Thanks Josef, Kirk, and Jeff for helping out with a successful "cloud" star party. And thank our lucky stars that Jupiter, Venus and the crescent Moon plowed through the cloud bank with enough photons to impress the locals. At one time there must have been over 30 parents and kids there. Everyone dispersed as the heavy clouds came in around 10:30. I joked to the gang that I could part the skies with one mighty slam of my trailer's tailgate, and sure enough, as I sit here at home, the skies are amazing clear. Even though we ended up with the only 5 hours of cloudy skies in the past 4 days, it still was fun and the families were very appreciative. I will end with this:
Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all.
And thank you Joni Mitchell for getting it…
Randy