Beauty in the Night Sky

The night air on February 24th was wonderful as I walked back from my painting class in Todd. The temperature was perfect outside, not chilly, not humid, but a balmy blanket of comfort. Coupled with the wind that was blowing in from the West, the air itself was in perfection. It was like the few minutes before a Florida thunderstorm where the air is preparing for the impact of a storm. Even the smell in the air reminded me of the summers I’ve been in Florida where the thunderstorms down there are a sight to see and experience. Although most of the day had been spent with an overcast sky looming overhead, all of the clouds had been cleared from the night sky by the wind. The few clouds that slipped through the night air were a perfect shade of greys, purples and deep blues set against a beautiful black sky that was dotted with an innumerable amount of stars. Looking at this sky through the barren trees of Peck Forest gave my walk back to the dorm a sense of being in an enchanted forest making my way back home. Seeing the stars through the clouds made me yearn to travel into space. I’ve always wanted to be an astronaut; even now, it would be amazing if I had the chance to fly into the black expanse that surrounds this world. Traveling into the unknown like that would be an out of body experience that nothing would ever compare to in my life. The freedom to move, unrestrained by any worldly boundaries, fuels my desire to place myself among the stars. “To travel to the furthest reaches of the galaxy” is something I would love to accomplish. The whole essence of the night of February 24th made me feel absolutely alive and awake to the world around me and how beautiful it truly is. Nature is one of the most wonderful things that God ever gave us, and I love experiencing little moments like this, as I stand right in the center of it. In His presence, seeing His beauty all around me.