by CKR
Saturday evening I looked out at the sky. Just east of the moon was a bright object, brighter than Venus, and in the wrong place in the sky. I got out my binoculars. It was clearly a balloon. It's pretty obvious from the image as I've posted it, but clearer when you click on the image to enlarge it. Here's the moon at the same magnification, to give you some scale. There have been several balloons in the local sky over the past month, but nobody's told us why.
I've been feeling lately like some apology is needed. Most of my posts have been quick ones, and my Tuesday photo blogging has been highly irregular. The roadrunner was back one day, but I just watched her; no photos. I've also been thinking that I haven't posted any lizard photos this year. There's a cute one out there that lost a tail, and possibly a leg (haven't gotten a good look), and is growing it/them back. A hazard of roadrunner/lizard cohabitation? I've had a squirrel invasion that has required taking in the birdseed, but I'm hoping that is changing for the better. I was thinking about putting the seed back out today.
I've got a couple of more thoughtful posts gestating, but I've been working with my colleagues on a book, and most of my serious-thinking-writing time has gone into that, not to mention a number of other activities that absorb other parts of my time.
The next week or so seems not too busy, although work on the book will have to continue. I'm almost to a point where I can think about getting back to some of those gestating posts for WhirledView, though.