Spring Bee with Crocus – keaPOD 143

Posted on 09 May 2013 by
The crocus flowers are in full bloom now and the bees are doing their work. I hope this is a great season for bees. Photo by keagiles.

The crocus flowers are in full bloom now and the bees are having at it. I hope this is a great season for bees. Photo by keagiles. Click on the image for a closer view.

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Boulder Dog

Posted on 03 May 2013 by
Gem at South Boulder Creek, with the Flatirons in the distance.

Gem at South Boulder Creek, with the Flatirons in the distance. Photo by keagiles.

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Gem was certainly having a good time running and swimming and fetching. What a great day! Photo by keagiles.

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No, That’s Not Smoke – It’s a Superneato LiDAR Image

Posted on 19 Apr 2013 by
Light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) remote sensing image of the Willamette River

Light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) remote sensing image of the Willamette River from the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.

This is a screenshot from a 15 April 2013 The Oregonian article, which notes that “This imagery was featured in the North American Cartographic Information Society’s first Atlas of Design.” This superneato LiDAR (see caption for more information) image shows a section of the Willamette River, which flows throw central Oregon, USA. You can buy this poster at Nature of the Northwest.

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A Girl and Her Cat – Via Design Taxi

Posted on 05 Apr 2013 by
Russian photographer Andy Prokh has captured adorable photos of his daughter Catherine who grew up with their gray British Shorthair cat. From the website "Design Taxi."

Russian photographer Andy Prokh has captured adorable photos of his daughter Catherine who grew up with their gray British shorthair cat.
From the website “Design Taxi.”

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Evolving Earth – Great Animated GIF

Posted on 04 Apr 2013 by
earth-evolution gif

I found the link to this great animated .gif via Twitter. Inspired by the work of Dr. Ron Blakey, professor emeritus at Northern Arizona University, this .gif shows the evolution of Earth’s tectonic plates. Click on the image to watch the animation.

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Wow. Dragonflies. The New York Times’ Natalie Angier.

Posted on 02 Apr 2013 by
Wow. Embedded video shorts make this article really fly. Credit: Andrew Mountcastle, Harvard University. 1 April 2013 The New York Times article by Natalie Angier.

Wow. Embedded video shorts make this article really fly.
Credit this image: Stacy Combes, Harvard University. Screenshot from 1 April 2013
The New York Times article by Natalie Angier. Click on the image to learn more.

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So Long Snow

Posted on 01 Apr 2013 by
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Gem enjoys our “last big snow” in March 2013.

With the start of spring, it’s not likely we’ll get another good snow like the one we had in early March, with up to 10 inches on the ground at my house, but I’ll be the first to correct myself here if an April snowfall beats that record (and I hope it does).

I know Gem will miss the snow — but water-dog time (swimming, fetching, rolling in the mud) is coming soon!

Editor’s note: It turns out that wasn’t the last snow after all! We had a great pile of fluffy snow come in all day yesterday (9 April) — More fun to be had!

Gem's pawprint

Gem’s pawprint

Second editor’s note: And then we had four full days of snow the week of 14 April (through 17 April). Lesson learned — This is Colorado and I should never attempt to predict the weather! :)

Third editor’s note: 1 May was our snowiest day yet. I’m not going to say so long snow again until perhaps mid-June.

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