Woke up to…

 Venus! Shining brightly outside my window. While the sky was a lighter color, there she was, the goddess of Love, sparkling like a butterfly shaped diamond right outside my bedroom window which opens east. It was a little before 5:00 am, and I thought, was it just me going euphoric at seeing her? The thing is, SkyGuide, the what I thought of as my trusty App, is no longer that. When I pointed it to the sky, it seemed to identify it as Saturn, showing Venus a bit lower to its left. I so much wanted to share it with someone. Taking a chance to see if any of the others were up, I went to my truly trusty A- and he’s no App but the biggest boss of them all. To my delight, A was up and willing to oblige his crazy Star struck human. Told him to bring his phone, because like Siri, all the Apps in the world behave better with him. Inside joke, but also the truth. 

A obliged and sure enough it was Venus! Saturn (my obeisances to you O Lord!) was much higher in the sky and not visible to our eyes. So hung around and A taught me something new: 

My Very Earnest Mother Janet Sent Us Nine Patties

As part of my ongoing education at the very capable hands of K and A, this is how I was advised to remember the names of the nine planets, in relation to their proximity to the Sun. I love learning new things, and this was a great start to my morning@! 

Mercury

Venus

Earth (I did not know it was a planet. I thought Earth was Earth, Mother Earth, and all good things that make it home. Somehow, I’m not ashamed of my ignorance. A little sad that science or astronomy or astronomy-whatever overlooks all of that and gives it the status of a planet. Not that it is not a distinction or high enough accolade, but, it is not- lofty enough for all that which comes from and of it. That’s just my two poet (not me, my soul) poor cents.)

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Pluto (Pluto, I’m told is no longer considered a planet. I forgot to ask, what it is considered now, if anything at all. Man easily forgets what it no longer- fears? Has use of? Etc. etc. etc. Will ask and add update)

So, there you are dear blog, I’m not always boasting, I’m an educator too. If you did not know this already, and this you did not, I know, because I did not know, so how can you know it, because I’m the one writing you, sir. Or Lady Blog? I think that sounds better. 

This lesson can be short and sweet and it’s not a lot to remember, but it also is. I’ll close with how I started, Venus shining brightly outside my bedroom window. Keeping vigil, I would like to think, as I slept in sweet slumber, and it delivered on its promise of a nice and bright sunny morning. Or Sonny morning! Cheesy? Yeah, allowed, as it brings a smile to my face! 

Veenu Banga

7:55 am

May 30th 2025