It's my life

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It’s my life ehk vana mees tahab koju Tundub, et täna hommikul sai leitud see, mida kaua otsitud. Hommikul veidi enne Päikest sääsevõrgu all välja, võimlemiseks natuke ronimist mäe otsa internetipunkti. Internetipunkti saab näha pildil, kus parajasti on peatunud Mondo takso. Pilk tühjust täis Postimehele, soe hetk lähedaste kirju lugedes. Vastused tulid küll tagasi, aga…….. il y a toujours un mais. Laskumine, tass kohvi, teine putru. Teleskoop juppideks, jupid jalgratta külge, mikroskoop, pakk vett ja purk mangomahla seljakotti. Ja siis teele. Koju. Savanni, kus valitseb idüll. Aafrika on me kodu. Isegi trammirataste kolksumist, müraliikidest meeldivaimat pole kuulda. Vaikus on inimese parim sõber. Lõvide möirged? Pole siin lõvisid ega kaelkirjakuidki kohanud, ainus metsloom, jänesekujuline, sattus silme ette alles täna hommikul. Miks teleskoop ja mikroskoop? Sest kui oleks ainult üks neist, siis mäletaks vaatleja seda ilmselt periskoobina. Eile nii juhtuski. Kui valida mitme -koobi vahel, on meel erksam. Vaatlusi armastavad ghanalased teha. Muide, väike pettumus oli, kui mu oma tähtkuju, Ambur, taevas tõepoolest teekannu kujuline paistab, nagu entsüklopeedias Tähistaevas kirjutatud on. Õhtuse taeva vaatlustele tullakse igal õhtul, kui teade välja panna, tullakse ka lihtsalt kohale, räägitakse ja tahetakse vaadelda. Päikesevarjutuse vaatlemisest aga sai selgeks, et ka päeval on, mida teleskoobiga vaadelda. Laike Päikese pinnal praegu on. Logre primary (1. – 6.kl) ja junior high (7.-9..kl) school on siit poole tunni rattatee kaugusel. Külakoolid ongi kõige armsamad. Need silmad, need silmad ei iial unune. Kell 12 tasub elumaja juurde tagasi tulla. 7. nov. kell 2 päeval on varjus + 32, kell 7 õhtul ka. Lõpetuseks – teleskoobi, binokli ja rohelise laseri Eestist kaasatoomine oli parim mõte. Ostsin endale õpikud, mis on siin tõesti head – suure kirjaga, selgete joonistega ja mitteläikival paberil. Päikesesüsteemi, galaktikaid, jms õpitakse põhikooli esimeses, neljandas, kuuendas ja üheksandas klassis. Seega on vaatlusõhtud otsene õppetöö osa. Alustame kell 6. Logre koolidesse lähen vaatlusi tegema esmaspäeva õhtul ja tunde andma kolmapäeval.

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