Atmosphere:

High today 70. Showers late this afternoon and overnight. Up to 68 tomorrow and in the 70s for the weekend. No more bundling up to exercise while facing a biting wind. When the weather turns spring-like I feel like I can walk or ride my bike all day.

Art:

I was fascinated with the images from NOAA’s GOES-East weather satellite so I chose to find out how I could hack the direct feed using my own equipment. I am just a lone experimenter, so to accomplish this I had to feel my way through the engineering. There were many mistakes and failures and the project is still in progress. After almost a year, I have a pretty stable and dependable source for downloading and processing these beautiful images directly from the bird, no internet involved.

I am the guy with his face plastered against the window of an airplane on every flight. I can’t get enough of seeing the planet from a great height. So, I was naturally drawn to these images. The science, art and spirit within them move me and I am not alone.

“Chilean artist Sebastian Errazuriz is known for his captivating public art installations, but his latest piece—titled blu Marble—is quite literally out of this world. The experimental project involves a monumental 20-foot LED structure depicting a live stream of Earth from space. Installed in the middle of New York City, the illuminated spherical sculpture invites the public to contemplate human existence.”

“Blu Marble is a reminder of our miraculously fragile existence,” explains Sebastian Errazuriz. “It places our very existence in perspective at a global level—as a tiny spec in space—beckoning us to live fully with an awareness and mindfulness of our limited time on this vulnerable and beautiful planet.”

Read the article at mymodernmet.com

Thought:

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“Today is Someday.”

John Pavlovitz

Thought of the day provided by Thomas Brown – Madwillow Creekhouse.

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