Visual Stimulation

Sitting on the balcony is my favorite thing to do. I could sit here for hours with entertainment nothing more than what is going on outside. Tonight, not only were there the usual conversations with people passing by to and fro on the road but so much more.

The full moon peeped out from behind the mountain in the distance. The sky was painted with blues and purples, the colors of the falling day. Within minutes, the moon had climbed out and there it was 'like a big pizza pie' full and bright against the pale sky.

Tonight is also the night of Kolymbithra's 15th annual Beach Party. I originally planned on going but changed my mind. As the night descended and the village lights began to twinkle brightly, a strange occurrence -- I could see the road snake its way from Tripotamos to Komi. Starting at around 11 pm, the cars cruising to Kolymbithra from all over the island started to stream across the black backdrop. It is a procession that even an hour later has not let up.

Watching the parade of cars also let me witness fireworks from a village below Xombourgo. Bright hues of purple, red and orange ascended into the night sky (but not higher than Xombourgo).

At some point in the night, I said to Dad, "Look, there's a cloud hiding part of the moon." It looked odd to me, the darkness that formed a crescent on the moon. I looked up a little later to discover that the moon was covered even more, a shadow that looked like a piece of cloth covering the brightness of the moon. It's a Lunar Eclipse!