Mary Hrovat

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Essayist and poet with a background in science. Self-diagnosed autistic person. I love to photograph the sky.

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Tuesday's sky.

Monday's sky. Moon in a river of cloud.

Sunday's sky. Flocks of clouds in a bright sky.

I couldn't remember the name "Youngstown kitchen" (which refers to a once-popular brand of stainless-steel kitchen cabinetry). Pittsburgh kitchen? Buffalo kitchen? Schenectady kitchen? Turns out there's a song about Youngstown kitchens. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Eb...

The Mullinaires - Youngstown Kitchens Songwww.youtube.com A chorus of kitchen salesmen sings an inspirational song to rally the rest of the troops.

Friday's sky. Evening cumulus.

Thursday's sky. Convection.

Another Wednesday sky, with the moon and clouds at twilight.

Wednesday's sky.

Sidewalk cookware. I can see why it was discarded, but I don't know why it was left at the curbside.

Last summer a friend and I noticed that this beech tree on campus had lost part of itself (first photo, June 17, 2023). It came down in the storm on June 25, 2024. The last three photos are from today.

Add Beryl to the list... www.weather.gov/ind/tropical...

History of Tropical Cyclone Remnants for Central Indianawww.weather.gov

Heron on campus.

More Sunday sky. Slightly less extravagant photogenicity.

Sunday's sky. The clouds were extravagantly photogenic for a while this afternoon.

Saturday's sky. Evening walk: a few small clouds, late light, and long shadows.

I found the perfect thing to put on a bookshelf to separate two sections of books: a three-ounce bottle of Noodler's Ink, Feather Black.

Friday's sky. Summer dusk.

Wednesday's sky.

Another nice sky from earlier in the evening.

Monday's sky.

One of my fellow 3 Quarks Daily writers also wrote about the stars today; I loved his essay! I'm also pleased that there are not one but two 3QD pieces published this Monday that mention Cepheid variables. 😊 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily...

Astronomical - 3 Quarks Daily3quarksdaily.com by Richard FarrOn a road trip once, navigating a deliberately eccentric route from Houston to El Paso, I was enjoying the emptiness — rocks, ravines, three

My latest piece for 3 Quarks Daily is on star names. "There’s also a star newly named Axólotl." 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily...

Knowing The Stars By Name - 3 Quarks Daily3quarksdaily.com by Mary HrovatIn the shapeless but often suggestive scatter of stars across a dark night sky, humans have picked out patterns and woven countless tales around

Path, summer, early evening.

Sunday's sky.

I just read in this book that Mayor La Guardia called Robert Moses "His Grace," and Moses called La Guardia "Rigoletto."

I keep a stack of ticket stubs for use as bookmarks. The ticket at the top of the stack when I started Manhattan '45 seems apt.

Another sky from yesterday.

Saturday's sky.

I keep a stack of ticket stubs for use as bookmarks. The ticket at the top of the stack when I started Manhattan '45 seems apt.

Friday's sky.

Thursday's sky. Twilight.