Netflix: Steal me a pencil

Diane and I watched Steal a pencil for me yesterday morning. It is a Holocaust movie and those I have for the most part avoided these last several years because of the pain and sorrow they elicited when I viewed them. Diane even went back and forth with this particular movie, repeatedly dropping it down on her Netflix queue. This one does have its pain and sorrow but those are overshadowed by the hope and love of the man and woman whose life is being documented. Very well done and Diane and I enjoyed it even with the reminder that humans can do some very terrible things to each other.

Moonrise and a lone star

Last night's moonrise from the parking lot at the golf course. And what is that lone star doing? Or is it a planet? (Update Nov. 7: It's Venus! Click on the image to see Venus to the right of the moon.)

After dinner stroll

Note the young girl on the lower right - I'm assuming she had finished her dinner. I was also out strolling while waiting for the last of the golfers to finish last night.

Fall Fishing

A couple in their boat get in some fishing earlier today. Don't know how they did...

SWF on a Saturday Sunrise

SkyWatch Friday time again. This photo from just a few minutes ago outside my front door here in Loogootee, Indiana. I like the sky and also the neighbor's night lights in the lower right. Go here for additional photos taken by other sky watchers from around the world.

Bookman street photos

One of my favorite photographers has been running a series of street photos the past several days. The street is in Seoul, South Korea. Didn't quite get to Seoul back in the early '60's though we did have an exercise at Inchon which is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. You remember Inchon as the place that General MacArthur had the landing that surprised the North Koreans back in 1950 after they, the North Koreans, had marched south and were about to drive the US/ROK forces into the sea. My memories of the 1962 exercise include extreme caution on the part of the LST's because of the great tidal flats of the area - meaning that you had better have your timing down pretty good or you will be stranded on the beach if you make a mistake or take too long in your offloading. I also remember being out at sea and on watch up on deck in the frigid cold of Korean winter - our deck had yet to be enclosed so we got the full brunt of the nasty, freezing weather. Not too pleasant. The area, like Yokosuka, changed dramatically over the last forty some years. Did you know that Seoul is one of the largest cities in the world with over ten million people? Inchon (now spelled Incheon) has 2.6 million people. Wow.

Fall Reflections

One of the many 'coves' around the lake, this one just off of #4 green.