Romance Novel weblog by Carolyn Jewel

Writer's Diary

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Astronomical Events

We've had rainy weather this week so I didn't think we'd be able to see the eclipse of the moon tonight but things cleared up, like magic! It was spectacular. Not reddish like the last two but still quite lovely. It was sad, though, to see so many city lights where there never used to be any. Rats. And the neighbors, who don't really know how to live in the country, keep on too many lights, and too many bright ones at that. You don't need 100 watt flood lights outside. It's disruptive to wildlife for one thing. It's wasteful and just plain light pollution.

At least on the other sides of the house if we get all our interior and exterior lights off it's possible to see how incredibly starry the night sky is. Amazing.

I have my minimum done for Xia and I'm heading off to bed early. I need to finish my RITA reading.

I'm pleased to report that Xia has at last been kidnapped and Alexandrine is on her way to rescue him. Yay!

Update: Went outside so the Fudgester could do his business, and I could hear the frogs and toads plus the owls. It was lovely. Not just a frog or two, but hundreds, quite possibly thousands, which is good because the last two years there were hardly any. And that's just wrong. I love listening to them. Not to mention the owls.

Labels: lunar eclipse, writing, Xia