Just came in from watching the first half–from contact to total involvement–of the full lunar eclipse. It’s most awesome, awe-inspiring, and brings tears to the eyes. We’re lucky that it’s a clear night with minimal distortion and we’re situated just-so to see the whole thing in all its glory.

And it is beautiful. Other people might take pictures. I just woke up the DH and the Princess for it. The Princess was full of questions, then went back to sleep. The Sullen One, of course, was outside the whole time.

Goodnight, sweet universe. Thank you for the lovely show–and the reminder that human beings are both cosmic and insignificant.

I needed that.

* The Sullen One coined this phrase. He says the moon and the earth are so old, this is like a four o’clock teatime for them, when they get together and kibitz before going on about their daily business.

The boy makes me so proud.

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