Saturday, December 06, 2003
Skywatch:
One of the first things I do in the morning is to walk out with Franklin as he takes his morning pee.
Sooner or later, hot or cold, windy or calm, I get out of myself and away from the dog and look up above my normal eyeline.
I am welcomed in my day by the stars!
When the sky is super clear as it is today they seem to be within my reach.
It is about three or four in the morning and there isn't a lot of earth light. The desert air is so dry, and the horizon so wide, that the stars' clarity always gives me a whole-body jolt.
This time of year is special because Orion is there; the first constellation that I learned. Orion, the hunter, is a hunk. He has a dog Sirius with him too. Hey, Orion. Hey Sirius!
I will go back inside and start the day with the morning rituals. Some of these will involve conscious meditation; but none of it will match this starry start and afterglow.
All of it will be enhanced by this beginning; the stillness of the welcoming, waiting sky.
One of the first things I do in the morning is to walk out with Franklin as he takes his morning pee.
Sooner or later, hot or cold, windy or calm, I get out of myself and away from the dog and look up above my normal eyeline.
I am welcomed in my day by the stars!
When the sky is super clear as it is today they seem to be within my reach.
It is about three or four in the morning and there isn't a lot of earth light. The desert air is so dry, and the horizon so wide, that the stars' clarity always gives me a whole-body jolt.
This time of year is special because Orion is there; the first constellation that I learned. Orion, the hunter, is a hunk. He has a dog Sirius with him too. Hey, Orion. Hey Sirius!
I will go back inside and start the day with the morning rituals. Some of these will involve conscious meditation; but none of it will match this starry start and afterglow.
All of it will be enhanced by this beginning; the stillness of the welcoming, waiting sky.
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