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Originally Posted by Shivani Devi
You guys all need to seriously forgive me.
After not getting a reply to this thread for four months, I unsubscribed from it believing nobody else saw it.... ironic isn't it?
I like your set up "Simple Guy"...and can I call you something other than "Simple Guy?" I'd like to have that telescope! *jealous* =)
I really need to get myself out under the wide expanse of the universe more often than I do... there is just something about that experience which tends to just put everything else into perspective.
Since that time back in July, I haven't seen another UFO but then again, I haven't been looking either. We tend to forget there is stuff "up there" when we're too busy concentrating on what is going on "down here" ...like a fish in a fishbowl thinking it is swimming in the ocean...well, maybe it IS if it believes fishbowl=ocean.
..but yeah, I don't appreciate nature as much as I should...not many people do, really because every time we feel awe , reverence and wonderment, science always tries to explain all the emotions away with logic..."pi$$ off Science! I am trying to watch a beautiful sunset here!"
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That's a Zhumell Z10 Newtonian reflector with a 10" objective on a Dobsonian mount, which is a simple Alt-Az mount. Basically a light bucket. LOL! It's a good telescope for gathering light and even a better telescope for learning the night sky because it's totally manual. One has to know where to point it.
Since I moved to the boonies I haven't used it much because I've been out so often fishing and especially before the crack of dawn it conflicted. Two loves and one had to give way. But I'll tell ya, since my awakening a couple months ago I'm certain I can no longer fish, not even catch & release, so I intend to get out under the stars more often.
I've always loved nature, even growing up in an outer borough of NYC (Queens by JFK). I was on the waters of Jamaica Bay or the beaches of the South Shore of Long Island as often as possible and the family spent lots of time during the summer at the camp in the mountains. I took a short three mile round trip hike yesterday to Palmer Pond.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/185628...6907/lightbox/
I'm having a heck of a time finding a replacement button battery for my old Canon Powershot backpacking camera. It won't hold current date no matter how many times I set it. It's a CR1220 and I guess they are no longer popular. Looks like I'm going to have to order it online.
Aside from the actual hike I was putting some techniques to use. A walking heart-centered gratitude meditation on the way out and on the way back a walking non-dual meditation where I envisioned awareness shining forth from the trees and them being aware of me. It was interesting because after a while I kept getting the distinct impression I was being watched, like when one feels someone is looking at them, only to turn around and see someone is staring at them. LOL
As for my screen name... I really do appreciate the simple things in life and always have. That's not to say I'm not interested or capable of grasping the complex, just that it's not as important though it has its place. My most recent ex accused me of being naive, but I like to think of it as retaining some of my childhood innocence, curiosity and wonderment. It's often misunderstood and that's okay. I like that way of being.
