Perseids and Northern Lights?

Perseids?

Check — I saw a few. (You’ll likely need to click for the bigger version of these photos.)

Not as many as we saw in Friendship Maine years ago. And nothing as spectacular as the one we saw break apart in the sky that night.

It was supposed to be a clean night.

But wasn’t really.

And there was a chance to see the Northern Lights even from around here.

I did see this faint reddish glow and it didn’t stay the whole time I was there — so not just more light pollution.

But the clouds are likely playing trick on me here. I’m sure that’s not the amazing Aurora Borealis I hope to see some time. But I did wonder while I was there if that might be a hint…

I would not have felt comfortable heading up to Skyline Drive that late on a Sunday if I had to go to work the next day. So, yes, I’m liking this retirement thing :)