Sometimes nature sends us strange but beautiful messages. On the 22nd of June 2013 we went up to the biodiversity centre to supervise the fixing of the solar street lights. At first we hesitated to go as the traffic was heavy as it usually is on a weekend. But then we did not want to procrastinate any further so off we went. The electrician and his assistant were quite efficient and the 3 solar street lights were fixed within a few hours, ready just as the sun was setting. The lights are automatically triggered and we were delighted when they lit up as darkness fell.
We adjourned to the Nissen Hut to have a home cooked dinner of rice, lettuce, sausages and black pepper chicken. When we came out we were treated to a beautiful sight. The full moon was up and it was unusually bright and large with a very strange quality to it. It looked hauntingly lovely and seemed to be in harmony with the 3 street lamps which were lit up for the first time. If I were to indulge a little, perhaps as if to tell us “ Hey, folks, what you are doing for the environment is right, do continue” We did not know it then but that was the supermoon which is actually the largest full moon of the year and the closest that the moon will be to Earth for the whole of 2013. What a delightful coincidence!
