Last night when I came home from shopping in Gumcheon, it was only about eight in the evening, but already it was really dark out, almost pitch black. I live in the country so there aren't many street lights to begin with. It was a cold night. Except for this morning when I woke up to such a harsh chill, yesterday was the coldest day to date. (But, I can still be grateful that I don't have to suffer through the bloody unforgivable winds in Ottawa, so I did not complain.)
I opened the door to my low-rise to meet Keiko's high pitched squeals of happiness, dropped my bags inside, said hi to Beatrice, and then took Keiko for a quick potty-run. I am surrounded by farmland, but there is this dirt road trail that takes you back to a barn where all the cows are. I normally take this trail on my morning walks with Keiko, passed the cows and around the nooks and crannies of the little village. Well, we were walking along this trail and I decided to look up. It being so dark out and a remarkably clear night, I saw the sky exploded with a million stars. I've never seen so many stars in one sky before. It was so beautiful! I could see the Dipper and Cassiopeia, and a bunch of other constellations that I don't know of. The longer I looked, the more stars came into focus and filled the night sky and I became dizzy, a little delirious. My fingers became numb and my neck got sore and Keiko did her business so I went back in.
I want to learn all the names of all the stars and lie down in my backyard come summertime and find them all.
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