Keeping track of weather

There are dozens of ways to track weather these days; channels are dedicated to it, my phone gives me a constant update depending on my location, we are inundated with ways to immediately update ourselves, yet, some old colloquialisms work just as well.

Take this morning for instance, I was in awe staring at the sky; the clouds looked beautiful, tinted with amazing hues of red and orange. It immediately made me thing of the old saying: 'Red at night, sailor's delight; red in the morning, sailor's warning." This idiom pretty much holds true. If you pay attention to the sky, it tells you all you need to know. It holds beauty, it holds wonder and it speaks loud and clear.

I recently read an article about a man who studied the ancient art of the Polynesians and learned how to navigate the seas through the stars, without GPS, without modern day tools, just using what is already available - the sky. How amazing and talk about living by an ancient practice. Yes, technology is great. Of course it is a useful tool but let us not forget the ancient roots. When a computer fails, when cell service doesn't work, we need to remember there are alternatives. It may not be a quick fix but it is certainly an opportunity to learn something new. Let's not forget how to navigate through our existence; when technology falters, or even when it doesn't, take a moment to look around and appreciate what your analog life has to offer.