SKYWATCH: NOVEMBER 16

November 16 began warm and balmy

We caught glimpses of deep blue sky

between billowing clouds

But not for long.  Mother Nature took charge

pulling back to real November behavior

and we were surprised by her agility.

THANKSGIVING 2017

We come together grateful for our bounty

Sharing with family and friends dishes in rituals of story telling and songs

Some from one generation to the next 

All hopeful for the future 

Even as we remember those not here.

NOVEMBER 11 SKYWATCH

Armistice/Veterans' Day begins cold with sun in a clear sky

 Crisp, colorful leafs break underfoot

 Friends greet us as they feed an outdoor fire with wood

Demonstrating nature's bounty

Reminding us of the meaning of this holiday.

"BEHOLD A CHILD"

"Behold a child"  about the Lost Children of Tuam, Ireland, appeared in the New York Times( October 26. ) It is a  Special Report by Dan Barry.

It was for me an inspiration about the power of one individual's inquisitiveness and perseverance to right a wrong.

The article vividly describes what happened to unwed women, their children  society and institutions which tried to deal with starvation, ignorance and
and political upheaval in Ireland in the 1920s.

There is a video Online which can be viewed at nytimes.com/tuam-video

By way of a personal note, I thought of colleagues who worked, and still do to
try to shut down institutions that forget the human quality of people they serve.