December 19, 2004

Balloons and light

Back in October I saw a balloon land in a corn field just south of the first place where I-89 north crosses the White River. This picture of the balloon was taken at 70 mph in dim light, but shows more or less what it looked like. I thought it was pretty nice.

Just one year ago I returned from Antarctica after six weeks collecting fossils. I returned to a house full of people, to a drive full of snow and to a day length of barely eight hours of sun after six weeks at 24 hours of daylight. It took me weeks to feel normal, or what passes for normal. I think my pineal gland needed a half twist to fix things. It was a twist that only time could provide. I now have a slight appreciation for seasonal affective disorder.

This year, there is little snow and not much in the way of a promise for snow in the near term. Posted by chuck at December 19, 2004 11:30 PM | TrackBack