After Sunday's big eruption, Fuego is still blasting lots of tephra and apparently sulfurous compounds into the air of Guatemala (and the rest of the planet-effects yet to be determined)hampering any rescue/recovery efforts and making western Guatemala a less than fun place to be. West of there about 3000 miles, Kilauea continues to blast and ooze and increase the size of the island of Hawaii. A lava delta now extends a kilometer into the Pacific; new island!! Old vents are still oozing and lots of action in the main crater and several quakes in the magnitude 5 range - with dozens and dozens of smaller quakes- make the big island the place to be if you're a volcanologist... or seismologist. Anyone that thinks geology is slow moving, would be both right and wrong. It's a wild planet!!
After 5 lovely days here in central Va., change is coming. My first wander outside - very lazy early in retirement- and the humidity is back. The center of the high is over Va. today but will drift east as the day progresses and with that the air will be coming up from the south and that means not only moisture in the air but higher temps - more like things should be in early June. It's looking like a warm, humid, afternoon stormy weekend (will the 3rd leg of the triple crown be in the mud like the first two??) but behind that front more lovely weather is forecast for next week.
The moon is a rapidly thinning crescent only visible in the wee hours of the morning - or with good eyes in the daylight morning sky. In the evening sky tonight, Venus will make a nice curved line with the twins, Castor and Pollux. Jupiter is bright and in the south after dark. Clouds may affect viewing here, maybe it's clear for you. Check it out.
Congrats go out to the Washington Capitals for winning the Stanley Cup last night over the upstart (literally) LasVegas Golden Knights. In other sports news, Golden State, with Kevin Durant going off Wednesday night, are up 3-0 in the NBA finals and Rafe Nadal is currently in cruise mode in the semis of the French Open. I'm picking Justify to hold off all comers and win the Triple Crown Saturday afternoon; he just seems to have the "you just can't catch me" attitude with the way he finished the Preakness.
Here at the re-tire-house, the bear seems to have moved on, and the black snakes are in charge. I spotted the 4th different one yesterday as I was heading out on a walk - smaller than the others but just as feisty but all are welcome, eat all the rodents you want and thanks for keeping the copperheads away. I appreciate your help. Time for a little more tennis and then a walk into the forest on freshly trimmed trails and paths. Get out and check out your planet, Today On Earth.
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