Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Leuven 2015, Science & Nature
…Two planets and a star
Venus, Jupiter and Regulus shining bright in the sky.
Brilliant Venus in west from dusk until mid-to-late evening. Venus – the brightest planet and third-brightest sky object overall (after the sun and moon) – reaches its greatest elongation in the western sky on June 6. That means it is at its farthest from [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Jun 23rd 2015
Filed under Hay-on-Wye 2015, Holidays, Science & Nature
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Science & Nature
…or is it a planet…
Three planets are clearly visible at nightfall this month: Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Mercury is fading – whereas Mars has already disappeared – into the glare of sunset.
Evening planets in May 2015
Brilliant Venus in west from dusk until late evening
Fading Mars lost in the glare of sunset
Bright Jupiter from dusk until [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 1st 2015
Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart – a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water – I accept with joy.
Bhagavad Gita
12 Comments CherryPie on May 24th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Science & Nature
When I looked out of my living room window on Saturday morning I was saddened to see a large broken branch lying on top of the fence underneath ‘My Oak Tree‘. Then on Sunday morning I awoke to the sound of a chainsaw… Tree doctors had been called in to remove the damaged limb. This [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on May 4th 2015
Amor saca amor.
St. Teresa of Avila
Love begets love.
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 26th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About, Science & Nature
Today was a perfect spring day so after lunch we set off into the Shropshire countryside in order to drive up the steeps slopes to the top of the Long Mynd. As we drove along the country lanes the scenery was outstanding in the spring sunshine and we were provided with clear views from the [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2015
