Author Archives: Sade

Moon \Moon\ (m[=oo]n), n. [OE. mone, AS. m[=o]na; akin to D. maan, OS. & OHG. m[=a]no, G. mond, Icel. m[=a]ni, Dan. maane, Sw. m[*a]ne, Goth. m[=e]na, Lith. men[*u], L. mensis month, Gr. mh`nh moon, mh`n month, Skr. m[=a]s moon, month; prob. from a root meaning to measure (cf. Skr. m[=a] to measure), from its serving to measure the time. [root]271. Cf. {Mete} to measure, {Menses}, {Monday}, {Month}.]

1. The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See {Lunar month}, under {Month}.
2. A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or Saturn.
3. The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month; as, it’s been many moons since I last visited Washington. –Shak.

This pic of the full moon is courtesy of the Moon Geek Webcam.

It’s full moon (or it has been very short time ago). The moon has been ruling our lives for a long time, probably from before we can remember. There have been cults around the moon, and it’s been incarnated in a Goddess. Even now we feel the influence of the moon in our lives, even when we’re so detached from nature. The moon was there before we came, and it’ll be when we leave.

Love needs no words.

“Love” is an sculpture by Robert Indiana.

Key \Key\ (k[=e]), n. [OE. keye, key, kay, AS. c[ae]g.]

1. Metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock’s mechanism can be rotated
2. Something crucial for explaining; “the key to development is economic integration”

Key pieces of my life: my keys, can’t get out of the house without them (mostly, cause I can’t get back in otherwise!), and my keyboard. I spend a lot of time at the keyboard writing and talking with people. I owe very happy times and some of the best things that have happened to me to that keyboard (in a way).

Jewel \Jew”el\ (j[=u]”[e^]l or j[udd]”[e^]l), n. [OE. juel, jowel, OF. jouel, juel, joiel, F. joyau, dim. of OF. joie joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See {Joy}.]

1. A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry [syn: {gem}, {precious stone}]
2. A person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry [syn: {gem}]
3. Adorn or decorate with precious stones; “jeweled dresses” [syn: {bejewel}]

The first jewel Jan gave me as a present. They mean a lot to me, and was a great birthday surprise two years ago.

Illumination \Il*lu`mi*na”tion\, n. [L. illuminatio: cf. F. illumination.]

1. a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; “follow God’s light” [syn: {light}]
2. the degree of visibility of your environment
3. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; “the professor’s clarification helped her to understand the textbook” [syn: {clarification}, {elucidation}]
4. the luminous flux incident on a unit area [syn: {illuminance}]
5. painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) [syn: {miniature}]

This two pics are taken at the new Terminal 4 of Barajas airport. Being that I spend there at least a couple of hours every month, I had already enough time to enjoy it ;) Anyway, you can see two different kinds of illumination for a very big “organic” building. The first picture shows indirect illumination, this is achieved by reflecting the light on a couple of mirrored dishes. The second one is sort of filtered natural illumination. A very big window opens on the building’s ceiling (you can see the sky through it), and then filtered through movable pannels.