What I saw during my walk today

 
Trusylver said:
Walking is a fantastic form of exercise during your weight loss journey, and many people like to take pictures of locations and things seen while out walking, so this thread is for showing off those pics while you were out getting some great exercise.
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I'm so glad that these forums allow for this. This is one of the main reasons I love walking, because I really love photography. I love challenges when they are walking related. This makes me so happy!
 
it was only out to the car, but what a pretty site early this morning...

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here is a tip i picked up some years ago.
can you tell if the moon is waxing or waning?

this works, about 90% of the time... right after the moon rises and just before it sets, it won't work as well and if it's very close to a full moon, it will be more difficult to tell which side is in the shadow.

1) look at the side of the moon that is curved and and copy the shape with either your left hand (it will make a C ) or with your right hand (a backwards C ).

2) take your other hand and close the gap in the "C" shape.

3) slide that second hand up or down a little so if it's on the right side, you make a lower case "a" or on the left side you see a lower case "b".

4) get it?

if you see an "a", you're looking at the moon 'after' the full moon (it's waning... getting newer).
if you see the "b", you're looking at the moon 'before' the full moon (it's waxing... getting fuller).

as the moon gets closer to setting as you can see in this picture, a little, or when it just rises, it almost always has a full or empty bowl shape and often it's hard to tell, especially if it's closer to full than closer to new. it's tipped a little, but i can still tell by this picture the new moon is probably tomorrow or the next day.
 
i got that backwards... just the last part.

this moon is rising but when the sun rises completely, the crescent moon will disappear into the bright blue sky.

and yes... i realize nothing actually rises or sets... we are the ones moving.
 
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just looking through this thread now--lovely idea and great photos. I don't take photos on my walks so can't share my nice sightings.
 
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This is a photo taken by my cousin of his home in the disaster zone a few minutes ago, since then the sky is now pitch black
 
some years ago there was a huge fire in the east county and we had a similar sky, but not nearly as intense as that... i looked/ looks other-worldly.
 
Great pictures, but a place that has "hand made flour" may not qualify as fast food.

Mexican, if its local and custom made, is my favorite, and outside of Mexico San Diego has some of the best Mexican food I have eaten.
 
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