{"id":11794,"date":"2018-04-18T21:17:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T02:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11794"},"modified":"2018-04-18T21:17:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T02:17:17","slug":"springtime-skywatching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11794","title":{"rendered":"Springtime Skywatching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"2018_0416_194844_235\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/40636565985\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/903\/40636565985_f8e94e35fe_z.jpg\" alt=\"2018_0416_194844_235\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After a long winter of short days and featureless skies we are having lots of skywatchable skies these days. The longer warmer days means that I am outside more and we are having a little weather and unfortunately the many grass fires in western Oklahoma adds a tinge to the air here in northeast Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"20180416-193954-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/40819878784\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/796\/40819878784_277651c464_z.jpg\" alt=\"20180416-193954-5\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On the advice of my doctor I have quit running and am riding my bike a lot. So far over 200 miles this year. (I am not bragging, I know several bikers who more than that on a weekend.) Most of the time when I am riding I have my Go Pro clone camera working. I alternate rides between video and stills.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2018_0416_192132_154\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/40817169334\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/859\/40817169334_0e5af44b2a_z.jpg\" alt=\"2018_0416_192132_154\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It is very low fidelity with medioce specs but I don&#8217;t mind.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2018_0416_184134_035\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/26660813107\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/824\/26660813107_e9f197570b_z.jpg\" alt=\"2018_0416_184134_035\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another bicycle selfie. I always try and save one from each ride.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"20180416-190943-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/39709646700\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/911\/39709646700_883db42bdf_z.jpg\" alt=\"20180416-190943-9\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Anyway I am sure enjoying being outside in the fresh air. And some of the trails allow me see some rural Oklahoma scenes. I posted this photo in Instagram. Speaking of which, if you are an instagrammer consider following me. I&#8217;ll follow back. My handle is @yogiab. You can see a little of my feed in the right sidebar.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"20180416-194421-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/27648019598\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/825\/27648019598_77b7ebd5dd_z.jpg\" alt=\"20180416-194421-6\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I took this with my cell phone. I spent some time trying to make it look better but you sometimes you just have to go with the plain version. Not that it is a great or even good photograph, I just like the contrast during the golden hour between the building and darker sky.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"20180416-192001-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/40805558204\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/855\/40805558204_5d8a132ed0_z.jpg\" alt=\"20180416-192001-4\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I even had a geocaching opportunity on one of my rides. I didn&#8217;t find it but I found this cool &#8220;Posted, Keep Out Signs. I don&#8217;t know why the sign is so high in the air. I have a feeling that if I could figure out how to get up to the sign, that is where the cache might be. I know the guy that hid it and he is evil. I didn&#8217;t spend too much time looking for it I needed to get back to my car before dark.<\/p>\n<p>How about you, is the weather changing good or bad for your Skywatching?<\/p>\n<h1>I am linking with <a href=\"https:\/\/skyley.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skywatch Friday<\/a><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a long winter of short days and featureless skies we are having lots of skywatchable skies these days. The longer warmer days means that I am outside more and we are having a little weather and unfortunately the many grass fires in western Oklahoma adds a tinge to the air here in northeast Oklahoma. 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