{"id":15849,"date":"2026-01-22T08:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=15849"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:46:35","slug":"skywatching-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=15849","title":{"rendered":"Skywatching at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rQuZai\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55026458975_38a1bf9cf4.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Son Logan drives me around these days. So I get to take photos while he is driving like this sunset in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rR41Yf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55032708646_b2f850bc26.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a skywatch photo from my front porch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rRcGyB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55034402731_177b4b7afe_c.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And from the backyard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rRCajZ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55039175457_d3fc1320f0.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another from the front porch looking west toward the sunset<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rStbud\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55048739844_9e83cce169.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And a skywatch photo from my driveway looking east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rStAcV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55048819635_2338eaae4c.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While walking the dog in our neighborhood greenbelt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rSNoPU\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55052488482_0770b0ca12_c.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A sunrise looking east<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rQEUQk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55028395539_6938c696a3.jpg\" alt=\"Teton sunset jigsaw puzzle\" width=\"500\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And a jigsaw puzzle. These look like the Teton mountains in Wyoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rRtTBj\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55037561684_9faef8cb71.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"500\" height=\"406\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Along with a peacock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rSKLzS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55051976340_f214a0a2ce.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"500\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And a jigsaw puzzle of a cool little cabin in the woods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rT63rW\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55055736832_866b8d6a7f.jpg\" alt=\"Lifeguard Station\" width=\"500\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And a beautiful lifeguard shack on the ocean at sunset. Ignore the US flag flying in a funny manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/9f2b63\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5252\/5409514132_c715756cf4.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4474\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 200 million Americans are going to get hit with a polar vortex in the next day or so. For Oklahoma it is going to be the worst since the 2011 winter storm. Here is an action shot of me shoveling snow in that storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/9eY2jk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5098\/5408899291_bcd3c6d1cb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4472\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And here is an action shot of our Maine Coon Chrissy during the storm. She loved the fireplace. I don&#8217;t know how she didn&#8217;t spontaneously combust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/9f9mwJ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5299\/5410915046_a66310c6ac.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4485\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I picked her up and took her outside after all the snow fell. You can tell that she was not a happy kitty. I&#8217;m glad I had my heavy canvas coat and leather gloves or may not have survived this photoshoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m linking to <a href=\"https:\/\/skyley.blogspot.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/skyley.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Skywatch Friday<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To my fellow Americans in the path of the oncoming storm. Stay warm and safe!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Son Logan drives me around these days. So I get to take photos while he is driving like this sunset in the neighborhood. Here is a skywatch photo from my front porch And from the backyard Another from the front porch looking west toward the sunset And a skywatch photo from my driveway looking east. 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