…the longest night of the year, I stayed up to watch the big lunar eclipse.
The last time I remember doing that was in Edmonton at the legislature grounds while student teaching… that round, of course wasn’t also the longest night of the year because the last time both were combined was 1634.
I don’t know which is more neat: knowing that the redish colour is caused by all the sunrises and sunsets on earth… or knowing that so many people are collectively sharing the same experience as I [freeze and] look up.
I’m not a big astronomy geek really. I am, though, a pretty good sport when it comes to this kind of stuff. …especially during holidays when there’s less of a call to urgency when it comes to sleep.
On this the first day of winter… with days now getting longer… I was given a gentle reminder to marvel at the [extra]ordinary.
Not a bad way to start things off, at all.
In fact, something to consider for the 2nd day of winter, the 3rd, the 4th, the 5th……………….