MARG Hope you got my invite for Easter. We’re having lobster as any good New Englander does. Oh, bring plenty of eggs. Did I mention eggs? We’re looking forward to seeing you and your eggs. Don’t forget the eggs.
Marg:
Gorgeous egg! Is that one you did yourself? We’ve started our Easter egg tree since that dozen needs to be blown out. It makes such a pretty centerpiece. We’ll color those and the dozen for the baskets next weekend. We adults enjoy it as much as the kids!
Happy Easter prep and celebration everybody!
Let’s see…Venus is a hellish oven, Mars a collection of frigid sand dunes, and Jupiter is mostly an ultra-dense atmosphere torn by hurricanes larger than any of the inner planets. One could do a lot worse than ‘stuck here’.
JohnnyDiego, I wish everyone at least once in their life could experience the humbling wonder and gorgeous beauty of the Milky Way viewed on a moonless night far away from a city out on the open plains of the southwest.
l hope someday to go “down under” and see the southern sky as well. I hear it is an entirely different and more wonderful view.
I grew up in the city. When I was a kid we be outside and look skyword could see the big dipper and little dipper. Then someone would point out different stars with different names. Then I was lost. But see vast space with all those stars was amazing. We did this in the big town that is even bigger.
For Marge that egg is very beautiful.
Church I attend doesn’t do Easter egg hunts but lifesaver’s hunt for children.
Marg, I thanked you for the Easter egg at FA, where no one else had. Here, I’d just be redundant.
But thanks, anyway, for fighting through the avatar ban to give us all a beautiful gift.
Signed,
Ray Dundant
Anyone know how long the avatar ban is going to continue? I would like to get mine accepted but so far, it’s a “no go” because of some kind of prohibition or “glitch”….or something.
Born and raised in a BIG city (then, now it is less than half the size – Detroit) but spent my adult life in the Army, and a lot of that time in the “field.” It ain’t like camping with the Boy Scouts was, but on occasion I would get a chance to look and contemplate the sky. I cannot identify the constellations or individual stars or planets but I can be amazed and awed at the view. Now I live in a rural area, and I get to look at the night sky often. If there is intelligent life beyond our planet, I send a silent prayer outward, “Take me with you!”
Lewreader,
It’s a good thing that it’s eggs season or you’d be a poacher.
Your mentioning eggs several times is eggs-cessive.
You eggs-ceed a reasonable number.
People could be shell-shocked from all the egg references.
What will you hatch up next? Get off the eggs, already!
Define “just out of reach”. It takes very little to infer that the “fixed stars” are very far away - beyond the clouds, beyond the Moon and Sun, even beyond the “wandering stars.”
I got to see Hale-Bopp in a dark sky, and for once it was every bit as spectacular as predicted. Its tail stretched across some 45° of sky. And the Milky Way was nice that night too.
When I first moved out to the country, it was hard to see the constellations. It was much easier in suburbia, where all those pesky dimmer stars were lost in the sky glow.
and:
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping trip, and after finishing their dinner they retire for the night, and go to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.”
“I see thousands of stars, Holmes,” exclaims Watson.
“And what do you deduce from that?”
Watson ponders for a minute. “Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe. What does it tell you, Holmes?”
“Watson, you idiot!” he exclaims, “It tells me that somebody’s stolen our tent!”
Once again, Hobbes demonstrates how he could make tiger meat out of Calvin with his “fierce mandibles of death” if he wanted too … but because of their friendship, he chooses not to.
rentier about 13 years ago
Night is pretty dark for creeping up, Hobbes!
rentier about 13 years ago
Marg, you must wait with your eggs for one week! It’s too early today! But next Sonday I’ll take them and be happy with eggs!
garfield246 about 13 years ago
Hobbes strikes again!
margueritem about 13 years ago
LX013, it’s my only chance to have a seasonal avatar.
JoanHelen about 13 years ago
Marg, I love your Easter egg, it’s beautiful!
pouncingtiger about 13 years ago
You might have heard of a X-Men named, Nightcrawler. Hobbes’ X-Men name is Night-MAUL-er.
cleokaya about 13 years ago
Calvin…so philosophical, yet still holding on to the childhood fears. So like many or most adults.
lewisbower about 13 years ago
MARG Hope you got my invite for Easter. We’re having lobster as any good New Englander does. Oh, bring plenty of eggs. Did I mention eggs? We’re looking forward to seeing you and your eggs. Don’t forget the eggs.
thirdguy about 13 years ago
Very pretty egg, Marg!
Wiseguy411 about 13 years ago
If Calvin stays in at night and watches TV, he may never see the outdoors again !
Dino-1 about 13 years ago
Marg: Gorgeous egg! Is that one you did yourself? We’ve started our Easter egg tree since that dozen needs to be blown out. It makes such a pretty centerpiece. We’ll color those and the dozen for the baskets next weekend. We adults enjoy it as much as the kids! Happy Easter prep and celebration everybody!
GROG Premium Member about 13 years ago
Watching TV won’t make you any less insignificant in the eyes of the Universe, Calvin.
Good morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠!
Love the egg, Marg!
mike.firesmith about 13 years ago
**Good morning Marg! Good morning Fran! Good Morning L’Wolf! Good Morning Grog!**
Eggs for breakfast yay! Calvin for breakfast boo!
dimeadance about 13 years ago
Marge, quite an egg. Did you lay it yourself?
whims about 13 years ago
Let’s see…Venus is a hellish oven, Mars a collection of frigid sand dunes, and Jupiter is mostly an ultra-dense atmosphere torn by hurricanes larger than any of the inner planets. One could do a lot worse than ‘stuck here’.
gjsjr41 about 13 years ago
Yup, we have a pretty nice place. Too bad our “Leaders” haven’t figured that out.
MrRess about 13 years ago
Pysanky for the egg, Marg!
Destiny23 about 13 years ago
Hobbes has quite a knack for bringing the past to life! He’d make a great museum tour guide – especially outside the saber-tooth tiger exhibit…
dahawk about 13 years ago
JohnnyDiego, I wish everyone at least once in their life could experience the humbling wonder and gorgeous beauty of the Milky Way viewed on a moonless night far away from a city out on the open plains of the southwest.
l hope someday to go “down under” and see the southern sky as well. I hear it is an entirely different and more wonderful view.
magnamax about 13 years ago
fantastic egg
gofinsc about 13 years ago
The grass is always greener…..
But then, if there was no desire to find that grass, we would all still be living in caves.
kab2rb about 13 years ago
I grew up in the city. When I was a kid we be outside and look skyword could see the big dipper and little dipper. Then someone would point out different stars with different names. Then I was lost. But see vast space with all those stars was amazing. We did this in the big town that is even bigger. For Marge that egg is very beautiful. Church I attend doesn’t do Easter egg hunts but lifesaver’s hunt for children.
ratlum about 13 years ago
Sabre tooth out doors you better do like cave men did stay in cave after dark and keep fire going.
joylion about 13 years ago
LOL!!!! I love that!
BTW Way to go Hobbes!
Helmet Head about 13 years ago
http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/index.asp
Amazing night photography and videos. The World At Night
Elaine Rosco Premium Member about 13 years ago
Marg…beautiful Easter eggs yesterday and today. Hope you have more!
lin4869 about 13 years ago
I get a daily photo from NASA with many wonderful photos from the many telescopes and satellites. Love it!
lin4869 about 13 years ago
Hobbes’ take on the situation cracks me up.
BTW, Marg–lovely egg. Did you decorate it?
Ray_C about 13 years ago
Marg, I thanked you for the Easter egg at FA, where no one else had. Here, I’d just be redundant. But thanks, anyway, for fighting through the avatar ban to give us all a beautiful gift. Signed, Ray Dundant
Francine Long about 13 years ago
Anyone know how long the avatar ban is going to continue? I would like to get mine accepted but so far, it’s a “no go” because of some kind of prohibition or “glitch”….or something.
yuggib about 13 years ago
Born and raised in a BIG city (then, now it is less than half the size – Detroit) but spent my adult life in the Army, and a lot of that time in the “field.” It ain’t like camping with the Boy Scouts was, but on occasion I would get a chance to look and contemplate the sky. I cannot identify the constellations or individual stars or planets but I can be amazed and awed at the view. Now I live in a rural area, and I get to look at the night sky often. If there is intelligent life beyond our planet, I send a silent prayer outward, “Take me with you!”
Marg - beautiful egg!
COWBOY7 about 13 years ago
This is one of my favorites from C&H. Love it.
Love the egg too, Marg!!
G’Afternoon, Mike, Marg & Grog!
Puddleglum2 about 13 years ago
Lewreader, It’s a good thing that it’s eggs season or you’d be a poacher. Your mentioning eggs several times is eggs-cessive. You eggs-ceed a reasonable number. People could be shell-shocked from all the egg references. What will you hatch up next? Get off the eggs, already!
margueritem about 13 years ago
It is a Ukranian Easter egg, ‘pysanky’. No, I don’t do them, but I know a woman who does, and they are gorgeous.
Yes, lewreader, I’ll bring some eggs. Couple dozen, maybe?
comicnut4636 about 13 years ago
HelmetHead, thanks for the great link WOW!
For more “out of this world” photos try this one:
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/star/titles/true/+5
ilanabanana about 13 years ago
gotta love that hobbes
Rakkav about 13 years ago
Define “just out of reach”. It takes very little to infer that the “fixed stars” are very far away - beyond the clouds, beyond the Moon and Sun, even beyond the “wandering stars.”
alan.gurka about 13 years ago
Great job of egg dying, Margueritem! Must have taken you hours to do one egg.
bmonk about 13 years ago
A couple of (belated) thoughts:
I got to see Hale-Bopp in a dark sky, and for once it was every bit as spectacular as predicted. Its tail stretched across some 45° of sky. And the Milky Way was nice that night too.
When I first moved out to the country, it was hard to see the constellations. It was much easier in suburbia, where all those pesky dimmer stars were lost in the sky glow.
and:
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping trip, and after finishing their dinner they retire for the night, and go to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.” “I see thousands of stars, Holmes,” exclaims Watson. “And what do you deduce from that?” Watson ponders for a minute. “Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe. What does it tell you, Holmes?” “Watson, you idiot!” he exclaims, “It tells me that somebody’s stolen our tent!”
Gretchen's Mom about 13 years ago
Once again, Hobbes demonstrates how he could make tiger meat out of Calvin with his “fierce mandibles of death” if he wanted too … but because of their friendship, he chooses not to.