Happy Thanksgiving

SKY WATCH FRIDAY time! Thanks to Dot and Tom, never forgotten founders of this great event. Come on, come fly with us!

Thanks to hosts: Klaus Sandy Sylvia Wren Louise Fishing Guy

Mini-Dew and I with some dear friends traveled down to Busch Gardens in Tampa and I found my new favorite ride, the SheiKra. The weather was perfect and we had a terrific time!
Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!
~Dewdrop

Exploring new horizons

SKY WATCH FRIDAY time! Thanks to Dot and Tom, never forgotten founders of this great event. Come on, come fly with us!

Thanks to hosts: Klaus Sandy Sylvia Wren Louise Fishing Guy

Happy Sky Watch Friday. I wish I could visit each of your blogs like I used to… but IT Nazis have seen an end to that. Internet browsing is heavily policed, and we are restricted from visiting the bible or blogs, but we can watch Youtube and hang on FB. Go figure… oh, and they missed the Temple of Elvis site as religious… so I can go there if my heart desires… P.S. It doesn’t. This is a picture I shot facing the water from the Cape San Blas lighthouse. I love the way the sun sparkles in the shot!!!My wonderful groom and I took a much needed mini-cation to the Apalachicola and Port St. Joe area for a relaxing exploration of the area. It is wonderful to explore an area, find local food delights and explore the nature that surrounds it, talk with shop owners, just sit back and see what all God has in store for us. We had such a wonderful time! We watched crabs and eagles and butterflies dance and saw a lighthouse and wandered through cute little shops, ate the local food… it was wonderful. It was great time to unwind with the love of my life. Here is a photographic summary…

I loved the surge markers placed around Apalachicola!!! SO COOL!

Have a brilliant day!!!
~Dewdrop

Finding peace through my lens

SKY WATCH FRIDAY time! Thanks to Dot and Tom, never forgotten founders of this great event. Come on, come fly with us!

Thanks to hosts: Klaus Sandy Sylvia Wren Louise Fishing Guy

You know, with my IT Nazis limiting access to everything, it’s just not as fun to blog anymore. I used to really enjoy it. It was my “smoke break” of sorts, an emotional escape from the office blahs. Of course, being stranded here now, in my cement block cell, I think it’s time just to take a minute and find a picture that offers me peace. This is a nearby private lake, which offers splendid sunsets much of the year. It’s one of my favorite places to go and just take it in… In this shot, a random little girl was walking by looking at me, wondering why I had all that picture-taking equipment (I wish I had more!) facing the lake… I get a lot of strange looks exploring my photography hobby, but it’s so worth it to me. Photography is such a peaceful hobby, a way to truly see what God has placed out there for me to discover and share it with anyone who's interested.

Have a wonderful weekend. My wonderful groom and I have exciting plans this weekend. There will be pictures. Yes, there will be pics.... oh, and java chip frappuccino... ;)
~Dewdrop

Scrubbed... again.

SKY WATCH FRIDAY time! Thanks to Dot and Tom, never forgotten founders of this great event. Come on, come fly with us!

Thanks to hosts: Klaus Sandy Sylvia Wren Louise Fishing Guy

Monday, scrubbed – mechanical (gas leaks). Tuesday, scrubbed – electrical. Wednesday, scrubbed – residual electrical. Thursday, scrubbed – wet weather. Friday, most likely scrubbed – windy weather. Saturday… I can’t go!!! Sunday – window closes… So, then, I pull up my Yahoo! to check messages and you may or may not know, but the sign on screen usually has some big image, usually of some interesting geeky person. This time, with the people at Yahoo! no doubt, mocking me, this was their welcome screen:How rude! In all honesty, when the Wednesday launch (which was our 2nd best opportunity to experience it) was scrubbed, I knew that today’s weather would be a barrier, and even after NASA’s lengthy meeting yesterday, I knew that weather would prevent a launch today. One, they have 100% chance of showers and thunderstorms… Two, the clouds are there regardless. There’s no way they would launch that thing in those conditions. Problem is, it’s a cold front working its way in. That means on the other side of this much needed rain, we will see crisp, beautiful, blue skies… and wind. Wind played a role in the Challenger disaster (Beginning at about T+37, the shuttle experienced a series of wind shear events over the next 27 seconds that were the strongest recorded to date in the shuttle program. ~Wikipedia)… so they will not launch on Friday. 70% chance of a go, per this article, but NASA puts it at 60% - link. I just want to see a launch up close, is that so wrong???

Let us remember to pray for Haiti, as yet another natural disaster threatens to steal lives in that depressed country, as the potential Hurricane Tomas makes his way toward them. Earthquake, Cholera, now potential mudslide inducing rain... with Tomas. God be with them...

~Dewdrop

Spooky...

So, we had yet another terrific Halloween. It was a little cram packed full, and NASA knocked the wind out of my sails by rescheduling the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, but we had a terrific time. We covered the traditionals, complete with trip to pumpkin patch and carving. We had a terrific Halloween party packed with great fun and yummy food, and my wonderful groom and I got to show our true colors as I portrayed (get this) a weather geek and my wonderful groom portrayed a nerd. I know, so far out of character for us. It was so much fun!




Tomorrow, we hope, the shuttle is expected to launch. Unfortunately, where the PERFECT forecast prevailed on Monday (not to mention the timing was PERFECT, but I’m not bitter), it looks like the launch will be contending with some cloudiness and chance showers. I dread the thought of going all the way down there to have the blasted (punny) thing cancelled. This is an item on my "Must-Dew-before-I-die" list, and with our much esteemed (cough cough) president swiping funds from this beloved program, I am running out of chances. Somehow privatizing the space program will save money, per President Obama; yet, public health is a good idea. It’s a shame they perform lobotomies on all politicians before they take office. I digress...

My heart aches for Haitians as they face yet another wave of potential disaster, with the potential Hurricane Tomas breathing down their necks. A voluntary evacuation has been put out there… where are they supposed to go… and pray tell, how are they supposed to get there?? I think I'm grumpy. I blame NASA.

Have a bright day.
~Dewdrop