The Salt Marsh in Early Autumn

Monday, January 23, 2012

Worth A Thousand Words

There are some wonderful images available on the Internet. Unlike word-based material, it's a little trickier to discover interesting pictures, because graphic depictions are themselves not searchable.

Here are some pictures I'd like to share.

Channel 19 in Akron, Ohio wasn't permitted to bring its cameras into the courtroom to show the public the corruption trial of Jimmy Dimora. Since written transcripts of the trial are available, Channel 19 has been airing a series of reports using the trial's actual words - acted out by puppets. Here's episode 1, the rest are with it on You Tube - there isn't anything much funnier:


Second is a picture from space. We've become used to looking up our own houses and many other things using Google Earth and similar services. Somehow the creepiness of being on-camera at all times has faded.

Here's a current image that needs no explanation:


Credit: DigitalImage


Third - lest I get too cosmic - I want to show you a "before" picture of Jimmy. Today we're going for his first store-bought haircut. I'll share the "after" picture once we both recover: