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These shoes have walked through more goodbyes than hellos. They've carried me away from things I should have stayed for, and toward things that were never meant for me.
But they're still here, still ready for the next mistake, the next maybe, the next chance to find something that feels like home.
Finally my 14 day quarantine is up after returning from the UK... but nothing has really changed as we still have to self-isolate and not much is open. Hopefully things will get back to normal soon... I need a girls night out!
The weather has been cloudy to partly cloudy for a few weeks. This afternoon was relatively clear with a few small cumulus clouds passing by. I thought I'd try and use a Coronado PST solar telescope to image the sun today. I find this scope a challenge to focus and adjust the etalon. There's image shift because the focusing mechanism is a sloppy movable prism. The etalon is goofy and causes half of the sun to look good while the other half is blurry. It's still fun to use. Besides it is all I have for solar observing. The sun has been active as it approaches solar maximum. There is something new to see every day.
August 12, 2024; Coronado PST; ZWO ASI432MM; 2x Barlow. I was lazy and used Sharpcap’s live stacking feature to process the image.
The thermometer read 99F, so I didn't image for very long. Not only was I overheating, but my equipment was too!
Bowra Station, QLD. I found myself really thinking about my time at Bowra this week and realised there still photos I hadn't looked at. This is one of those shots. I took a video of this one but don't know how to edit video yet. Once again the beautiful red sand is a nice backdrop to any image.
See it on Fluidr.
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Durness beach at golden hour, with an incoming tide and no tripod. A very happy hour it was too, playing around with ICM.
Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta), Bushells Lagoon, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S65509927
The restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta), or restless Myiagra, is a passerine bird in the family Monarchidae; it is also known as the razor grinder or scissors grinder because of its distinctive call. It is a native of eastern and southern Australia.
Source: Wikipedia
I love these birds. They make a sound like rusty scissors and love to hover while catching insects. Decided to share it despite the soft focus...
Photo Collage
A model of the Bride from the Disneyland's Haunted Mansion. The model pre-dated the murder storyline, so I had to add the hatchet. The background is a lovely little graveyard in Guadalajara. A flame for the candle and a bit of dry ice fog, and there you go.
This cliff overlooks Little Hunter Beach which I prefer to call Pebble Beach as the entire area is covered with potato sized rocks that have been polish by the wave action.
The noise that is generated by the grinding of the stones is really something to hear up close. Check out my previous post for a video of the waves.