Sun Tzu

The night was cold. Not cold enough to send the squirrels fleeing for their burrows; but cold enough that a cloak, or coat, was needed to move from place to place. The moon was a shining silver orb hanging overhead. The stars shone like pearls, blinking in and out of existence in the darkened sky above. The icy northern wind blew around aimlessly, like a drunken sailor stumbling from the tavern. The breeze ruffled the dark-green leaves of the ancient, gnarled trees, creating a sound similar to…

At two, she will see her home one last time. She says goodbye in a blissful ignorance. As if she will see them all again the next day. This is the last time the sun will set upon her fair skin and her home world simultaneously. As time passes so insignificantly, the separated lines on the asphalt blur into one. The streetlights and electric wires become nothing more than a platform for a small figure composed of two fingers to dance along. Her hand, tightly held through the busy corridor, she…

Miles beyond from the village, regions away. A fierce battle rages between two great armies uder the light of dawn. For many years has this quarrel faced a stalemate, in the end, the casualties are always immense, lives are are lost, and souls are left roaming the land of their demise. The lord of the kingdom Kordan. Philippe Salazar ,leads the offensive with his army through the barrage of boulders engulfed by flames, hailing from the sky. His banner represented by an eagle holding a cross…

My favourite constellation is the Pegasus because it's myth/legend is very interesting and it is a very unique creature to me. The Pegasus lies in the Northern Hemisphere and it is the seventh largest constellation in the sky, occupying an area of 1121 square degrees. This constellation is made up with 9 stars--Scheat, Matar, Salm, Algenib and Markab. The brightest is Markab. This constellation's name came from Pegasus, a white winged horse. The most famous/well-known Greek myth involving…

What is the moon? How was it made? The moon is a large celestial object that is orbiting around the Earth. It takes around 23.7 days to rotate around the Earth fully. The moon's gravitational pull can be so strong it is able to control the tides in the ocean. There's many theories about how the moon was formed. For example, one of the ways scientists feel like the moon was made is that a mars like object collided with earth. While earth was still forming a big chunk of it came off and was…

One night Bandy the bandicoot was wandering in the jungles of Australia looking for food. Making his way through the thick forest full of shrubs and plants, suddenly Bandy heard bugs that were just beneath the soil. He could dig without trouble, but with his big, round nose it was hard to stick his face down which made the bandicoot frustrated. Bandy gave up hope of reaching the insects and went to find plants and bugs that may be roaming in the leaves. On the way he passed by Mrs.Katie the…

With the loud flap of wings, a duck leaves the murky waters of the lake and ascends. Only as the sun begins to set, do the threatening rain clouds finally dissipate in the darkening sky. The drenched soil, soaked squirrels, and over watered grass let out a collective sigh of relief, heard over the rustling of the wind through bare branches. The flooded areas around the lake recede back, leaving behind humanity’s kind gifts to nature. The shores and beaches of the lake now lay littered with…

There are many spectacular events that happen in the universe. Some events are as common and simple as a sunrise in the morning or the northern lights dancing across the night sky. Other events are less common and hold a beautiful mystic to them like a comet streaking across the sky. Of all the magnificence spectacles that occur in the universe, there are not many that equal the power or beauty of a supernova. Supernovas occur at the end of the star’s life cycle as the star depletes its fuel.…

Camelopardalis The Camelopardalis constellation is located in the second quadrant of the northern hemisphere. It ranks as number 18 in the largest constellation of the night sky category, occupies 757 square degrees and is seen at latitudes between +90 degrees and -10 degrees. (constellation-guide) In 1612, it was created by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius and documented in 1624 by German astronomer Jakob Bartsch. Camelopardalis is named after the Latin derivation of the Greek word giraffe…

The stars shift west which can throw off the constellations shape. The shape will take over 50,000 years before you, the human eye, would be able to see. Constellations change as the earth moves around the sun. One was greatly impacted by this, Argo Navis. Ptolemy's´ constellations are still in use today. His constellation, Argo Navis, is now broken into three smaller parts. These three smaller parts created three constellations. Argo Navis is no longer…