POTD: For Sale

POTD: For SaleFor Sale Grenada, Nicaragua 2013

A prime spot on a busy street in Grenada, inexplicably left wide open for the curious to investigate. Granted it’s a bit of a fixer-upper but given all the bars on all the windows around town, I imagine it might easily become more so if left unsecured long enough.]]>

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POTD: Old and Older

POTD: Old and OlderOld and Older San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua 2013

These replicas of ancient pre-Columbian effigy vessels provide an interesting contrast with the recent Disney characters. Come to think of it though I guess those Disney characters are pretty ancient too–almost as old as me. I guess it depends on what time scale you are using.

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POTD: Watching the Gringo

POTD: Watching the GringoWatching the Gringo Grenada, Nicaragua 2013

I don’t remember if I photographed this kid because he was watching me or if he was watching me because I pointed a camera at him. His sister seemed interested in me as well. Like good drivers everywhere, their dad was reading messages on his cell phone.]]>

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POTD: Gondola Moon

POTD: Gondola MoonGondola Moon Grenada, Nicaragua 2013

I though it was unusual that the “horns” of the crescent moon pointed upward in Grenada instead of sideways like I thought they always did at home. This gondola moon as I called it is more commonly called a wet moon. It turns out I was only partially right. The apparent angle of the  crescent moon’s horns does vary by latitude, but also by season due to the changing of the inclination of the moon’s orbit relative to the earth. The more perpendicular the orbit to where you are on earth, the more of a wet moon you have. At the equator the angle of the orbit changes little over the seasons and the moon always rises and sets more or less vertically. The result is  wet moons being the norm. As you move towards the poles however, the angle of the moon’s orbit changes more dramatically with the seasons and you only get wet moons (or partially wet moons) in the winter time. That I don’t remember seeing a wet moon up north is probably due to not getting out much at night in winter months, or a poor memory, or both.]]>

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POTD: Open All Night

POTD: Open All NightOpen All Night Grenada, Nicaragua 2013

A lot vendors stay open well after dark in the plaza in central Grenada. Most try and make do with the available light from surrounding buildings, but this enterprising woman rigged a strand of Romex wire with some questionably wired bare bulbs in the trees to light her merchandise. She probably wasn’t actually open all night, but she could have been.]]>

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