No snow here yet, but here are a few pictures from this this time of year several years ago on a trip to Switzerland.

Eclipse of the Moon Beginning of the eclipse: Earth's shadow has started its transit across the moon. Note that the edge of the shadow is not sharp, but diffused. One may speculate why this is. I'm no astronomer, but my guess is that earth's atmosphere is not sharp or consistent with height. Its full of clouds and thermal currents. Also, it is most dense at earth's surface and thins with altitude. This photo was made without a telescope. It was a digital camera alone mounted on a tripod and the effective speed set at 800 ASA. I had a problem with tripping the shutter without moving the camera. Most of my shots suffered camera movement. A release cable would have been very helpful.

While they don't celebrate Christmas in Thailand, they do like to decorate for the holiday. I think they do it mainly for the western tourists who descend on the area during the winter months.

Nearly all that growth was catalpa and black walnut trees that sprouted up in the last 11 years, and it was all right against the foundation. No good. The house was built about 1902. That is a slate roof and the original windows. The inside is in very bad condition. DH was at the sale today just out of curiosity. A bank took over the debts on the property reported to be $70,000. I guess it goes to the highest bidder when the bank puts it up for sale now. All this goes totally over my head.