Fun, yum

 


In 2022, I wrote a magazine article about a fascinating astronomical group in my area that met regularly to study and photograph the night skies. As is the case with many stories I’ve written that I’ve enjoyed, I incorporated what I learned into my daily life (for example, learning that I only need binoculars to see certain objects in the night sky). So, when my husband helped with a kindergarten project on counting to 100, I cheered for his idea of depicting a starburst galaxy using Starburst candy. Fun and yum!

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