Category: Pictures

Here’s the second of a series of holiday photo-blog posts showing some of the ornaments we have, and providing explanations for how they’re really all about the science. It starts to get a little harder here: “Dude,” you say, “that’s a teapot. What does that have to do with science?”

I remarked to Kate the other night that it’s a shame we don’t have any science-themed ornaments for the Christmas tree. She responded that I just wasn’t thinking hard enough about what we do have, and she’s right– with a bit of effort, it’s not hard to come up with scientific symbolism for the ornaments… Continue reading Science on the Tree

The flip side of the pretty colors I posted about yesterday is that all those nicely colored leaves fall down. Which isn’t a big deal with the little ornamental maple in the front yard, but when the fifty-foot oak tree in the back drops its leaves, it kind of makes a mess. We deal with… Continue reading The Other Side of Fall

Not much commentary required here. This is the ornamental maple in front of our house, taken a couple of weeks ago. It’s also a reminder of why fall in New England is one of my favorite seasons, at least when it’s not miserably cold and raining…

A little fall foliage from Saturday’s bike ride: The bike path runs along the old Erie Canal tow path, and in a few places, they have restored/ preserved bits of the old canal. This is one of those– you can see some of the stone wall on the left, and the wooden decking on the… Continue reading …To Wound the Autumnal, um, Bike Path

We had some heavy rain on Friday, so when I went for a bike ride on Saturday, the Mohawk was pretty high. It was particularly impressive at Lock 8: A closer view is below the fold:

It’s that time of year when student groups try to get new members to sign up, leading to all manner of interesting signs around campus. One of my favorites:

In an effort to keep from turning into a total slug on weekends, I’ve taken to riding my bike on the Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway, which passes fairly close to our house. Getting on the trail can be a little nerve-wracking, depending on the traffic, but once on it, it’s a pleasant ride all the way to… Continue reading Clifford Johnson Tribute Post

That last post is really kind of a downer topic for a Saturday morning, especially after a fun Friday. Sorry about that. Here’s a picture of pretty flowers to lighten the mood: These are on some tall bushes outside our back door, growing around the base of some pine trees that look like fifty-foot mutant… Continue reading Oooh, Flowers!