The fall of Mordor?

No, it's just that pesky Icelandic volcano, courtesy of photographer Marco Fulle by way of NASA.

NASA's own satellite photographs here.

Where did all the money go?

Matt Taibbi is itchin' to tell you all about it.

A new library mascot!

Sadly, no. Just a biology grad student's pet.

A queen's visitation

UP 844, one of the two showpieces of the railroad's steam program, makes a brief service stop at Kingsville, Texas, en route to Harlingen on the Valley Eagle public relations tour.

Full picture sequence at my newly-minted Flickr page.

Addendum, 4/18/2010: Another railfan captured images and video of the 844's arrival. See if you can spot Your Humble Correspondent.

Signs of the Times IV

Spotted during the UP 844's brief visit to Kingsville this morning. The word "little" must be metaphorical in some sense.

Signs of the times III





















Location of sign

Signs of the times II