“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It Goes On.”
Robert Frost

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Snow Moon

Did you see the Snow Moon? I saw it early Saturday morning around 6 AM. It was lovely sitting behind the trees. Still high enough in the sky for a nice view. The Snow Moon is just as the name implies, a moon in the snowiest month of February. And almost as if by magic we just received some lovely snow!

The bitter cold that had been lingering for several weeks is finally gone and we have had much warmer winter weather. The sun has been shining and melting much of our snow. It was nice to have a bit of the fluffy stuff come down and then to have the sun come out this afternoon and melt it off the sidewalk and drive.  It's much easier to take the cold weather when the promise of spring is just around the corner!



Enjoy your week my friends! ~~ Diane

Saturday, February 13, 2021

This Really Is The Age of Aquarius

 

No this is not an eyeball, it is the Helix Nebula located in the constellation Aquarius. It's been referred to as the "Eye of God" nebula. Read more at the very bottom of this post.


Hello Friends! I'm still around, sorry I haven't visited your blogs lately. One insistent blogger friend has left me messages and I finally decided I better respond and post something! Thanks Stacy for prodding me out of my winter stupor hiding under a pile of blankets with my cat Guy and watching YouTube most of the day! It has been so freaking cold, of course I don't have to tell you Canadians about that. LOL!

I went to Stacy's blog MagicLoveCrow and saw her new fantastic painting and she spoke about Aquarius. I remembered reading about the new cycle we are entering a while back and so I thought I would post a bit about it.

Here's info from one website that explains the theory. "With Aquarius at the helm, we might begin steering toward a new way of working together to achieve our goals, prioritizing the good of community as a whole. In other words, we've only begun to see just how useful social activism can be to achieve progressive aims."  Source, click here.

Now I'm old enough to remember the song, "The Age of Aquarius" performed by the 5th Dimension.  I thought I'd revisit the lyrics below. Let's hope Aquarius brings peace, love and enlightenment to us all!

 The 5th Dimension Lyrics  "Age Of Aquarius"

When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius! Aquarius!

Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions

Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the mind's true liberation
Aquarius! Aquarius!

When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius! Aquarius!

Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in ...

Now here's some more about that weird photo at the top of the post....
"The Helix Nebula, also known as The Helix, NGC 7293, is a large planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, probably before 1824, this object is one of the closest to the Earth of all the bright planetary nebulae. The estimated distance is about 215 parsecs (700 light-years). It is similar in appearance to the Cat's Eye Nebula and the Ring Nebula, whose size, age, and physical characteristics are similar to the Dumbbell Nebula, varying only in its relative proximity and the appearance from the equatorial viewing angle. The Helix Nebula has sometimes been referred to as the "Eye of God" in pop culture, as well as the "Eye of Sauron"."  Source

Share your thoughts! 

Stay safe, well and happy! ~~ Diane