Thursday, 12 November 2026

Meteor - Silent as the Night.



Rudely awoken at 4.30 am to the pitter patter of feet on the motorhome roof, or so it sounded, maybe a bird or mouse !
It turned out to be a leaf blowing back and forth.

I should have realised it was no mouse or bird, as the sound of leaves blowing on nearby concrete gave me a hint as to the mysterious footsteps above our sleeping heads.

Wind was gentle and easterly.

I went to investigate.

​Outside, Leo, Jupiter and Mars were shiny bright, forming a lovely view above a dark silhouette of a nearby tree.

It was bone chilling easterly cold and but for the dance of leaves on concrete and roof, it was as quiet as could be.

​A lone meteor shot across the sky from below Gemini, heading towards Jupiter at a middling speed.

I went back to my warm bed.

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Meteor - Silent as the Night.

Rudely awoken at 4.30 am to the pitter patter of feet on the motorhome roof, or so it sounded, maybe a bird or mouse ! It turned...