If you were up before sunrise this past week, you may have seen Jupiter sparkling in the eastern sky. As I was on my way to Petaluma last Thursday, the planet was particularly brilliant in the clear morning darkness, until it set around 5:30 a.m.
Just passed is May 1: Beltane in the Celtic calendar, or the beginning of summer, when cattle were taken to upland pastures for fresh fodder. The Eta Aquarid meteor showers…