Everyone kept at least 3 journal entries a week. We wrote the date, time and detailed observations of the night sky. Some nights we drew, painted, collaged or wrote poems. Here are some of our entries. Enjoy!

Joe's entry

February 12, 2002

8:22 p.m.

I saw many stars but no moon. I did not smell anything but the sweet scent of air.

I heard crickets chirping. At the bottom of my picture there is a fence.

Midway on my picture where the light is, is my next-door neighbor's window.

Lindsey's entry

February 13, 2002

7:00 p.m.

Me and my cat

sitting in a tree

looking at the stars and the moon

shining brightly

the moon has a smile

so do the stars

maybe even Mars

I think my cat does, too

I know I have one

And I hope you do, too.

Hunter's entry

February 13, 2002

8:40 p.m.

I saw half of the moon tonight. I also saw two shooting stars and five airplanes, too. It was a little warm but mostly cold.

It smelled good outside because the wind was blowing the flowers scent but I felt the wind blowing on my body.

Sydney's entry

February 14, 2002

7:30-8:15 p.m.

Mom and I drove around looking for the moon. We saw nothing but clouds. I got to sit in the front seat!

Oliver's entry

February 14, 2002

8:30 p.m.

I see a shooting star. My mom sees another one. The moon is so bright the clouds are lit up.

I see the big dipper, the little dipper and a very small dipper. The moon is almost half full.

I heard dogs barking and traffic flowing.

Rachel's entry

February 17,2002

5:15 p.m.

All I see is a bright moon very close to the ground with the beautiful sun shining on the moon.

Max's entry

February 24, 2002

6:16 p.m.

I see the moon through the dark, green palm tree in front of my house.

This moon is a very bright moon. It is a full moon.

The air doesn't smell good. I hear cars on the freeway.

The skin on my legs is chilled.

A good night.

Tyler's entry

February 26, 2002

8:10 p.m.

It was a full moon with clouds over it.

It was worn out.

Jake's entry

February 26, 2002

7:21 p.m.

There's a big cloud covering the full moon.

My wind chimes are blowing and the palm trees are, too.

Sean's entry

March 2, 2002

7:53 p.m.

I see no moon. Maybe it's a new moon

I see stars. I see the big dipper.

I see a planet. I hear traffic.

I see city lights.

I don't smell anything.

The air is cool with a little breeze.

I saw airplanes.

I see the big blue star where Manuel lives.

Nona's entry

March 6, 2002

7:49 p.m.

Clouds, clouds go away.

Please moon shine through the whole way through the night very bright so we can all have a big light while we are all asleep.

Thank you for all that you do for us moon. Good night moon!

Jessica's entry

March 10, 2002

One night, in a cuddly house, there lived a brown and gray bunny. She woke up from the middle of bedtime and she was hungry. She saw the moon and said, " Why is that cookie up in the sky?" And she thought the sky was milk! So she thought she could climb up on her house. But her house was too small and the moon was far away from the bunny. She hopped on a big, tall rock because she wanted to reach it since she thought it was a cookie. She thought she could have the sky in a cup and the moon on a plate! It was a full moon. When it was morning, her mom went to wake her up and said, " Where is my little bunny?"

She looked all around the house for her. She looked in her room. She was not there. She looked in her brother's room. She was not there. She looked and looked but she was nowhere. She looked outside in the front yard she was not there but her tracks were! Her mom tried to follow her tracks and left peanuts along the way just in case little bunny came along because she loves peanuts!

Suddenly, little bunny woke up and said, "Where is my mommy? I want breakfast!" He looked in her room, then he looked in his sister's room and everywhere else but she was not there. He went into the kitchen and made some cereal for breakfast. His dad woke up and said, " I need to go to work. I cannot find my wife so she can make my breakfast." So he made his own breakfast and went to work, (which was going in the garden and eating all the carrots!)

Then his mom returned and found her little bunny. The little bunny still believed the moon was a big white cookie and the sky was milk!

Aidan's entry

March 11, 2002

7:45 p.m.

Not there

Outstanding

Mystical non-moon

Observe the new moon

Orbits around the earth

Narrow smile

Invisible moon

Nocturnal moon

Smart moon

I cannot see the moon

Great moon

Hovers in the sky

Taking a break

Adrienne's entry

Oh moon

You are so wonderful

You're full

You're crescent

You're quarter

It doesn't matter

Just you're always so beautiful

You could be the winner of a planet contest

For beauty and size and closeness

You are everyone's friend

You are so yellowy

So rounddd

You are the best mooooooooooooooooon!

Filipp's entry

March 10, 2002

5:52 p.m.

One night a little boy was walking with his mom when he saw the moon. The moon was a full moon and some of it was covered with clouds. The little boy asked his mom, " Why is the moon dirty?"

His mom laughed and said, " The moon is not dirty, it is covered with clouds!"

I know this story because I am the little boy!

Cristabel's entry

The moon is saying, " Welcome to my imaginary camp place."

The moon has a bright smile and you can see the moon in the daytime and at the bay, too. The moon gives you ten wishes. There is one problem! A wolf that will steal your wishes and your good stuff. One day a family moved in and the moon gave them ten wishes and the wolf stole all the wishes but one. They made a wish that the wolf would have a good heart and he did. Then the moon gave the wolf his own two wishes.

The End

Emily's entry

Once upon a time there was a girl. One of her favorite things to look at was the moon. One night when she went to go look at her friend the moon he was not there. All the girl could see was stars. The girl went to her moon right away. Her mom said I'm busy- go ask your father. The girl ran over to her father but before she could say anything her father said, " Go ask your brother."

Her brother explained to her. Oh, by the way, her name is Alex. Anyway he told her about the new moon. Alex wasn't scared anymore.

The End

Katie's entry

Cloudy Moon

Clouds cover the moon

Light coming through

Optimistic moon!

Unbelievable moon!

Dancing stars in the night

You dance along with the night's music

Milky way is a cloud of pearls

Orion's belt tick tack toe three stars in a row

Oh

Night sky

Santa Barbara, CA 93110