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| Blood Moon Eclipse, Melbourne, Vic. AU. T. Lindley, 31 January 2018 |
Let me explain.
We live in a carriage house in back of a 130-year old residence on Park Street, across from The Royal Park, in Brunswick, Victoria. Brunswick is analogous to, say Chevy Chase, Maryland. It's the first suburb north of the city proper of Melbourne, as Chevy Chase is to D.C. Unlike the Maryland region, though, our place is completely surrounded by 3 to 5- story apartment buildings. The structure we live in is 2 stories tall, and the courtyard is small.
Long story short, we can't see the moon. Ever. We can barely see any stars. Ever.
Don't get me wrong. It's a lovely flat. Roomy, has a decent kitchen, a comfortable bed, a piano (for goodness sake!), and easily enough room on the patio for our two bicycles, Her Majesty and Samson. But we can't see the night sky. I know that seems a small complaint, but I can't begin to tell you how disappointed I was that we couldn't see the full moon replete with eclipse. I told John that this will be a requirement when/if we buy another home. He agrees. We did walk over to the Royal Park and have a look at the moon. It was actually quite cold (50'sF), so we couldn't stay for too long, and honestly, I was tired. So we saw the beautiful full moon, but not the eclipse, and not from our own space, and not for long.
Now. On one hand, I think we should all be modest in our space requirements. If the population continues to grow and grow and grow, we need to all be able to squeeze in. But honestly, this simply doesn't feel natural to me. Or healthy. We'll see if I get used to it. Or maybe, as inhabitants of this planet, we should make an honest effort to slow our reproduction? What an idea. Thanks to Mr. Lindley for posting this image on the internet.
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