Day 21 of the A to Z Challenge Blog for the Letter U

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Good morning! Eyes are better, still could use longer arms for fine print, but it gets better each day.

Woke up this morning, feeling just fine. More sunshine, and while it isn’t much warmer, the day promises that spring is near. I noticed something odd this week, something I can’t lay at the feet of my new lenses. There are no dandelions so far this year. Typically, in Ontario, the peak time for dandelion blooms is in April and early May, but here it is, April 24, and not a single dandelion in sight. That just goes to show how screwed up the weather is. Since dandelions are the first food bees get when they leave the hives, there isn’t much of anything for them to eat. That is not a good sign.

Today’s letter is one of the uncomfortable ones from the end of the alphabet. There aren’t a lot of unique or particularly interesting nouns that start with U, but the one the best is universe.

The universe is vast and wonderful, filled with stars, planets, comets, asteroids, satellites–both natural and man-made–and a space station. A few weeks ago, there was also a spaceship up there orbiting first this planet and then the moon. Sadly, there’s something else up there–garbage, or rubbish as Suzy Turner would say. Bits and pieces of broken things just floating around, waiting for orbits to decay so that they can plummet to earth in a blaze of glory. Isn’t that what humans did when they first sailed the oceans? Dumped their garbage in it? Since my surgery, I’ve been amazed to see the stars and the moon, so much brighter than before. The mystery and wonder of it all. No wonder our ancestors created such wonderful myths and legends about it.

Aurora above Alaska. What do you see?

Published by Susanne Matthews

Hi! I live in Eastern Ontario. I'm married with three adult children and five wonderful grandchildren. I prefer warm weather, and sunshine but winter gives me time to write. If I’m listening to music, it will be something from the 1960s or 1970s. I enjoy action movies, romantic comedies, but I draw the line at slasher flicks and horror. I love science fiction and fantasy as well. I love to read; I immerse myself in the text and, as my husband says, the house could fall down around me, and I’d never notice. My preferences are as varied as there are genres, but nothing really beats a good romance, especially one that is filled with suspense. I love historical romance too, and have read quite a few of those. If I’m watching television, you can count on it being a suspense — I’m not a fan of reality TV, sit-coms, or game shows. Writing gives me the most pleasure. I love creating characters that become real and undergo all kinds of adventures. It never ceases to amaze me how each character can take on its own unique personality; sometimes, they grow very different from the way I pictured them! Inspiration comes from all around me; imagination has no bounds. If I can think it, imagine it, I can write it!

8 thoughts on “Day 21 of the A to Z Challenge Blog for the Letter U”

  4. I had to chuckle when you mentioned me and rubbish, Susanne!

    I love looking up at the stars and imagining what is out there in the vast and beautiful universe. I’m a real Trekkie, I love all the Star Trek series as I like to think there are many, many, many other beings out there living beautiful lives in the galaxy and beyond!

    Big hugs

    Suzy

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    1. I love the word rubbish, To me it stands for more sophisticated garbage, more the kind people speak than the McDonald’s wrappers. A Star trek fan? Are we sisters of a different mother? I’ve enjoyed every incarnation of the program from the very first episode, The cage, that I watched with mt father. Anxiously waiting for the next season of Starnge New Worlds

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