From near to eterninty

Petal powered.

This evening we walked up to the watermelon field where all of the watermelons are gone now. They have plowed the field and the melons that were left have been chopped up.  I guess they did not want anyone looking for leftovers.  Once we got back home it was pretty dark outside so I went into the back yard where the zinnias are next to the garden and there I found a very nice looking white crab spider hiding among the petals of the flowers.  There were actually several of them but this one was completely white.   I photographed the flower with my IPhone set on HDR and flash off.  I held an LED mag lite above and placed the phone a few inches away to get this photo.  The LED light gives the flower a strange almost daylight look with pitch black in the background.  I was glad it was getting dark outside as I wanted to begin the fall season of photographing the night sky.  I managed to get some shots of our Milky Way galaxy in the area of Sagitarius but the haze is a little heavy and it will need to be clearer to really see faint objects.   When the dog and I walk at night there are certain times of the year when the sun is at the right angle we can see satellites and the space station whizzing past so clearly it seems you should hear them going by.  We sometimes see meteors streaking across the sky which is a real treat when you realize how far and how long those little rocks have circled the sun before burning up in a few seconds before our eyes. Last night as I walked I looked up and thought to myself that there is a amall chance that where I am looking there is nothing to see all the way to the end of the Universe.  Is there an end to the Universe?  I will think about it and let you know.   I hope you have a peaceful night.  Thanks for coming by.