We turned off all the lights (my son even unplugged the night lights) and stumbled up the hill to the hot tub (AKA The Starlight Lounge) for a long, warm soak under the night sky. Luckily the motor didn't kick on while we were out there or it'd have defeated the purpose.

As far as I could tell, none of my ranchmates were among the voluntarily lightless, which was a bit of a disappointent as at least one of them is an eco-zealot -- I should perhaps say a vicarious eco-zealot: she seems to expect the rest of the world to change its lifestyle but I don't see much change goin' on at her house. Ah well.

Even the lady in whose yard the hot tub resides failed to turn her lights off when she came out and joined us (which made stargazing a bit difficult). Sigh.

C