Lucky To Be Singing My Song

a masterpiece on loan
from the Ruus Collection

images from
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter*


Orion Nebula


Nebulous Ryan


stone waterfall,
Seventyfive Mile Canyon



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East of Jieshi Mountain I gaze at the blue sea.
The water dances so gently, the mountain island towers.
Trees here grow thick, a hundred grasses are lush.
The autumn wind sighs, great waves rise up.
The path of the sun and moon seems to come from within.
The splendid Milky Way seems to come from inside.
Oh, I am so lucky to be singing my song!
--Cao Cao (155--220)
Walking from Xiamen and Looking at the Blue Sea
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*Grand Canyon of Gale Crater
Fans and Seasonal Polygonal Features
Light-Toned Hummock in Iani Region
South Polar Region Cryptic Terrain
Of Polar Pits and Gullies
Small Crater Near Upper Reach of Mamers Valles