I Was The Only Idiot On The Roof

PERSEID METEOR SHOWER 2013

So last night I prepped for viewing the Perseid Meteor Shower. It's supposed to continue for the next couple days. I read about the it in the AARP magazine. That's were I get some of my best hair brained schemes! But that's another story.

I set my alarm for 2:00am. I woke up at 1:50am, my regular pee and hot flash time. Also another story. As I sat there I wondered who thought of this hair brained scheme? Oh, me. Urged on unknowingly by Facebook posts by Emmanuel and Tucker. I went to the bathroom, still thinking about going back to bed, but I looked out the window and saw a star and got all excited again.

I got dressed and gathered my blanket, binoculars and camera. I had already placed my ladder to the roof. That is were I thought I would be able to see the greatest expanse of sky. I was right. There were stars everywhere. When I got to the top of the ladder I still thought it was a good idea.

I tried to be as quiet as possible on the roof with the hubby still asleep in the bedroom below. I know what it sounds like when the cats and coyotes romp around up there. A little scary. I kept an eye out the whole time for more cats and coyotes. No trouble on that front, thankfully.

It was beautiful and quiet and starry up there as I lay on my blanket. Except, wait. My back was killing me. I laid there a while longer and the more I looked the more stars I could see.

I went back down the ladder and got some patio furniture cushions and another blanket. It was a little chilly up there. I got comfy. The binoculars didn't really help. The light on the camera messed with my eyes and it really didn't get any good shots. Just like when I tried taking pix of the moon a while back. Shaky.

All this time though I still didn't see any meteors. Then just when I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, because I thought I was seeing little red specks moving about, I saw a big white one streak across the sky. I almost shouted. "No, that WAS one! That WAS one!"

The sky clouded over after that. I laid there a few minutes more. Looking hopefully at the spot where I saw the streak. That was it. And so worth the wait. I packed it in after an hour and a half. I would have stayed longer but for the cloud cover.

This morning the hubby asked how it went. He asked if there was anyone else out on their roof. I said "No, I was the only idiot on the roof!" He said that should be the title of your blog post. Here it is. I'm going back up tonight!