Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Poetry Wednesday

Entry for October 30, 2007Poetry Wednesday
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Ok so I know it is Halloween, happy Halloween, but while I was trying to find a Halloween poem I came upon one of my favorite little ditties, The Owl and The PussyCat by Edward Lear so I thought I would go with this.

It is such a wonderful whimsical poem. How could you not like it.

So enjoy and Have a Great Halloween and Samhain

Susan

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
by Edward Lear

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea 
In a beautiful pea-green boat:
They took some honey, and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"0 lovely Pussy, 0 Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"

Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl,
How charmingly sweet you sing!
Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried,
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the bong-tree grows;
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood,
With a ring at the end of his nose,
His nose,
His nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.

"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
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Autumn Wreath






Entry for October 30, 2007/Autumn Wreath

Instead of the usual fireworks from the universe that I display on Tuesday I will be displaying a little of my own handy work.
The wreath you see above on my front door is something I have made every year since I lived on the ranch when I first moved to Arizona. All of the ingredients grow wild on there. It use to be an orchard. Wish I had a picture. Some other time.
Comprised of rose hips, pyracantha(?) and pomegranates, all picked by me on the ranch. For those not familiar with rose hips, they are orange Berry looking things that come after this particular type of rose is finished blooming, right at the bottom of the bloom, hence rose hips tea. The rose bush grows in wild long vines, and I cut long ones with the beautiful fall colored rose hips on them and wind them around a woven wood base then I tuck in lose ones all over to fill it out.
The pyracnatha, beautiful red berries on big bushes, I cut and hang in the middle, the color is so fantastic.
Then the fresh cut pomegranates go tuck in the wood base for a wee bit more color.
All very autumn and colorful, when December comes it is replace by my winter wreath, but this one is not lost, it goes on the back of the door on the inside, gets added some mistletoe and pine cones and becomes my solstice wreath.
Enjoy
Susan

Monday, October 29, 2007

Second Blog

Well I think I finally have a picture up. Not sure it made it there. I am working on getting this to look like something. You can never be too sure which blog site we will all end up on. I must sort out how to hook up with people on here. Guess I will be fooling around with the site for a while.
susan

Entry for October 28, 2007Safety tips for Halloween

Some tips from the ASPCA to help save your furry friends from any trama over Halloween.

NO SCAREDY CATS (OR DOGS!) THIS HALLOWEEN: TOP 10 SAFETY TIPS
dogHappy Halloween, pet parents! As October 31 approaches, the ASPCA would like to offer some common-sense cautions that’ll keep your pets safe and stress-free this time of year:

- No tricks, no treats: That bowlful of candy is for trick-or-treaters, not for Scruffy and Fluffy. Chocolate in all forms can be very dangerous for dogs and cats, and tin foil and cellophane candy wrappers can be hazardous if swallowed.

- Dress-up can be a big mess-up for some pets. Please don’t put your dog or cat in costume unless you know he or she loves it (yup, some pets are real hams!). For companion animals who prefer wearing their “birthday suits,” however, wearing a costume can cause undue stress.

- If you do dress up your pet, make sure the costume isn’t annoying or unsafe. It should not restrict the animal’s movement or hearing, or impede his ability to breathe or bark. Keep a lookout for small, dangling or easily chewed-off pieces on the costume that your pet could choke on.

- Popular Halloween plants such as pumpkins and decorative corn are considered to be relatively nontoxic, yet they can produce gastrointestinal upset should pets ingest them. Intestinal blockage could even occur if large pieces are consumed.

For our complete list of Halloween safety tips,visit ASPCA.org. And please remember, if you suspect that your pet has ingested a potentially dangerous substance—around Halloween or any time of year—please call your veterinarian or theASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Entry for October 28, 2007/ Movie Monday

I very rarely post for Movie Monday, but this week I have two good movies that I think should be seen.

The first is a wee bit in the Halloween vein, of course, it is called The Others. Starring Nicole Kidman it was written and directed by Alejandro Amenabar.

A truly great horror story in the spirit of the old, use your own imagination, scary movies. Very reminiscent of the original The Haunting.

It takes place on the Isle of Jersey off the coast of England. Very atmospheric, lots of fog. A young wife and her two children are living there, nice home, waiting for the return of their husband and father from WWII.

The children have a disease that prevents them from being in light, so many drawn curtains, can't leave the house in the daytime, many religiously strict rules and religious lessons regarding children when they die.

They must hire new servants as it seems the old ones just walked out, when three people come to the door about the positions things get real exciting.

No more, to many twists and turns to the ending.

This movie is a real must see if you haven't already, it was very popular.

The next movie is fantasy and has nothing to do with Halloween. "Neverwas" just watched this movie for the first time this past weekend. With Ian McKellen, William Hurt, Aaron Eckhart, Nick Nolte and Jessica Lange rounding out a fantastic cast you can't go wrong. I don't know why I had never heard of it. One of those little movies that you never see till you come upon it in the video store.

A young well educated psychiatrist (Eckhart) goes to work at an asylum, Millwood, where his father had been a patiant. His father was an extremely well known author famous for having written a young persons book entitled Zachery Small and the Land of Neverwas. A fairytale that changed the life of many people. A book full of hope. Zach Reily, the son and psychiatrist was Zachery Small. There are many paths in this movie, magical wonderful paths where some delusions are reality and proving that as Zachs father says,"some stories find the story teller".

This is one of those movies that will just melt your heart and really blow your mind. It is a magical fantasy that could and should be real.

Go get it and watch it right now. Oh it is so good.

Enjoy both.

Susan

Safety Tips for Halloween for your furry friends

Entry for October 28, 2007Safety tips for Halloween
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Some tips from the ASPCA to help save your furry friends from any trama over Halloween.

NO SCAREDY CATS (OR DOGS!) THIS HALLOWEEN: TOP 10 SAFETY TIPS
dog in a pumpkinHappy Halloween, pet parents! As October 31 approaches, the ASPCA would like to offer some common-sense cautions that’ll keep your pets safe and stress-free this time of year:

- No tricks, no treats: That bowlful of candy is for trick-or-treaters, not for Scruffy and Fluffy. Chocolate in all forms can be very dangerous for dogs and cats, and tin foil and cellophane candy wrappers can be hazardous if swallowed.

- Dress-up can be a big mess-up for some pets. Please don’t put your dog or cat in costume unless you know he or she loves it (yup, some pets are real hams!). For companion animals who prefer wearing their “birthday suits,” however, wearing a costume can cause undue stress.

- If you do dress up your pet, make sure the costume isn’t annoying or unsafe. It should not restrict the animal’s movement or hearing, or impede his ability to breathe or bark. Keep a lookout for small, dangling or easily chewed-off pieces on the costume that your pet could choke on.

- Popular Halloween plants such as pumpkins and decorative corn are considered to be relatively nontoxic, yet they can produce gastrointestinal upset should pets ingest them. Intestinal blockage could even occur if large pieces are consumed.

For our complete list of Halloween safety tips, visit ASPCA.org. And please remember, if you suspect that your pet has ingested a potentially dangerous substance—around Halloween or any time of year—please call your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435.

 

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Saturday, October 27, 2007

Art Sunday

Oh no it's almost Halloween,,,,Scream, Scream.....

munch_scream

So that was a little tacky but this is such a good painting for the introduction to Halloween.

If you follow Edvard Munch to his page on Wickipedia you will find more of his wonderful paintings and his history.

Enjoy

Susan

Entry for October 27, 2007Art Sunday

Oh no it's almost Halloween,,,,Scream, Scream.....

munch_scream

So that was a little tacky but this is such a good painting for the introduction to Halloween.

If you followEdvard Munch to his page on Wickipedia you will find more of his wonderful paintings and his history.

Enjoy

Susan

Friday, October 26, 2007

Friday Five at Multiply

Entry for October 26, 2007/ Friday Five
FRIDAY FIVE: SPOOKY

Happy Halloween and welcome to this week's
FRIDAY FIVE: SPOOKY

This week's questions were provided by
Jacqui



Ponder the phenomena of the supernatural
and Halloween memories:


1) Do you believe in ghosts/spirits and if so why? Or why not

In the really intelligent part of my brain I am sure there are no such things as spirits or ghosts, but I sure would like to have someone prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that they do exist. I love the thought that spirit of all kinds are out there roaming the earth keeping us company. I have started watching Ghost Hunters on the SciFi channel just for this reason, it is great fun. I guess you could say that I don't believe but I wish I did and there are no rational reasons for that because ghosts and spirits aren't rational

2) Have you ever had what you would consider a supernatural encounter or unexplained event in your life? What was it?

When I was in my younger years and living with two girl friends we were always fooling around with the Ougi ( how do you spell that word) board and one evening when we were asking some question of the spirit we had cornered our apartment door flew wide open. It had been locked. No one was there, just us. Very Spooky, we put away the board and turned on the tv. on a few other occasions when I was really into being a not nice witch and was practicing spells with my dog in the room, I was in the circle but he wasn't and he started to really freak out during one of my conjuring sessions. Had to stop that too. Shouldn't fool around with things you really know nothing about.

3) Do you believe in ESP? Do you have it? I believe in intuition

4) When trick or treating as a child what was the scariest thing that ever happened? I don't think I ever had a scary experience trick or treating, as I always had fun.

5) What is your most memorable Halloween as a kid or adult?

All halloweens as a child, were memorable for me, especially when we were stationed in Turkey and the base had given my father a list of where all the military personel lived so the kids could trick or treat. We all lived "on the economy" in the Turkish community and they obviously did not know Halloween so we had to make sure we only annoyed the Americans. My girl friend and I dressed up and went trick or treating to all these astonished people apartments, mostly they were young airmen who just thought it was the coolest thing that these two little girls would not give up on Halloween and went out and about anyway, we really had so much fun that night, got all types of impromtu goodies. Adult wise when I lived in New York City I lived in a very large gay community and the Halloween parade came right through my neighborhood so you can imagine that most of my Halloweens were memorable.

Happy Halloween All.

Susan



Entry for October 26, 2007/ Friday Five

FRIDAY FIVE: SPOOKY

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Entry for October 24, 2007/ Her Royal Highness

Got this from Aimless, via Cris and Kirsten

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is:
Her Royal Highness Susan the Overdecorated of Longer Interval
Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

Strange stuff.......

Susan

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Poetry Wednesday

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ASPCA: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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Great place to learn about the protection of animals

Halloween

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Thomas and Rosie






Jake Dog



Before he got sick


Khay and Wannabe



at dinner


My wonderful Abby Brothers. They were only with us for about two years but they made such an impression. Khay died first and then a year later Wannabe.

Magic and Fat Cat






Goldie






Trying to get some pictures into the mix

I have noticed that this photo seems to want to travel up and down as I type, so I will leave it where it is and see what happens.  Any way this is my first experiment with photos in my blog. I think it is nice to have a photo accompany a blog, something I know everyone from 360 liked to do.

So I am getting in the mood of Samhain here at the old Multiply blog.

How about you?

Entry for October 23, 2007/ Universe Tuesday

I really like the question this picture for today poses.

What do you think?

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2007 October 21
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Will the Universe End in a Big Rip?
Illustration Credit & Copyright:Lynette Cook

Explanation:How will our universe end?Recent speculation now includes a pervasive growing field ofmysterious repulsivephantom energy that rips virtually everything apart. Although theuniverse started with aBig Bang, analysis ofcosmologicalmeasurements allows a possibility that it will end with aBig Rip. As soon as few billion years from now, the controversial scenario holds,dark energy will grow to such a magnitude that ourown Galaxy will no longer be able to hold itself together. After that,stars,planets, and then evenatoms might not be able to withstand the expansive internal force. Previously,speculation on theultimate fate of the universe centered on either a re-collapsingBig Crunch or aBig Freeze. Although theuniverse's fate is still a puzzle, piecing it together will likely follow from an increased understanding of the nature ofdark matter anddark energy.

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Monday, October 22, 2007

New/old friends

This could actually turn out to be a good place to blog. My contacts I threw out there are coming in now and that is fun. 

I have a few pictures up, making the place a little more presentable.  Might hang around for awhile.

Thanks Astra.

Susan

Mr first blog on Multply

and what is up with MULTIPLY? What kind of name is that?  Well here is my first blog on this thing. Came over to check out Astra's page and thought I would stay. Hope they don't drag this one out from underneath us. Now I guess it is time to start getting some of the friends over here and we will see how this works.

Susan

My First Blog

Just a word to claim this space. Will deal with it later, notice some friends I have from 360 are already here, will try and find them.

Entry for October 22, 2007/ Snakes Alive

I have never had a blog generate so much interest as my snake story. Great fun.

Everyone thankfully was fine, Grand 60 in answer to your question about do the cats lose, I think it depends on the cat. Jacque said she lost a kittly to a rattler and I know dogs just aren't good with snakes.

So here is the picture I tried to post with my blog. I am glad that some of you liked the picture I did post of my friend and her baby. Suzanne I am with you on being more afraid of babies than snakes

You all have a great week.

Susan

Friday, October 19, 2007

Entry for October 19, 2007/ Rattlesnake in My Yard.

PLEASE DISREGARD THE WRONG PICTURE I POSTED. YAHOO WHY CAN I NOT DELETE THIS PHOTO?

Now this really is a journal entry. I just had a very scary incident happen in my back yard.

A rattle snake, a little one thankfully, tied up in the fence in my back yard.

Twilight, just that time of the evening when you can't see that well. I go out to round up the last two cats that are out, Rose and Fat Cat. I am standing on the deck and I hear this rattling, over and over and I suddenly realize what I am hearing. I look in the direction of the rattle and I see Rose and Fats face to face with the snake, head up and rattling like mad. Ok , I am in a panic but trying to be smart and still rescue my cats. I start throwing stones at them to get them to run but it is not working, they back up and then head for the snake again, since the snake isn't moving I know he is tied up in the fence even though I can't see him that well. I run towards the cats which scares them enough that they run back under the deck. In the middle of this, Old Goldie starts troting across the yard toward the snake. I had completely forgotten that I had let her out with me. Grab her collar and back in the house she goes.

I am working on getting the cats out from under the deck and keep an eye on the snake at the same time. I get Rose, in the house she goes, now Fat Cat and I am finally able to get my hands on the phone and call 911. They are use to these type of phone calls, "yes, we will dispatch someone right now".

Here comes the big red fire truck, thats who rescues snakes around here and one of them was even scared of him ( the snake) it was pretty funny. Everyone was squeeling. Except the guy who handled the snake catcher thingy. Long pole with some type of prong with a handle that opens and closes the prong. Into the bucket the snake goes and the firemen tell me that they will release him way on the other side of the highway. Rattlesnakes can roam up to two miles from their homes. I think this one was ready to hunker down for the night.. He was stuck in the fence so I don't know what would have happened. It is cold here at night now and he was in the open. It was as afraid as I was, you could tell. I have been told that they are very afraid of cats. He didn't care that I was throwing rocks at him, but he was rattling like mad when those two big cats were right on top of him.

Well what a way to spend a nice quiet evening. Never saw a live rattlesnake in the wild before. Can now add that to the things I have done. I really am proud of myself. I handled myself very well I think. No hysterics, saved the cats, didn't kill the snake, didn't get bit. Took my heart five minutes to slow down.

Ok I will now have a cocktail.

Susan

Entry for October 19, 2007/ Scary Friday Five

FRIDAY FIVE: SCARY

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Entry for October 17, 2007/ Thoughts

Nice picture for the season.

Completely screwed up Poetry Wednesday. I can't seem to keep track of the days.

I am very sad about the lose of our friend Stephanie. She was such an avid blogger and so much fun, but real life always comes first. I know her mom was not well and I hope that Steph knows that we are all thinking of her and that her mom gets well soon.

Strange how people are dropping out, I have seen three people now just either disappear or have to stop blogging for one reason or another. Maybe we will be the ones who end up killing 360. Even my horoscope today told me to get my head out of the newspaper and away from the tv and get on with my real life. Weird.

I am coming on doing this for two years now and I am not bored yet, mash was sort of a fun departure but I don't think that will last long. I like to blog and when I get the time I like to visit all my friends, which I reall y need to get on top of.

So off to work.

Susan

Spell check isn't working so excuse any mistakes.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Entry for October 15, 2007 Fun for Halloween

/Whar Kind of Monster Are You? Got this from the Witch's page and look what I am, have fun

You Are a Witch (or Warlock)

You are deviously brilliant and a perfect manipulator.
You somehow always end up getting what you want - without anyone knowing you're working behind the scenes.
Crafty and cunning, you can work your way out of any jam.
And it's easy for you to get people to do what you want, whether you're working for good or evil.

Your greatest power: Mind control

Your greatest weakness: Making people your puppets

You play well with: Ghosts

Friday, October 12, 2007

Entry for October 12, 2007 Goldie Who Was the New Dog

Last August I adopted "the new dog" Goldie from my neighbor down the street. Poor Gold was such a wreck when I got her and really old , 14 and a half to be exact, that I never thought she would last very long.

Well I was wrong, I just realized that my Goldie has been in the family for over a year now and she is so happy. Loves the kitties and really Loves her red Jake dog. Sometimes she has trouble getting around because she tends to walk into things. Then sometimes she does forget where she is in relation to space and stands and stares out into it.

I just love her so much and am very glad that we were able to give her a stable home. Stable in that she is not going anywhere, because there is nothing stable about the gang in this house.

Happy year and something to you Goldie, my Old Gold. Sure hope there are more.

Mommy

Entry for October 12, 2007/ Everything after '72 Was a Blurr

What was going on in your life ....

1) 25 years ago:

This really is going to be a wee bit difficult for me as much of my life during this time was really a blur. At this time in my life I was working in the rock and roll business for a guitar company, most likely dating my longlasting boy friend David, who was a roadie and was on the road all the time. And doing a great many drugs which is why it is hard for me, seriously, to remember exactly what was going on. I know I sure was having a good time meeting famous rock stars and traveling the country. It was fun, glad I survived. Some where in between 25 and 20 My dad passed away, not a good time, but we don't dwell.

2) 20 years ago:

My life had started to be integrated into spending a great deal of time hanging out in my neighborhood which is the gay meca of NYC. Since David was pretty much out of my life and I was just drifting along, I drifted into hanging out in gay bars, but we all had started noticing that many of our friends were sick and dying and no one was quite sure why, they hadn;t quit come up with a name for it yet. But we all knew there was something really bad going on.

3) 15 years ago:

I had just started my career as a massage therapist and I guess this is 1992 and my mom had passed away the year before, more things not to dwell on and my two best friends had left new york for Switzerland and Arizona and every one else I knew was dropping dead around me, dear very old friends at one point it was like three a month. I was in heavy depression, when I wasn't working I was in bed with my face to the wall or drinking myself into oblivion, really not a good time.

4) 10 years ago:

Well 10 years ago I decided to change my life. The Aids epidemic had slowed down, the few close friends I had left were hanging in there with the new drugs that came out, people were doing better but I was very alone and when I had the opportunity to change things I took my massage practice and moved to Arizona, where one of my old friends was now living, who I obviously missed very much. What a shock from NYC to the high desert small town living.

5) 5 years ago:

Basically doing the same thing I was doing yesterday, working ,working working, I had started building a nice practice and was enjoying the beauty of where I live. The draught really hadn;t kicked in yet so it was still nice here. I believe that when you are young is the time to play, which I did. So now I am working my butt off, I wish.

bonus: 1 year ago

Again the same as today except I am now so sick of Arizona I can't wait to get out of here(this is one year ago) and I turned 60 which is a big change in the old life, I don't mind it though keeps things interesting. So one year from now (today) I guess we will see where I am.

Until Yahoo straightens out, this will probably be self-guided. Feel free to post your links HERE (now open back to Friends of Friends) and visit other Friday Fivers. I'll post my answers below:

Have Fun and Let's PLAY !!

Again our Miss Friday Five has come up with some great questions. Have fun I know I did.

Susan

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Entry for October 09, 2007/ Poetry Wednesday

I find this great to read aloud, the words just flow so beautifully.


all in green

Monday, October 8, 2007

Entry for October 08, 2007/ Calm and peaceful week to all

There was no art this sunday. I seem to be running out of steam with Art Sunday. I either can't think of anything to post or when I get a great idea I can't find anything on line to back it up with. If any one has any suggestions for good art sites please let me know. The ones I go to now just don't seem to cover what I am looking for.

We have the new doggie in our family and Charlie is working out just great. He belonged to a good friend who just couldn't keep him any more and since I have known and loved him for many years it just seemed right that he should come and live with our well established group. every one seems to be getting along just fine except our old Goldie who just doesn't seem to quit trust him. I am sure eventually she will learn to trust him. He just loves every one.

Finally it is time for the heat to come on around here. I never thought it would happen. Arizona just seems to be nothing but hot now. Not right for where I live in the north. The leaves are starting to fall and it is chilly getting the paper in the morning. I am going hiking this coming Friday to a beautiful spot in Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona. I have never been there before and it is suppose to be beautiful in the fall. The creek runs right through the area, I will take lots of pictures and maybe post them for a nature art thing on Sunday.

Well the week is just starting and I hope it is a good one for all. keep warm or keep cool depending on which side of the planet your on.

Love to all

Susan

Friday, October 5, 2007

Entry for October 05, 2007

Copied the whole thing today because Friday Five is having problems and she ask that we pass along the info, so I have.
Have fun.
The Friday Five for October 05, 2007
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Thursday, October 4, 2007

Entry for October 04, 2007October Adopt a Dog Month and the 4th International Animal Day

I found out today the it was International Animal Day thanks to my friends Milli and Nicholas. You would think I would have known this being the animal lover that I am. But our brains must have been in the same place because I had planned on posting The October Adopt a Dog Month notice today. Give it a look, and since I hate to not practice what I preach please notice the very handsome Dalmatian in the picture, that is Charlie and he just came to live with us this past Saturday. He is now a member of our family. He was off to Dalmatian rescue if the family hadn't stepped in. Remember all the poor shelter doggies out there who could use to have their lives saved and find a furever home.

Susan

AdoptOctober is Adopt-A-Dog Month®

Right now there is a happy-go-lucky mutt (or purebred) patiently waiting for his forever home. Actually, there are thousands of them in shelters across the nation. For this reason, the American Humane Association created Adopt-A-Dog Month® to remind you that there is a need for these special animals to be adopted.

Celebrated every October, the tradition promotes dog adoptions from animal shelters and provides an opportunity to spread the word about responsible pet care. Improve your life with a dog’s companionship, and support these loving creatures by visiting your local shelter and adopting the happy-go-lucky dog of your dreams.

For more information on Adopt-A-Dog Month go towww.americanhumane.org/aadm.


Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Entry for October 03, 2007/Space photo for today

September 27
See
Hole in the Sun
Credit:SOHO -EIT Consortium,ESA,NASA

Explanation:The dark expanse below the equator of the Sun is acoronal hole -- a low density region extending abovethe surface where the solar magnetic field opens freely into interplanetary space. Shown in false color,the picture was recorded on September 19th in extreme ultraviolet light by theEIT instrument onboard the space-based SOHO observatory. Studied extensivelyfrom space since the 1960s inultraviolet andx-ray light, coronal holes are known to be the source of the high-speedsolar wind, atoms and electronsthat flow outward along the openmagnetic field lines. The solar wind streaming from this coronal hole triggered colorfulauroral displays on planet Earth begining latelast week, enjoyed byspaceweatherwatchers at high latitudes.

Tomorrow's picture:Hole in Mars