Transit of Venus

When I got home tonight I was hoping to see the transit of Venus but the skies to the west were cloudy and the sun was still relatively high in the sky.

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Daily Photo – One more Giraffe

The ancient Greeks and Romans knew of giraffes and according to rumors on the internet, thought that they were a cross between a camel and a leopard, hence the scientific genus name of 'camelopardalis'. Not sure how they envisioned a camel and a leopard mating, though - probably after copious quantities of wine!

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