As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group gives Kossacks a safe place to check in, a daily diary where we can let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, earthquakes, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It also allows us to find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, earthquakes etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care!
IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a Kosmail and ask to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news!
We do have a diary schedule. But, when you are ready to write that diary, either post in thread or send FloridaSNMOM a Kosmail with the date. If you need someone to fill in, ditto. FloridaSNMOM is here on and off through the day usually from around 9:30 or 10 am eastern to around 11 pm eastern.
Monday:
BadKitties
Tuesday:
ejoanna
Wednesday:
Caedy
Thursday:
art ah zen
Friday:
FloridaSNMOM
Saturday:
Most Awesome Nana
Sunday:
loggersbrat
Today, I'm bringing you a feast for the eyes. Some of my favorite pictures from the spaceweather.com Aurora Galley. Our theme today is Aurora Borealis & the Milky Way. You may, as I do, live in an area where ambient light makes it hard to see the Milky Way at night . Or, you may live in latitudes where you can't enjoy the "Northern Lights". Come on in below the orange curlicue for some fabulous pictures, with captions!
Taken by Mike Taylor on May 8, 2014 @ Palermo, Maine
Taken by Kristin Berg on November 16, 2014 @ Tromsø, Norway
Taken by Jonathan Tucker on December 29, 2014 @ Whitehorse,Yukon
Taken by Travis Novitsky on June 7, 2014 @ Grand Portage State Forest - Cook County, Minnesota
Taken by Steve Lansdell on September 23, 2014 @ Kirkjufell Iceland
Taken by Chad Blakley on December 9, 2014 @ Abisko National Park, Sweden
Taken by Greg Syverson on March 14, 2014 @ Aurora with the Milky Way from the Brooks Range of Alaska
Taken by Mike Taylor on June 4, 2014 @ Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah
Taken by Jeff Berkes on April 13, 2013 @ Blackwater Wildlife Refuge, Marylandl
Taken by Alan Dyer on May 5, 2014 @ near Portal, Arizona, USA
Taken by Ugur Ikizler on June 26, 2014 @ Kösehoroz - Mustafakemalpaşa - Bursa / Turkey
Taken by Jónína Óskarsdóttir on April 14, 2014 @ Faskrudsfjordur, Iceland
Taken by Kristin Berg on November 16, 2014 @ Tromsø, Norway
Taken by Jonathan Tucker on December 29, 2014 @ Whitehorse,Yukon