The boundary between summer and fall is always elusive in this part of Texas, more than usual this October as cool nights have you reaching for your jacket in the early morning and the sunny afternoons have you reaching for your shorts.
I have been taking walks this week at the oddest times of night, evening before the moon rises, 3 in the morning, and under a full moon at 7AM. The darkness before the moon rise is eerie, even though it is still early. I live across two roads from a small resort lake. There are plenty of weekender houses with no one home right around the lake but fields and small copses of woods around that. It is quiet and dark and you can hear the deer shifting around you. I love my full-moon walks but it’s my dark sky walks that intrigue me most. Intellectually, I know what’s out there, viscerally, not so much.
I have been taking walks this week at the oddest times of night, evening before the moon rises, 3 in the morning, and under a full moon at 7AM. The darkness before the moon rise is eerie, even though it is still early. I live across two roads from a small resort lake. There are plenty of weekender houses with no one home right around the lake but fields and small copses of woods around that. It is quiet and dark and you can hear the deer shifting around you. I love my full-moon walks but it’s my dark sky walks that intrigue me most. Intellectually, I know what’s out there, viscerally, not so much.
What a great idea! Sadly our dark skies here in the city are not so dark, but I will have to try that. Thank you!
Another fascinating and great read Thanks.