Three Star Night: March 2009

Snapshots Pt 1

26
Mar

I was one of those girls who hated taking pictures. 'It's against my religion,' I'd joke. They'd reply, 'Isn't lying against your religion?'

When not wanting to take pictures can be a sin

If you believe abortion is wrong, join me in sending red envelopes to the White House on March 31st as part of the Red Envelope Project.

This probably won't result in policy change. The envelopes probably won't even reach President Obama. But someone will have to deal with all the mail, and at least we can say we tried.

Photographer (panel 4): dcJohn of Flickr

Note: The photo in panel 4 was released under a Creative Commons license, but the political/ ethical views of this post are not connected in any way, shape, or form to the photographer or his views.

Home?

18
Mar

I want a place like this someday, but I can't help thinking 'it looks so sad without it being someone else's too'

A Prayer is a Wish the Soul Makes

18
Mar

I asked God for a puppy and a unicorn, for health, and freedom from pain. God said 'no, endure awhile longer. My grace will be sufficient'

Photographer (Panels 2, 3 (inverted), and 4): Kriss Szkurlatowski

Stretch

18
Mar

Sometimes the thing obstructing the sky gets you one step closer

Broken

18
Mar

The kingdom of the heavens is now advancing; invade my heart, invade this broken town

Photographer: Andres Ojeda
Text: Jon Foreman

AFK

18
Mar

Sometimes it's hard to get that feeling behind a desk

Three

17
Mar

When you look at the stars, they say it's supposed to fill you with wonder and awe, but when I look up I can only see three and the occasional airplane

Photographer (panels 1 and 2): ESA, NASA and Peter Anders (Göttingen University Galaxy Evolution Group, Germany)
Photographer (panels 3 and 4): Natarajan Ganesan