“May peace and love from the moon above flow through your heart on the wings of a dove.”
~ Grandma Penny Halliwell, Charmed
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Zen-Den and I went out last night chasing the moon.
We drove around the area hoping to find a spot where I could photograph the super-duper supermoon juxtaposed against something on earth.
I thought it’d be cool to have a bit of perspective to show how huge the moon appeared to be to us human beings below.
We had no such luck finding a spot like that here in suburbia. However, I did get this “Hey! Look up at the moon in the sky, isn’t it big?” photo.
Which seems like a pretty darned nice reward for our efforts.
I missed it in our area, too many clouds last night 😦 I’ll have to enjoy it through photographs.
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w1nt3l, for once one of these amazing astronomical phenomenon happened on a clear night here. Usually we have clouds when the universe puts on a magical show. Sorry you missed it.
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My husband is the photo junkie. If it’s not a cat, I probably won’t make the effort. However, even he forgot about it. Technically we would have the same problem you do. From our yard too many trees obscure a complete shot although a good photographer may be able to do something tricky. Love your picture but the sounds of Dean Martin singing “when the moon hits your eyes….” keep playing in the background.
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Kate, that’s a perfect song for this photo! I wanted to get some sort of church or bridge or grove of trees in front of the moon, but it was not to be. So we sat in a church parking lot and I took a plain old moon photo.
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I was at work under the super fluorescent lights of Mecca. I don’t think there was much of a chance of me turning into a werewolf…. maybe a zombie…
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evilsquirrel13, yes, I’d be concerned about Mecca turning me into a zombie, too. Perhaps werewolf would be a refreshing change of pace! 😉
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We enjoyed the Super Moon the night before . . . on the beach!
La Bella Luna!
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Oh nancy, that sounds like so much fun. Good for you!
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And I quite like the shot you captured after chasing the moon with Zen Den.
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Why thank you!
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I didn’t go chasing it. Between a smoky sky and lots of trees I din’t get a very good look.
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bobcabkings, usually are weather is dreary whenever there’s a chance for one of these giant moons. But this time, I saw it. Not in the way I wanted, but I saw it. 😉
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I did gaze upon it many times, but I’ve given up trying to photograph the moon. It just makes me sad. Gazing makes me happy 🙂
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joey, well then, if it makes you sad, I’m glad that you didn’t try to photograph it. Besides, gazing at the moon is its own kind of wonderful.
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It is 🙂
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I love your moon picture. I can’t ever get mine to come out with that orange glow. I have taken a picture of the full moon every month this year. It’s one of those things I told myself (and those few people who read my blog) that I was going to do…that and a monthly selfie. Anyway, this month I listened to my husband who told me the full moon was on Sunday, so that’s the picture I got. Last night I was selling at a craft fair and when we were done, although it was 10 PM, I was so excited about the $31 I made, I forgot to look at the true full moon. We live near the airport and I always try to catch my picture with a plane flying by but so far no luck. I have gotten a few cloud covered moons that are kinda cool. One more to go, maybe I’ll get my plane picture yet.
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Janet, well with a windfall like $31 burning a hole in your purse I can totally understand how you forgot to take a pic of the moon. Who wouldn’t? I do hope that someday you’ll be able to get a moon photo with a plane in it. That’d be cool.
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Lol don’t tell my husband but the $31 was already spent earlier in the day when I ordered $80 worth of new scrapbooking supplies 🙂 — business expenses!
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LOL! You crack me up. Your secret is safe with me.
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We went outside and looked at it, but, sadly, from here it looked pretty much normal.
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ParentingIsFunny, well that’s a bummer. So sorry.
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I have seen really cool moons in the past, so I don’t really feel cheated. The best was in college. It was a harvest moon. I had never heard of nor seen such a thing in my life. I will never ever forget it. I thought I had strayed into a sci-fi flick.
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Around here harvest moons are the norm. Big. Orange. Glow-y. But if you’d never seen one before, I can imagine your reaction. Too funny.
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How cool for you. Where are you?
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Ohio. And you?
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Ha! That’s where I went to college! I’m in SoCal now.
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Well then, you know we do harvest moons very well around here! 🙂
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Oddly, I grew up in Ohio, but I didn’t see one until college. What’s up with that?!
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Maybe you were too busy being a kid and a teenager to notice!
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Possible. My college was in a smoggy town. I’ll bet the air pollution amplified it a bit. We’d get the most beautiful, colorful sunsets thanks to that air pollution. 🙂
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She was a magnificent sight – which I captured on photo. Yours is great in at least 2 senses of the word … 🙂
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Laughing here Susan. Thanks. ‘Tis good to know that the moon shines all around the globe.
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Very cool moon picture. Your camera takes excellent photos! I saw the beautiful sight on my way to band practice last night. Isn’t it amazing how big it seemed? And how lucky are we to be able to witness such beauty?
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Thanks Beth. I tried to get a more artsy pic, but too much light, too many obstacles. Still it was a fun adventure for a Monday night.
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No moon chasing for us – though we were flying, so maybe that counts?
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Sarah, I think that definitely counts. You were a more elevated moon chaser than we were. 😉
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If only it had seemed bigger from up there than on the ground – but it didn’t.
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Bummer.
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Too cloudy here to worry about, which in a strange way, took the pressure off. I would have liked to see it, but since I couldn’t, I went out to a great movie and then to dinner. 🙂
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Margaret, usually it’s too cloudy here when something spectacular happens in the sky, but this one time I got to see what was going on. However, in lieu of seeing the moon what you did sounds charming, too.
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