mpcv crew module

According to the brochure, this is part of "the most advanced human space exploration vehicle ever built." It stopped by the Texas State History museum this weekend on its way to the Kennedy Space Center.

chain sinnet hatband

About 20 ft. of emergency cord. I have to figure out a way to secure it to the hat. Maybe safety pins? (h/t stormdrane.)

flipper

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Fell asleep listening to the wind in the leaves above and the windchimes. Woke too early, at five, then went ahead and took O for a long neighborhood walk (through Cat Hollow Park and along the trail to Great Oaks and back).

Bren said she was up at two and came out to sit on the swing and listened to my snoring for a while.

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Whatever our self-maintenance "to do" lists look like, cutting-edge brain science is uncovering the tools we need to do the work. Among the most efficient are regular physical exercise and relaxation, systematic cultivation of positive emotions, engagement with strong social support networks, frequent cognitive challenges, and enhanced awareness of our internal states from moment to moment.

Everything we learn about the resilient, flexible brain challenges the nature of our common-sense understanding of ourselves as atomistic, limited identities bouncing off one another, and reveals that each time we interact, we change each other's brains, and that each time we respond to a thought or emotion, we change our own.

- Pictures of the Mind, Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald

Wish you were here :)

who's a good boy

Fergus :)

garden improv

f22, +0.7EV

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chickadee

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Gosh the moon was bright last night. It's still hot - 84 degrees at midnight, but the humidity wasn't nearly as bad as last week. Relocated the tent from outside the kitchen more toward the middle of the garden; the path between the shrubbery and the garden boxes is just wide enough. That puts the tent under the red oak, who turns out to be a terrific nighttime companion.

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