May 11, 2017 – Celestial Observations and An Amazon Story (continued)

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Notes from Susan

From the Owl’s Nest: Celestial Observations

When I can, I’ll be letting you know about various things that will be happening in the sky.

This month we’re in the Eta Aquarid meteor showers. They peaked on May 6th, but will still be visible until May 26th. You’ll be able to catch them in the early predawn hours. Great timing! Of course. Here in New England the sky’s been overcast so we haven’t been able to see them.

These meteor showers are a remnant of Halley’s comet. The comet also makes up the Orionid meteor showers that occur in October.

In case you missed it an asteroid passed by the Earth a couple of days ago. That combined with a New Moon and another meteor show made for some interesting energy…did you feel it?

Enjoy!
Susan

From Joe

An Amazon Story (continued)

The first installment of Joe Della Rosa’s An Amazon Story appeared in our December 2016 newsletter, and the second appeared in our March 2017 newsletter. We left with Sorri encountering a Capybara…

Sorri squatted a safe distance away from the flopping Arapaima, his eye brows furrowed in playful contemplation. The fish stopped moving momentarily and Sorri, thinking it had finally returned to the River Mother, hesitantly reached out a hand to touch the large fish. Saniri watched unblinkingly, the slight smile that graced his jaws seemed to teeter on the edge of one of his loud guffaws. Just before the tips of Sorri’s fingers could glaze the blush-colored scales of the fish’s underbelly, it began to flop its tail wildly causing Sorri to yelp and fall back on his rear. He scurried out of the way as one flip of the giant fish’s tail sent it flying toward Sorri.

“How am I going to get the meat out of that?” said Sorri as his face quickly turned the color of the Arapaima’s underbelly. Saniri continued to laugh as the mama capybara hurried over to the boy, her pups scampering to keep up.

“How do you expect the boy to eat this fish, it’s almost as big as you?” Saniri seemed to shrug as his laughter continued, albeit noticeably quieter. The mama capybara sniffed the boy’s face and gave him an encouraging lap of her tongue on his shoulder. “Come child.”

The capybara looked him over, waiting patiently for him to move. Her pups peered out from behind their mother’s almost disproportionately thin legs. Their desire to play with a new friend only slightly overshadowing caution as they each took turns crossing an imaginary line, inching closer and closer to Sorri. Sorri looked up into the deep pool of the capybara’s abyss colored eye and was briefly reminded of the time he had a stomach ache and his mother rubbed his belly until he fell asleep. He stood abruptly just as the bravest of the little capybara pups reached him, and it sent them scattering like so many loose leaves in a storm. Sorri laughed.

“Ok Cho Cho, I’ll come with you.” At this Saniri guffawed, and the capybara mother raised one eyebrow to glare at him.

“Child, my name is not Cho Cho. Saniri thinks he is funny referring to me as little snack. But that is not my name. You may call me Sara, or Mama Sara, whichever you prefer,” replied the burly capybara. Saniri fell silent at the sound of the capybara’s name and, unexpectedly, began to back himself into the river.

“Go with her, Sorri. I’ll be waiting for you when you return. Should you not return to this place, call to me if you feel the need. I am never far.” Saniri’s black form slowly melted away into the darkness beneath the river surface.

“Come with me, child. I know a place where there is fruit and a safe place where you can play with my pups.”
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