the first northern lights are dancing in the skies. my ears are so cold from watching them they hurt. it's black everywhere you look, and you can't tell where the skies end and the earth begins. except that the sky is covered with stars. it always amazes me to see that they are so many... i love the way they remind me of how small i am. and a pale green group of norhtern light ghosts are dancing quickly over our house and across the lake and down behind the mountains on the other side. i'm glad i saw this. i'm going to sleep well tonight.
today has been cold but sunny. we grilled in the garden, and made sallad with our "home made" lettuce. i guess we won't be able to do that much longer...