Martian Dust Devils
And you thought Kansas was windy … This small image from NASA shows a dust-devil on the surface of mars. A short movie of the Martian dust-devils is also available. Update: Here’s another … Read more
General
Cool Summer Treat
What a great combination: hot summer days and ice cold watermelon! Though perhaps these are too pretty too eat? Click on any of the images above to view a gallery of over … Read more
Saved by Science
Here’s a behind the scenes look at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Saved by Science is the name of an exhibition of photographs taken in the storage areas … Read more
Mammatus Clouds at Sunset
A few days ago we were fortunate enough to observe a somewhat unusual cloud formation known as mammatus clouds. We first became aware of them via an entry on the astro photo of … Read more
Anything Besides eTech ‘Round Here?
If you’re overwhelmed by all the recent eTech postings, you can see our latest travel photos, or view images of our hometown of Lindsborg, (scroll past the political articles) or view some images … Read more
Blue: Who Knew?
It’s been far too long since I’ve posted an interesting astronomy photo, and the one below, though subtle, is very beautiful. The image is of Saturn’s “northern” hemisphere and was taken by the … Read more
Man’s Best Friend
If you own or love dogs, you’ll probably want to have a tissue or two handy when you read this sad story of a good dog gone bad. What an obvious, yet heart-wrenching … Read more
Healthy Living
and good genes … Sheryl took her 89 year old aunt up to Salina for eye surgery today. During the course of the pre-op discussion it came out that Adelia had only been … Read more
Happy New Year
from Lindsborg, where it’s 61 degrees and the sun is breaking through the clouds. The weather has been unseasonably warm the past few days; records were set a couple of days ago! Meanwhile, … Read more