it's pretty rare to experience a perfect star gazing night in january. normally it's much too cold to attempt it. i'm thankful that i accidentally left my cell phone in my jeep this afternoon, otherwise, i would have missed out on one of the clearest, mildest nights we've had in quite some time. sirius is so bright, as usual, but holy moly,  i could even see each star in the seven sisters with just my glasses. i almost want to go back out there & lay in the back of the truck with my sleeping bag for a couple of hours. buuuut, alas, i must get up earlier than usual tomorrow. ah the pains of being a responsible adult.

"Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion's belt? Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs? Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God's dominion over the earth?"
Job 38:31-33 (the LORD speaking to Job)


"When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place...what is mankind that You are mindful of them, human beings that You care for them?" Ps.8:3&4

this is what makes me not smile:
my camera being crapped up. i'm getting pretty tired of not taking pictures. :/

...later...so i couldn't stand it. it's 54Freaking degrees. in january. so i got han out of bed, grabbed some sleeping bags & we went out and star gazed for a while. :) she is such a chatterbox ♥
it was really a special little fun time & i hope its something she remembers fondly.
bonus: she saw her first shooting star!