rclab Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 2 hours ago, BxEngine said: Oh its a sign alright. I had to go up to the row house roof for a leaf check and even at twilight the light pollution, from the Brooklyn skyline, was breathtaking. I forego the shorts because I do have consideration/respect for the ambiance of the surrounding area. As always .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Throwback 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 my grand daughter was born on this day in 2018...Todays her 2nd birthday...a record snow for so early in a season...maybe that fact will make her a weather fanatic like her grandfather... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 a saw whet owl omg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 31 minutes ago, forkyfork said: a saw whet owl omg Such expressive eyes. I wonder if the owl hitched a ride or just remained with its home while it was destroyed right under it. As always ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 On 11/18/2020 at 6:23 PM, rclab said: Such expressive eyes. I wonder if the owl hitched a ride or just remained with its home while it was destroyed right under it. As always ... I've never agreed with this policy of hacking down a tree and putting it in the middle of Rockefeller Center. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 You guys really need to watch Cosmos: Possible Worlds. Excellent narration by Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Season 3 Episode 7- The Four Kingdoms of Life- was particularly memorable. He mentioned the intelligence and empathy of trees and bees (and the mathematical and astronomical knowledge that bees possess) and how humans first need to realize the sentience that exists on earth itself before they go looking for it elsewhere. Talks about empathy, sentience and intelligence among nonhumans (including trees!) And how human-centricism may prevent us from recognizing it elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 3 hours ago, LibertyBell said: You guys really need to watch Cosmos: Possible Worlds. Excellent narration by Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Season 3 Episode 7- The Four Kingdoms of Life- was particularly memorable. He mentioned the intelligence and empathy of trees and bees (and the mathematical and astronomical knowledge that bees possess) and how humans first need to realize the sentience that exists on earth itself before they go looking for it elsewhere. Talks about empathy, sentience and intelligence among nonhumans (including trees!) And how human-centricism may prevent us from recognizing it elsewhere. the original was better with Carl Sagan...he was the man... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 24 minutes ago, uncle W said: the original was better with Carl Sagan...he was the man... He was indeed. Cosmos and Contact were two of my favorite books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 5 hours ago, LibertyBell said: I've never agreed with this policy of hacking down a tree and putting it in the middle of Rockefeller Center. Liberty, the attached photo is from a book titled The Christmas Tree At Rockefeller Center. A pictorial history of the tree. Ironically the forward of the book is by Willard Scott a TV weather person, it came out over 20 years ago. The photo below is from page 68, titled Patriotic Statement. The year was 1942 and conservation for the war effort was in effect. The trees, three of them, remained unlit, alive, root bagged for replanting. Each Norway Spruce was thirty feet high. The next year the same was done with a 55 foot Norway Spruce. I would like to see a resumption of the replanting tradition. I’m not a horticulturist and not even sure if it is possible with a live tree or if it was even successful during the years mentioned. To me that type of preservation is very Patriotic. As always .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_other_guy Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 On 11/20/2020 at 8:47 AM, rclab said: Liberty, the attached photo is from a book titled The Christmas Tree At Rockefeller Center. A pictorial history of the tree. Ironically the forward of the book is by Willard Scott a TV weather person, it came out over 20 years ago. The photo below is from page 68, titled Patriotic Statement. The year was 1942 and conservation for the war effort was in effect. The trees, three of them, remained unlit, alive, root bagged for replanting. Each Norway Spruce was thirty feet high. The next year the same was done with a 55 foot Norway Spruce. I would like to see a resumption of the replanting tradition. I’m not a horticulturist and not even sure if it is possible with a live tree or if it was even successful during the years mentioned. To me that type of preservation is very Patriotic. As always .... I always wondered why they can’t just plant a tree and leave it there all year around. It would be the most famous urban tree in the world. Although, in fairness, a lot of the Rock Center trees have been in distressed situations and needed to be removed anyway (at least they usually say that) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I concur with you guys, it would be amazing if they could replant it. I also gained some more empathy for trees after watching Cosmos s 3 e 7, where it was mentioned that trees reach out with their roots to sustain one of their own that just got cut off at the trunk and how a "mother" tree controls the growth of her offspring. All very eye-opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 They should just put up a huge artificial tree, @BxEngine can help them set it up each year on 11/1. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 53 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: They should just put up a huge artificial tree, @BxEngine can help them set it up each year on 11/1. Good morning, Irish. I agree only if BX E is assisted by Anthony and S19. RJ would be responsible for keeping a video record for the Department Of Defense. As always .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 hour ago, rclab said: Good morning, Irish. I agree only if BX E is assisted by Anthony and S19. RJ would be responsible for keeping a video record for the Department Of Defense. As always .... Will have to throw @Juliancolton in the mix too as he is know for exterior illumination skills. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: Will have to throw @Juliancolton in the mix too as he is know for exterior illumination skills. One last touch, we can ask Liberty to operate a snowmaker on the roof of one of the Rock Center buildings, for lighting day. We just have to hope it can reach the ground still frozen. As always .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 On 11/22/2020 at 11:20 AM, IrishRob17 said: Will have to throw @Juliancolton in the mix too as he is know for exterior illumination skills. First order of business is switching back to incandescent bulbs. Let's show the city folk what real Christmas lights look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 57 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: First order of business is switching back to incandescent bulbs. Let's show the city folk what real Christmas lights look like. Switch back? Switch....back? its like i dont even know you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intensewind002 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Does anyone else here get those annoying "Hurricane/Tornado Warning in New York/near you" type ads? Edit: Something like this is what I'm talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 11/23/2020 at 4:08 PM, Juliancolton said: First order of business is switching back to incandescent bulbs. Let's show the city folk what real Christmas lights look like. And that will keep the owl warm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 11/23/2020 at 4:08 PM, Juliancolton said: First order of business is switching back to incandescent bulbs. Let's show the city folk what real Christmas lights look like. did you hear about this big event that will occur in the latter part of December? Wow this link says they will be close enough to seem like a single point of light https://www.sciencealert.com/the-planets-will-align-in-christmas-week-for-a-rare-spectacle-not-seen-in-800-years?fbclid=IwAR1R1rtsaSHcIAh8yKaFgAM99SLeBDPlhoPnTEKWg-mvd-V98VNK-34h7bw In that image you can see their moons clustered around them as if they were all about to collide..... "You'd have to go all the way back to just before dawn on March 4, 1226, to see a closer alignment between these objects visible in the night sky." To get the best viewing experience for this spectacular show, you're going to need to be somewhere near the equator – but if the skies are clear then the alignment should still be visible from just about anywhere on Earth. The pair of planets will show up in the night sky for about an hour after sunset each evening, according to astronomers. If you're hoping to catch a glimpse yourself, you'll need to point your telescope towards the western sky. "On the evening of closest approach on Dec 21 they will look like a double planet, separated by only 1/5th the diameter of the full moon," says Hartigan. "For most telescope viewers, each planet and several of their largest moons will be visible in the same field of view that evening." "The further north a viewer is, the less time they'll have to catch a glimpse of the conjunction before the planets sink below the horizon." The planets will be bright enough in the sky to be visible in twilight, which might be the best time to try and take a look at them if you're in the US. Websites such as Stellarium should help you work out where you should be looking from your vantage point. While this kind of alignment hasn't occurred since the Middle Ages, it will happen again fairly soon, in March 2080. After that though, Jupiter and Saturn won't get as close in our night sky until 2400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Yeah, that'll be cool. The angular separation of 6' is about half the apparent distance between Mizar and Alcor in the Big Dipper. I can just resolve that double star if skies are clear and my prescription is up to date (and the creek don't rise?), so I can buy that Jupiter and Saturn will just about show as a single point for most folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Just finished making an antipasto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 3 hours ago, MJO812 said: Just finished making an antipasto How many people are you having at your superspreader event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Weird. My phone keeps auto correcting "Thanksgiving" to "superspreader event". 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Rjay said: How many people are you having at your superspreader event? 1 My mom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Alot of food here at work this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Rjay said: How many people are you having at your superspreader event? Enjoy the day with your family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 It's too muggy out, and turkey is still a mediocre food. Goodnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Another head fake in progress?? Lets hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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