Equinox

e•qui•nox

noun
the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length.

ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French equinoxe or Latin aequinoctium, from aequi- 'equal' + nox, noct- 'night.'

My own definition: the balancing point between dark and light.

Since it's spring, the balance now tips in favor of light after today. Tomorrow a little more light will shine, then the next day a little more, and so on, till the summer solstice. Just what I've been waiting for.

What did the light bring me today?

• an electrician, who installed new outlets and a ceiling lamp in the living room—You see? It's true; light cleaveth to light!
• a reconnection with The Guppy, and a copy of her travel itinerary to Europe
• touching, smelling, and looking at books bound in beautiful olive wood
• Rob bringing me home the latest issue of this
• this community ed tip-off
• receiving a warm visit from my angelic Blogger Ward visiting teachers and excellent huggers, compulsive writer and b.
• decadent delectables from Kneaders delivered like revelation by aforementioned angels, with the solemn admonition to "eat and be merry"
• another surprise love visit, this time from The Coach, and a walk with her in the late afternoon sunshine
• finding this in the grass:



• making a great joke about Renaissance Man and Middle Age Woman (sorry, you had to be there)
• Rob getting my jokes even if nobody else does (see above)
• figuring out how to fix a computer problem
• talking with Gigi's new nursing home roommate
• the spotlight moon, hanging above the mountains and shining-singing into Gigi and Donna's room
• making a late-night trip to the OPL and checking out almost more books than I could carry
• a well-stocked vegetarian cookbook selection
• hydrogen peroxide