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Bright, no blues in the night

How dagnab appropriate. In the year that Hallowe’en was cancelled, at least in TO, Christmas might be, and Easter’s future is up in the air it was the night sky that brought tremendous appreciation for our universe. The rare Blue Moon – the second full moon in a calendar month - was mind-blowingly dazzling on October 31st. Twasn’t blue – but according to lore it sometimes is. How else did it get the name?

This after having missed out on the Pink Moon, (it actually looks pink, according to astronomers), or supermoon, which means when the orbit is closest possible to the Earth. That was in April, thanks to the clouds on that night. Which is a metaphor for just about everything about most of 2020. The bright orb on All Hallows Eve was a beacon of hope. There might be a light at the end of the tunnel, after all.

The slimster is no great shakes as a musician, although brinksmanship can be….

(Read more: Estonian Life No. 44 2020 paber- and PDF/digi)

Tõnu Naelapea, Toronto


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