Take a Look

Above is a stunning view of Olympic National Park with Seattle and Tacoma in the background. The image comes from astronaut Jeff Williams, one of the residents of the International Space Station right now. He took it to help commemorate the National Parks Service's 100th anniversary this year. 

You really should do yourself a favor and look at the photo in high resolution, here: http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/Collections/Composites/img/hires/jsc2016e094756.jpg

And below is a video of a lovely ISS fly over of the park and the Greater Seattle area. 
https://www.facebook.com/NASAAstronautJeffWilliams/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf


LONG STEM: Annabelle's four-day aerospace/STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) class continues this week. Today, she was in a machine shop.

She emailed me these photos, explaining, that the picture below is of a water cutter. "This was used to cut my name (in metal) by shooting water and garnet shards at the metal."

And below, "A plaque made from fiberglass and carbon fiber for the mayor being 'cooked.' " 

Bet it doesn't smell like chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven.

Tomorrow is Annabelle's 'graduation' from the program. I have no doubt it has already made a lasting impression on her.