Twilight Time
by Amber on Mar.28, 2009, under Distractions are the Opiate of the Masses, Whimsical Musings, Wondering
I was treated to one of my favorite things tonight as I left work tonight. I walked out to a crescent moon suspended in a twilit sky. I have always liked twilight. It’s this translucent blue bowl overhead shading from light indigo to an almost black dome with a sprinkling of stars in it. The edges of the sky are still purple and magenta and orange. It’s one of the most beautiful ways for the sky to look. It reminds me of summer evenings watching the sun set, and seeing the trees silhouetted against the deepening dusk. Then the stars and the moon come out to decorate it. The song? Call it a weakness. It reminds me of Steven King, of all things. He used the opening part of the lyrics in part III of The Dark Tower. Every time I hear it, I think of its darkened connotations since I read the book. (Darkened, geddit? I slay me. Who’d have thought I’d devolve into puns in my old age.)
Of course, in the summer you have those hot nights when it’s nice to sleep outside and submit to the dog’s slobbering adoration while it has you trapped in a sleeping bag. You can count the stars and watch the shooting stars streaking across the sky in their hundreds. I used to keep track of when meteor showers were going to occur so that I could spend some summer nights outside that way. I remember the show that I listened to on Prairie Public Radio called Star Date. (And of course, Hearts of Space, which had the trippy psychedelic space music.)
March 30th, 2009 on 05:52
I love crescent moons. I call them Cheshire Cat moons.
March 30th, 2009 on 09:38
That’s a perfect way to put it, Cheshire Cat moon. It was in that position too, with the points facing up. That Star Date program is pretty cool too, now that I remembered it. I used to love those little announcements of which part of the sky to look in for this or that, or a bit of astronomical history.
March 30th, 2009 on 11:51
OHOHoh!!! With the little nerdy guy telling you all about what’s happening in space that week? He comes on here on PBS after Britcoms on Saturdays. I love how enthusiastic he is about it. So cute.
March 30th, 2009 on 11:54
I always liked the voice, and the matter-of-factness about the announcements. It’s so strange, listening to it again. It sends me right back to the milking parlor kicking the cow that kicked me and listening out for the next meteor shower or celestial object in view for the next three nights or so.