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Winter Solstice 2011

Posted on December 22nd, 2011 by Richard. Categories: Just for Fun, Nature.

If you have been missing the long days of summer, take heart, because change is right around the corner…tomorrow actually. The Winter Solstice is today which means the Earth is reaching the point where the north pole is tilted away from the Sun to it’s maximum angle. But just as soon as that happens it begins heading back in the other direction, and daytime hours will begin to get longer again. Longer days, more sun

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Night Vision

Posted on November 28th, 2011 by Richard. Categories: Nature.

The sky above is an ever changing canvas of light, colors and shapes. On this evening, as it shifted slowly into darkness, a colosal mural took shape from horizon to horizon in hues of blues and purples, with whispery shapes intertwined. Another example of the infinite beauty that’s all around us to enjoy.

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The Harvest

Posted on November 22nd, 2011 by Richard. Categories: Nature.

The fruits of this summers labor left to dry in the late autumn sun, awaiting the harvest sometime soon. Fall gives up it’s presence slowly, surely here, evolving to what will be winter soon. This could be an image of one of thousands of different fields so typical of the local landscape here, an image ingrained in and a part of every Hoosier. The look and feel of  Thanksgiving is in the air. The

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Fall Blooms

Posted on October 22nd, 2011 by Richard. Categories: Nature, Public Buildings & Sites.

One of the flower garden areas at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. This one is next to the Greenhouse shop near the Lilly-Oldfields house. Even as the Fall season progresses, the blooms were still radiant there.

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Walk in the Afternoon

Posted on October 4th, 2011 by Richard. Categories: Nature.

Hard to imagine the weather being any better than it was today. A perfect day? They are ALL perfect in their own way, but I have to admit that it’s an easier call with sun shinning, blue sky from horizon to horizon, and crisp morning air turning to warm temps in the afternoon. When the calendar flips to October, it signals a special time of year in Indiana. It’s the weather, but it’s mainly the