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[Astranut]

I quite like this one.

 

[pinball1970]

I quite like this one.

He had to screen grab this before he posted, it is a picture he took in Ashton Manchester. 31.1.2021 @ 14.49.
I bullied him into posting as I thought it was very nice.

 

[BillTre]

Cool Cassini picture:

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I met this guy recently. It walked up to me, so I told it to sit, which it did.

I was surprised and a bit impressed! Then I realized the guy controlling it was standing behind me. LOL!!!

 

[morrobay]

Chinese new year

 

[StevieTNZ]

The current Judges of New Zealand's Supreme Court (the Chief Justice third from the left):

 

[Andy Resnick]

Over winter break we took a trip to the Cleveland Museum of Art- in addition to Bellows' "Stag at Sharkey's", this is one of my favorite pieces:

For the longest time I assumed this was some hyperviolent deity (it's adorned with skulls and stomping on people!), but it's not. Quite the opposite, actually- from the catalog:

"Hevajra and Consort
An emanation of Akshobhya, the Cosmic Buddha of the East, Hevajra holds a skull bowl in his 16 hands. The rear pair of Hevajra's four legs is shown in a dynamic dance posture, while his front two legs are in a lunge, trampling the miserable personifications of ignorance and the false sense of ego. Also trampling them is the left foot of his consort Nairatmya, who has her other leg wrapped around his waist. The figures are explicitly shown in sexual union, indicative of the bliss that comes from conquering all impediments to enlightenment."

And of course the armory is a perennial favorite:

 

[morrobay]

Nice crowd in Jomtien today for cappuccino and beach.

 

[DennisN]

Another red admiral shot last summer:

Looking for fuel...

From above (annoying overexposure on the flower, but anyway...)

Spreading the wings...

And another shot from above...
I thought it was fun to see how tight the wings are held here, almost like a clam .

(lens used: Canon nFD 50mm f/1.4)

 

[DennisN]

Graffiti on a garage door in the city:

 

[jtbell]

Cleveland Museum of Art

I don't remember ever visiting it while I was growing up in NE Ohio, through college, although I've visited other institutions in the University Circle area. I'll put it on my list for next summer, when I'm planning to be in Cleveland for a convention.

 

[jtbell]

When I saw this today (oops, yesterday), I imagined a farmer looking through the rearview mirror of his pickup truck and wondering:

"Hey, where's my hay?"

There was nothing nearby that needed mulching, as far as I could see.

 

[chemisttree]

 

[Ibix]

"Hey, where's my hay?"

"My hay's bailed!"

 

[pinball1970]

"My hay's bailed!"

One of those bails killed the ELO violinist in a freak accident.

 

[gmax137]

One of those bails killed the ELO violinist in a freak accident.

I had to look that up:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-11195393

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

One of my girlfriends and I out for a ride one day.

 

[Andy Resnick]

Snow on pine needles:

 

[Janus]

Moss can Spell!

 

[jtbell]

One of those bails killed the ELO violinist in a freak accident.

So maybe they've jumped bail and are on the lam.

Hmmm... they were in front of a bank. Note the green TD logos at the left. Maybe they were plotting how to score some getaway money!

 

[BillTre]

A nice picture of little things:

 

[jtbell]

So maybe they've jumped bail and are on the lam.

I walked past the site this afternoon, and they're gone now. Just a couple handfuls of hay are left on the sidewalk. They're probably in Georgia by now.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

One of my projects...for the Mossad. I spent an entire summer in the cockpit. And there were always a couple of guys with automatic weapons to keep me company.

 

[pinball1970]

One of my projects...for the Mossad. I spent an entire summer in the cockpit. And there were always a couple of guys with automatic weapons to keep me company.

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Really!?

You guys make such obscure science and maths jokes i can never tell when you are kidding.

 

[pinball1970]

So maybe they've jumped bail and are on the lam.

Hmmm... they were in front of a bank. Note the green TD logos at the left. Maybe they were plotting how to score some getaway money!

Spelling. Got it.
That’s good.
I thought you were making a joke about a 62 old man being crushed to death by a 600 KG bale of hay ; )

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Really!?

You guys make such obscure science and maths jokes i can never tell when you are kidding.

Really! I get to do some pretty cool stuff. I've worked on two rocket programs as well.

I was also held hostage for 24 hours in Peru... so it can be a mixed bag.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

The second program was experimental. It was actually testing the concept of rail launch systems [to reduce fuel consumption and weight significantly]. The first launch spun out of control a bit after the launch due to a motor failure. They were planning a second launch when Covid hit.

When this was happening, I was sitting here with a VPN connection to the launch control system in case anything went wrong. No pressure there!!! We had verified everything onsite but I watched the launch from my couch. So cool!!!