Good Joke for Birdwatchers.

[catsittingstill]

Kip and I were watching the second season of Rome a couple of nights ago. In one of the late season episodes (I think it was "About Your Father"), two characters have fled into the desert and a third has found them there.

Characters one and three have known each other a long time, and they talk quietly around the fire in the desert night. In the background a bird cries.

And the bird chosen to emphasize the utter loneliness of the Egyptian desert…

…was a loon.

I fell over laughing.

Comments

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

The problem is that earth-based photos--by major observatories or by individuals tend to be copyrighted. NASA photos are of good quality, seem "authoritative," and are safely in the public domain.

If you'd like to see pictures, scroll down to "Rant No. 1: The Wrong Side of the Moon" on this page.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

I read your rant with interest. Thank you.