The word for today, March 4, 2008 is "aurora — noun — 1: DAWN. 2 capitalized : the Roman goddess of dawn — compare eos. 3: a luminous phenomenon that consists of streamers or arches of light appearing in the upper atmosphere of a planet's magnetic polar regions and is caused by the emission of light from atoms excited by electrons accelerated along the planet's magnetic field lines.
First of all, and off topic, Happy Birthday, Claudia. She is mumble-six this year. Many happy returns of the day. The picture is a couple of years old, but she has only changed for the better.
As I opened the garage door this morning—way before dawn—I could hear the birds grumbling and muttering about the coming day. It always amazes me when writers have their protagonists out in the woods not waking until the sun hits them. How could anyone sleep through all that racket? Anyway, none of the birds were actually whistling yet, although yesterday afternoon, the cardinals were declaring territorial rights. I do love to hear them, the robins, the kingbirds and finches in the warmer months. Now while it is still cold, their calls lift my heart with the promise of SPRING.
I was reading an article about the aurora borealis yesterday. Apparently, people book vacations in cold places to see the Northern Lights. I suppose they also book vacations to see the aurora australis, but the Northern Lights are more accesible by far. Apparently, the auroras are expanding with increasing pollution. Eventually, we won't be able to see the stars for the "ghost dancers."
Our quote for the day is from Alexander Pope (1688–1744) The Iliad of Homer Book viii. Line 1:
Aurora now, fair daughter of the dawn,
Sprinkled with rosy light the dewy lawn.
;^) Jan
3 comments:
THIS WAS MY FIRST VISIT TO YOUR JOURNALAND IWANTED TO SAY HELLO, I FOUND IT TO BE WARM AND WELCOMING THANK YOU!
I, too, heard bird calls this morning...not just Canada geese honking their way from one body of water to another. This was indeed a harbinger of spring although I could not identify the song...might have been a robin. I have not heard the cardinals yet this spring...but I love it when they begin courting! They are such flirty things...
Happy Birthday Claudia ,I was mumble seven the other day lol ....love Jan xx http://journals.aol.co.uk/jeadie05/Serendipity/
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