Star Search

I saw on the news that there was another solar storm, which meant that there would be another chance to maybe see the northern lights again. Most of the predictions didn't really go as far south as Arkansas, but I thought I might head out just in case.

I decided to drive out to an abandoned church north of Conway. Jonah wanted to tag along, which was surprising since I didn't think standing next to an abandoned church in the dark in the middle of the country was an exciting activity for eight year olds. But we drove out there, and there were no northern lights, of course. But there were lots and lots of stars.



And even just a little bit of the Milky Way too.



Apparently, there was a little bit of Northern Lights in the sky last night, just barely visible in northern Arkansas. We were off by two days in our attempt, oh well. Better luck next time?

Markham Street

It was a rainy night when I headed out to downtown Little Rock to try to take a few pictures. I parked the car and walked along Markham Street, passing by the Pulaski County Courthouse.



The courthouse was built in 1914.



Down the road, I stopped to get a picture of the Old State House reflected in a rain puddle. Luckily I didn't drop the camera in the water...