The fountain by Old Main on the U of A campus caught my attention the other day while hiking around campus. The water shooting out of the top of the fountain battling the wind to form some interesting shapes. In this view, the wind has little affect on the shape of the water flow, but in the next images I'll post, you can see how the flow responds to wind pressure. Gotta love physics.... This image was taken at 168mm focal length with an exposure of 1/6400 seconds at f/8, ISO 1600

The far side is starting to regain its shape in the 6th frame. This image was taken at 190mm focal length with an exposure of 1/6400 seconds at f/8, ISO 1600.

The parabolic sheet is starting to regain its shape all around now. This image was taken at190mm focal length with an exposure of 1/6400 seconds at f/8, ISO 1600.

tO BlOssoms

Fair pledges of a fruitful tree,

Why do ye fall so fast?

your date is not so past,

but you may stay yet here awhile

to blush and gently smile,

And go at last.

what, were ye born to be

An hour or ahlf's delight,

And so to bid good night?

T'was pity nature brought ye forth

merely to show your worth

And lost you quite.

but you are lovely leaves, where we

May read how soon things have

Their end, though ne'er so brave:

And after they have shown their pride

like you awhile, they glide

into the grave.

ROBERT HERRICK