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Just a short note to balance off the very long previous one…

On Monday night we saw the most amazing night sky display that I have ever seen!! I was playing my guitar after dusk and facing east towards a fellow camper, Ken, who had also brought his beautiful Larrivée guitar. Suddenly he pointed behind me and said excitedly “Look at that!” It was a very strange jet-like contrail behind a very bright ball of light. Only the jet-like contrail stayed very bright behind the ball of light – unlike any contrail any of us had ever seen! Here it is:

Today, both Ken and I googled the phenomenon. It turned out to be SpaceX’s launch of Falcon 9 rocket carrying 53 Starlink satellites into orbit. It was seen as far away as Phoenix. We were even able to see the booster rocket break off!

And lastly on gastronomical issues, my talented niece, Laura, put together a charcuterie board for a family birthday at my daughter’s place. It is truly a work of art:

Not to be outdone…here is my entry into the charcuterie board contest:

Love and best wishes to you all on this First Full Day of Spring! (It used to be March 21. I feel slighted – slightly!)

Tony, the Quill, and Sandy, the Quilter