i’m always impressed with the moon when it’s full on a really clear night, especially up here where there’s hardly any light pollution and the air is so much cleaner. but last night i just couldn’t stop looking at it and pointing at it and trying to get other people to be interested, too. so imagine my confusion when i looked at the sky after dinner and half the moon was shadowed! somebody warn me next time there’s a lunar eclipse. well, once i got over the initial shock, the eclipse was cool.
the next celestial natural spectacle on my witness list are the northern lights. they’re rare this far south, but it’s possible to see them every once in awhile. a few weeks ago, my lit & environment professor e-mailed us and told us to watch the skies, but i forgot and i don’t know if there were actually any sightings. ah, the wonders of central upstate new york. now that i think about it, there is the potential for some pretty diverse geographical experiences over the next year or so: from ny state out to the washington coast and across the atlantic to europe.
quote of the day: “i just want to be wonderful.” – marilyn monroe
love always, em locke
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