I named my constellation The Rake and The Snake. Create your own starry sky at the Oak Park Library Idea Box this month.

I’m a fan of astronomy so I couldn’t stop myself Thursday from playing around with Night Sky, the new installation at the Idea Box at the Oak Park Public Library.  You see, there’s all these clicky light-up disks stcuk on the wall that…..well, you’ll just have to see for yourself.  It’s pretty irresistable, and I happily predict that The Rake and The Snake will be just a memory from some galaxy far, far away!  (Night Sky runs from June 29 until July 25) 

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I have been a horticulturist for thirty years working in the Chicago area and beyond. I have lived in Oak Park for over thirteen years. My writing has recently appeared in the journal Ecological Restoration...