Odd blips in space and time

To continue marveling at the micro-climates here:

Last night on the news they reported continual hurricane-speed gusts in the area. Not just the broader area, but specifically in Garden of the Gods, just on the other side of the main road, less than a mile away and 200 feet below us. And there were 75 mph gusts whipping down Ute Pass, a mile or two to the west.

Would you believe we had no wind at all?

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A couple of nights ago, "Earth and Sky" reported that just at sunset, one would be able to see the crescent moon, Jupiter, and Venus in a more or less straight line through the western sky. Then draw a line down from Venus to the horizon, they said, and you would see Mercury there, looking slightly reddish.

Except that where we live they should have amended the report: At sunset, one will be able to see the crescent moon, Jupiter, and Venus in a more or less a straight through the western sky. Then draw a line down from Venus toward the 8,000-foot wall blocking your western horizon and you will see the light on top of Pike's Peak, looking slightly reddish. What, you mistook it for Mercury? Easy mistake: You were only off by some 60 million miles.

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Happy 9th birthday to our resident birthday boy. We are now all about 3s and 6s around here, in addition to being perpetually at sixes and sevens.