There is something magic about watching a meteor shower. My family and I had that wonderful experience many years ago when we lived on the Sky Ranch at the top of Kings Mountain in Red Wood City, Calif.
It was a balmy evening and the family had gathered in a patio area outside the house to chat and catch up with each others doin's during the day. My sister and her husband lived in a small building on the property, and my husband and I lived in another. Mom and Dad lived in the big house with my brothers who ranged from young adult to grade school age. As we enjoyed the quiet rustling of the Red Woods, dusk gave way to darkness and singing of insects joined our chatter.
Suddenly a falling star caught our attention and as we gazed at the night sky, we made wishes that everyone knows will come true when wished on a falling star. Twinges of excitement grew each time we spotted another shooting star and all of us were wrapped in an aura of magic as we watched and wondered at so many streaking across the sky.
We all were loath to go to bed while the star show continued and we stayed watching until the wee hours of the morning. We had the pleasure of seeing shooting stars over the next several evenings although the numbers diminished.
Knowing that disintegrating particle debris from comets cause the the stunning celestial event does not take away the magic of seeing and wishing on a shooting star as it streaks across the night sky.
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