The Lyrids

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    I wanted to share this experience-my husband and son were going to get up with me, but I could not wake them-I also wanted to get outside for 2 a.m, but didn't get situated until about 3 a.m..

    The Lyrids

     Had to wake early
    Lyrids Meteor Shower
    Worth waking up for

    Slippers and nightgown
    with a warm jacket needed
    Look up at the sky

    Three a.m. to four
    Watched five moving cross the sky
    Very exciting!

    Alone in the dark
    Feet dampened by morning dew
    Hear birds wakening

    Sneezing and freezing
    Went back inside to warm up
    tried to sleep some more

    Settled back in bed
    Dreamt about the dark skyscape
    lit with stars twinkling

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    Olan01 commented on The Lyrids

    05-12-2010

    Thank you, Earthly, for returning memories. In 1966 my science teacher told us to get up early to see the Leonid meteor shower. Mother woke me and I was amazed. The sky was on fire and not a black spot to been seen, rain of fire. "Sky and Telescope", in 1967. reported over 144,000 meteor an hour were seen to the naked eye (I believe there were many more, in my area, as I watch this from my window in the house and they were coming strait down at only a slight angle). I will never see such a thing like that again. Farmer were in there fields for the harvest the next day and report finding meteor everywhere in their fields in our small county. Thank you. Love, peace and freedom, Olan
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    thecross commented on The Lyrids

    04-28-2010

    Nice write and written so that the reader can almost feel as if they were there observing, well done.
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    Chaos128 commented on The Lyrids

    04-22-2010

    I've watched a meteor shower or two, myself, and got up at an ungodly hour to do it, too. I did get a kick out of it, but I'm more partial to comets, though ha ha. Excellent capture of the moment!
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    earthly

    04/22/2010

    Thank you for your kind words-hope your Earth Day was memorable-Namaste...Earthly

    SavVySam commented on The Lyrids

    04-22-2010

    Gee, I am so glad that I am not alone in my sky ward gazing! We never miss the Leonid Meteor showers...I enjoyed your tribute poem...I just looked down and noticed dh is with us too!;) It is definitely a show worth the damp slippers!
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    dancinghawk commented on The Lyrids

    04-22-2010

    earthly! so exciting you got up for the pre-dawn show! falling stars are amazing ... i have plans for the Perseid meteor shower in August which i'm very much looking forward to ... did you happen to catch the cop-cam video of the meteor in the mIdwest last week? pretty incredible ... and love this capture of this earthly experience! beautiful! -dh
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