Heartland

reactiv8 wrote: & Greetings to you MB!
It ain't always an advantage living around here - no worthwhile employment!
I was 'brung up' in the Home Counties & Londinium ...
So my new Hillbilly neighbours are no longer quaint ...
Just irritating (& tedious)
- Hence I come here for intellectual stimulation!) ...

Greetings! Aha, nice to get to know a bit about you or your surroundings.
So you are here for intellectual stimulation, it's around for sure, just have to go looking for it sometimes. Oh and you forgot to mention you like TSOM too and I now also know you watch the sky.

markfiend wrote:Further adventures in astronomy:

Mars &
Saturn's rings through binoculars or a small telescope.

Cheers Marky!

But like sinnie, I don't have either and it's bloody overcast again.

markfiend wrote:Further adventures in astronomy:

Thanks Oh Fiendish One!

Shall we make staring at the sky a regular feature?!

If I do any more of it I'll fall down all the stairs I use.

MadameButterfly wrote: Oh and you forgot to mention you like TSOM too and I now also know you watch the skies.

TSOM - who they?! (something from my drug addled past perhaps?
- Now I go to church every Sunday I don't get out much ...)

Yeah, watching the sky (skies? - what have you been smoking/ingesting my dear?!) is much more fun than the depressing news (or sport). Don't try it whilst driving (or ascending/descending the stairs) though folks, eh?!
One day I hope to see Andrew and TSOM in an airship drifting across above, giving me a wave as they blast out Gimme Shelter or similar! - Hope it doesn't frighten the cats though ...

reactiv8 wrote: Yeah, watching the sky (skies? - what have you been smoking/ingesting my dear?!)

grrrr...
The vastness of the sky confused me.

MadameButterfly wrote: grrrr...
The vastness of the sky confused me.

From Merriam-Webster online:

Main Entry:
1sky
Pronunciation:
\ˈskī\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural skies
Etymology:
Middle English, cloud, sky, from Old Norse sky-; cloud; akin to Old English scēo cloud
Date:
13th century

1: the upper atmosphere or expanse of space that constitutes an apparent great vault or arch over the earth2: heaven 23 a: weather in the upper atmosphere b: climate <temperate English skies— G. G. Coulton>


*Cough*

SINsister wrote:From Merriam-Webster online:

Main Entry:
1sky
Pronunciation:
\&#712;sk&#299;\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural skies
Etymology:
Middle English, cloud, sky, from Old Norse sky-; cloud; akin to Old English sc&#275;o cloud
Date:
13th century

1: the upper atmosphere or expanse of space that constitutes an apparent great vault or arch over the earth2: heaven 23 a: weather in the upper atmosphere b: climate <temperate English skies— G. G. Coulton>


*Cough*

and the meanings of:

'joke'
'lexicography'
'Heartland'

SINsister wrote:From Merriam-Webster online:

Main Entry:
1sky
Pronunciation:
\&#712;sk&#299;\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural skies
Etymology:
Middle English, cloud, sky, from Old Norse sky-; cloud; akin to Old English sc&#275;o cloud
Date:
13th century

1: the upper atmosphere or expanse of space that constitutes an apparent great vault or arch over the earth2: heaven 23 a: weather in the upper atmosphere b: climate <temperate English skies— G. G. Coulton>


*Cough*

I love you my information whore!

I knew it exsisted but had no idea dating from 13th century! hmmm.....

So from the skies it is. *feels smug*

Sorry sinnie that sounded quite harsh a few days ago but that was not my intention sweetie!

markfiend wrote:Further adventures in astronomy:

Mars is high in the sky (for the northern hemisphere) at the moment, look for a pinkish 'star' just above and to the left of Orion. A pair of binoculars should be enough to resolve the disk.

Man if you can also see that Mars with the naked eye...that 'star' that is indeed a planet, that turns from a pinkish dazzle to a white dazzle and then back to pinkish and on and on it's goes...

*jumps up & down*

I've just seen Mars! YAY and go me, it rulz to be me!

MadameButterfly wrote: Sorry sinnie that sounded quite harsh a few days ago but that was not my intention sweetie!

No worries, hon - I just saw the post in question now, anyway!
No offense taken whatsoever.