This week, I finally got a decent picture from my observatory, with nothing breaking or getting messed up. Well, except for clouds, but that is par for the course. So, here is this year's picture of Sh2-101, the Tulip Nebula.
In other news, our town's Pride march was held yesterday. It was the second-annual, last year's event being a hastily-organized counter demonstration opposing an anti-trans protest. The success of 300 exuberant, colourful queer people demonstrating in the rain across the road from five grumpy-looking humbugs last year made for a successful event this year.
Several hundred people gathered for a rally in the park (speeches were informative, but too long), followed by a five-block march through downtown streets to the town hall, where vendors of Pride merchandise were set up. There were a few spectators along the way, although it was a march, not a parade. All of them were smiling and waving. There were no signs of hostility at all.
My wife and I marched along with two trans friends of ours. One of them is a major in the RCAF. She is non-binary (leaning towards trans-feminine) and has official permission to wear either male or female uniform as she chooses. She is the coordinator for diversity at her base, so being trans in uniform in public is her actual job! She was there in uniform, of course.
This is me at the vendor area: