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a surprising decision

Yesterday I came up with an incredible decision - "incredible" for my standard of approach to life. I decided I will take two weeks off. This week and the next are the "settimane di ferragosto", that is the feriae Augusti , in latin, still referring to a public holiday originated from the festival of Emperor Augustus who made 1 August (the month with his name!) a day of rest after weeks of hard work on the agricultural sector [Wikipedia]. In Italy it switched from the 1st of August to the 15th, making the two weeks containing this day the general Italian holidays where everything is closed. Especially years ago, the main cities and towns were completely empty, as everyone was enjoying their holidays at the see or in the hills or mountains! Besides we are in the second heat wave which is quite heavy. The first one in June was somehow more bearable - although the temperature did reach 38 degrees! - but previously we went through a relatively "cold...
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At 5.06 this morning

In these mornings, out of my kitchen window, I can see the sickle moon and a beautifully shining planet. Stars pulsate, planets are fixed. The most shining planets are Jupiter and Venus. If they are together in the sky you see that Jupiter is the brightest. But now, although still near, I can't see Jupiter because the horizon is filled with the trees of the little park in front with behind some houses, not big ones, 3 floors buildings, as all the houses of this area, nevertheless enough to hide the sky at the horizon.

It's always an intense experience to look at the night sky, at the stars and planets. Since i was a young girl I studied the stars, learning to recognise them together with the constellations. For some reasons the night sky gives me an intense feeling of fulfillment! 


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