Every time I get sad and homesick, something wonderful happens.  Last night - three fantastic and magical moments happened.  We were sitting inside at our little table and watching the sunset - it is like nothing I have every seen - the colors are in layers, like a rainbow, but red, orange, and purple.  
   As the sun set and it became dark, I turned around in my chair and looked out the window behind me.  Eno, our neighbor's horse, was standing right outside the window.  We opened the window (no screens yet) and he stuck his head inside to be petted!  Sam, our Border Collie, went crazy and stood up on hind legs to see the horse.  It was so funny!  We fed Eno carrots through the window.  
   The third moment was later on, right before we went to bed.  We went outside and looked at the stars.  I have never seen so many (even up in the Rocky Mountains) or seen the Milky Way so clearly.