sean w spellman new moon, 2018

“Celestial fireworks burst when charged solar particles strike Earth’s atmosphere, creating the aurora borealis. A September aurora (right) illuminates fishing boats off Barter Island.”

devotion, 1976

A natural swimming hole in Prairie Creek Park, California June 1938 B. Anthony Stewart, National Geographic

golden light D, 1975

Nature offers few handholds along the precipitous Oregon coast, where Heceta Head Light north of Florence flashes an automated warning to mariners every ten seconds. Winter’s pounding surf and perpetual drizzle - more than 100 inches in some ares - prompted a local wit to observe: ‘Oregonians don’t tan. They rust.’ ”

Greetings from The Moon, 26.1.2017.

goldent light A, 1970

The full rotation of the Moon as seen by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Cerro Torre, El Chalten, Argentinian Patagonia

Mansplaining, for the NYT today. Shhhhhhh.