Radio Dog

It's bear-hunting season, and there are canine transmitters on the Parkway.

Trail dogs

So many trail dogs.

Miked Ball

It makes me happy that in this storefront on West Main Street in Burnsville there is this little audio setup that includes a keyboard, some electronics, a tom-tom, and a miked basketball.

Stickbug on Spider Thread

Sunset Phenomenon

Looking toward the Blacks from TTT just after sundown. I posted this on Facebook and Jeff tagged it as a mountain shadow, but Tal thinks it's more likely that it was the shadow of a distant thunderhead. Smithsonian seems to be backing him up.

Emma, Jeff, Kids, Bubbles

The slideshow below looks better if you click through to YouTube.

Dark Sky

Yancey County's Bare Dark Sky Observatory is a fantastic resource. Plan a trip. They have two large telescopes, laser pointers, reclining chairs, and lots of information to share. When was the last time you spent a couple of hours just looking at the stars, anyway?