Everyone says to stop and smell the roses. Sounds good. Not so easy unless you’ve made it a habit. . . and even then.
The last time I stood outside and marveled at the stars was last summer as I was watering the tree. It was before then that I literally stopped to smell the roses even though the roses grow right outside my window.
When was the last time you stood outside and marveled at the stars?
[If you can’t see the stars from where you are, maybe you can substitute taking some time to marvel at nature.]
Quite recently. I have been planning to do some astronomy shoots for some time. It’s on my bucket list to photo a comet and maybe aurora borealis, but I’ll settle for a meteor shower and have been scouting the local area for least light pollution. But I’ve really had time at the moment to do something about it and I want to get hold of an equatorial mount (A type of motorised tripod) to play with it.
I go outside every night and check the locks on the gate and rear garage door. If the skies are clear, I always stand a while and look at the stars and Moon.
No UFOs seen or long legged female aliens grabbing me for experiments as yet.
I stand and look at the stars most nights, when they are visible, whilst I wait for my dog to do what she needs before going to bed. Sometimes, depending on the time of year, I even see a planet. Also, each night I see at least one plane go over … or is it a flying saucer?!
I do it quite a lot, we get the Aurora here and I love to watch the lights dance. In the summer I often find it too warm to sleep and I take a cold drink or a latte outside and sit at the table. The stars are very bright and the sound of the ocean over the way is lovely.
Almost every night now. When the sky is not filled with clouds, it’s a beautiful way to feel like I have much to be grateful for. Also, I wonder if some of my male friends are thinking of me, too…
We used to have wonderful moments watching the moon.
I sleep with the blinds open and can see the sky whenever I lay on my right side. Sometimes on toilet visits (which are often) I stand at the window and marvel at the stars when it’s clear. We are not overlooked at the back in case you were wondering. I can spend quite a bit of time on the drive studying the sky when the neighbours outside lights are not on. They can be a real pain in the bum on clear, calm nights…
This morning as I rolled over in bed and saw the plough twinkling in the northern sky, thinking how many people have gazed on it throughout the centuries. How many more will view it long after I’ve gone.
I look at the stars and moon quite often. The moon was very sharp and bright last night and a few stars and a planet to see - might be Venus. It was quite frosty last night and thermometer in an unheated greenhouse was reading -1.5c at ten this morning.
Spent a weeks holiday in Norfolk in September/October. So many stars to see there as less light pollution and the air is clearer. Gorse bushes in flower in spring have a smell like coconut. Saw these near Minsmere nature reserve. Perhaps spring is not far off now, as November and December have been so dire and dark here.
