The long road to our ancestral home...

[wildwose]

So after watching the Persieds last night from our sky balcony, a disturbing thought has come to mind. Science has recently shown that modern humans suffer from a number of vitamin deficiencies due our evolution being under very different circumstances than much of recorded history. Like Vitamin D. Many humans are mildly deficient because we spent

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[wilhelmina_d]

Fascinating. It's making me rethink our lighting plans for the house.

[wildwose]

EXCELLENT! Exactly! My intentions precisely! No Glare Bombs. Tons of research says that motion detecting security lights, are just not necessary. I know that many folks up here just leave huge outside lights on all the time. Studies point out that in the country, all those do is give a criminal good light to work by!

[corva]

Soon I am off and away to the mountains - it will be bliss to be back in their arms and welcomed by the stars.

[roaming]

i love you/your mind.

[ren_tigger]

Very interesting view point. I have never thought of that before.
Your first and last images remind me of my hippie days driving thru Jackson Hole, Wy. Totally clear night but I thought there was a light cloud cover because so many stars could be seen. Some one noticing my awe explained that was the normal night sky when the big city lights were not around to brighten up the darkness.
That night is still strong in my memory two decades after the fact.

[forest_choir]

Thanks for the wonderful post.
When we were house-hunting, darker skies were on our wish list, too.
I love looking up and seeing the Milky Way blazing across the sky.