Perseids meteor shower

[irieworld]

I remember one random night lying out on a lounger just gazing at the sky on the beach in front of NBCC. There was no moon, just dark dark sky and so many visible stars it took my breath away. It reminded me of nights I spent sleeping under the endless sky in Montana in my youth--except it was sweeter, with the sound of lapping water and tree frogs in the distance. It was late, only the sounds of nature and darkness around. Mesmerized, I watched as stars started to streak across and fall from the sky. I saw so many, and some with clear trails of light behind them. My first urge was to jump up and yell to someone about how fantastic this was--and then along with the realization that no one was around, came the sublime realization that this was a gift from the Universe to me. I lay back and watched for an hour, till I got sleepy and had to wander in to my room. Jamaica skies are amazing at night, please remember to enjoy! I live in NYC so the light pollution is insane. Star? What is a star?