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...this Monarch takes a lunch break on an unidentified flowering shrub
as it heads North on it's migration journey through Silicon Valley.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/39649/David_Bookout.jpg http://posterous.com/people/QaxkvaI4Q9 David Bookout EFFETTI David Bookout Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:01:58 -0700 Jake likes to roll on... http://effetti.posterous.com/jake-likes-to-roll-on http://effetti.posterous.com/jake-likes-to-roll-on

...Butterflies => Oops, he missed, and now he smells !!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/39649/David_Bookout.jpg http://posterous.com/people/QaxkvaI4Q9 David Bookout EFFETTI David Bookout Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:01:18 -0700 Flutter Bye => Monarch Butterfly Migration in Silicon Valley... http://effetti.posterous.com/flutter-bye-monarch-butterfly http://effetti.posterous.com/flutter-bye-monarch-butterfly

Thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, maybe even
millions of Monarch Butterflies were migrating through Silicon Valley
today. The birds were having a picnic. I tried to capture some of the
flight patterns, but, alas was only quick enough to get this Monarch
taking a break on, of all things, a piece of cow dung. For more
information on the Monarch Butterfly Migration in Northern California,
this site might be of interest:
 
( http://tinyurl.com/dbc2ea )

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/39649/David_Bookout.jpg http://posterous.com/people/QaxkvaI4Q9 David Bookout EFFETTI David Bookout Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:34:00 -0700 Want to shoot the moon, here's how ?!... http://effetti.posterous.com/want-to-shoot-the-moon-heres-h http://effetti.posterous.com/want-to-shoot-the-moon-heres-h

Next time you are near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge see if you
can find the location this photo was taken from. Moon photography is
an art form due to the low light conditions. If your interested in
shooting the moon, this article will be helpful:
 
(http://tinyurl.com/dx29ou)
 
Also, you may have noticed the crescent shaped moon setting last night
@ ~10:15PM, and here is a website where you can find daily moon rise
and moon set information:

(http://tinyurl.com/debn98)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/39649/David_Bookout.jpg http://posterous.com/people/QaxkvaI4Q9 David Bookout EFFETTI David Bookout Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:44:00 -0700 "Hail On The Hood" ... http://effetti.posterous.com/hail-on-the-hood http://effetti.posterous.com/hail-on-the-hood

Silicon Valley receives a Sunday morning hail storm leaving millions
of perfect 1/8" to 1/4" snowballs, at elevations down to ~700 feet
above sea level. This shot of rapidly melting hail on the hood of a
1964 Chevy Impala.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/39649/David_Bookout.jpg http://posterous.com/people/QaxkvaI4Q9 David Bookout EFFETTI David Bookout Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:02:00 -0700 Silicon Valley Double Illumination... http://effetti.posterous.com/silicon-valley-double-illumina http://effetti.posterous.com/silicon-valley-double-illumina

Exotic cloud formations over San Francisco Bay, painted by a setting sun as the lights begin to come on in a darkening Silicon Valley. The lights yellow hue is due to the use of Low Pressure Sodium ( LPS ) bulbs, which enhance the star gazing capability of the astronomers at the nearby Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton.
 
( http://mthamilton.ucolick.org//public/lighting/Summary2.html )

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/39649/David_Bookout.jpg http://posterous.com/people/QaxkvaI4Q9 David Bookout EFFETTI David Bookout Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:08:19 -0700 Do clouds have belly buttons ?... http://effetti.posterous.com/do-clouds-have-belly-buttons http://effetti.posterous.com/do-clouds-have-belly-buttons

... I think I see this one's !

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/39649/David_Bookout.jpg http://posterous.com/people/QaxkvaI4Q9 David Bookout EFFETTI David Bookout Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:19:00 -0700 Boys, Pond, Snails = Slug Fest !!!... http://effetti.posterous.com/boys-pond-snails-slug-fest http://effetti.posterous.com/boys-pond-snails-slug-fest

Once upon a time on a warm spring afternoon two boys and their
faithful dog ( Jake the Wonder Dog ) were exploring a seasonal spring
pond in a quiet meadow. Boys being boys, they soon turned the meadow into a
baseball field and were using a large stick for a bat, and slugs for
baseballs. Fortunately, many slugs were a bit too small, and escaped
the ensuing "slug fest"...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/39649/David_Bookout.jpg http://posterous.com/people/QaxkvaI4Q9 David Bookout EFFETTI David Bookout Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:57:53 -0800 A Butterfly Luncheon ?... http://effetti.posterous.com/a-butterfly-luncheon http://effetti.posterous.com/a-butterfly-luncheon

Apparently some wonder "what do butterflies eat?" - Among the many
jobs butterflies have this Anise Swallowtail is ?...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/39649/David_Bookout.jpg http://posterous.com/people/QaxkvaI4Q9 David Bookout EFFETTI David Bookout Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:13:18 -0800 Alcatraz Island at Sunset http://effetti.posterous.com/alcatraz-island-at-sunset http://effetti.posterous.com/alcatraz-island-at-sunset

The setting sun reflects on the windows ( actually I don't remember
any glass being left in the window frames ) on the west facing side of
the building as the light from the still working fog light rotates.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/39649/David_Bookout.jpg http://posterous.com/people/QaxkvaI4Q9 David Bookout EFFETTI David Bookout Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:17:00 -0800 This ROCKS & was auto posted here, and to my Twitter account from an eMail client !!... http://effetti.posterous.com/this-rocks-and-was-auto-posted http://effetti.posterous.com/this-rocks-and-was-auto-posted

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Go to Posterous.com and try a FREE, no questions asked demo !!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/39649/David_Bookout.jpg http://posterous.com/people/QaxkvaI4Q9 David Bookout EFFETTI David Bookout Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:09:00 -0800 First post to the new personalized sub-domain... http://effetti.posterous.com/my-first-effetti-posterous-pos http://effetti.posterous.com/my-first-effetti-posterous-pos

The Alhambra, Granada, Spain - Screen shot of pic from my iPhoto app. I LOVE MY MAC !

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/39649/David_Bookout.jpg http://posterous.com/people/QaxkvaI4Q9 David Bookout EFFETTI David Bookout Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:24:00 -0800 Second Trial Test - Again, insert picture file, add content and send an eMail !!!... http://effetti.posterous.com/you-can-hear-a-pin-drop http://effetti.posterous.com/you-can-hear-a-pin-drop

They say you can hear a pin drop here at THE OLDEST, BEST, ACOUSTICALLY PERFECT AUDITORIUM IN THE WORLD. It's at Epidaurus, Greece, which isn't far from the seaport town of Napflio.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/39649/David_Bookout.jpg http://posterous.com/people/QaxkvaI4Q9 David Bookout EFFETTI David Bookout Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:08:00 -0800 First Trial Test - All I did was insert the picture file and send an eMail !!!... http://effetti.posterous.com/more-stars-than-ive-ever-seen http://effetti.posterous.com/more-stars-than-ive-ever-seen

More stars than I've EVER seen before at night from Monemvasia, Greece

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