The heavens

4:15AM came oh so early this morning. The alarm went off and I wondered aloud about what the heck and it was still dark! Oh yeah I needed to get to work. It was a chilly clear morning. As I drove in I opened the roof of my car to see the stars. It is great to live in a city that has a dark skies ordinance. All those billions and trillions of sparkles in the sky. In many parts of the country, you can't see but a few. My nephew Joe is so surprised by how many stars are up there when he comes to visit. Maybe next year he will be ready to visit the Lowell Observatory. This morning I saw the constellation Orion which reminds me we are heading into fall and winter. Time is ticking and life is moving forward.

Enjoying the night time sky in solitude allows me to wish upon the falling stars, see the planes and satellites streak across the sky, and talk to the man in the moon. What a beautiful sight!