Oh I'm on team starlight all the way. In fact the neighbors were perturbed with me for turning off my farm light because it was the only type of streetlight on the block (till recently). They asked if I turned it off to save money but no..it's for the night to be the night! I'm not afraid of what's in the dark! But years later I got a lil guff when my neighbor's truck was stolen. If only someone had left their light on they said! I first studied the constellations on a desert road trip and I was surprised that learning all those Greek characters in the sky (Perseus, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cepheus,etc.) made the sky full of friends. Suddenly the sky wasn't random anymore..it was identifiable. I tell my students it's like the difference between being friendly with someone but not knowing their name versus being friends with someone whose name you know. How can a name make such a difference? I dunno. By the way Cygnus is my favorite constellation.
Well, maybe the cars parked under the light that are stolen more often (like spotlighting the featured product?) That's just conjecture. Orion has been my friend in the last few years, in the long cold winter months when I really need to know that there is something out there beyond the cold wind! Your thoughts about the sky not being random but filled with friends ... it sounds like the beginning of a nice story. There was a farmer who said a similar thing to us about his plants :-D
Another good one, and great painting.
Thanks, Ned!
Oh I'm on team starlight all the way. In fact the neighbors were perturbed with me for turning off my farm light because it was the only type of streetlight on the block (till recently). They asked if I turned it off to save money but no..it's for the night to be the night! I'm not afraid of what's in the dark! But years later I got a lil guff when my neighbor's truck was stolen. If only someone had left their light on they said! I first studied the constellations on a desert road trip and I was surprised that learning all those Greek characters in the sky (Perseus, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cepheus,etc.) made the sky full of friends. Suddenly the sky wasn't random anymore..it was identifiable. I tell my students it's like the difference between being friendly with someone but not knowing their name versus being friends with someone whose name you know. How can a name make such a difference? I dunno. By the way Cygnus is my favorite constellation.
Well, maybe the cars parked under the light that are stolen more often (like spotlighting the featured product?) That's just conjecture. Orion has been my friend in the last few years, in the long cold winter months when I really need to know that there is something out there beyond the cold wind! Your thoughts about the sky not being random but filled with friends ... it sounds like the beginning of a nice story. There was a farmer who said a similar thing to us about his plants :-D