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We have had some spectacular sunsets in Houston this summer. Below are some of my favorites, all of which were taken from my patio.

My cat Kepler (named for famous astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered that planets move in ellipses, rather than circles – Kepler the cat has an ellipse pattern in the fur on his side.) was hanging out on the window sill and managed to hold still long enough for me to get a couple of photos.

We were in San Antonio a couple of weeks ago, and there were these fabulous plants with amazing curly vines and crazy fuzzy flower buds. I have no clue what they were but they were awesome!

After the comet was a no-show, we decided to stick around to watch the sunrise over the Gulf.  Hundreds of seagulls appeared as dawn neared, and pelicans soared overhead like the Mafia of the bird world.  When the sun broke through, there was gorgeous golden light shining through the clouds.  It was a beautiful, peaceful [...]

We went to Galveston to try to catch a view of Comet McNaught several weeks ago. We were unsuccessful because of cloud cover and light pollution, but I did manage to get a few decent pictures while it was still dark. The Milky Way

Over Memorial Day, Em, Juliane, and I headed up to Nacogdoches to get Em and Juliane scuba certified.  We had some free time in the evenings, so one night we went out to my old stomping grounds, the Stephen F. Austin State University Observatory.  We got to use the 18-inch telescope (used by NASA to [...]

I got to go to DC in May on a business trip and had a few spare hours to walk around.  I can’t wait to go back when I have more time to explore!

We had a rare low-humidity evening here in Houston, and I caught a decent photo of a first quarter moon!

Juliane, Em, and I went down to Galveston to the NOAA Sea Turtle Facility’s open house this afternoon. They had the most adorable baby sea turtles and beautiful adult turtles!

It seems that every time we go down to Galveston, there’s a nice sunset. These are from a few weeks ago.  Most were taken with my Canon, but I took the triptych of gulls with my iPhone.