It was a clear night, no clouds at all at sunset and no sign of any moving in after dark. It was a dark night, the moon not rising for hours and the neighbors not having a party or BBQ with bright lights on. So, what happens when you take an iPhone 17 Max, set the camera on "night" mode, simply put it on top of the brick wall in the back yard for stability, pointing straight up at the stars, and push the button to take a picture?

Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory accident in Siberia and a researcher died.

Flash flooding to be a risk here today as well as in south Texas. Record heat continues in California.

One item lacking from the Forever Home, even after a year, are mounts for flagpoles. Both of our previous houses had a couple, and we always had the US Flag flying, and at appropriate times would have a Chiefs flag displayed. For the US flag I would really, really like to look at something tall and freestanding in the front yard, like 20' or more, but that's going to have to wait a little bit.

FASCISTS: An ICE agent in New York maced 72 year-old US citizen Linda Wolff. When she confronted him, he said “I’m gonna do it again.” Restack if you’re ready for Democrats to finally hold these thugs...

The thing they don't tell you when you buy a house is how much time and grief and frustration you'll spend trying to to ID and then find some stupid $2.49 part or piece that breaks or needs to be replaced or serviced. In this case, an odd size and voltage and wattage of light bulb for the dim "fairy lights" out on the pergola.