When I was younger, I would gaze up at the sky with my wide-little-girl eyes and stare.
I would stare for hours, gaping at the way the clouds moved in such quick, careless way, the sun extending its soft rays to my awed face, and the sparrows, spreading their beautiful, fragile wings to soar across the hauntingly blue sky.
But most of all, I would look at the stars.
At night, I would gather my telescope and my constellations map and my lovely star-dotted sleeping bag and just watch.
I would gasp at the incredible sight of the Big and Little Dipper paired together, like two peas in a pod. I would trace my small, stubby fingers over Orion’s Belt. I would lose my breath at the vivid galaxies that spread as far as the eye could see.
I would
hold the sky in my grubby little fingers.
picture in my head and see what is going on and how great it would be.
When you have a clear night sky, it looks so nice and peaceful.
After hearing this description, an elegant sunset with innocent animals roaming about pops into mind.
Another thing I've never experienced until my adventure was the ability to see 180° of sky, from the sea-level horizon on one side, up and across to the
How strange and awful it seemed to stand naked under the sky! how delicious! She felt like some new-born creature, opening its eyes in a familiar world that it had never known.
My clock’s hour hand hovered somewhere around the 11 P.M. mark, and my parents, brother, and sister had all already tucked in for the night. Rumour had it that the meteor shower was going to be at it’s brightest and most vivid at around 2 A.M., and I was determined to wait it out. Reclining comfortably on my bed, I kept one eye constantly on the clock while texting every friend who appeared to be awake at that hour. Eventually, even they soon clocked out, leaving me truly alone to wait. It still wasn’t quite 2 A.M. yet, and all this waiting around bored me immensely. The time ticked slowly, steadily onward, while I kept myself entertained playing games on my phone. When I finally tore my eyes from the screen and to the clock, it was already half-past two. Fearing that I may have missed the meteor shower in its entirety, I rushed as quickly and quietly as I could force myself to manage, through my house and out the back door into the backyard. I turned my head to the skies and stared expectantly. There were stars alright, yup. They were certainly pretty. But I hadn’t stayed awake for hours on end for some stars that I had already seen thrice over. I scanned every corner of the night sky for anything that might resemble a flying space rock, but found none. I realized that if I wanted a glimpse of those meteors, I would need to wait some more. Though the prospect of having to wait even further disheartened me, I
It was early, the sun was just beginning to peak over the mountains that lined the distant horizon. The breeze carried with it the scents of dew and the variety of wildflowers that grew along the lake shore. Flocks of birds flew over head, their cries piercing the silence of morning.
see what I could do to make my life better. I would find out what things were
Some people think of them as animals. Some people think of them as objects. Some people think of them as friends. Then there are the few who think of them as family. Horses have always been like family to humans, except sometimes closer. There are many benefits to owning or being around horses. They come in many different colors. There is a multitude of breeds, also. Additionally, they have a long history with humans. Horses have unique behaviors. Showing horses has been the past-time or even career of many people. Furthermore, caring for horses can be a handful, but is definitely rewarding. Finally, riding horses is not just a hobby or a sport, but an action of your heart. Horses are wondrous creatures that have lived with man or thousands of years.
Dr. D is a cardiothoracic surgeon. He was my hero. He may well still be, even though he is a throw-back to the days when I was more concerned about science than symbolism.
eyes far up and down the vista of sooty trees, hazy air and drab house
As I lay on the minute golden grains of sand, I looked up at the brilliant sky, adorned with flashes of pink and orange and purple, mirroring the colours of a flawless seasoned apricot. The goddess-like sun’s face is being embraced by the demure navy fingertips of the skyline.
Orion is one of the two southern hemisphere constellations available for this purpose. There are two opportunities left this year to contribute, until 22 March 2012 and 11 to 20 April 2012. Contributing an observation is easy to do and there is a cool webapp so that observations can be submitted in real-time. The brightest star in the constellation is the blue supergiant Rigel that represents the left foot of the giant Orion according to Greek mythology.
galaxy it would look as if you were standing still and all others were rushing
One thing us as humans have never been able to fully understand is astronomy. Always having an unexplained mystery, astronomy also has served as a way to keep time and predict the future. The word “astronomy” is defined as the study of heavenly bodies, meaning anything in the sky such as stars, galaxies, comets, planets, nebulae, and so on. Many people, if not everyone, is amazed by the night sky on a clear, moonless night.