May I have the next dance?

This one-minute time lapse video, taken from our deck in town, shows the morning sky from 7 o'clock until 8 o'clock.
The cold temperature shut down my camera just as the sun was showing on the horizon and more beautiful colors were appearing.
Temperature was minus 29 (-21 F). Environment Canada's weather site added the helpful hint "Risk of frostbite".

The magic of sundown!
This evening I tried a feature on my camera phone that is new to me. It's a sort of time lapse aimed from our deck at home across Pelican Lake to the southwest horizon.
This clip occurred over a 55 minute time period. Viewing time is less than a minute.

Aaah... spring is in the air. This little snowdrift is just down the road from home. I had to stop on my way to the office to get a quick picture.
When the dog days of August come hounding us with heat I want to remember.

A highlight of our Cuban trip this year was our two-hour ride from Varadero to Havana in the back seat of a 1956 Chevy Bel Air.
Near Havana we walked around Ernest Hemingway's house, Finca Vigia (lookout house), and relaxed among the trees in the yard.
I especially loved seeing Hemingway's boat, Pilar, registered in Key West, Florida but now permanently stored at Finca Vigia. For a few pleasant moments I dreamed of adventures and beers and stories on the ocean waters with Papa as I admired his beautiful boat.

I have been visited by a Sunday morning harbinger of good luck.
At first glance, I wondered if I had somehow slid into the wine o'clock haze without realizing it.
As I pondered, my mind danced around "The Sphinx ", my very favorite Edgar Allen Poe short story.
With a re-adjustment of my glasses, the monster became clear. I startled both dogs and Mary with my excited shouts of, "YAY! WOO HOO!"
This little beast will never be more welcome. We all know the message...

The joy of Saturday morning!

Sixty years ago an unexpected find in the basement of my boyhood home led to a great scheme to save my haircut money for spending change at the upcoming annual street carnival in the town where i lived.
Long forgotten, the incident came to life last summer when my co-conspirator happened upon an antique barber implement at a garage sale in Ohio.
Brad and I hadn't seen each other for 23 years until he came for a visit last September. Until his wife sent this clip last week of Brad's presentation I didn't realize this special moment in the Palace was being recorded.