We’ve had discussion about how far south you have to be to see the small, brilliant, and charismatic constellation of the Southern Cross. Continue reading “Crux, the Coma Hour, and school exams”
Month: February 2021
Forty days
It’s Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Crosses are painted with ash on foreheads. Continue reading “Forty days”
Extremes, Cosmic and Political
I’m gradually revising my Albedo to Zodiac, and just now I came to a spot under H that needed attention and have had to work up a paragraph: Continue reading “Extremes, Cosmic and Political”
Valentine’s morn
February may be the coldest month – it’s feeling Continue reading “Valentine’s morn”
Good things are starting to happen
The civil war in Yemen is the most intense current humanitarian tragedy. Continue reading “Good things are starting to happen”
A new planet? and a new policy?
This is a possible detection of a planet in the star system nearest to us.
Tantalization in the morning sky
A great grouping in the pre-dawn sky: the three brightest planets and the extremely slender Moon. Continue reading “Tantalization in the morning sky”
Venus and Vaccine in Lancashire
Toxteth is a central part of Liverpool. Though I l Continue reading “Venus and Vaccine in Lancashire”
Groundhog Quarantine
What more can we say about Groundhog Day that we didn’t say in 2015?
