstate 10
January 21, 2012

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Cloud Burst!

Jan 19th, 12 / 22 Comments

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I am glad I did not trip along the hiking trails. The clouds were just so beautiful early in the morning.

Looking up

And looking up one more time!

Solstice Canyon Recreation Area
Malibu, CA
January 14, 2012

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The Moon and the Tree

Jan 12th, 12 / 27 Comments

A Piece of Heaven

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The  Full Wolf Moon happened on January  9, 2:30 a.m. EST

Source:  Amid the cold and deep snows of mid-winter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. January’s full moon was also known as the Old Moon or the Moon after Yule.

It was almost full moon, photos taken two days earlier, on January 7, 2012 at Carpinteria State Beach, in the Santa Barbara County, CA.

@ 17:03

This shot almost looks like a scene from the movie “Out of Africa”

17:06

Ikebana and the Moon, I call it.

17:09

Goodbye Moon!

Carpinteria State Beach, Road Trip, Santa Barbara, SkyWatch Friday

Sunrise, Moonset and Sunset

Jan 5th, 12 / 32 Comments

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All in a day’s work.  Taken at the Metro Park and Ride station at 7:43 a.m. in Universal City where I catch my train to work in downtown Los Angeles.    I can still feel the soft glow of the morning sun.

As you pivot looking westward, I can see the moon slowly coming down

At the end of my eight hour shift, I can still enjoy sunset,  until it goes to sleep, the same cycle, every day.

Was worth a good day’s work. Happy Sky Watching!

Downtown, Los Angeles, Meme, SkyWatch Friday, Universal City
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