Cosmology

It's odd that this should be the WOTD, because this morning I sat in bed gazing at the early-morning heavens, using my skyview app, and I could see planets and stars and the International space station, without stirring out of my warm bed. 
Now that is hardly cosmology, but I do love anything to do with the stars and planets. 

Maybe that's why my all-time favourite piece of music is The Planets (by Gustav Holst) and if you haven't heard it, you could find it a rewarding experience to shut yourself in a room and listen undisturbed. I have (somewhere) a film of the Fantasia ilk, where someone had made a film to go with The Planets. I have looked online, and I don't think the one I saw is the Ken Russell film, although it might be.  I will have to look for my DVD recording. 

A mild weekend is forecast, so we are looking forward to a bit more clearing-out of garage, although I have to work tomorrow morning.

Tonight I had a delicious fish and salad dinner, and a rare indulgence of a small glass of cider. Music from Steve Hackett, Steelye Span, The Doors, David Bowie, Wings, - a nice mixed bag. 

Maybe I should ask Neil to theme the music to the WOTD. He could have found quite a few for cosmology (indeed, we had Life on Mars). Now there's a thought for another day.