tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23123441341079609.post101491532569634241..comments2023-05-15T15:44:16.566+01:00Comments on dolce far niente: sleeping on the roofI, Like The Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423569600315825506noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23123441341079609.post-2327522817951495312010-07-16T14:06:05.985+01:002010-07-16T14:06:05.985+01:00I wish I could stay out till dawn. Unfortunately,...I wish I could stay out till dawn. Unfortunately, I just go to bed late and then sleep through it. <br />Such lovely wanderings through the heavens. I shall look for some of those when I next get a clear night sky.<br />(Is that little cluster just next to Arcturus the Seven Sisters?)mighttp://letouttoplay.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23123441341079609.post-22864552185342773102010-07-13T07:27:49.097+01:002010-07-13T07:27:49.097+01:00Missing you...Missing you...Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23123441341079609.post-55568696994692095532010-07-12T23:43:46.280+01:002010-07-12T23:43:46.280+01:00For Zigs...yes, a partial eclipse, the other day, ...For Zigs...yes, a partial eclipse, the other day, but only visible from the Eastern Pacific. Big crowd at Easter Island, apparently.<br /><br />Thankyou for the astronomy lesson.I'm rubbish on stars. But I did like Robert Mitchum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23123441341079609.post-3019128776894574992010-07-12T23:26:43.586+01:002010-07-12T23:26:43.586+01:00Ohhhhhhhh.....now I haffta check for meteor shower...Ohhhhhhhh.....now I haffta check for meteor showers that are upcoming! <br />:-)<br /><br />IF it ever stops raining. *sigh*<br />It will stop raining.<br />When it stops.....LOLMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23123441341079609.post-73403637768497628802010-07-12T06:21:01.577+01:002010-07-12T06:21:01.577+01:00...here we are!
Auden's 'Summer Night'......here we are!<br /><br />Auden's 'Summer Night':<br /><br /><em>Out on the lawn I lie in bed,<br />Vega conspicuous overhead<br />In the windless nights of June,<br />As congregated leaves complete Their day's activity; my feet Point to the rising moon.<br /><br />Lucky, this point in time and space<br />Is chosen as my working-place, Where the sexy airs of summer,<br />The bathing hours and the bare arms,<br />The leisured drives through a land of farms<br />Are good to a newcomer.</em><br /><br />(continues for several verses. I don't know how this compares with your rooftop?)Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23123441341079609.post-1611476865489162812010-07-12T06:06:28.115+01:002010-07-12T06:06:28.115+01:00I got up briefly at 1am this morning to 'Speed...I got up briefly at 1am this morning to 'Speed on to Spica', never having heard this before, and there she was, lying low on the western horizon. Now I've just thought of a poem by Auden about sleeping out beneath Vega, so I'll break off while I try to find it. Back later...Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23123441341079609.post-45661247705090271572010-07-11T21:49:12.110+01:002010-07-11T21:49:12.110+01:00Are you still stuck up there?Are you still stuck up there?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23123441341079609.post-35423559216233028592010-07-11T19:46:40.315+01:002010-07-11T19:46:40.315+01:00"Just imagine that you're sitting on a pl..."Just imagine that you're sitting on a planet that's revolving....."<br />Made me think of the Python's wonderful song.<br />Thanks for the stargazing lesson. I'll look for them. I always spot the big dipper.<br /><br />Peace.Spadomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781369901345409341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23123441341079609.post-62029802568502428142010-07-11T11:50:50.650+01:002010-07-11T11:50:50.650+01:00What a great thing!
'Bout time. :-PWhat a great thing!<br /><br />'Bout time. :-PMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23123441341079609.post-52815595346138123282010-07-10T11:50:39.522+01:002010-07-10T11:50:39.522+01:00Fascinating! But I'm surprised the London ligh...Fascinating! But I'm surprised the London light pollution enables you to see anything.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23123441341079609.post-43142030141141975112010-07-10T11:41:39.508+01:002010-07-10T11:41:39.508+01:00Oooooh. If we look on Google Earth do you think w...Oooooh. If we look on Google Earth do you think we will find you?<br /><br />I trust you were properly dressed.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.com