pictures.

When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer
by: Walt Whitman
When I heard the learn’d astronomer,
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,
When I was shown the charts, the diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them,
When I sitting heard the learned astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture room,
How soon unaccountable I […]

from wikipedia:
“The most common snowflakes are visibly irregular, although near-perfect snowflakes may be more common in pictures because they are more visually appealing.”

it snowed last night.

I can’t help it. I know it is cliché. I know it’s gimmicky. But, I am compelled by a force greater than myself.

A bunch of us spent the afternoon at the Lucky Lab visiting digitally with Torsten. We were lucky to find a little space off to the side of the room so as not to annoy too many other patrons with the volume cranked up and us laughing so much. Of course we did walk him […]

It seems that I find myself doing this a lot, but I thought for those who have not seen it already - check out Mediastorm’s latest collaboration with National Geographic.
Photography by Michael Nichols and Brent Stirton.

Happy Thanksgiving. I don’t have the obligatory turkey photo for you today. Sorry, just the dogs from our morning walk.

But, I would like to point you to the Thanksgiving version of the On Being. Interviews and Video by Jennifer Crandall/washingtonpost.com