Star light, Star bright....

Before I came to Norflk the only time I remeber seeing all the stars was in the lake district. Where the stars actually outnumber the street lights and bulbs in the houses. I remember being fascinated that there were so many more than i ever realsied. Suddenly the thought of there being an infinite number of stars had a real meaning, it wasn't just an abstract theory.

I'm waffling, I know, but I do have a point. The lights we use to light our homes, our offices, our streets, schools, hospitals and so on, use up billions of pounds in energy, billions of watts of energy and priceless resources of oil and coal which are burnt to produce the energy. All needed to make life safer and better i hear you cry - and in most instances i will agree with you. However, there is vast amounts of this light energy that is wasted. Lights left on when we go out to work for the day, because we forgot to turn it off. Lights left on in the office because no thought to turn it off. Tiny things in the realms of the time it take to affect a real change, by simply flicking a switch.