Did you hear about the solar flare the other day? I don't really know the ins and outs of it but apparently because of that flare it could have been possible to see the Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis right here in Upstate NY. I have always been intrigued by them and wanted to see them first hand.
So last night we packed up our car and headed up to Lake Ontario. We sat under the stars, listening to the peaceful sound of the waves lapping the rocks in front of us. Fireflies made the trees look like they were sparkling. It was a beautiful star filled night, my baby all cozy wrapped in a blanket, sleeping in my arms. I tried to take a picture of the stars, but it just wasn't working, so I put the camera away and just LIVED it.
The only down side to our peaceful evening was the mosquitoes. I have a ton of rather large welts all over my body, and apparently, my shirt wasn't long enough and my pants weren't high enough because I have five or six bites in a row on my lower back/butt area. Awesome.
I am happy to report Little Bear did not get any bug bites!
We didn't get to see the Northern lights. A little too cloudy? Too many lights from the neighboring town? Not late enough? Dunno. I do know that I will continue my quest to see the elusive Aurora Borealis. Maybe in a couple years (or twenty) I'll head up to Alaska. Something to dream about!
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