Wow! Bear just got this deluxe doggie-reception device for the Animal Planet channel!
Actually, she has a ‘hot-spot’ on her skin that we’re medicating and she’s not allowed to munch on it while it’s healing. We installed this ‘Elizabethan Collar’ last night.
These are more California Brown Pelicans floating along the updrafts near Point Vicente. I am compelled to post these images in spite of having shown several of them in the past. The experience of seeing these birds silently gliding past the point has always made me feel calm and relaxed. Click to see the large image.
I sure am glad to be back in the Manhattan Beach office. I can take my noontime walks to a couple of scenic places like this one of the little golf course behind the Marriott Hotel.
Click on the image for the big 180° panoramic view.
Last weekend, while we were down by the ocean looking for photo ops, I put my little camera on a post and took this picture of us together. The gazebo we’re standing in is located at Roessler Point at a scenic overlook with a dramatic vista of the Santa Monica Bay.
Click on the image to zoom out.
The South Coast Botanic Garden had an event today where they had a model railroad show. Inside the main hall, there were several very elaborate model railways set up. Most of them were set up with displays of nostalgic accessories, most around mid 20th century and WW2 eras. Outside, they had an exhibit with live steamer scale models and down at the cactus garden, they set up several little trains and a lot of tracks, right there among the cactii.
Check out this short video of some of the railroadin’ action.
I found this on the NASA Image of the Day web page – check out the haircuts, sideburns, bell-bottoms and leisure suits:
In 1976, NASA’s space shuttle Enterprise rolled out of the Palmdale manufacturing facilities and was greeted by NASA officials and cast members from the ‘Star Trek’ television series.
From left to right they are: NASA Administrator Dr. James D. Fletcher, DeForest Kelley, who portrayed Dr. “Bones” McCoy on the series, George Takei (Mr. Sulu), Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura), Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock), series creator Gene Rodenberry, an unnamed NASA official, and, Walter Koenig (Ensign Pavel Checkov).
Clickable image.
