Dressed and on our way to the Pirates of Cache Creek weekend event with the OAC:
And Darlene discovers what happens when you rely on striped nylons for sun protection:
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Red Alert! Shields Up!
Got some friends together on Sunday to try out Artemis — a “spaceship bridge simulator” game where each person takes on a different role and we work together to successfully complete the mission: helm, weapons, science, engineering, communications, command. We did have some “technical difficulties” and some “minor disasters” (our ship sometimes completely destroyed) but everybody enjoyed the experience — it was a lot of geeky fun!
Darlene was busy working but she was there in spirit — particularly after she sent a photo of herself in uniform. (Yes, those boots may not be “Starfleet regulation” — but I wholeheartedly approve!)
Glenn & Jim Throwback
My brother Glenn and his old school friend Jim pose to recreate some old photos:
Happy 4th of July!
Just messing around with some watercolor paints and Darlene as my willing canvas:
Belly Dance!
Another Bobcat Visit
I had another bobcat visit/sighting this morning at my home in the hills above Santa Cruz — and once again a deer drove it off:
Another Cute Kitty in the House
Moon-Jupiter Conjunction
A nice conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter tonight — meaning that they appear very close together in the sky. With binoculars, you can see our moon, Jupiter nearby (appearing as a small disc) and several of Jupiter’s moons (several points of light around Jupiter) all at once. Pretty cool.
I tried to capture what I could see through my binoculars using my 400mm lens plus a 2x teleconverter on my DSLR but I wasn’t able to get a sharp image with my lightweight tripod, even with a delayed shutter release. (I have been meaning to get a heavy tripod for this sort of thing.) So this was the best I could do before the sky started to get a little cloudy with moisture — and I never got so far as finding an exposure to catch Jupiter’s moons as well:
