Perseid!
I ran out because there was a really low plane passing by a little while ago - really low - and, you know, I like interesting things, and as I looked up, a shooting star flashed across the corner of my eye and I remembered that it was Perseids night. It wasn't very dark yet, but there were a scattering of stars, and I thought oooh - and then was distracted by a big flash of light to the south-east. I turned to see that, but all I could see was a trail of smoke higher in the sky. Turned around again to look for Perseids, and there was another flash behind me. Wandered out past the outbuildings towards clearer skies, wondering if someone had fireworks out, but - nothing more. Turned and wandered back towards the house, and saw the brightest shooting star I've ever seen - and orange, actually orange-golden. That was heading south too, come to think of it! I watched for a bit longer, because it's the most beautiful, balmy-breezed night, but not only did I not see any more shooting stars, but I realised that cloud was drifting in - from the east. Gargh! I have a feeling tonight would have been really really something... maybe the cloud'll blow over... *sighs*
Has anyone else seen Perseids tonight? (Or mysterious flashes of light or streaks of smoke, or...? *g*)
ETA - and there was an even lower plane, and I went to see how low (reeeeally low...) and the cloud had blown past and the stars were out, and I lay back on my car's bonnet and gazed up... I saw half a dozen more really bright ones, and flashes of more ordinary ones. The bright ones are really golden tonight, though!
Oh, and I was buzzed by a bat. *vbg*
(And now I'm trying to think of lads-under-the-stars fic... *g* I've written some, but there must be others... *g*)
And now that I'm warmed up a bit and have pulled on me leggings and cardi and big socks, I'm just going to nip outside again for a bit...
ETA II - also, you can see the dust trails that slash after them, for just a second longer than the light, they're there... *sighs happily*
Has anyone else seen Perseids tonight? (Or mysterious flashes of light or streaks of smoke, or...? *g*)
ETA - and there was an even lower plane, and I went to see how low (reeeeally low...) and the cloud had blown past and the stars were out, and I lay back on my car's bonnet and gazed up... I saw half a dozen more really bright ones, and flashes of more ordinary ones. The bright ones are really golden tonight, though!
Oh, and I was buzzed by a bat. *vbg*
(And now I'm trying to think of lads-under-the-stars fic... *g* I've written some, but there must be others... *g*)
And now that I'm warmed up a bit and have pulled on me leggings and cardi and big socks, I'm just going to nip outside again for a bit...
ETA II - also, you can see the dust trails that slash after them, for just a second longer than the light, they're there... *sighs happily*