Hawk at Sunset

Red Sky at Night

Either a snake in the clouds, or maybe a dragon, because now...   the sky's on fire. But as they say, red sky at night, sailor's delight. Now it's just some burning embers  

Pictures of Spring

Interesting cloud bank to the west, and strangely colored clouds.   I've been meaning to get a picture of this street for years. The ornamental cherry trees are stunning. When the petals fall the street looks like it's covered in pink snow.   UPDATE: I have just found out when the petals blow off the …

Pulling Colors

In the military, we would "pull colors", meaning hoisting and lowering the flag on base, morning and evening. I only got to do it once that I recall. But if you're outside at "colors" you stop, turn towards wherever the base flag is, and salute (they broadcast the calls) if you're in uniform. If you're …