https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog daily 0.75 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1454207098147-8I4LHZ8OLQN6WSOUOWK8/geese.jpg Blog https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2025/7/10/a-bittersweet-evening-under-the-stars monthly 0.5 2025-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/b212e829-9e6c-4280-997f-9706e4e929e7/dave+lane.jpg Blog - A bittersweet evening under the stars - Make it stand out Dave Lane is seen at Burke-gaffney Observatory at Saint mary’s University in April 2022. It was his last day at SMU where he worked as system administrator in the astronomy and physics department for over 30 years. He died in march 2024. - photo by tiffany fields https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/f976da51-a10f-4acd-a6c4-c85a9214be27/54480098847_9728a69577_o.jpeg Blog - A bittersweet evening under the stars - Make it stand out this pronto refractor telescope, which now stands celestial watch on my balcony, belonged to the late dave lane. - john mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2024/12/19/somethings-crooked-about-our-home-planet monthly 0.5 2025-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/46e0d2e8-d4aa-45e0-b3d0-617172b13afd/IMG_0649.jpg Blog - Something's crooked about our home planet - Make it stand out The sun sets on the bay of Fundy in August 2024. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/dc70aefc-bad0-4a76-a2f2-a96a4d596d58/Screenshot+2024-12-19+at+3.20.30%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - Something's crooked about our home planet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/ace9729a-7db2-41b1-99c0-dc57427194cd/orion-meteor-2.jpeg Blog - Something's crooked about our home planet - Make it stand out A meteor streaks through the orion/taurus region in may 2023. The green dot above the meteor is the comet 46p/Wirtanen.- john mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2024/9/15/a-reporters-rant monthly 0.5 2025-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/37034fb4-2854-4b0d-be7b-c6e89b4713c0/736884_10156547246980548_6104922186518997572_o.jpg Blog - A reporter’s rant: When we’re the story, you know it’s not good news - Make it stand out journalist pam sword speaks at a labour rally in March 2016 during the lockout of chronicle herad workers. - tony tracy photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/6133a1dd-e4fc-4919-8778-32734654e396/20233032_10155169538104902_559871808931494387_o.jpg Blog - A reporter’s rant: When we’re the story, you know it’s not good news - Make it stand out photo by stoo metz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/f840d23f-af1f-414e-a619-21de7f9b0953/54003230564_66ed802912_o.jpg Blog - A reporter’s rant: When we’re the story, you know it’s not good news - Make it stand out a rare shot of me smiling at work. this was taken in 2008 as the herald prepared for a move from its original location on argyle street to joseph howe drive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/5938b5d1-2391-4cd7-af01-017a0d404f73/IMG_0777.JPG Blog - A reporter’s rant: When we’re the story, you know it’s not good news - Make it stand out the chronicle herald is now owned by postmedia after the saltwire network's financial woes forced it into creditor protection. - john mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2016/9/16/a-walk-with-grandmother-moon monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1474034980557-D7025PCTMRFWGDDJ5F6N/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A walk with Grandmother Moon The full moon rises above Herring Cove in August. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/fc084f14-24b1-43aa-8cf4-1e7a39318a98/IMG_1720.jpg Blog - A walk with Grandmother Moon - Make it stand out Moonrise over dartmouth on nov. 14, 2016 - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/76373875-a52b-41f9-bec8-9f32dc761f23/IMG_5191.jpg Blog - A walk with Grandmother Moon - Make it stand out the moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas on aug. 10, 2014. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1474035129950-OTSLGUFQ8DBROK5L0VNM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A walk with Grandmother Moon The Mi’kmaw yearly ecological cycle is represented by natural events such as the running of the maple sap (Si’ko’ku’s), the croaking of frogs (Sqoljuiku’s) and moose calling their mates (Wikumkewiku’s). The common 12 Mi'kmaw moon times and full moons take their names from these events. Occasionally a 13th moon time is needed to keep the moontimes in step with the sun. (MI'KMAW MOONS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1474035299662-MMXX8WDSY4SAXOJTXFBN/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A walk with Grandmother Moon Mi'kmaw Moons collaborators Dave Chapman and Cathy Jean LeBlanc. (FACEBOOK) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/0be24e4c-9d96-4654-bdf2-96dbb7666c95/crescent+moon+and+venus.jpg Blog - A walk with Grandmother Moon crescent moon and jupiter at kejimkujik on aug. 5, 2016. - john mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2024/7/3/cast-your-eye-to-the-southern-sky monthly 0.5 2024-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/4c6585c4-e486-45d5-999b-7c325d9f2397/52872697969_a82e926710_k.jpg Blog - Cast your eye to the southern sky - Make it stand out The sagittarius region boasts a rich collection of nebulae and star clusters. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/aeb83e22-8dcd-48d9-9d22-2a40641203a6/52877976128_581f805702_k.jpg Blog - Cast your eye to the southern sky - Make it stand out Saturn, Mars and the star Antares line up in the constellation Scorpius on Aug. 24, 2016. That line through Antares is a satellite. - john mcohee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2024/6/1/planets-make-the-news monthly 0.5 2024-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/7b4ef2de-27ff-4b9d-af22-6f3974148b52/Screenshot+2024-06-01+at+3.47.34%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - When the night sky makes the news - Make it stand out The pre-dawn sky on June 3 will include a thin crescent moon (centre) and several visible plants - adapted from starry night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/98f84be7-1011-4904-b1cb-ed2afc4ad0b0/52875236625_cd1a5ae120_k.jpeg Blog - When the night sky makes the news - Make it stand out The full moon is a lovely sight whether it’s “super” or not. - john mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2024/5/28/secret-codes-and-nocturnal-encounters monthly 0.5 2025-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/dfe07600-1ffe-4a84-97b3-f13b1043f59d/fireflies.jpg Blog - Secret codes and nocturnal encounters - Make it stand out Fireflies love a warm and calm summer evening. This is a stack of 29 30-second exposures taken on a country road in nova scotia. - John Mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2023/5/4/sagittarius-hits-the-mark monthly 0.5 2025-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/2bee3a98-2110-4beb-a0d3-f52d3994202e/guitar+and+fireplace-44.jpg Blog - Sagittarius hits the mark - Make it stand out The “teapot” asterism is the most prominent part of the summer constellation sagittarius. The region is also rich with nebulae and star clusters. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/b719496c-5a84-4fc5-b226-7e89f2a7fbf7/lagoon-trifid.jpg Blog - Sagittarius hits the mark - Make it stand out The Lagoon nebula in the constellation sagittarius is one of the most impressive nebulae in northern skies. The trifid nebula can be seen above the lagoon. - John mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/9ba7179a-6c9b-4085-9564-5d029ce3f9e7/Sagittarius_constellation_map.svg.png Blog - Sagittarius hits the mark - Sagittarius This region contains a slew of binocular and telescope objects in the Messier list. - WIKIPEDIA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/29ece805-c9b2-41ff-83d4-84ff169947ef/lyra-better.jpg Blog - Sagittarius hits the mark - Make it stand out The samll constellation lyra - top right - contains one of the best double star systems for binocular and telescope observers - the double-double. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/d6fee6da-bfff-40e0-8987-d8c9952b733a/Screenshot+2025-07-16+at+2.56.59%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - Sagittarius hits the mark - Make it stand out American Meteor Society https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2023/5/2/the-enduring-fascination-of-mars monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/6e0fe652-7d18-4c7e-8ec4-8d43e72824cd/mars.png Blog - The enduring fascination of Mars - Make it stand out The planet mars (lower left) as seen from nova scotia on march 28, 2013. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/c1411c0e-b541-4d7a-9b31-1739f4b6272f/antares.jpg Blog - The enduring fascination of Mars - Make it stand out from top, Saturn, Mars and the star Antares line up in the constellation scorpius on Aug. 24, 2016. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/a151690b-002e-4209-aa06-b7c6d2fbabe0/Tharsis_and_Valles_Marineris_-_Mars_Orbiter_Mission_%2830055660701%29.png Blog - The enduring fascination of Mars - The Red Planet True-color image of Mars acquired by India's Mars Orbiter mission on October 10, 2014, from an altitude of 76000 km. Image Credit: ISRO / ISSDC / Justin Cowart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/783a4513-1ba0-412f-b7b7-8f23b0353317/Percival_Lowell_1900s2.jpeg Blog - The enduring fascination of Mars - Make it stand out Percival Lowell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/57175e27-8457-4a09-8111-500bbbd33fb7/mars.jpeg Blog - The enduring fascination of Mars - Make it stand out Mars is seen in April 2014 when The Red Planet was about 75 million kilometres from Earth, its closest approach in 13 years. (photo by ART COLE) https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2020/7/26/celestial-summer-visitor monthly 0.5 2024-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1595780849294-6D7K7PSMHGH2PVGEAH1P/comet+Gore+skyline.jpg Blog - Celestial summer visitor The comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) hangs over the community of gore, Nova scotia, on July 21, 2020. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1595812581844-92RVFPHBW73U2UUDWEWB/_MG_9777.jpg Blog - Celestial summer visitor comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) on july 21, 2020. The comet’s sweeping dust tail as well as a narrow blue ion tail are visible- john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/01c19ae9-6b3e-4d9d-9e9c-500e044a720d/Comet_2020_F3_%28NEOWISE%29_on_Jul_14_2020_aligned_to_stars.jpeg Blog - Celestial summer visitor - Comet C/2020 F3 Photo by Stefan Ziegenbalg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1595873939682-H50QOL4FFNNL35ZVSTOZ/comet+and+dipper.jpg Blog - Celestial summer visitor C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) hovers below the big dipper on july 21, 2020. The open cluster of stars on the left is the tiny constellation Coma Berenices. - john mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2015/3/31/lets-play-name-that-star monthly 0.5 2024-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592881043405-C5WGON9Q9HP23DBOK2OJ/Zubenelgenubi.jpg Blog - Let's play name that star the double-star star Zubenelgenubi is seen to the lower left of jupiter in august 2018. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/ed58e24d-cc8e-4cc4-a56d-251c478000db/zubenelgenubi-lg.jpeg Blog - Let's play name that star - Zubenelgenubi Zubenelgenubi, also known as alpha Librae, is a double-star system 77.2 light-years from Earth. Image via AAO/ STScI/ WikiSky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/eb015d67-55a8-4222-99d0-d867bc6e1e5f/polaris.jpg Blog - Let's play name that star Stars revolve around Polaris, the north star, in this long exposure. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/5e07ef27-6b9a-48a9-ae3f-7fd0ddd1d888/Ursa_Minor_constellation_map.svg.png Blog - Let's play name that star - Ursa Minor - Wikipedia Commons https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2012/10/16/october-skies monthly 0.5 2024-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/7350b629-c12c-44d4-8674-11fbaa09c8ad/orion-2.jpg Blog - October skies A meteor streaks above the constellatoin orion in 2019 - the green dot above the meteor is comet 46pwirtanen. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1481030d-799f-4374-8e4b-2e9118a65507/1024px-Cygnus_IAU.svg.png Blog - October skies - Cygnus - Wikipedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/bdc65b8a-d4ab-47be-a66d-a2f9d2f9d2b8/IMG_5983%2B%281%29.jpg Blog - October skies - Make it stand out The Summer Triangle of Altair, Deneb and Vega (from bottom clockwise) hangs on for dear life in the west as winter approaches. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/45c8542c-dadd-4fc0-97e1-bf083d8c2276/1920px-Double_Clusters_in_Perseus.png Blog - October skies - Double Cluster The Double Cluster (also known as Caldwell 14) consists of the open clusters NGC 869 and NGC 884. - Wikipedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/d9c95ac2-0d4c-46bf-a762-6e72c7cc7bca/cassiopeia-3.jpg Blog - October skies the w-shape of cassiopeia is seen between the clouds in nova scotia. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1596377023394-LTV18AOMZI441ZVWQGC8/46989767921_f9f87ecce6_k.jpg Blog - October skies The pleiades star cluster is a lovely binocular object. this photo - taken on feb. 4, 2019 - includes the comet 46p/wirtanen, which shows up as a green spot at bottom centre. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/6a67d8ae-5e04-4255-8aa9-ecb30f9b9520/70860545_10157170362060528_2589138704165502976_o.jpeg Blog - October skies - Astro nuts A group of astronomy enthusiasts (including me in middle) talk shop in St. Croix, Nova Scotia. - Halifax RASC https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2012/10/15/red-planet-redux monthly 0.5 2023-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592875782471-PBCDBKNGF6NJPWIJSUSL/mars+saturn.jpg Blog - Red planet redux From top, Saturn, Mars and the star antares are seen in August 2016. - John mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2017/3/3/a-long-walk-at-shubie-park monthly 0.5 2023-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1593923624772-QMANO32WY6CK657LH096/shubie.jpg Blog - A long walk at Shubie Park A long exposure of water falling into Lock 2 near the Fairbanks Centre administration building at Shubie Park. The lock was one of nine in the Shubie canal system built beginning in the 1820s. (JOHN McPHEE ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1593923715682-YC90GYKVZMNELIS7ZOWS/osprey.jpg Blog - A long walk at Shubie Park Osprey, also known as fish hawks, return to the same nest every year on a hydro pole overlooking Lake Charles. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1593923824529-LFHQ9ZT6SGI4ON2UJFGG/boulder.jpg Blog - A long walk at Shubie Park This glacial erratic boulder appears to have been chipped by stonecutters who used the rock to build the canal in the 1820s. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1593924035815-D12U1IFJN4QVYEIJECER/vivian%27s+way.jpg Blog - A long walk at Shubie Park Vivien's Way is a side trail that begins on the northern shore of Lake Charles. It's named for zoologist and Shubie trail designer Vivien Srivastava (1931-2004). (JOHN McPHEE ) https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2017/2/3/ode-to-point-pleasant-park monthly 0.5 2023-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1486144093523-43IMCW4843MEEF12JGA1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Ode to Point Pleasant park Tugboats guide the MV Faust, one of the largest car carriers in the world, into Halifax Harbour. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1486144167140-REBR3NHH3KQQ5IMN09FP/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Ode to Point Pleasant park A female red-breasted merganser dawdles in the waters off Point Pleasant. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/6755fb4f-e92b-4da0-93dd-bb6f7d53da17/IMG_0642.jpeg Blog - Ode to Point Pleasant park Point Pleasant Park in autumn. - John McPhee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1486144392540-5BTF0NKQ9LTZH804K7NZ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Ode to Point Pleasant park This stand of purple flag is a dependable sight each spring at the Frog Pond. (JOHN McPHEE) https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2016/12/4/o4i4kjoroh8rfi26tpqji3vhy0tw44 monthly 0.5 2024-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1480887895457-2F4PPQKGL5TB14NNY0IU/cemetery+1.jpg Blog - In the company of the dead There are 1,310 gravestones at the Old Burying Ground in Halifax but about 12,000 people are buried there. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1480887812724-1I7HCQW4IN991N1BJV54/cemetery+2.jpg Blog - In the company of the dead Bernard Smith, chairman of the Old Burying Ground foundation, tells the story of the oldest cemetery in Halifax. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1480887826518-2R74C7L978ZEYQL8V6BF/cemetery+3.jpg Blog - In the company of the dead The Welsford-Parker Monument at the Old Burying Ground in Halifax. A rare pre-Confederation war memorial, it honours two Nova Scotians who fought for the British in the Crimean war, Maj. Augustus Welsford and Capt. William Parker. (JOHN McPHEE ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1480887829407-VC91L4HAE87OBWCECRG9/cemetery+4.jpg Blog - In the company of the dead The Camp Hill Cemetery in Halifax. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1480887834352-UKZASY4YI9ER0BKFLZPQ/cemetery+5.jpg Blog - In the company of the dead The Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street in Boston. The stones here date to 1660 and include the graves of Paul Revere and signers of the Declaration of Independence. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1480887842323-4SGYNNUHJ8FLVF4GRNG5/cemetery+6.jpg Blog - In the company of the dead 'Here lyes y body' - Detail of a gravestone in the Granary Burying Ground in Boston. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1480887842629-GF6K5J3QFMI4STZSZW3U/cemetery+7.jpg Blog - In the company of the dead The Midgell Presbyterian Cemetery in Midgell, Prince Edward Island. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1480887863213-K4A08SAN7N67MKT4KX7V/cemetery+8.jpg Blog - In the company of the dead Arlington Cemetery with Washington Monument in the background (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1480887915506-KFG3AL3M2Q2BOV3FEGBI/cemetery+9.jpg Blog - In the company of the dead St. John's Anglican Church cemetery in Port Williams, Kings County. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/964fd7f4-d5b0-4afb-bf69-4ee26b304df4/IMG_9393.jpeg Blog - In the company of the dead - Old Burying Ground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1480955511983-30SWGI2PDESPUEK1IQFB/annapolis+cemetery.jpg Blog - In the company of the dead Created as a burial ground for French military forces, the Garrison Cemetery in Annapolis Royal was subsequently used by Acadians, the British military and the parish of St. Luke's Anglican Church. It contains the oldest English gravestone in Canada. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1480955609241-IHNIU9JUEPJ82I4XNN7J/image-asset.jpeg Blog - In the company of the dead The Old Burying Ground is a popular destination for those seeking genealogical and historical information. About 8,000 people visit the site each year. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592791162098-FE95YF4AK3PV7AM2OK7F/kennetcooke+cemetery.jpg Blog - In the company of the dead A country churchyard in kennetcook, nova scotia - JOHN MCPHEE https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2016/7/17/secret-codes-and-nocturnal-encounters monthly 0.5 2023-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1472916607067-F6VURY58J4PY6XH4JX7Q/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The dark skies of Kejimkujik The trails of red-filtered flashlights are seen during dark sky weekend at kejimkujik. (john mcphee) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1472917205314-ZL85TZNMWML7R5Z4BJXT/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The dark skies of Kejimkujik RASC members Dave Chapman and Quinn Smith spearheaded the creation of the Dark Sky Preserve at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1468786291171-AEONUP362EJM62GXV3JL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The dark skies of Kejimkujik Look closely at the bottom of the photo for four green streaks created by a passing firefly in this long exposure of Scorpius. (JOHN McPHEE / Local Xpress) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592790297257-0EIA6GZEA14ZNHH53UXB/fireflies.jpg Blog - The dark skies of Kejimkujik Fireflies love a warm and calm summer evening. This is a stack of 29 30-second exposures taken on a country road in nova scotia. - John Mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2016/6/20/planets-in-focus-secrets-of-an-astrophographer monthly 0.5 2020-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1466438947232-XV495AYZGPDJJ6MDSW39/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Planets in focus: Secrets of an astrophographer Astrophotographer Art Cole stands next to his Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at his Hammonds Plains home. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1466439179454-YKWQV9BOO284ZDI3RC8X/mars.jpg Blog - Planets in focus: Secrets of an astrophographer Mars is seen in April 2014. The Red Planet is now about 75 million kilometres from Earth, its closest approach in 13 years. (ART COLE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1466439179439-J7XH8LXO1ZW7DQ1OOZNX/jupiter.jpg Blog - Planets in focus: Secrets of an astrophographer Jupiter and a couple of its moons are seen in February 2014. (ART COLE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1466439179004-QPHGTJFPTECCT6F9TZ3C/moon.jpg Blog - Planets in focus: Secrets of an astrophographer Cole captured this image of the lunar crater Bullialdus with his iPhone 4s from the 60-inch telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory. (ART COLE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1466439178824-ZEF5EXB8VHE8KCIGJIMJ/saturn.jpg Blog - Planets in focus: Secrets of an astrophographer An image of Saturn processed from video taken through an iPhone in February 2014. (ART COLE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1466439179257-5G9ONZ8K0O0WV3FTX41Q/bracket.jpg Blog - Planets in focus: Secrets of an astrophographer Art Cole designed a bracket that attaches his iPhone to his telescope, which keeps the phone camera steady taking video of the planets and the moon. (ART COLE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1466439179245-PFTB9QQFQ8MNZNIHMSU6/mount+wilson.jpg Blog - Planets in focus: Secrets of an astrophographer Cole visits with Tom Mason, a telescope operator at Mount Wilson Observatory near Los Angeles, in December 2012. https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2016/5/8/finding-light-in-the-darkness monthly 0.5 2025-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1462731620228-NFTIEBY8R9T933Y44BYE/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Finding light in the darkness A little light painting can help pass the time during a long exposure of the night sky. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/87e84509-d2f1-4936-8f5c-882516cdb49d/image-asset.jpg Blog - Finding light in the darkness The star Aldebaran is seen in conjunction with the crescent moon on April 10, 2016. (JOHN McPHEE) https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2016/2/28/spring-ahead-to-the-vernal-equinox monthly 0.5 2023-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1456704051319-ODEZW3U6HRR9BDNGA1PE/sunset.jpg Blog - Spring ahead to the vernal equinox THE SUN SETS OVER KEJIMKUJIK LAKE IN NOVA SCOTIA. THE SUN WILL CROSS THE CELESTIAL EQUATOR INTO THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ON MARCH 20 AT 1:30 A.M., MARKING THE BEGINNING OF SPRING. (JOHN MCPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1456709894617-GLUZ4VL8TWN3LH55INW9/25134474411_fd58577236_o.jpg Blog - Spring ahead to the vernal equinox I took this (Not great) photo on Feb. 23, 2016, when all four of Jupiter's Galilean moons were visible. https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2016/1/29/king-of-the-planets-rising monthly 0.5 2020-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1454075809971-1MN9G9GC8668BGG03S2T/image-asset.jpeg Blog - King of the planets rising Mars at top left, Jupiter below with nicely arrayed line of moons (bottom up) Callisto, Ganymede, Europe and Io. The star to the far left is HIP54057. I shot this in 2015 through my old Meade refractor. (JOHN MCPHEE) https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2015/3/31/ancient-names-in-the-sky monthly 0.5 2020-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1428171062375-FSXXQ5ECCDVW31NIJ7TA/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Ancient names in the sky THE LITTLE DIPPER AS SEEN FROM PEI, CANADA https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2014/11/23/the-hunter-ascendent monthly 0.5 2024-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/5817af78-abdd-492d-99d8-8cc817cdb4ab/image-asset.jpg Blog - The Hunter ascendent - Make it stand out Canis Major and Orion are seen in the Annapolis valley. - John McPhee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1594238050165-2LZ5X3SEQAKU1U16NB04/pleaides.jpg Blog - The Hunter ascendent Comet 46pwirtanen (the green dot) is seen below the pleiades cluster on feb. 4, 2019. - john mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2014/5/16/springing-into-the-night-sky monthly 0.5 2024-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592792968593-NIZF4VA7BI47OGWJYH7G/mars+and+milky+way.jpg Blog - Springing into the night sky The planet mars - at left - rises with the Milky Way in PEI. - John McPhee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592793093645-OIBOPGPQB3DSCDFORFR3/star+trails.jpg Blog - Springing into the night sky Star trails are seen in this stack of long exposures of the Milky Way. - John McPhee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2013/11/2/solitary monthly 0.5 2023-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/ec51991c-be87-4753-8140-e81dedabe45c/me+and+stars.jpeg Blog - Solitary Alone under the stars at kejimkujik National park in NOva scotia. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/f0ed575c-0293-4580-9c19-739f73231448/Kejimap_e.gif Blog - Solitary - Keji backcountry There are many backcountry camping sites at Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia, where dark skies provide amazing celestrial views. - Map created by Friends of Keji Co-operative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1420257887683-JXZ7GE0SK63Y4QPPPOKK/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Solitary campsite 28 at keji. the yurt described in the story is no more but the site is still available for camping. - john mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2013/9/1/finding-stillness monthly 0.5 2020-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592860512025-2WDIR2TH66ADV5VWDCSO/common+yellowthroat.jpg Blog - Finding stillness Many years after I wrote this column, I finally got a decent shot of a common yellowthroat. - John McPhee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2013/4/6/welcome-back monthly 0.5 2020-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1365259389350-W9QA1E9TB4XT8BGVXIBG/sparrow+edited.jpg Blog - Welcome back https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2013/3/26/peck-peck monthly 0.5 2023-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592970999124-VUMKX3MUWBH0WJGJGK68/pileated.jpg Blog - Identification please Look close for the darting tongue of this pileated woodpecker on the hunt for a tasty insect in the bark. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592971248658-QJJQID1SCIR2A0C3CWEX/hairy.jpg Blog - Identification please the bark chips fly as this hairy woodpecker looks for lunch in a maple tree at point pleasant park. - john mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2013/3/20/just-ducky monthly 0.5 2023-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592971603806-2LT8SX101KM0LGOE2GE0/ducks.jpg Blog - Just ducky a pair of american black ducks whiz by hartlen point, nova scotia. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/f6166230-e8a5-4028-ba37-4a12cfbf1ad9/mocking.jpg Blog - Just ducky A northern mockingbird perches in a backyard in eastern passage, nova scotia. - john mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2012/10/16/back-roads-and-celestial-highways monthly 0.5 2023-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592969734707-O4P0UP9OYQPS1AVVUPRB/fireflies.jpg Blog - Back roads and celestial highways A series of long exposures captures the glow of fireflies on a country road in nova scotia. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592969934953-0BERK5CS6E09W9SOYBTI/milky+2+june-18-20.jpg Blog - Back roads and celestial highways the summer triangle of vega, deneb and altair straddles the milky way at kejimkujik national park. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/6aa45330-1bea-41a8-b647-806942ca25ae/rolling-road.jpg.jpeg Blog - Back roads and celestial highways - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2012/10/16/lost-among-the-galaxies monthly 0.5 2024-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1596313454690-8985066019UL8DIUNAFN/leo%2Bregion.jpg Blog - Lost among the galaxies The leo-virgo region contains dozens, up to hundreds, of galaxies visible in a telescope, depending on its size. The brightest galaxies can be found around the star 6-coma. The bright star to the right is denebola in leo. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1596296918324-R927Q7QKFXCM699TBHV1/crop+here.jpeg Blog - Lost among the galaxies The inserted close-ups show mini-clusters of galaxies in the virgo-Leo region. On the right, the eyes in the “face” are made up of m86 and M84, the nose is the elliptical galaxy NGC4387 and the mouth is the spiral galaxy NGC4388. On the left, the insert shows galaxies around the blue star 6-coma including the spiral M98 . - john mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/blog/2012/10/16/escaping-the-light monthly 0.5 2023-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592967507420-VOKGTWLBSDHTTCPDCXKX/big+dipper+keji.jpg Blog - Escaping the light even distinctive constellations like ursa major can be hard to find in light-polluted skies. In dark sky preserves like kejimkujik national park, it’s a cinch to scoop up the big dipper. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592968049659-W55VOWLKSASNZZU6Z7QT/coma+b.jpg Blog - Escaping the light find a dark sky and point a telescope toward the coma berenices region of the night sky. 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/c38b110b-dd36-4856-acdb-b431188186ce/Screenshot+2026-03-03+at+3.35.46%E2%80%AFPM.png Skylights - Make it stand out THE BRIGHTEST PLANET VENUS SHINEs BELOW A THIN CRESCENT MOON After sunset on march 20. - starry night / simulation curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/50424eb6-e7e4-42ae-9da9-f54f24496587/moon+dartmouth+crossing.jpeg Skylights - Make it stand out THE WAXING CRESCENT MOON ADDS A CELESTIAL TOUCH TO CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS IN DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA, ON DEC. 23, 2025. - JOHN MCPHEE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/846098f4-302e-404d-99c1-d13a3630c025/moon+and+city.jpeg Skylights - Make it stand out The waxing crescent moon sets over halifax, nova scotia, on nov. 24, 2025 - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/7f914d12-db2d-48e6-a97b-8fa345d62ede/53991414174_0415c71365_o.jpg Skylights - Make it stand out The first-quarter moon is seen over the halifax waterfront on sept. 11, 2024. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/514cc514-7049-4cfe-8a44-3a0951c66ff7/amy-2.jpeg Skylights - Make it stand out THE WAXING GIBBOUS MOON HANGS ABOVE SUNSET-LIT CLOUDS IN SEPTEMBER 2025. - JOHN MCPHEE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/fc532626-830a-4575-88a8-23e23da1a473/54687054283_7e7e9aa34d_k.jpg Skylights - Make it stand out The heart of the Milky Way hangs low in the west over cobequid bay on a late evening in july 2025. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/0338038c-9706-4459-b8b2-8d99ebe6e43b/Screenshot+2025-06-04+at+2.37.16%E2%80%AFPM.png Skylights - Make it stand out The small star cluster Pleiades will pair with the waning crescent Moon in the pre-dawn of june 23, with Venus to the right. - STARRY NIGHT / simulation curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/5b718a2e-14d1-4c4a-b566-6b0c1654bdeb/Screenshot+2025-05-04+at+10.40.38%E2%80%AFPM.jpg Skylights - Make it stand out The moon pairs up with venus and saturn in the pre-dawn hours of may 23, 2025 - starry night / simulation curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/af7faf1c-5288-446d-9871-ea5f97e30624/Screenshot+2025-04-02+at+1.15.00%E2%80%AFPM.jpg Skylights - Make it stand out the pre-dawn sky at about 6 a.m. (Atlantic) on April 25. - starry night / simulation curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/70ca66a6-1f17-4780-9da4-8baecbddd611/481237040_10161604522229902_3869267798172376299_n.jpg Skylights - Make it stand out One of the thinnest crescent moons i’ve photographed. Taken on feb. 28, 2025 at about 6:30 p.m. The moon was just over 21 hours old. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/d26e60c2-cacf-4ef0-9f83-5389eda5e345/54301548239_5a2c930910_o.jpg Skylights - Make it stand out the moon and venus paired up on the evening of Feb. 1, 2025. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/38d20231-fc31-4d58-8ba2-507953cd5b4e/Screenshot+2025-01-02+at+11.33.07%E2%80%AFAM.png Skylights - Make it stand out The star cluster pleiades is seen near the moon on jan. 9, 2025. The moon will cover the cluster beginning at about 10:40 p.m. Atlantic time. - starry night / simulation curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/841e2bce-2bd3-4073-8229-9782695e27fe/Screenshot+2024-12-01+at+12.16.19%E2%80%AFPM.png Skylights - Make it stand out Venus will apppear above the waxing crescent moon on the evening of Dec. 4. - starry night screenshot / simulation Curriculum corp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/6fe3c717-2bc4-4972-8290-a3213bd85d63/53974348953_cc4a081ae0_k.jpg Skylights - Make it stand out The crescent moon and venus (the “star” to the far right) added a nice touch to the sunset on Sept. 5, 2024. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/0d5abd90-22c8-49ad-a79a-c98b2f696282/lunar%2Beclipse%2Bsept%2B17%2B2024.jpg Skylights - Make it stand out There was an itty-bitty eclipse on sept. 17, 2024. But the partial lunar eclipse was still fascinating to watch as the earth’s shadow crossed the moon’s upper limb. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/8ea79d59-d6be-403b-9a86-90ec580541ba/Screenshot+2024-09-22+at+12.39.00%E2%80%AFPM.png Skylights - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/3a98a4d0-2ea1-408e-a50b-6f4367e4e14c/Screenshot+2024-07-02+at+2.17.47%E2%80%AFPM.png Skylights - Make it stand out Evening sky on july 7. - adapted from Starry night (simulation curriculum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/b9d32418-d999-4f91-8c13-df288106305b/Screenshot+2024-05-31+at+3.29.49%E2%80%AFPM.png Skylights - Make it stand out Graphic from timeanddate.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/197c6165-f873-4a79-ba94-70ff470f88de/Screenshot+2024-04-30+at+12.51.25%E2%80%AFPM.png Skylights - Make it stand out The waning crescent moon will be accompanied by a line of planets at dawn in early may 2024. the screenshot above from starry night shows the line-up on may 5. - credit / simulation curriculum corp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/3a058515-b6e9-4366-a0cf-671f17483851/Screenshot+2024-03-31+at+11.13.43%E2%80%AFAM.png Skylights - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/50057d98-46a8-4d75-a91c-79c0902f0e82/52874313007_8d7aa80293_k.jpg Skylights - Make it stand out Crescent moon and jupiter at kejimkujik national park. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/4a0ff115-0cd3-4262-b6f9-a2032237ca93/IMG_1720.jpeg Skylights - Make it stand out The full moon rises over dartmouth, nova scotia, on nov. 14, 2016. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/031b7ed3-8ff4-4a4e-a85d-d837cbbb78e4/winter+solstice.png Skylights - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1593521495954-J8R8AXWF2AYSRDCE1LAV/crescent+planets.jpg Skylights The moon and the planets Venus at top, Mars to left and jupiter BELOW are seen on oct. 8, 2015 in halifax. the moon will pair up with several planets in july 2020. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1483409427605-Z8DZX5O58Q4KHKDQQAFB/image-asset.jpeg Skylights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1480887254621-FSZ0V6Z3L0ZXSVVRRLZA/mars.jpg Skylights the planet mars is seen in the constellation virgo in 2014. The red planet is closing out its 2016 show as it gets lower in the west. (john mcphee) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1478031463083-YXME7SE121JAORLK7J90/image-asset.jpeg Skylights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1475514584769-SLTV460FWLUO25NY9HDF/image-asset.png Skylights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1472916234557-EHKABF7Z3T8RY4UT2BQN/image-asset.jpeg Skylights The Full moon rises above herring cove in nova scotia in august. (john mCPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1470066556753-XYR0IWM8U7BRT39RD207/image-asset.jpeg Skylights A long exposure shows trails of red-filtered flashlights used by amateur astronomers to preserve night vision. I took this shot at the 2014 Dark Sky Weekend event at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site. (JOHN McPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1461424882044-2IH24VB58ZFZVCJ1P8DN/image-asset.jpeg Skylights MARS IS SEEN IN THE CONSTELLATION VIRGO IN MAY 2014. IT'S THE BRIGHTEST OBJECT NEAR CENTRE BOTTOM. MARS WILL BE GETTING BRIGHTER (AND LARGER IN A TELESCOPE) IN THE COMING WEEKS. (JOHN MCPHEE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1456803455522-RQDI5Q760VGZILBM69HF/image-asset.jpeg Skylights The waning gibbous moon peeks from behind the clouds after a rainstorm. (John McPhee) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1454093886752-6BU8FP3DX8K6591KTY61/image-asset.png Skylights The dawn sky in halifax on feb. 1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1435878126622-OH45C9SCJJMWLMG1CLXL/Screen+Shot+2015-07-02+at+8.00.12+PM.png Skylights Conjunction of crescent moon, venus and jupiter on July 18 at 9 pm atlantic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1430528647831-IMTYQSRLW0S3IMJCO1TD/image-asset.png Skylights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1420057441093-KB504EFDWS4UNZBLBSW1/image-asset.png Skylights Starry night / simulation curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1420304397564-G2GMGM3PDLVEY288269S/comet+lovejoy.jpg Skylights Gerald rhemann https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/61496980-ffa9-4798-92bc-31ac500baf07/481237040_10161604522229902_3869267798172376299_n.jpg Skylights - Make it stand out One of the thinnest crescent moons i’ve photographed. 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The Coathanger, a tiny star asterism, can be seen near the top centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/136cd759-1b82-412d-894a-83509381397d/IMG_0074.jpeg Photos - Make it stand out Wild sunset clouds over dartmouth. - john mcphee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1519073561525-L90KNOJU8SYLKW0KCV3Y/37157875014_8b76045771_o+%281%29.jpg Photos - Big Dam Lake, Keji Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1519073517955-FOOJWGPL8NIPHS78X622/37844438596_d12ce7086f_o.jpg Photos - Maple in sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1454791457746-Y39WU8L4MS0E7WCLH8RF/IMG_7460.jpg Photos - Merganser and water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1454095889153-P4FJ8P5DYGFF5NZM3HHW/geese.jpg Photos - Geese on the wing in Port Williams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1454095889700-H8WDA34NRJR1JDPUX8XK/sunset.jpg Photos - 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Busy bee in Halls Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1349921670066-UAP3XA3HWQSE6OS1Q7N6/butterfly.jpg Photos - Butterfly in Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1349921670181-4VRE7VLI9MI59PM5NH2Y/clouds+moon+city.jpg Photos - Clouds, moon, city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1349921670084-0YB9EU9GQOOALJUBQ09Y/chickadee.jpg Photos - Black-capped chickadee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1349921670110-BN82M6DVMQHAGZ1AB83Z/church+planets.jpg Photos - Venus, Mercury and Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1349921675321-KF63OM25KKJKHVB1DZGD/flowing+waters.jpg Photos - Mersey River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1519073284343-JTSG7UBEJNCYHCEZIER6/38275125291_e9616c4a81_o.jpg Photos - Great egret https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1349921677120-KU5WY4YLUL7H6OS4O7KY/fog+city.jpg Photos - Fog bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1349921679570-DGPS0MY4M3E0CUUSQQAI/harbour+moonise.jpg Photos - Halifax Harbour moonrise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1349921679912-TVGARYCR5J6XUBH6C5Y3/Harry+Lake+sunset.jpg Photos - Harry Lake sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1349921686754-R54PIBG7A15ZXKZ7GKMW/pei+miliky+way.jpg Photos - PEI Milky Way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1349921682986-QD2YLJV4WCC23AH9O122/moon+pleaides.jpg Photos - Moon and Pleiades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1349921684678-1B42YP2TE7Q3M90NWUDD/moon+shot.jpg Photos - Waxing gibbous https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1349921684688-QYIDTHWRAFCFSMFZWB7H/on+the+wing.jpg Photos - Sandpiper on the wing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1349921688657-XT0OM0AWKQUUH8VMWNA2/sunspots.jpg Photos - Sunspots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1363867382065-PD7CCAI3ZSN7N20BJ5ZL/merganser.jpg Photos - Red-breasted merganser in Halifax Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1363867331811-VMPWJ7UZOUED4Z5AO3U8/black+scoter.jpg Photos - Black scoters, aka butterbill coots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1363867269646-1R0U0AGI8KFT7WBOWIWE/grebes+3.jpg Photos - Red-necked grebes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1363867257178-OKCGQ808ECWVP3MIZIQK/eider.jpg Photos - Common eider stretches her wings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1364647558555-76Y40BAVXKEJ4FN35I19/march+29+moon+2.jpg Photos - Rising gibbous https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1364647558605-PPQBSZO0GO1W95VH1EC3/sunny+day.jpg Photos - Sun dapples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1454095889231-FHWIOCGZE71N1B3IECNK/snow.jpg Photos - Snowfall over Harry Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1483297937019-XSLMYVLAUTCHGI1GOJEP/8000296378_4bc5fc9854_k.jpg Photos Sailors Memorial in Point Pleasant Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1519073459338-3HLO9F0818KNA65I3S9V/37844435966_cb5fe4dd18_o.jpg Photos - Kejimkujik morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1519073605086-DYPCFLTZOWOYXU1SJHD7/23725653588_cd29e38451_o.jpg Photos - Red darner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592231091938-HUXV3T3ZV8H70C1393NW/Version+2.jpg Photos - Hermit thrush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592231095032-DOGQMKZCQ4WJMCZRD3JX/_MG_9592.jpg Photos - Magnolia warbler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592231255329-CIYKJFIWTF4K7KPT6BZN/_MG_9649.jpg Photos - Cedar waxwing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592317408293-8KO2190KF4BQ8E0TNHE9/_MG_9694.jpg Photos - Yellow warbler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592317942487-0NMTP9WX2VIXERJY5VUE/42202151610_8b1e488f42_o.jpg Photos - Mars and Milky Way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592318303615-8R5QE9KPPK7EHCNROXH9/42518623525_6f4eb04793_o.jpg Photos - Mars opposition 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592318475166-G49DY9C5MI769941SM9I/48824153771_223d89d7c3_o.jpg Photos - Milky Way and Jupiter 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592318941828-JSG7LAB58XSIEWK52OFW/49581431163_06c140ab39_o.jpg Photos - Great blue heron with mouthful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592319028761-GGTLEMPB47XNCCIWFJGS/49582411222_3e26e3d69e_o.jpg Photos - Brown pelican https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592319129780-0EVCR51FQMGPK42ZX1X3/49582559382_22648e294c_o.jpg Photos - White ibis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592319211515-4K335FJRGHBMVQGYYHKL/49582330586_1fa848cb88_o.jpg Photos - Red-bellied woodpecker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592319289925-NXREFBMV2BTZWIL4640L/49582572817_73e8b7e2a4_o+%281%29.jpg Photos - Coatimundi in Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592319390740-XCU8GF1LFP3L7DPB3PDI/49586579192_7a578ffb7f_o.jpg Photos - Pelican heads home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592319424307-FTVFJRPU6H7762IWCKJU/49585855063_2448ee886f_o.jpg Photos - Great egret https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592319489515-D7J1YX6UHWX83W40XR5N/49925010647_9f93e8e515_o.jpg Photos - Common yellowthroat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592319565456-HOLG0O8OM1D2M6BPXGGJ/49925010712_4da62c89a0_o.jpg Photos - Barred owl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592319614948-W4IHE0NHSLII6O1CPHW9/49928923202_0016229152_o.jpg Photos - Painted turtles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592319657382-1UQZ5JHSKKGPU3KB3HQ8/49961291433_29425a9910_o.jpg Photos - Osprey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592319851229-N7FLBG4XBEZZH1RD4I98/50004131382_f75528042e_o+%281%29.jpg Photos - Beaver on the move https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592319937137-4ZVY63YH03C5CSVUA59M/48872527718_d68546b417_o.jpg Photos - Isle Haute, Bay of Fundy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592320089750-Y1B351UY0N8PFY9TZLHL/48574424847_2913f867f5_o+%281%29.jpg Photos - Grand Pre, Nova Scotia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592320194811-5OL7ZXS2ETEQSA7NJ6C6/49469903576_66ce85a090_5k.jpg Photos - Blue sky, bald eagle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592320285432-XN61N72UY7FR18I13C6G/49363096898_e9687bfde1_4k.jpg Photos - American black ducks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592320423380-LNTABFWMOIT9XLAC3OAA/48762591132_5e4540456d_o.jpg Photos - Northern gannett https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592320734399-BA37H14J0IPHIHPON9MI/48571338076_28f3aea38d_o.jpg Photos - Moonlit clouds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592320777902-D1S11YI03XE8YZ8CM9U5/48471421661_2e7ae867f9_o.jpg Photos - Sandpiper shadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592320858463-DADHRKPGTNHXALFT7M6X/48453971006_6dd206d4d4_o.jpg Photos - Winter sky with meteor and comet The comet is quite dim - it’s the green dot above the meteor streak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592355280041-5OCBVKELA89I89LIY0LQ/44175870401_bc182606b7_o.jpg Photos - Milky Way over Keji https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592355326327-0H2F5TRJUGMSSSLY853B/35720683494_dd592f176f_5k.jpg Photos - Summer Triangle Clockwise from top right: Vega, Altair and Deneb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592449466258-B1SHCGWJ69IY5JIDSAKH/5664343977_2b7b60166a_4k.jpg Photos - The Lincoln Memorial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592449604029-H0XJH0NC1Q39EULI5Q8P/41281055322_3be6778990_o.jpg Photos - Cole Harbour salt marsh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592449640270-QRGUQZ10CDVG4QWXCPPF/42202150290_cd4f8369b7_3k.jpg Photos - Greenwich National Park, PEI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592449724912-5R9ORJSKMGI6YL4XEKXM/37844431946_5a158f3e96_5k.jpg Photos - Big Dam Lake and crescent moon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592449757039-BJ8OK0QU10R8PFV4K5D7/41889299862_5bbe10015c_3k.jpg Photos - Pussy Willow Shubie Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592449971279-JEOD5F34VM84JXXI1BQE/14914379143_86b4fcb618_o.jpg Photos - YS Falls, Jamaica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592450049914-BOQYM34YD4HFZI9E3P7D/13020851733_9ce75af894_o.jpg Photos - Alligator, Black River, Jamaica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592450124223-80JQHL10ZZIFYGHKOV6M/13020677715_87b0e81326_o.jpg Photos - Great egrets, black-crowned night heron In Black River, Jaimaica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592450453672-M2E996JNYPM1NCDZ2DX3/11591951505_89b239b270_o.jpg Photos - Snow Bunting Hartlen Point, Nova Scotia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1592793972816-CK7VUDQO69DG7885Y5WX/campfire.jpg Photos - Evening campfire Evening falls at one of my favourite campsites, D, at Kejimkujik National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1596096969937-B68YNL6FH67XOC0Q1AG7/50156227467_9a118e0932_o.jpg Photos - Ice age erratic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1596373907572-XTGAZ29NRHI8L98JQ5UP/_MG_9777.jpg Photos - Comet NEOWISE July 21,2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1598969991760-SDPU4MC0KMAONSCNPEE6/19548242089_853481de88_k.jpg Photos - Campsite 13 at Kejimkujik https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1599653255755-8ZEH7ICFJCMRXSODDDQH/mars+and+moon.jpg Photos - Mars and the moon Close conjunction on Aug. 5, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1601922820281-ODKGJG00QR23FKCOEHE8/_MG_9518.jpg Photos - Eastern painted turtle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1601922959643-ZRZOOXI9YAQ55TXAQJ5A/IMG_20200916_173256.jpg Photos - Kayaking at Keji https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1601923010090-YY1UG3ZRY7MYSXH3UAEH/Black+Brook.jpg Photos - Black Brook, Uniacke Estate park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1603816205658-KO9LE559B5P20N3IN93R/original_35ceea50-7527-49bc-a25c-164ae1e20089_PXL_20201019_164852338.jpg Photos - Hanging around at Site 15 My contributiion to the many photos taken with the landmark pine tree at Site 15 at Kejimkujik National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1603816642926-HZJ9DW8DJNV7QLAO8W8I/PXL_20201016_182314198.jpg Photos - Western Head lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1699633682999-6U753P54II9HL1TNZR51/berries+again+Nov+8+2023.jpeg Photos - Rose hips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1699633731151-WO4QH1CJXMB13MFQEKWN/willows+nov8+2023.jpeg Photos - Autumn willow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1699634135947-WW8BL05R6G2AWQLAL3F8/_MG_2846.jpeg Photos - Lightning over Cozumel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1699736782632-5PSAI4BWO6K0COV83JUW/834A1229.jpeg Photos - Prepare for landing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1699806707057-DBNB50M51Z8G8KD1QNUA/53323447096_2285345cc2_o.jpg Photos - Incoming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1714578220468-23AAJ988O97H93DJ349S/427964409_10160504396709902_5984895043904303310_n.jpg Photos - Lawrencetown Beach on Feb. 11, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1715015516404-Y6WLP9TBA6Z8N2TADUJJ/IMG_0233.jpeg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1726846640920-FYH2PV2KOYG6ZFUOB2BK/lunar+eclipse+sept+17+2024.jpeg Photos - Partial lunar eclipse on Sept. 17, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1731602940485-APXCB6E1P1HX242IVNZ0/54135954426_827d98f808_k.jpg Photos - Autumn on the saltmarsh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1743691500107-6TW4SPMQFEJEDLFGWG76/834A3666-Enhanced-SR.jpg Photos - Moon and Jupiter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1743692272466-OP49X310PV8PG52EK7X7/834A3651-Enhanced-SR.jpg Photos - Partial solar eclipse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1743692683131-BQM3QICT3WSCOPN036NT/444484132_10160660660809902_5843473495156568862_n-2.jpg Photos - Dandelion puff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1752545961113-C3WIR8UGFMEI84JH0NUT/54631281894_17f0543c4c_c.jpeg Photos - Great blue heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1752547135404-TFCME4LGP2WWWLB8Q00W/48873255542_6c123f0455_o.jpeg Photos - Space station pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1754441370722-LCRO0CP2ZSVEQ1WTHT6F/moon+reduced-2.jpeg Photos - Lantern and Moon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/9d53817f-08c0-4532-8855-f49fd8ac1529/IMG_5034.CR2.jpg Photos - Make it stand out Asperitas clouds in halifax in june 2014 - john mcphee https://www.outsiderdiaries.ca/about daily 1.0 2024-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/1364845824982-3VUJLMPMFPLAXHRO2ZLF/greater+scaup.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/c1972a78-d06f-49ef-9c6e-5daa3aab95dd/edie+and+john+june+2015.jpeg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50738dc6c4aa2f1c522c6c5c/0719fccb-2747-4b84-8f55-27f266b0a4e7/me+and+stars.jpeg About