Yesterday was a beautiful day–partly cloudy but a mild, lovely day. And continuing today. When we got up this morning, for one of the very few times since we’ve been here, the sky was cloudless–and filled with stars. Mary went outside first, and just oohed and aahed (I had to remind her that at 4:30 in the morning, other people were sleeping–sound carries around here). But it was hard not to get carried away at the sight. Venus is spectacular in the sky, as bright as the Moon if not so large. The Big Dipper was so bright, so large as to be almost overwhelming (which is what got Mary in the first place). Orion was starting to set; we could just see Taurus–Gemini was still high. The Southern Cross, Corvus–all were breath-taking in the clear sky.
Walking the dogs just at sunrise was a joy. Birds making a racket–they seemed to be louder than usual this morning.
We ate breakfast outside on the porch, enjoying the perfect weather.
As we remarked to one another, these are the days that make the rain worth enduring.
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