this is what nasa has to say about this amazing scene: "over the past 19 years hubble has taken dozens of exotic pictures of galaxies going "bump in the night" as they collide with each other and have a variety of close encounters of the galactic kind. just when you thought these interactions couldn't look any stranger, this image of a trio of galaxies, called arp 194, looks like one of the galaxies has sprung a leak. the bright blue streamer is really a stretched spiral arm full of newborn blue stars. this typically happens when two galaxies interact and gravitationally tug at each other."
meanwhile in a small planet light years from this scene . . .
my home. the lake to the left. on the side closest to you. about one-quarter of the way from right to left.
the skies have provided an abundance of liquid nourishment for the local members of the plant kingdom over the last few days.
so my forsythia bushes are starting to wave little yellow flower-flags.
the watery sunset sends pale salmon cloudbanks across the evening sky as reflected in the turquoise waters of the pool.
i'm grateful for all of this.
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