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I went for a hike at the Pleasant Valley conservation area the other day and spotted this young lady and her dog watching me as I was passing below on a trail. It was a nice day with unseasonably warm (68 degrees) temps so I did see a lot of people out enjoying the day.
Observed an HY male Snowy Owl sitting a top a power pole in McHenry County, Illinois during early December, 2024. First Snowy Owl of the winter, did not see one during the winter of 2023-2024.
Found this old circuit board for $1 at a flea market. Front.
Lens = Canon 100mm Macro tripod mounted.
Cathie Peddie - Deputy Project Manager LRO (center) shows a young visitor shadows demo. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Debbie Mccallum On September 18, 2010 the world joined the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Md., as well as other NASA Centers to celebrate the first annual International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN). To read more go to: www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/features/2010/moon-nigh... ( www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/features/2010/moon-nigh... ) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ( www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html ) contributes to NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s endeavors by providing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission. Follow us on Twitter ( twitter.com/NASA_GoddardPix ) Join us on Facebook ( www.facebook.com/pages/Greenbelt-MD/NASA-Goddard/39501384... )
"We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love... and then we return home." - Aboriginal proverb
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"According to Norse mythology, the first humans, Ask and Embla, were formed out of two pieces of driftwood, an ash and an elm, by the god Odin and his brothers, Vili and Vé. The Vikings would cast wood into the sea before making landfall. The location of the wood would be an indication as to where to build their mead halls. The wood used would found the high-seat pillars of the new hall."
(1) When "...Ingólfr Arnarson (became) the first settler in Iceland, he threw his high-seat pillars (öndvegissúlur) overboard and vowed to build his homestead where the pillars were driven ashore. Ingólfr A deeply religious and circumspect man, he felt that it was a great test of his luck and fortune to be the first settler in this unoccupied land, where the landvættir populated every hill and mountain. Therefore, he trusted the gods, to whom his high seat pillars were consecrated, to direct him to a farm site that was auspiciously located, and which would not be looked on with disfavor by the landvættir.
Ingólfr lost sight of the pillars as they drifted away from the ship. He landed, and after wintering over, he sent his slaves to find the pillars. Not until three years later were the pillars found. Ingólfr moved his farmstead to this new location where the pillars washed ashore, in the present location of Reykjavík.
Interestingly, the slaves had a low opinion of the site chosen by the gods, grumbling about all the good country they passed over in favor of the remote headland where the pillars were found."
(2) "The story of Lodmund the Old is also told in Landnámabók (ch. 289). He was another settler in Iceland who threw his high-seat pillars overboard in order to let the gods decide the best place for him to settle. He did not find the pillars when he reached land, and eventually settled in northern Iceland.
Three years later, he learned his pillars had washed ashore in southern Iceland. Taking immediate action, he loaded all his possessions on board his ship and sailed away, forbidding anyone to speak his name as he lay down and remained silent. As they departed, a great landslide came down on his house and destroyed it. Lodmund spoke a formal curse, declaring that no ship that sailed from that place in future would ever reach its destination. He then sailed to the location where the pillars washed ashore and built his house there.
Through his actions, Lodmund transferred away from himself that bad luck that fell on him by failing to follow the guidance of the gods who had directed his high-seat pillars. The curse was an attempt to transfer the bad luck to the spot occupied by his original house, while he himself escaped it." -- c/o W.R. Short. 'Hurstwic': "Pagan Religious Practices of the Viking Age"
A crewmember assigned to the Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), observes an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter as it performs a vertical replenishment, during a replenishment-at-sea with the Fast Combat Support Ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are underway on a scheduled deployment in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations, in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes. www.navy.com
Observed during our visit to London, England, United Kingdom in June 2016. A memorable city, highly recommended.
Researcher Ken Hunkins stands in front of equipment used during the 1972 Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment (AIDJEX) Project. As part of the project, scientists collected meteorological and oceanographic data from instruments located at the camps and on floating data buoys. The experiment was designed to collect coordinated measurements over at least one year, in order to have the right combination of data for understanding atmosphere and ice interactions. The submarine USS Gurnard participated by collecting ice draft data from upward-looking acoustical soundings (sonar). Ice draft (the depth of the ice below the water surface) is an estimator of ice thickness.
The AIDJEX project was the first major western sea ice experiment constructed specifically to answer emerging questions about how sea ice moves and changes in response to the influence of ocean and atmosphere. The pilot study in 1972 was followed by the AIDJEX field program in 1975 and 1976.
Credit: National Snow & Ice Data Center
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2016) - U.S. and Chinese navy sailors observe a gun exercise from the bridge of Chinese Navy multirole frigate Hengshui (572) during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Chinese Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Zeng Xingjian/Released) 160726-O-MV764-001
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La vita è come una stoffa ricamata della quale ciascuno nella propria metà dell'esistenza può osservare il diritto, nella seconda invece il rovescio: quest'ultimo non è così bello, ma più istruttivo, perché ci fa vedere l'intreccio dei fili.
(Arthur Schopenhauer)
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - All eyes fell on the 332nd Transportation Battalion when Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, Chief, U.S. Army Reserve, observed the aerial redeployment phase of the battalion's Deployment Readiness Exercise Sept. 27, 2017, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
Luckey met with the battalion's senior leaders to learn the finer details on the planning, coordination and resources required to deploy Soldiers, vehicles and equipment to any corner of the globe. The general then stepped inside the base's passenger terminal to speak with more than 75 Soldiers who had planned, organized and executed a convoy mission from their home station in Tampa to MacDill Air Force Base in less than 48 hours. Luckey congratulated the troops on their energy, efficiency and enthusiasm while emphasizing the Army Reserve's need to enhance its deployment capabilities to counter new and emerging threats overseas. Luckey also reminded the troops to take advantage of every opportunity to enhance their individual readiness through engaging battle assemblies, field exercises, Army sponsored classes and physical fitness sessions.
After loading two vehicles, several tons of warfighting materiel and approximately 60 Soldiers onto a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane from the 315th Airlift Wing, Luckey stepped inside the aircraft to join the troops on a 10-minute flight around Tampa Bay.
Minutes after touching down at MacDill Air Force Base, Luckey departed the flight line with these parting words.
"You are part one of the greatest teams on Earth. What you did today demonstrates why the U.S. Army Reserve is the most lethal, ready and capable federal Reserve force in our nation's history."
Photos by Sgt. Aaron Ellerman, 204th PAD, and Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC
PAJU CITY, Republic of Korea - Maj. Gen. Jean-Jacques Joss, the Swiss delegate, and Col. Carlson, the Swedish delegate to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC), meet BG Kwon Tae-hwan, the ROK 1st Engineering Brigade commander and his troops. The NNSC observed the soldiers participating in a bridge-recovery exercise near the Unification Grand Bridge during Key Resolve 2009. Courtesy Photo
Meet the next tour guide for Tunisia, Mr James Marston. Here, James is observing the frequency of olive trees and the lack of plants around them, the reasoning behind which is known only to the very, very wise.