Tonight, I went out to my backyard and stood/layed/sat on the trampoline. It was a very chilly Autumn night, with plenty of wind and lots of clouds. The moon was prevalent.
I looked up at the sky. The first thing I noticed was a star hidden between the clouds--and then another star, smaller and of much less interest, but still the same.
They caught my interest for a very simple reason: whenever I looked directly at them, I couldn't see them. I had to direct my gaze towards a different...