Not Paul Ryan for sure.
Another great analysis of the lies of Obama and his socialist hacks by Ramirez . . .
Playing With Solar Photography
Whenever I notice a large sunspot on the Space Weather dot com main page, I go over to the SOHO sunspot page and read about it. On SOHO, I saw that sunspot 1543 is prominent in the northern hemisphere of the solar globe today.
I grabbed the Canon SX-40 and my economy solar filter and went out in the courtyard and took the image above. I am using the same camera setup that I used for the May 20th annular eclipse and the June 5th transit of Venus.
The “little” sunspot is about three times the diameter of the Earth. Click on the image to enlarge.
Guards
Beethoven (left) and Cabela stand guard every time we venture out on the patio. This evening, all the critters were out and about just before the rain, Thunder and lightning are in the area. Everybody is alert and on guard. Click on the image to enlarge.
Analyzing the Bullsh*t
The Obama Campaign using Soptic’s “Romney gave my wife cancer” crap isn’t the first, nor will it be the last outright lie to be used this election season. Ramirez’ “Taking the bull by the horns” cartoon shows a pretty good analysis of what happened and when. Click the ‘toon to enlarge.
Monsoon and the New Saguaro
We stepped out a while ago to take the dogs for a little walk. On our way down to the road, we saw lightning and heard thunder from this cell west of us. One of these days, I’m going to get lucky and snap the shutter just as a bolt of lightning is visible. You can see the rainfall in the distance behind the big (new to us) saguaro outside the courtyard. Click on the image to enlarge.
Just Another Day Of Retirement
Most folks out there consider today to be “TGIF” day, but to us, it’s just another grueling day of retirement in our dream home. Damsel took this photo today after we finished walking the dogs, which seems to be one of the more important chores in retired life. Click on the image to enlarge.
The Min Pins
When the landscaping crew installed the replacement saguaro today, our two miniature pinchers (Cabela and Beethoven) were totally concerned about the activity going on out front. I snapped this photo of them atop the love seat while the work was in progress. Click on the image to enlarge.