The Blacksmith Shop in Tyrone, Ontario.
Enjoy Coke
An old pop machine outside of the old general store, in Tyrone, Ontario.
One Way
NASA leaves absolutely nothing to chance. I took this last month prior to Endeavour’s final launch being scrubbed and rescheduled to today, at 8:56am. Today’s launch, STS-134, is the penultimate launch in NASA’s Space Shuttle program. Atlantis is scheduled for launch this summer on mission STS-135.
Daytona Beach Planet
Daytona Beach, Florida, on a warm April evening.
Endeavour
The Space Shuttle Endeavour, hidden by the external fuel tank and the solid rocket boosters that will carry it into orbit later today, sits on the launchpad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. This shot was taken last Friday, less than a mile from the launchpad. This mission, STS-134, is Endeavour’s last before it is retired. Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for its final launch – THE final launch of any shuttle – this summer, and that will mark the end of an era in manned space exploration.
UPDATE: Launch has been scrubbed for at least 48 hours.
Scoop
A dew drop scooped tenderly under a new flower’s leaves.
Reflection and Refraction
This dew drop is reflecting the light from my flash and at the same is refracting the colours from objects behind it. Science and nature in symbiosis.
Halves
Half a dew drop on each half of a developing plant.
New Life 2
New flowers in my daughter’s greenhouse.
New Life 1
I bought my daughter a small indoor greenhouse for her birthday, so she could see the seeds grow into plants. The new growth provides opportunity for macro photography, too!