Merry Christmas!

More hanging coffins, this time in Sagada, Philippines. Nice to know there's a Christian precedent for the practice. I have some cliffs in mind (this one would do nicely, for instance).

Sweet justice! Do not tease the batrachian:



Watch it to the end. Via Steve, who adds, "They [african bullfrogs] have teeth, you know."

Photo gallery: 2011 in Volcanic Activity

Siegfried Act III Prelude. This Wotan is pretty damn good for looking like he might work at a Santa Fe Jiffy Lube.

Kinds of rainbows you've probably never seen: twinned (very cool), multiple supernumerary (really bitchen) and reflection (seriously awesome). More here on the science of twinned rainbows.

I went out to photograph yesterday's lunar eclipse in the New Mexico badlands, with some success. Enjoy!

The hanging cliff coffins of the Bo culture: I must say, this would be pretty much my ideal form of interment.