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| Ramadan Moon |
Spring looms but its still cold and that is partly because the skies are clear. Last night while I was driving east I was watched over by the slenderest of moons, sitting low and as a fragile as a baby's cradle in a blanket of stars. It was just a sliver, even thinner than in this picture which is often called a Ramadan moon, where it is said, on the first day of Ramadan the moon can only be seen at dusk, very low in the sky for a maximum of five minutes. Now that is a coincidence because today is Shrove Tuesday and Lent begins tomorrow - well blow me down. And I have already made my Lent vow but I am not telling because its like a new year's resolution, the anticipation is in the breaking. So what this blog needs is a sign which confirms my will power in winning the battle I have set myself. Of course this will not be an epiphany moment, nor will it be a religious experience in preparation for Easter - it will be a simple good health resolution in self-denial, goodness, does that sound righteous? You don't know what you got 'til its gone - hey farmer, farmer, put away the DDT now... wish me luck...
