Last Tuesday the clouds & the smokey haze over melbourne lifted to give us a spectacular view of Comet 'McNaught' - a piece of ice & dust the size of mount everest just passing by our humble little planet on it's way around a 100,000 year circuit. After seeing how amazing it looked even through Pakenham's light polluted sky we got a big group together the following night and trecked up Mt Cannibal to take a clearer look. Walking up and watching the thick clouds cover over was a character building moment & for a little while we were all exclaiming "It's a nice walk anyway - so nice to all catch up" etc etc. But alas, as the sun went down we found the comet appeard right in the only line of sky that was cloudless! Thank you God! A night that won't be forgotten.
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Reminds me of the time the Log Lodgers dragged the couch out to the front lawn and snuggled up together with sleeping bags, hot water bottles and a whole lotta LURVE to keep us warm in the hope of seeing a meteor shower.
Actually it also reminds me of a pet cow we used to have ...
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