Happy Sunday! Sunday Salon is hosted by Deb at ReaderBuzz. Check out her post and the links to see what other bloggers have been up to in the last week.

How’s the weather?

We feel firmly in spring, now. Complete with lots of tree pollens, on and off sun and clouds, and lots of green in the landscape.

I’m not quite ready to take the flannel sheets off the bed because there are still lows in the 40s in the long-term forecast, but it won’t be too much longer that I’ll be ready to switch to cool percale.

What are you reading?

I finished The Picture House Murders by by Fiona Veitch Smith. I really enjoyed the setting of 1920s Newcastle upon Tyne. I have a review already written and scheduled for British Isles Friday.

Next up, my turn at the library came up for One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad. I realize, now, that I had no idea what this is about. I have barely started and it’s making me feel very provincial. I know so little about what it’s like to grow up or live in other parts of the world. I feel like I’m learning on every page. I’m still unsure of the thesis, but the illumination is enough to keep me going.

What are you watching or listening to?

CAPCOM responded to a delighted report from the Artemis II astronauts with the phrase, “copy, moon joy.” That has since been picked up by others to describe the beautiful moments that we saw.

Here is a highlight reel from NASA using that name:

Here is a reflection by Hank Green that used that title:

Hank Green also created a lovely appreciation of the photos from Artemis II that gave me a lot of moon joy:

What are you doing?

I think I’ll keep reflecting moon joy for as long as I can get it to last. I’m just old enough to remember the Apollo missions and just young enough to not be able to fully distinguish one from another, but a lot of the memories flooded back this week. Many memories are associated with people who are no longer here but I enjoyed greeting them in my memory and, to whatever unknown extent, sharing this new moon joy with them.