10 March 2009

The Night Sky


As Michael was gazing out the window tonight, prolonging his much needed and inevitable shut eye, he noticed a bright star close to the moon. He promptly called me in to gaze at the beautiful round moon and pointed out what he insisted was a planet. He quoted a library book to defend his theory, and his face glowed with excitement. His overly-tired enthusiasm was contagious, so, although I admit I was skeptical, I checked online to find out which planet Michael might be seeing through the magical portal of his bedroom window. Here's what I found:



Apparently it's Saturn. Doubt no more, Daddy, doubt no more.

1 comment:

Rachel Elaine said...

Brilliant! Reason 12,547 to homeschool.