"When it is dark enough, you can see the stars"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
PS: Tonight, the night sky will entertain. Meteor showers are in the forecast to commence during the darkest part of the night, of course.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
An explorer in a new territory who has chosen an untrodden forrested path may stumble among the brambles and unknown knolls as she finds her footing. Tentatively tempting to put one foot in front of the other, relying on her sometimes shaky intuition, trusting the acuity of her senses, she moves forward...slowly....deeper into the darkening woods. Strange noises of snapping twigs, hoot owls and swishing branches tease her confidence. But her reliable inside voice continues to whisper encouragement as she continues into a dark valley.
Right when it doesn't seem like it could get any darker, she looks up through the opening of the trees to the calming familiarity of the night sky and the galaxy of stars that have always been a guide for explorers who are attempting to map out their destiny.
Deep intake of fresh night sky air....a sigh of relief......and the path becomes more accessible.
Right when it doesn't seem like it could get any darker, she looks up through the opening of the trees to the calming familiarity of the night sky and the galaxy of stars that have always been a guide for explorers who are attempting to map out their destiny.
Deep intake of fresh night sky air....a sigh of relief......and the path becomes more accessible.
PS: Tonight, the night sky will entertain. Meteor showers are in the forecast to commence during the darkest part of the night, of course.
5 comments:
Very nice, and I'll be watching for those meteors.
Mike
.....and suddenly the tiny red glow of a cigarette appears,
.... the Dew Line Lives!!
beautifully written -it just may be true that in times of darkness the eyes do begin to really see
Hey Mike.......did you see them? I fell asleep and missed the show. Fortunately, it's a two day wonder. Hopefully the skies will remain clear.
Daisy......the Dew Line! Perfect spot where the forest opens to the sky.....red glow of a cig, or something else? :) What's great about the Dew line is that you may have walked out there in the dark by yourself, but you were bound to find a few kindreds to star gaze with.
Paul.........we just have to let our eyes adjust.......and let our heart help with the focus. And you know what? Who cares if we fall flat on our face tripping over one of those knolls? A couple of bruises and scrapes......but new "knolledge" perhaps.......
I couldn't resist the pun.....
Meet you at the Dew line......
Sometimes we just have to trust.
I breathed that sigh of relief just there!
amazing how much light the moon can give too
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