Comet sighting

Happy Spring! Nearing midnight I immediately found it in the sky, a fuzzy light, looking a little off-center. I could really see the tail, a real comet, though it was fairly wispy. Imagine, all over the world, people are looking for the comet with an unpronounceable name: Comet Huakutake.

25 March: Last night was supposed to be the big night for viewing the comets, or should I say, comet singular, as they're exceedingly rare. It was cold yesterday as if we were having more snow. Storm clouds, and biting wind reminds me of Russia.

At the Sebastopol flea market, a Russian woman mutters something in Russian: squelca denge (how much), and yells Tree dollar! to the Mexican woman selling clothes, neither leaving the comfort of their native language. Amazingly, they seem to understand each other well enough to do business. Tree is close enough to three and, tres, and dollar, no matter how thick the accent, is an international word.