Night Fall

I remember as a kid little things like fire flies, tree frogs and being able to see the Milky Way on a dark moonless nights. Then one day all that seemed to vanish. The fire flies seemed to disappear along with the tree frogs and light pollution from "civilization" (I use it here as a dirty word, pardon my language) obliterated the Milky Way. Fortunately Becky and I are now living in an area of relatively little light pollution where on a good night the Milky Way can still be seen. Of course, a good night in Fairbanks this time of year starts sometime around 4pm and last until 9:30am and is somewhere in the temperature range of zero Fahrenheit to minus forty Fahrenheit. Cold but beautiful. And for the lucky few the Aurora will dance in the sky with the Milky Way in the back drop. Becky and I are doing well and wish everyone of you a happy holiday season.