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Thursday, November 09, 2006Summer in November
I arrived home last night from work after a tortuous drive and dragged myself out of the car, then began my weary journey to the front door of our apartment complex. First thing that dawned on my fuzzy mind was that the weather was warm, very pleasantly so. I took a deep breath of sweet air, stopped, then looked skyward. Directly overhead I could see the summer triangle. It was early in the evening, of course, so this group of stars had hours to go before they set. I even took a minute to look at Vega through my Nikon 5x15 HG monocular. Very good. The image was as flare free as I have seen it, even in very expensive telescopes.
This morning I was bright eyed and walking out to the car for the return trip to work. I stopped again, took a deep breath of sweet morning air, then heard the thin, delicate calls of Kinglets in the maple tree above. Geese were flying overhead and the next moment I found myself admiring them through the monocular. Guess I might as well just wear the little Nikon full time, as often as I use it. Okay, this is November. Tomorrow will be a reality check with a return to cold rain and dark clouds above. Thank-you Earth Mother, though, for all your gifts these last few days. Comments: |
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