My Son-in-Law is the guest blogger today.
It was exciting to receive his text with this photo.
Every abandoned couch and chair has a story to tell. My first thought this was it was at the University. Not!
Sometimes at midnight you hear the engines reving up. You might have been asleep already.
But the roaring, screeching and squealing of tires travels up the hill from the lower road in the park.
Here’s some evidence of doughnuts by hot rods. “A doughnut (or donut) is a vehicle driving maneuver characterized by an intentional and sustained oversteeraction. The maneuver entails rotating the rear or front of the vehicle around the opposite set of wheels in a continuous motion. This creates a circular skid-mark pattern of vulcanized rubber on the pavement and typically generates significant. Tire smoke due to friction. “
That’s what we did to get to the Star Party held at the Mingo Creek Observatory.
In fact we even went over a one lane covered bridge. It was worth the drive as we saw Venus through two different telescopes and also a double star “ Albireo (β Cygni) in the constellation Cygnus. When viewed through a telescope, it spectacularly resolves into two contrasting stars: a brighter golden-amber star and a stunning, sapphire-blue companion”
All the astronomers, Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh were welcoming and helpful. There were activities for kids and a box of space related prizes, stickers, squishy stars, with a sign to take a few items. There was a planetarium show as well.
Driving down the hill through the woods in the dark was a bit gripping but we made it back to civilization. What a great star gazing party.
We had left the pool and were going home
I didn’t really want to pick it up
but with the guidance of my friend Beverly on the cell phone and a grocery bag as a glove, I got it off the pavement onto the park’s grass. It had even crawled under my car!
Beverly’s husband Henry is the zoological expert and he identified the species from my pic A Red Ear Slider which I looked up and unfortunately is an invasive species due to pet releases.
Video https://youtu.be/zI_jHWsFMjI?is=-Kvi0ZbNWfDYWiS5
The City of Pittsburgh Roving Art Cart opened the season at the Highland Park Super Playground on June 16th. There was a puppet show and Mr. Cann’s Aunt Mary Lou Williams was being honored in the show so he came to participate. He plays five instruments I learned. And he told me he’s a retired Bellman of the historic and classic Omni William Penn Hotel downtown. Over the decades he met over 350 celebrities he said.
Here he is playing along with a recording of the famous George Benson. He gave us his gift of live music. Click to listen https://youtu.be/_yizufqbZ0Q?is=1WUC2GDWpnEuDTDk
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Thanks to my neighbor Gail for selling him to me
Want to grow them?
Click here for Universityhttps://extension.umn.edu/flowers/calibrachoa Minnesota Extension information
We were at a fabulous high school graduation party at Shooters Golf in Wexford PA. My granddaughter Shanti loved trying her hand with a child sized golf club.
A deer ran out across the driving range. Didn’t get hit by any golf balls, thank goodness
Wishing you a happy birthday, David .
Love, Ruthie
Playing a song for you today
