Northern Lights

An acquaintance from the past has come back into my life, and somehow he is automatically a friend now. It's amazing how things just happen on their own. For all our lack of conversation the 3 years I knew him, I associated things with him. Things that I haven't thought about recently -- like the Milky Way, the Northern Lights, mirror-grinding, telescopes. Things that made me happy once, that I haven't seen recently because they no longer seemed important. But it is important to hold on to happy thoughts.

I just saw a video of an aurora borealis on youtube, and if there is one more thing I need to do besides finally visit Paris, it is to see the Northern Lights. Colors. Bright vivid colors of the fall foliage, of the dark winter nights. Dog sleds.

First things first though -- where can I see the powdery white stars of our galaxy again?