hot weekend

grand canal, Venice, canon digital rebel xti

So it has been steamy the last couple of days in central Ohio. I hate humidity. Last night, Bryan finally got me to go to Perkins Observatory to go planet gazing. I got to see Saturn, the moon and a double star. I have to say it was pretty cool to see the rings around Saturn. Today, I went to an auction where I saw someone pay $2,000 for a signed first edition book. Needless to say, I was impressed when the buyer told me he was going to sell is for $5,000. Auctions are both good and bad... It makes me sad that after someone passes there life is on display and people go through their things like greedy vultures. But on the other hand you can really appreciate the life they lived and the things they were passionate about. This estate was full of books and paintings. This gentleman also loved to travel and spent a lot of time in Italy. He was especially found of Venice. I really dug that about him. It moved me so much that I had to buy two of his paintings of the Grand Canal.