(sky, morning watch)
I had the last antibiotic yesterday, so if that's been a drag on my system, it will stop. Might just be the waning of the light. This morning was 51°F on the back deck, essentially balmy, and i sit on the lounge listening to the chorus of insects and frogs under the brilliant last quarter moon. The Moon is near Mars, which in turn is in line with the twins of Gemini. Jupiter is still brilliant in the sky. I've seem one bit of space junk predicted from Heavens Above website, one that wasn't (maybe starlink? maybe brighter than predicted?), and a streak of a meteor.
https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/understanding-the-misunderstood-kessler-syndrome/
I sit out in the morning and see the space craft and space junk, listen to cars and trucks and planes, and set an opening of a novel in my mind -- some alien planet supporting human explorers and settlers -- what transit sounds? What movement in the sky? Other mornings i wonder about space junk and marvel so few space operas have touched on what battle residue over a planet might become -- partly because the clean up would be interesting to read about.
It's interesting how abrupt civil twilight can be. Suddenly light on the trees facing the east and birdsong. Sunrise is still a bit off.
We had the local telecom come down the road this summer stringing something i suspected was fiber. They left terrible ruts in the road verge near our driveway. I poked and it looks like they got a grant to string the fiber and then a few weeks ago we began being pelted with adverts to switch. I dread the process but look forward to the completion. The trenching is the most annoying piece as there are MANY barriers. And of course the process sort of skims past that in documentation. I don't trust the company at all, so the last thing i want is for them to be able to say we are connected (satisfying some grant requirements) but the trenching not be complete. I'm also out lining worst cases, such as trenching cuts the copper wire and we're left offline (well, dependent on cell service) for a painful amount of time. Then someone shared how the process cut their power line and, bleep. I wish i could expect competence but this company has shown a passion for cost cutting that astounds.I swear half the people in this county spit at the name of the telecom.
post-tags: sky, morning watch
https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/understanding-the-misunderstood-kessler-syndrome/
I sit out in the morning and see the space craft and space junk, listen to cars and trucks and planes, and set an opening of a novel in my mind -- some alien planet supporting human explorers and settlers -- what transit sounds? What movement in the sky? Other mornings i wonder about space junk and marvel so few space operas have touched on what battle residue over a planet might become -- partly because the clean up would be interesting to read about.
It's interesting how abrupt civil twilight can be. Suddenly light on the trees facing the east and birdsong. Sunrise is still a bit off.
We had the local telecom come down the road this summer stringing something i suspected was fiber. They left terrible ruts in the road verge near our driveway. I poked and it looks like they got a grant to string the fiber and then a few weeks ago we began being pelted with adverts to switch. I dread the process but look forward to the completion. The trenching is the most annoying piece as there are MANY barriers. And of course the process sort of skims past that in documentation. I don't trust the company at all, so the last thing i want is for them to be able to say we are connected (satisfying some grant requirements) but the trenching not be complete. I'm also out lining worst cases, such as trenching cuts the copper wire and we're left offline (well, dependent on cell service) for a painful amount of time. Then someone shared how the process cut their power line and, bleep. I wish i could expect competence but this company has shown a passion for cost cutting that astounds.I swear half the people in this county spit at the name of the telecom.
post-tags: sky, morning watch