xkcd: Landing, or How to Land on but not really Harpoon a Periodic Comet

Wed 11.12.14 – xkcd nicely sums up today’s Philae landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Other news sources report some very happy folks at the European Space Agency’s mission control. Plus photos from the Flickr Blog.

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Tags:: awesome, comet, Comet 67P, European Space Agency, landing, Philae, Rosetta, science, space, web comic, xkcd

Mr. Duck, or Possibly Ms. Duck, Would Like to Have a Word with You

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by Ms. Jen on | ">Permalink | fun stuff, nature + environment.

Tags:: bird, california, close-up, duck, duck pond, duck portrait, feeding the ducks, Irvine Regional Park, Nokia Lumia 1020, orange, park, Tustin, up close and personal, white duck

It is November and that Means it is That Time of Year Again…

NaBloPoMo!

Yes, National Blog Posting Month, wherein this blogger will make a concerted effort to post a photo and/or text blog post everyday this month.

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Tags:: actualling making an attempt, Blog, blogging, nablopomo, National Blog Posting Month, Photos, truly, writing

Allison at Udupi Palace

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by Ms. Jen on | ">Permalink | photos + text from the road.

Tags:: Allison, Allison Hahn, Artesia, california, family, lunch, Nokia Lumia 1020, sister, udupi palace

Gorgeous Layers of Clouds as the Rain Storm Moves Out

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by Ms. Jen on | ">Permalink | nature + environment, photos + text from the road.

Tags:: afterwards, beach, california, clouds, huntington beach, Huntington Beach Pier, layers, Nokia Lumia 1020, pier, rain, rainstorm, storm

All Hallow’s Eve in the Neighborhood

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by Ms. Jen on | ">Permalink | fun stuff.

Tags:: All Hallow's Eve, autumn, california, decor, decoration, halloween, huntington beach, neighborhood, Nokia Lumia 1020, pumpkins

A Surfeit of Ants, or the End of the Monarch

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Tags:: ants, as seen on Scruffy's walk, butterfly, california, dead, huntington beach, monarch butterfly, Nokia Lumia 1020, sidewalk

The Floating Camellia

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Sun 10.26.14 – While organizing some of my Flickr images yesterday, I found this photo that I had taken of a camellia floating in the north lawn fountain at The Huntington from last March. I double checked to see what I posted here on this blog on that same day. I was surprised, as I now prefer the above image of the camellia to the azalea that I posted.

Thus, here is the “The Floating Camellia” taken on March 23, 2014 at the Huntington Library and Gardens with a Nikon D800 and a Nikon 50mm f1.4G lens.

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Tags:: 50mm, california, camellia, floating, fountain, lily pad, Nikon 50mm lens, Nikon D800, San Marino, The Huntington, The Huntington Library and Gardens, water