Long ago and far away...
... Things went 'bang' and the universe was born! Well, we won't be able to see quite that far but we will be able to see a lot further courtesy of the new telescope Michael and I bought each other. We picked it up today, and Michael had a fun hour on the verandah putting it all together without relevant instructions (those included in the box were for a completely different model). I understand that we are now the proud owners of a 1200mm refracting 'Skywatcher' telescope, whatever that means. Anyway, here it is in all its glory, with our digital SLR mounted to the viewfinder...
This photograph wasn't taken with the telescope - it's just a picture of the lovely sunset we had tonight, looking out from the verandah at the back of the house, which we rarely use because it faces the road and the mountains rather than the ocean. There was a lovely sunset last night too, but unfortunately the memory card on our small digital camera failed to capture the images. Never mind!
And these two are called Mocha (Jack Russell bitch) and Ted (Dachshund) and they belong to one of our neighbours, James, who came round for a drink and some food this evening. Mocha is very territorial, particularly so since she's recently been pregnant (unfortunately the one pup died soon after birth), and Ted is a very romantic lover. His ardour is, however, spoiled by the fact that his legs are at least 4" too short and he can't quite have his wicked way with Mocha, so all insemination is apparently artificial... They are quite funny: Ted gives Mocha back rubs, and they curl up together with his chin positioned rather proprietorially on her shoulders.
This photograph wasn't taken with the telescope - it's just a picture of the lovely sunset we had tonight, looking out from the verandah at the back of the house, which we rarely use because it faces the road and the mountains rather than the ocean. There was a lovely sunset last night too, but unfortunately the memory card on our small digital camera failed to capture the images. Never mind!
And these two are called Mocha (Jack Russell bitch) and Ted (Dachshund) and they belong to one of our neighbours, James, who came round for a drink and some food this evening. Mocha is very territorial, particularly so since she's recently been pregnant (unfortunately the one pup died soon after birth), and Ted is a very romantic lover. His ardour is, however, spoiled by the fact that his legs are at least 4" too short and he can't quite have his wicked way with Mocha, so all insemination is apparently artificial... They are quite funny: Ted gives Mocha back rubs, and they curl up together with his chin positioned rather proprietorially on her shoulders.
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