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"Susan Horton had been a stay-at-home mom for almost 20 years, and now—pregnant with her fifth child—she felt a hard-won confidence in herself as a mother......Then she ate a salad from Costco". More at Reveal ➜

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

This spectacular mosaic of images from the James Webb Space Telescope peers into the heart of young star cluster NGC 1333. A mere 1,000 light-years distant toward the heroic constellation Perseus, the nearby star cluster lies at the edge of the large Perseus molecular cloud. Part of Webb's deep exploration of the region to identify low mass brown dwarf stars and free floating planets, the space telescope's combined field of view spans nearly 2 light-years across the dusty cluster's turbulent stellar nursery. In fact, NGC 1333 is known to harbor stars less than a million years old, though most are hidden from optical telescopes by the pervasive stardust. The chaotic environment may be similar to one in which our own Sun formed over 4.5 billion years ago.

On the shores,
of Lake Gitchigume,
where children would play,

came a spirit,
who would not stay away.
A kindred spirit,
of a native man, at play,

who remembering,
his youth,
like only he can.
Times were fresh not uncouth.

The access to the
land would always be free,
for it belonged to all,
even you and me.

Fear not the spirit,
for he was the host,
representing us all,
as our own human ghost.

When the Owl, leaves its nest,
beneath the Willow tree.
When all of the animals,
begin their migratory flee,

it will be time to resurrect,
how our quiet life, used to be.
When do you suppose, the love of another,
will bring forth a new reverie?

Wind blowing rain sideways,
under the tree where I set,
making me wet all over.
Now I was wet.

I needed to dry off,
so off came my clothes.
My skin usually white,
was the color of a pink rose.

A towel from my backpack,
rubbing myself dry.
I added pants and sweater,
now I'm ready for a new try.

It was early, one evening,
When I heard a strange call,
echoing from the tree line,
then off the garden wall.

A sound, I can't seem to recall,
except it was a strange tune.
It was the sound of a waterfowl,
a solitary, well crazy old Loon.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

A natural border between Slovakia and Poland is the Tatra Mountains. A prominent destination for astrophotographers, the Tatras are the highest mountain range in the Carpathians. In the featured image taken in May, one can see the center of our Milky Way galaxy with two of its famous stellar nurseries, the Lagoon and Omega Nebula, just over the top of the Tatras. Stellar nurseries are full of ionized hydrogen, a fundamental component for the formation of Earth-abundant water. As a fundamental ingredient in all known forms of life, water is a crucial element in the Universe. Such water can be seen in the foreground in the form of the Bialka River. Portal Universe: Random APOD Generator

Astronomers exploring the faraway universe with the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s most powerful telescope, have found a class of galaxies that challenges even the most skillful creatures in mimicry – like the mimic octopus. This creature can impersonate other marine animals to avoid predators. Need to be a flatfish? No problem. A sea snake? Easy......   More at The Conversation➜

Early evening,
before the sunset,
a strange phenomenon occurs,
you may never forget.

Angels and Devils,
on horseback, rode,
searching the villagers'
humble abode.

Another story, before
the early dawn break,
would search again,
for more souls to take.

Angels and Devils,
on horseback, will ride,
through the masses of humanity,
down by their side.

Shutter your windows,
board up your door,
for the spawn of the Devil,
will return for more.