Starry Skies in Afghanistan.......

I was thinking about writing something about the usual topics of military issues, classic cars, poltics, etc. but I decided it would be better to take in the enclosed pictures....We like to think we are the masters of the universe but we are merely passengers along for the ride...If you want to get an idea of how we place in the universe, take a ride out on a clear night to a place where there are no lights. No streetlights, no malls, etc. Find a very isolated hilltop and take in the night sky...

During my travels in Afghanistan, I was able to spend time at a "black FOB", called that because at night, the lights are turned off to provide more security....it is amazing how many stars you could see and the incredible beauty of the night sky.

It provides you with some perspective....many need this type of experience but it has been lost to our 24 hours a day world where we are bathed in artificial lights and don't see the stars.

Our military in Afghanistan don't have that problem as they to see this kind of thing all the time.

Nature's Fireworks....A Heavenly Display

The fireworks we get here in AFGHN run in two distinct varieties...There are the type that no one likes....Incoming Fire sent by the miscreants that are trying to destablize the Government and kill innocents.....Not what you want see....

Then there are the ones everyone likes.....The brilliant tapestry of the night sky at a FOB where there is no artificial light to mar the beauty that God has made across the heavens.....I have been to a few of these "Black" FOBs where there are no lights allowed at night, mainly for security.

Take a good luck at the enclosed photo - It was taken at a camp near Marjah....click on it and marvel at what you can see when you get away from civilization.....Take in the beauty that most of us never get to see often enough....

Like I've said, there aren't too many extras out here, but this is one of them.