Looking at future dates of solar eclipses and dreaming about them. Have to make plans for these trips. October 14, 2023 - Albuquerque, NM - This will be an annular eclipse making it extra special. April 8, 2024 - Burlington, VT - Total eclipse read more

The Heart nebula (IC1805) lies about 7500 light years away in the Perseus arm of our galaxy. It is an emission nebula and gets this red color from all the radiation it receives from the star cluster (Melotte 15) in the middle of the picture. Cropped photo showing details of dark dust clouds in the … read more

This is a river conservation story that I witnessed happening over the years. One of my favorite bike routes in Lyme, CT goes by this picturesque spot called Ed Bills Pond. It was created by a dam built on Eight mile river back in 1940s for recreation. The pond was spectacular in the Fall but, was … read more

2020 was a quite horrible year but, it was great for cycling. Clocked the most number of miles in a year on my bike. It is going to hard to match these numbers in 2021. Here are my stats from Strava. It was great that I averaged more than an hour of activity per day for the year but, there was no … read more

Last year in May right after Memorial Day, went on a nice long bike trip from London to Amsterdam. It would be so nice to go on another trip like that. Have to plan one as soon as this pandemic risk goes away. read more