In a Friend’s Garden

On this super hot day in July, I filmed a 24 second video of the loveliest peaceful fountain in an urban garden. Thanks Bev. Your garden is an oasis of serenity. Surrounded by coneflowers and daisies and whimsical rabbit sculptures. I appreciated your showing me.

24 second video, the water bubbling & flowing over the sphere

I could watch the water flow over the ridges of the sphere for a long time

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Night Fountain in the Park

Looking for the Full Blue Moon Wednesday night. ( which was obscured by clouds)

Highland Park Fountsin

Cooling Off in Summer

From the archives

Maura 2017

Water Bells at COSI

COSI Center of Science and Industry in Columbus

Surface tension of water molecules illustrated in this exhibit.

Here’s an article Fun With Water Bells you can try this at home
Charlie stuck his hand in the flowing water you can see how it created a divide
The 3 Water Bells

“It turns out that this effect was already studied for the first time in 1833 by the famous French physicist Félix Savart and has fascinated many great physicist ever since (Boussinesq (1869), Taylor (1959) and, recently, Clanet (2001)). They found that the shape of the bell can be understood as an delicate interplay between inertia, surface tension and gravity click for more information from a physicist‘s perspective

Niagara River Rapids

Rapids on the Niagara River

Rushing water headed to the American Falls.

At the Reservoir

Highland Park Reservoir.

Two views, different directions, three minutes apart.

On a walk Tuesday November 2nd.

Looking West

Barkhamsted Reservoir

Barkhamsted Reservoir in Connecticut.

Lost Toy at the Reservoir

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