I stood outside on the balcony... and couldn't see but the brightest stars. And realized that we live in a place with almost no light pollution. So... instead... I watched the giant horseshoe pattern of one aircraft after another doing a big loop to reach their final glide path into SeaTac airport; ships in the harbor, coming and going.

We live in an established (50+ years) neighborhood at the outskirts of our town. We know what's there, and there will be no more building... the houses sit on 1/2 acre lots or larger and there are mature trees. And it works. Will we move elsewhere? Possibly, but not likely...