Mourning Those Killed In Pittsburgh Terror Attack 10-27-2018

 In Loving Memory and Undying Remembrance

of those murdered in the senseless Tree of Life Synagogue shooting
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 27th of this year.

 

Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’mei raba. B’alma di v’ra chirutei, v’yamlich malchutei, b’chayeichon uv’yomeichon uv’chayei d’chol beit Yisrael,
baagala uviz’man kariv. V’im’ru: Amen.
Y’hei sh’mei raba m’varach l’alam ul’almei almaya.
Yitbarach v’yishtabach v’yitpaar v’yitromam v’yitnasei, v’yit’hadar v’yitaleh v’yit’halal sh’mei d’Kud’sha B’rich Hu, l’eila min kol birchata v’shirata, tushb’chata v’nechemata, daamiran b’alma. V’imru: Amen.
Y’hei sh’lama raba min sh’maya, v’chayim aleinu v’al kol Yisrael. V’imru: Amen.
Oseh shalom bimromav, Hu yaaseh shalom aleinu, v’al kol Yisrael. V’imru: Amen.

Exalted and hallowed be God’s great name in the world which God created, according to plan. May God’s majesty be revealed in the days of our lifetime and the life of all Israel -- speedily, imminently, to which we say: Amen.
Blessed be God’s great name to all eternity.
Blessed, praised, honored, exalted, extolled, glorified, adored, and lauded be the name of the Holy Blessed One, beyond all earthly words and songs of blessing, praise, and comfort. To which we say: Amen.
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life, for us and all Israel. To which we say: Amen.
May the One who creates harmony on high, bring peace us and to all Israel. To which we say: Amen.

 The Hate Must End!

Night Sky Photography -- 10-24-2018 -- Full Hunter's Moon Rising

Good Evening Y'all! 

Tonight I have some really great shots of the rising full moon as seen from down SC Highway 9 (Lancaster Street) in downtown Chester, South Carolina.  

The October full moon is called the Hunter's Full Moon. 

For the northern hemisphere hemisphere, this full moon counts as the second full moon after our autumn equinox. The Hunter’s Moon is the full moon immediately following the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon closest to the autumn equinox.

Lancaster Street (SC Hwy 9) in downtown Chester,
SC in the late afternoon before moon rise.

Night Sky Photography -- 10-18-2018 -- Luna, Mars, Jupiter -- And The Spider!

Good evening, y'all!

This evening I took some really outstanding evening photos utilizing a nearby baseball field for a background. 

The first one is taken from one of the dugouts of Jupiter. As beautiful as that shot came out, you will notice that a small, 8-legged photo-bomber appears just above the fence. This beautiful spider made herself a nice web that I couldn't help get a shot of. 
 

The bright star near Luna tonight is actually the planet Mars. The bright star Fomalhaut sits low on the sky. Although Fomalhaut ranks as 1st-magnitude star, this star currently pales in comparison to Mars, which is still bright after its wonderful apparition in our sky this past July and August. Mars is presently about six times brighter than Fomalhaut. The star Fomalhaut is an autumn star for the Northern Hemisphere (spring star for the Southern Hemisphere). From northerly latitudes, it’s sometimes called the Loneliest Star.

I also took a good close-up of the Lunar surface and got some really great shots of the craters along the day-night terminator of the Earth's shadow.  

I hope y'all enjoyed my photos for this evening. As always have good evening and y'all keeping looking to the night skies.

South Carolina State Fair 2018

Greetings everyone!

On Wednesday, October 10th, my travels took yours truly and my two favorite nephews to the opening day of the 2018 South Carolina State Fair.  

In previous blog posts I have talked about the history of this annual event that takes place every mid-October in Columbia. This year I brought my sister's boys with me. 

Despite the weather, which was largely overcast with a couple of light drizzles, the boys had a wonderful time. They enjoyed the rides of course, but they also enjoyed the other events offered at the fair, including the handicrafts, the food, the animals, the famous annual SC State Fair sand sculpture, and other displays -- including the return of the dinosaurs! 

Here are the photos I took from our day at the fair -- including a few of yours truly sporting my official Svengoolie glow-in-the-dark t-shirt once again.

My nephews J.T. & Caleab Morris at the entrance
of the South Carolina State Fairgrounds.

It began to rain again about a little after 8PM and so we called it a day and headed home. 

Well I hope y'all enjoyed these photos as much as I enjoyed taking them and spending time with my nephews and watching them have a good time at the South Carolina State Fair. 

As always have a wonderful Dixie day, and y'all come back now, ya hear?