21 September 2022 (rising)

rising before dawn

with thoughts of winter

Orion

10 January 2020 (orion's belt #5)

Orion’s belt

three wishes sometimes

aren’t enough

9 January 2020 (orion's belt #4)

Orion’s belt

the illusion of order

to the universe

8 January 2020 (orion's belt #3)

Orion’s belt

who wears the pants

in this galaxy

7 January 2020 (orion's belt #2)

Decided that this week I’m going to riff on “Orion’s Belt” as a theme. Where I live, Orion is a winter constellation.

my childhood nights

mapped with asterisms

Orion’s belt

24 March 2019 (shells)

shells at low tide

finding the constellation

that points to home

December 7: Orientation

Home renovation.

Being able to find

the Big Dipper.

October 21: Sky-watching

Writers’ conference.

Watching Orion’s slow rise

over the mountain.

February 1: Orion

After Pecha Kucha at the Rockport Opera House last night:

Bustle of people
spilling out onto the street.
Above, calm Orion.

December 15: Moment of clarity

After all the shoveling,
the night sky's
brilliantly clear.

February 1: Red stars

Last night as I walked to the corner market, the night sky was crystal clear, and I could actually stop and enjoy the spectacle of stars without instantly freezing solid. Directly overhead, the planet Jupiter shone bright, poised above Aldebaran, a red giant star in the V-shaped constellation Taurus. Below Aldebaran, the red giant Betelgeuse hung on the right shoulder (our left) of the constellation Orion the Hunter. Amazing to think that the largest planet in our solar system (which is also red), and these two red giants flaming thousands of times larger than our own little yellow sun, are just tiny pinpricks from our vantage point here on Earth. We comprehend so little of what's around us in the universe.

Starry winter sky.
I made a big red wish
on Aldebaran.