Gratitude (June 17 – 27) | Great are the Works of the Lord

Gratitude (June 17 – 27)

Skype conversation with a good friend (June 26)
Preparing for the next step in commissioning of our radon monitor
Watching my wife’s team play (and win one game) in the church softball league
The opportunity to “keep the book” for our team
Bringing snacks for our church
Catching up with our friends at church
Buying a needed supply for a dish my wife is making
Getting a few treats while shopping.
Shopping at the Farmers’ market new location (June 25)
Kettle corn
Grilling out for the first time this summer
Conversation with friends over grilled dinner
Safe drive to and from The Badlands
Mostly clear and beautifully dark skies for the Badlands Astronomy Festival
Seeing Saturn and Jupiter through large amateur telescopes, especially the Cassini Division in Saturn’s ring
Two bright Iridium flares
Seeing Pluto and 3C-273 (the first quasar identified, 2.4 billion light years away) through one of the telescopes at the festival
All the beauty of the night sky, including the Milky Way
Getting our upstairs bathroom cleaned
Helping my wife get started on a project in the bathroom
Learning how to cross the moat that was in front of my lab due to elevator shaft construction
Food and friends at community meal
The Clarinet Madness Concert
Talking with friends after the concert
More soil for our garden potatoes
Enough fresh peas from our garden for my lunch vegetable for a few days.
The moat has been filled in.
Physics lunch club (June 27)
My wife’s excellent lasagna at community meal
Catching up with friends at community meal
Sharing photos of our trip to Prague
Complements on my beard
Voting on upcoming NOvA meeting dates.