This and the following three photos appear in this week's North Hawaii News, published this morning.

These images were in support of a story about an open house event held at the W.M. Keck Observatory headquarters in Waimea (Kamuela) this past Sunday. The story was written by Meredith Wertz.

My byline follows...

BILL ADAMS | NORTH HAWAII NEWS

6-year old Eli Wirth of Waimea may be comtemplating Pluto's demotion at the Play-Doh Planets activity booth during Sunday's Open House 2008 event at the W.M. Keck Observatory headquarters in Waimea.

Explore-June 9th-Thank you~

"Magical places are always beautiful and deserve to be contemplated ... Always stay on the bridge between the invisible and the visible. "

— Paulo Coelho

About what I wonder.

Mayaguez, PR

First try at capturing the elusive Arora borealis.

Think | Reflect | Plan

Star Wars Rogue One K2SO Contemplating Life

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Mamiya C33 // Kodak Portra 160nc // San Diego, CA

Thanks to my friend Danielle for posing for me.

And thanks to pareeerica for the great texture: www.flickr.com/photos/8078381@N03/3535067377/

Model: Odessa

Photographer: Klein

Getty Villa Malibu, CA 4/12/2009

A Herdwick taking in the view above Buttermere Village and Crummock Water.

Kruger National Park – 2018

Mechelen Station Belgium

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Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.

Thomas Aquinas

Another great work of art from my lover!

Ridgefield Wildlife Reserve

Albert Einstein in Washington DC

Some nice light just before work the other morning, so snapped this bench in the local park.

Warmed the whole image and added some extra lens flare using GIMP.

HSS.

Bluejay

Scanned Lomo’Instant Wide photograph

This image suits my own mood well at the moment. My Granddaughter sat looking at this little rock flower, deep in thought for many minutes - she is not really old enough to tell me just what she was thinking.

Sorry I haven't been around much - still taking photos but it seems that other than my family shots at the moment nothing excites or pleases me, all more of the same old stuff, think I need a kick up the bum. Have tried to pop in and out to comment - will catch up properly with you all soon, sorry I am a bit of a misery!

Winter Here to Stay …..

'Tis the season for cancelled flights due to weather.

'Tis the season for merriment

'Tis the season to contemplate if you got the right gifts

'Tis the season for Family

🎼: Where are you Christmas? ~ Faith Hill~

🚂: ~~Mystical Fae ~~

Listening to silence.

Visitors at a retrospective of Karel Appel at the Gemeente Museum, Den Haag / modern art museum in The Hague. Karel Appel (1921-2006) was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. His paintings are very large, colorful and quite impressive.

See his way of painting here

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsxR8aT2Ob0