May you be peaceful.
May you awaken to moments of joy.
May you learn from your missteps.
May you smile at your reflection.
May you be wrapped in loving kindness.

#Metta #lovingkindness #meditation #Buddhism #prayer #mindfulness

Time for an #introduction!

I’m Chris Vagasky, a meteorologist and expert in applications of #lightning data and #LightningSafety. I work for Vaisala, the company that owns and operates the National Lightning Detection Network in the United States and the Global Lightning Dataset GLD360.

I like working across sectors and across sciences. One of my favorite sciences to work with is #volcanology.

Looking forward to getting to know you all and taper off of the bird site.

Here are my pets.

#introduction - Hi fellow #fosstodon and #mastodon tooters, I'm Richard and I lead a #datascience unit in #localgov and use data to help make #publicassistance #humanservices and sometimes #publichealth better. Not so recent #phd in #education research. Use mostly #rstats and some #python, I like doing #dataviz.

When I'm not commuting from my home to my #wfh office downstairs, I spend time with 2 kids, explore #minneapolis #stpaul #minnesota, check out #contemporaryart and play #guitar

Everyone loves sunsets, but moonsets are even cooler if you ask me. Here's one I shot a while back from ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile, with the Moon setting over the Pacific Ocean. The layered structure of the atmosphere distorted the image of the Moon as it got closer to the horizon, shaping it like the melting clock in Dalí's famous painting 'The Persistence of Memory'.

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography

As #mastodon grew this week I noticed more photos being posted without a description of the photo.

Please include it! Part of the reason I joined is because this placed seemed more accessible.

What I'm trying to say is I want to boost your cat photos, but I can't in good conscience do so unless those photos are accessible.

#disabled #accessibility