Carl Kruse

Frank Drake. 1930-2022.

To a great weekend everyone.

We know that we come from the winds, that we shall return to them; that all life is perhaps a knot, a tangle, a blemish in the eternal smoothness. But why should this make us unhappy? Let us love one another, work and rejoice. I don't believe in this world sorrow. E.M. Forster

Richard Brehms's children's book, YOU BE YOU, illustrated by the brilliant Rogério Coelho.

Berlin

Eye rendered with colored pencil by Jose Vergara.

My friend Anouk found a dead owl on her porch and even in death the bird retains a certain beauty.

“Belling the Cat” is a story of a group of mice wondering how to deal with a marauding cat. One of them proposes placing a bell around the cat’s neck. The idea is applauded by all until one of them asks who will do it.

A paradox we all struggle with is that we are not who we think we are yet we are condemned to be who we think we are.

Me: How did Bruce and Alfred build the Batcave all by themselves? The Lord: I meant any questions about the mysteries of existence.

Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it. ― Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man

A reminder to get on with living or maybe a stoic admonishment to minimize stress or perhaps rage against the inevitable? Message above Berlin apartment doorbell welcomes guests.

In long-drawn moments of dusk Shadows are bold companions Birds grow silent and keep night’s secrets.

You’ve always had the power my dear you just had to learn it for yourself. - Glinda, The Good Witch of the South

The Rakotz Bridge. Kromlau Germany. One of many precarious looking bridges in Germany known as the "devil's bridge." Its reflection forms a circle with itself. Built circa 1860. Photo: Lukas Petereit. fstoppers.com/media/306500

Artist Berndnaut Smilde found a way to create clouds in the middle of a room by balancing temperature, humidity, and lighting. He now regularly uses those clouds in his artwork.

Upcoming lecture as part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures: carlkruse.org/upcoming-silic…

This deranged fish decided to walk out of the water one day and now I have to go to work and pay a mortgage. What the hell Tiktaalik…Not cool man.

To a great weekend everyone.