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Total Eclipse
Oct. 28th, 2004 06:58 amLast night's total lunar eclipse was the first one I have ever seen. Having an eclipse and a full moon has to be unusual.
First, we drove up to the top of a local hill that is pretty treeless and watched the moon slowly disappear behind its rusty shadow. I did not experience the profound unease described by Annie Dillard in her essay 'Total Eclipse' in 'Teaching a Stone to Talk', but I must admit that my first glimpse of it was a little shocking. (and Dillard was referring to a total solar eclipse, which is probably a little stranger.) After we drove back, I leashed up the dogs and walked out into the woods to this place on one of my favored trails that's on top of a cliff and has a great view. I moonwatched a little more there. Getting there was a little spooky...it was *dark*, the trail follows, as I mentioned, the top of a steep cliff, and I did not bring a light; better to rely on night eyes. You see more. And I know this trail really well. Still, wierd. I saw lots of bioluminescent fungus in the leaf litter. I love bioluminescent things with a deep passion, and it was very exciting, but I hardly ever see the fungus in my own back yard because I don't tend to go walking in the dead of night. Maybe that is something I should change. The natural world is a thing of such sublime beauty, and we miss so much of it just living our normal routines.
So Pouncival update! We made another pilgrimage to the vet yesterday. The ulcer in his cornea is still very much there...but...it is healing, and the vet liked what he saw. He put this flourescent dye in Pounce's eye and then looked at it in the dark with a blacklight, which was cool. Apparently, when the ulcer closes, possibly in another week or so, he's going to put Pounce on a cortrazone (sp) ointment to prevent scarring in the cornea, and clarify it. Given that the last time we spoke, the vet was still worried about the eye rupturing, I am very happy.
And more on cats. From AlexGarg's journal:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/27/biotechnology.cats/index.html
Soon, you'll be able to obtain a cat genetically modified to be hypo-allergenic for only $3500.!!!!
eek!
Ok, so if I was deathly allergic, I probably would do this, if it was the only way I could have a cat. Though I'd try one of the rex breeds first. Still. It's kinda creepy...I guess all new tech seems that way at first. I wonder, though...the mods are to the protien structure in the cat's skin that gives off the dander. Presumably this plays some benefit to the cat...wonder if the mod kittys will be prone to delicate skin at all?
First, we drove up to the top of a local hill that is pretty treeless and watched the moon slowly disappear behind its rusty shadow. I did not experience the profound unease described by Annie Dillard in her essay 'Total Eclipse' in 'Teaching a Stone to Talk', but I must admit that my first glimpse of it was a little shocking. (and Dillard was referring to a total solar eclipse, which is probably a little stranger.) After we drove back, I leashed up the dogs and walked out into the woods to this place on one of my favored trails that's on top of a cliff and has a great view. I moonwatched a little more there. Getting there was a little spooky...it was *dark*, the trail follows, as I mentioned, the top of a steep cliff, and I did not bring a light; better to rely on night eyes. You see more. And I know this trail really well. Still, wierd. I saw lots of bioluminescent fungus in the leaf litter. I love bioluminescent things with a deep passion, and it was very exciting, but I hardly ever see the fungus in my own back yard because I don't tend to go walking in the dead of night. Maybe that is something I should change. The natural world is a thing of such sublime beauty, and we miss so much of it just living our normal routines.
So Pouncival update! We made another pilgrimage to the vet yesterday. The ulcer in his cornea is still very much there...but...it is healing, and the vet liked what he saw. He put this flourescent dye in Pounce's eye and then looked at it in the dark with a blacklight, which was cool. Apparently, when the ulcer closes, possibly in another week or so, he's going to put Pounce on a cortrazone (sp) ointment to prevent scarring in the cornea, and clarify it. Given that the last time we spoke, the vet was still worried about the eye rupturing, I am very happy.
And more on cats. From AlexGarg's journal:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/27/biotechnology.cats/index.html
Soon, you'll be able to obtain a cat genetically modified to be hypo-allergenic for only $3500.!!!!
eek!
Ok, so if I was deathly allergic, I probably would do this, if it was the only way I could have a cat. Though I'd try one of the rex breeds first. Still. It's kinda creepy...I guess all new tech seems that way at first. I wonder, though...the mods are to the protien structure in the cat's skin that gives off the dander. Presumably this plays some benefit to the cat...wonder if the mod kittys will be prone to delicate skin at all?
