The Ides of May Walkabout

Ah, at last! The smell, the sound, the feeling of spring, the pending summer and the glorious summer night sky. I don’t know about you, but it’s great to shed my parka. Trying to look high into the sky during winter—with a thick coat, scarf and hat—is not very pleasant. All that clothing bothers the neck and cramps my style. But once it begins to warm up, we can shed these encumbrances so we can take in the true expanse of the celestial sphere in relative comfort.

May is a great time to start. Night falls later than in winter but