Yesterday a Delta IV Heavy rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, making history as the biggest launch vehicle ever shot into space from the West Coast of the United States. Here’s what it looked like from much closer to the action: And of course, being geek enough about such things, I climbed out on …
It started with a coincidental bump into Sean Bonner at last weekend’s Silver Lake Farmers Market. Realizing he was back in Silver Lake (after living in Venice for a bit and galavanting around the globe for another bit), we discussed rebooting the Ride of Origin of the IAAL•MAF — of which he is the illustrious …
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The moon popped up into view last night in the northeastern skies and for the first time in almost a year owning a spotting scope, I hauled the device out into the backyard to check out earth’s 60X satellite and — wow! I was blown away by the topographical detail that could be seen. Though …
Here’s the timelapse of yesterday’s 31-mile roundtrip bike commute to Westchester from Silver Lake and back:
First she charges out of a parking lot onto Venice Boulevard without looking to her left and seeing me approaching a couple car lengths back. Had she kept going and merged into the space available for her in the traffic lane, I’d have nothing to write about. But instead she finally sees me and comes …
Its melancholy call caught my ear while out in the backyard this morning, and this mourning dove obliged me not only by staying put until I could return with my camera, but also by offering up this interesting pose (click image for the bigger picture):