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  • The Total Eclipse
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    The Total Eclipse

    Total eclipses are not of course unheard of. What made this one special was that the distance between earth and moon was near its closest point: The magnitude of an eclipse, or the ratio of the angular diameter of…

  • Magnolia
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    Magnolia

    I’ve been taking pictures of our magnolia tree for many years. Its familiarity is a comfort. It is a harbinger of Spring and Summer. It is frustrating too, as it is a beautiful tree, yet so…

  • Cherry Blossoms
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    Cherry Blossoms

    In April 1959, the Japanese ambassador to Canada, Toru-Hagiwara, presented 2000 Somei-yoshino sakura trees to Toronto citizens on behalf of Tokyo citizens. The trees were planted in appreciation of Toronto accepting re-located Japanese-Canadians following the Second…

  • The Arabian Gulf
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    The Arabian Gulf

    It goes by different names, sometimes called the Persian Gulf, but in Saudi Arabia, it is the Arabian Gulf. On the other side is Iran (Persia).

  • Al Jubayl
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    Al Jubayl

    We stayed a couple of nights on the [Arabian] Gulf in Al Jubayl. This is the home of Aramco, Saudi’s energy company. There we visited the Aramco Museum, which turned out to be more interesting than…

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