Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 1918 - 2013

 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

 July 18, 1918 - December 5, 2013 

Photo: Associated Press

'The Outer Limits' 50th Anniversary

 

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"There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to... The Outer Limits."

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An Out of These Limits Birthday Wish!

It's an established fact that my twin is years younger than am I! Nevertheless, it is that time of year again to send her my felicitations.

I thought I commemorate her special day by also paying homage to my favorite television series. Come this September 16th, it will have passed a milestone of its own.

The TV pictured in my presentation happens to be the 17" portable Zenith Y222Y our parents use to own.

For those into astronomy or the anthology series, the galaxy you see is Messier 81. It appears in reverse under the show's end credits.

Happy Birthday, Georgene GR!

First season end credit theme by Dominic Frontiere.

Self Portrait (2013)

Just updating my portraiture.

Manuel Antares Richard Sanchez

By the Light of the June Super Moon

 

Night visitor.

 "What's a Super Moon compared to me?" asks Charlie at the window. "Indeed, what's the heart of the Milky Way compared to my silkiness?" She senses my little camera is aimed almost centered with our galaxy. That star just over her back is Kaus Australis in the constellation of Sagittarius.

She Rises

June's SUPER moon.

That's Mount Hamilton and Lick Observatory, 23 miles dead ahead on the horizon.

Oh, Countess DeLave...

"Oh, l'amour, l'amour. Sometimes, I wish I could be totally 'transparent' instead of invisible."

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Actress Mary Boland (Countess DeLave) center, being directed by George Cukor. From: 'The Women' (1939)

Brian Vouglas via Picasa (part 2)

Some more photo manipulation.

Brian Vouglas via Picasa

Just a little photo manipulation.

Cole's Graduation Celebration

From my Facebook page:
Next stop for Coleton: Middle School!

Oakland Museum of California

Gallery of California Natural Sciences

From my Facebook page:
Goodness, I'm more than a week late in posting this. It's June 8th and Birdie Roy is already across the pond. Well anyway, she and I had a lot of fun at the Oakland Museum of California a week ago last Friday, May 31st, 2013 which is when and where I shall place it on my Facebook timeline.

The occasion: Friday Nights @ OMCA, the reopening of their Gallery of California Natural Sciences, and the second screening of the Great Wall of Oakland's Internet Cat Video Festival.

Person(s) in Common

From my Facebook page:
 In 2003 I happened on two artists in Oakland, actually make that three, whose works I've really ejoyed. Here is the craft of Marco Cochrane and Peter Van Kleef at a particular nexus in Uptown Oakland. Dan Fontes also lent his talents, but I've got to capture a better shot of the mural he graced.

This Evening's Planetary Dance: Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury

Clockwise from the brightest to the dimmest: Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury. High to the right of  Mercury, on a line with it and Jupiter, you can also glimpse the star Alnath coming into view. Alnath is the second brightest star in the constellation of Taurus.

Brian Vouglas: hosting the Local Vocals Variety Show

Brian was in the midst of addressing the audience, when he chanced to look in my direction.

'Flail"

Its Own Observance.

Pilgrimage 2013