Two astronomy-related stories - the first partial solar eclipse of 2011, and 'dark sky tourism'. "When you can see the Milky Way, that's a good definition of having a dark sky". I haven't seen the Milky Way often, and it's usually been in Scotland. One memorable occasion was on the tip of the Trotternish peninsula on Skye, waking at 2am and stepping outside the caravan to see the sky laid open before me, and my so-far-one-and-only shooting star. Another was with a group of people on Iona, walking beyond the lights of the village, and lying in the middle of the road. (No we hadn't been drinking!) At Mucknell, by contrast, I'm saddened to see the brightness of the sodium glare over Worcester. Let's hope the future isn't quite as orange.
The magi didn't have to contend with such technological fall-out. They have now set out on their journey to the crib, and have reached the East Link: "In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi from the East Link came to Jerusalem" (Matt 2.1; NRSV slightly adapted!).
Between September 2010 and September 2011, I lived alongside an Anglican Benedictine community of monks and nuns. In November 2010, we moved from Broad Marston Manor near Evesham to Mucknell Abbey, a new eco-monastery near Worcester. This blog was about things that I observed and things that interested me. I have now stopped writing it. Thank you to all who were also interested.
Can you explain the East Link please Clare. M
ReplyDeleteToday's post (5 Dec) has a link to Mucknell on Google Maps. Here's another zoomed in further - http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=52.159657,-2.138946&z=19. The East Link is the gap on the right hand side, now filled in with glass walls and doors. It is a route to the Oratory, which runs east-west within the courtyard. The South Link is the gap to the left of the farmhouse, also filled in with windows and glass doors, while the farmhouse has been demolished and new Community Building built.
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