Sunday evening the planets Venus, Jupiter and Mercury hung low in the western sky shortly after sunset you could see them there.  To an earth-bound visitor, there were less than 3 degrees separation between the three planets.  I had hoped to capture an image of that event.  Unfortunately, the western sky was obscured by cloud cover.

Fortunately, I had an opportunity on Saturday evening and captured the event in our camera.  The camera saw this:

I was pleased to complete the capture of this infrequent celestial event.  However to my eye, it looked more like this.

Sylvia left to spend the next week with her dad.  I’m hoping she’ll get a little rest while she’s there.  This last week has been more than a bit busy for her.

Nellie (our cat) and I will have the opportunity to  get closer.  She has been with us for 16 weeks now and the walls of fear and distrust have eroded greatly in that time.  She is still a bit shy.  I don’t expect that to completely disappear.

Memorial Day

Today, I’m remembering those who have served our country with honor.  Especially, I think of those who gave all.