Wyona invited us to her annual “The Swift Tuttle Comet Party”. Eleven kids (Alex, Duncan, Nathanial, Alicia, Chelsie, Sabrina, Andrew, Gabe, Audra, David, and Zach) and 9 adults (Charise, Zoe, Marcia, Teague, Cheri, Wyona, Arta, Steve, and Rebecca laid out on the lawn to watch the skies as soon as twilight fell.
Wyona hosted us by laying out blankets, mats, air mattresses and sleeping bags. She provided Sound Surround Music – tunes to watch the skies by.
The treats she passed out were Mars bars.
No single conversation dominated the air for there was sound coming from every family cluster, so much so that at times I wanted to cry out, “Quiet, I can’t hear the stars”, but I couldn’t raise my voice above the others.
Air mattresses bounced, children hopped from one bed to another, and David’s $15 globe provided a bead on where we should be looking for the sights in the skies. The globe lights up to show the constellations in the sky.
We were seeing the Perseid’s Meteor Shower and most of the hits come from Perseus who is just under that “W” Casseopia.
The shower will be peaking on the 13th and 14th.
Happy meteor watching to all.
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