Nature of Night in the Snow

This weekend has been chalked full of fun and exciting things! First off, on Saturday, Mary T., her youngest son Jubal, and I headed off for a fun day at Central Washington University where they were holding the annual Nature of Night interactive exhibit and the Bubble Planetarium. I got Jubal jazzed up by telling him that there was a dark tunnel you had to crawl through to get inside the planetarium. And indeed there was. Mary and I were both happy that we did not wear dresses that day! The planetarium was incredibly interesting and if you've never gone into one, you should. It's a great big gray parachute-like bubble that gets pumped full of air with a fan. It's quite large and can seat about 25 people inside if they sit in a circle. Inside is a projector that casts the stars onto the inside surface of the planetarium. Dr. Palmquist simulated what the stars would look like that evening, starting at 6:30 pm and going until 6:30 am. Then we visited with a Great Horned Owl named Samantha, who was injured by a car and lost one eye and is blind in the other. She was very patient with all the children and all the noise. We also made batwings and learned about the noises that bats make, and looked at how light is reflected in animals eyes. The eyes of mice shine pink when light is shone into them, and the eyes of rabbits shine red. We also learned about putting icing on star-shaped cookies. Very very important.Jubal and Mary making batwings.

There was crocheting at the cookie booth. :)

After all that was done, I can't really remember what all I did. Hmmm... Anyway, moving on to Sunday. It snowed. This season's very first snow fall, and it's been beautiful all day! When I awoke this morning and looked outside, hoping to see a white blanket of snow, I instead saw a very wet blanket of leaves. Bummed that it hadn't snowed yet, I went about my business of getting ready for church. By the time I stepped outside to walk the 1/2 block to my church, it had started snowing and already was sticking to the grass! It did not stop after that and after a few hours, it was sticking to the road and sidewalks, too! I was so happy!Hollyhocks in the snow.

Little orange flower

Cozy afternoon.

My Keens advertisement pic. LOL!

After church was an incredibly wonderful Thanksgiving potluck. I had turkey. I had mashed potatoes. I had sweet potatoes in yummy candy sauce. I had deviled eggs. Mmmmmm.... Then Mary and I went to her place and knitted while our friend Cindy S. and her children visited from the west side. Cindy used to come to our Monday Night Knitters group, but her husband got a great job with the railroad and they had to move to the west side of the Cascades. It was great to see her and her two children. Jubal was quite excited to have a playmate this afternoon.

Right now I'm reading an incredible book called Blue Like Jazz, by Donald Miller. The man is amazing in his truthfulness and humility. I'll talk more about this book when I finish it. If you haven't read it, get it, read it, and smile.

This upcoming week is a short week for me at work. Only three days. Yeah! That means much more time for more important things... like knitting, and creating Christmas presents, and digging out my ornaments and my Christmas tree. This is certainly my most favorite time of year. I can do without summer. And that terrible month they call February when I get depressed and spend money and time lying in a fake sun booth getting a tan.