October 19th
Happy things for Sunday, a day off from work:
- Since I got a lot of sleep on Saturday, I stayed up Sunday. I'm sure I could have slept more. That was obvious from whenever I rested with my phone in hand. Anyhow, a little after 4 AM, I went outside to star view for a few minutes. I saw Orion, Pleiades, Jupiter, Cassiopeia, and a shooting star! Had I pressed the button to take a picture maybe a second sooner, I would have captured that in a picture. Using the app Stellarium, I have the images I took and a screen shot from the app that hopefully corresponds.
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| Okay, the app didn't highlight the constellation I wanted. Orion is directly above Lepus, which is jumping behind the trees in my picture. |
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| Cassiopeia is closer to the middle in my picture. |
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| Since the app didn't label Pleiades, I took a screen shot later using search in the app. I like the app, but I should have paid more attention. 🤣 👇 |
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| And then I realized that it may not look like much, so here is sort of a key: Within the circles... Red=Capella Green=Aldebaran Blue=Pleiades |
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| The bright one is Jupiter. |
- After that I did some laundry and puttering before hopping in the car and heading for the beach. For a place that is only an hour away, I hardly ever make it there. I arrived just before sunrise and thus got to see our planet's star rise over the ocean to bring us light and life. After the sun was up, I took a barefoot walk on the beach. I even let a wave wash over my feet. It was a beautiful morning. A few dogs came over and said hello. I'll let pictures tell the rest.
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| Crescent moon and maybe Venus? Oh, and I should wash my windshield. ☺️ |
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| Canada geese |
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| My footprint |
- In the afternoon Bel, Corvidae, a friend of theirs, and I went apple picking! We picked some Cortland and some Macintosh apples.
- We followed that with a trip to Bear Brook State Park. This particular part of the park I don't think I've been to since I was a kid. Weirdly, I seem to have a memory of my parents paying to get in and parking, but nothing else. It was another lovely walk. This time with a brook and lots of trees instead of the beach.
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| Looking 89 |
- My Art for October was another Zentangle.
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Finished listening to: Just Kids, by Patti Smith.
Thank you for being here and being part of my daily happy things. Stay safe!
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