Night of the Comet
Jul. 18th, 2020 11:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jamesqI convinced Ger to join me on an excellent adventure. The goal was to go to Golden Rod Community Hall, about 20 minutes north of the city. Being moderately away from the city lights we could see the ISS fly overhead. More importantly, we could get some pictures of Comet NEOWISE. Ger brought one of his super-cameras so we could get some nice shots.
Got out of the car after our half hour drive to discover that it was overcast. Well shit, I probably should have checked that before leaving the city. D'oh!
On the bright side, we encountered a lot of wildlife. On the way there, we saw some kind of undulating mammal that moved like a skunk, but was greyish-brown. A badger maybe?
In the parking lot of the we heard a bear*
On the way back I saw a deer in the road. It was in the other lane, but still managed to send a squirt of adrenalin to my heart.
Next up was an owl, using car headlights to hunt with. It grabbed something for dinner just as we drove by.
Finally, a red fox moving in the ditch.
As my companion said many times after discovering the sky wasn't cooperating, "It was a nice drive at least." Yes it was.
*or possibly a cow. I thought it was a cow, but Gerry said bears sound like cows. Also, he suggested we might want to get back in the car.
On the bright side, we encountered a lot of wildlife. On the way there, we saw some kind of undulating mammal that moved like a skunk, but was greyish-brown. A badger maybe?
In the parking lot of the we heard a bear*
On the way back I saw a deer in the road. It was in the other lane, but still managed to send a squirt of adrenalin to my heart.
Next up was an owl, using car headlights to hunt with. It grabbed something for dinner just as we drove by.
Finally, a red fox moving in the ditch.
As my companion said many times after discovering the sky wasn't cooperating, "It was a nice drive at least." Yes it was.
*or possibly a cow. I thought it was a cow, but Gerry said bears sound like cows. Also, he suggested we might want to get back in the car.
