It finally launched! Adriana and I spent the better part of a week trying to see this thing lift off (weather problems, followed by a valve problem), but it was completely worth it. This was a night launch, and while it was much ‘shorter’ than a day launch, it was soooo much prettier. A shuttle launch still is, by far, the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. Click on the image below to go to the set. ...
Here are photos of the six hermit crabs I’ve been looking after, along with a photo of the setup I used to take the photos. ...
The Nine Inch Nails set is here. The Jane’s Addiction set is here. I can’t really express how seriously awesome that night was. NIN were just damn amazing. It also makes quite a difference when posting these pictures to the appropriate groups on Flickr, here is the latest view-count graph of all my photos…
You can’t beat a game with a title “Robot Dinosaurs That Shoot Beams When They Roar”. You just can’t. http://www.arcadebomb.com/play/robot_dinosaurs_that_shoot_beams_when_they_roar.html
I just completely stumbled across this on Youtube. Misseri Studio were the creators of a great deal of the short 5 minute programs that were shown on ABC in Oz when I was growing up. Don’t remember any of their stuff? Here is an example: Go there. Now. http://www.youtube.com/user/MISSERISTUDIO
This post was wrong. I was surfing Wikipedia and found that a damselfly’s wings run parallel to its body. A dragonfly’s wings are perpendicular, like on the one I found out the front of our place a while ago:
Here are the photos from the Cusco region of Peru, which includes Cusco itself, surrounding ruins and towns and of course, Machu Picchu. Link to photo set. Machu Picchu HDR Originally uploaded by daecks Llama! Originally uploaded by daecks
Here are photos from the region of Peru called “Ica”, which includes the coastal sites of Paracas and the Nazca lines. The set is here. Sealion Originally uploaded by daecks Spider deja vu Originally uploaded by daecks
Photos and some videos taken in and around Lima are now online in Flickr. There are more to come from Ica (Nasca lines) and Cusco (many Inca ruins). Click here to visit the set. Indian Market Originally uploaded by daecks Rainbow fountain Originally uploaded by daecks
Little dragonfly Originally uploaded by daecks This little guy was hanging off a Staghorn leaf just outside our place.