Thursday, August 22, 2013

Blue Moon You Are My Sunshine

I almost missed the Blue Moon.  It was beautiful!

Blue Moon

Lots of transitions here one mile south of us. Ditch, harvested wheat field, standing wheat, medium pines and taller pines.

Blue Moon  You saw me standing alone without a love of my own…hows that for an ear worm…especially the group that had that base singer…The Marcels back in 1961..a fun song. 

 

Genes Hand

I asked Far Guy to get out of the car when we went for our evening drive.  “You are my sunshine…my only sunshine.”  Gotta love a guy that will stand in the middle of the road for ya!

IMG_1539

A happy dog in his usual traveling down a dirt road mode:)

Blog Signature

Posted by at
Labels: , ,

25 comments:

  1. Primitive StarsAugust 22, 2013 at 6:41 AM

    Morning, beautiful moon, love that picture....Blessings Francine.

    ReplyDelete
  2. linda mAugust 22, 2013 at 7:05 AM

    Missed the moon last night. You sure took a beautiful picture of it. Chance looks happy.

    ReplyDelete
  3. DJanAugust 22, 2013 at 7:26 AM

    Wow! You captured it all right. I saw the moon rise and set two nights ago, it was definitely a beautiful one! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Jackie McGuinnessAugust 22, 2013 at 8:16 AM

    Saw it driving home but didn't realize it was a blue moon!

    ReplyDelete
  5. thecrazysheepladyAugust 22, 2013 at 8:33 AM

    Sweet. Didn't know this was the blue moon. Enjoyed it regardless :-).

    ReplyDelete
  6. Intense GuyAugust 22, 2013 at 8:38 AM

    Shine on Harvest Moon!!

    :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. Country Gal August 22, 2013 at 8:46 AM

    Wonderful post and photos ! I t was cloudy here last night and couldn't see the blue moon . I will be hoping for a few photos of the Harvest moon in September . Thanks for sharing ! Have a good day !

    ReplyDelete
  8. ShirleyAugust 22, 2013 at 9:02 AM

    I'm curious as to why you call it the blue moon. I thought a blue moon was when there are two full moons within a calendar month. Great picture of the handful of sunshine.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Far Side of FiftyAugust 22, 2013 at 9:14 AM

      A Blue Moon falls on the night of August 20-21, 2013. It’s a Blue Moon by the seasonal definition, that is, the third of four full moons to take place in a season, in this case between the June 2013 solstice and September equinox:)

      Delete
    2. ShirleyAugust 23, 2013 at 8:51 AM

      I see- thanks for the explanation!

      Delete
  9. AnonymousAugust 22, 2013 at 9:38 AM

    Wow wow wow - your photos are stunning!

    ReplyDelete
  10. RykerAugust 22, 2013 at 11:35 AM

    All terrific photos...thank you for sharing!!!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Leilani Schuck WeatheringtonAugust 22, 2013 at 1:28 PM

    Yes indeed the moon was gorgeous, and your pictures are beautiful. I saw it this morning at about 6 am when I took the Mollynater outside for her morning squirt. It was so bright, made me think about how we are supposed to reflect the light of God in our lives

    ReplyDelete
  12. Nancy/BLissed-Out GrandmaAugust 22, 2013 at 2:18 PM

    Lovely picture of the moon. I never knew that definition of blue moon. We've been admiring it during St. Paul Saints baseball games.

    ReplyDelete
  13. KarenAugust 22, 2013 at 2:37 PM

    Three great photos! The moon was enormous when it came up last night.

    ReplyDelete
  14. RedAugust 22, 2013 at 5:31 PM

    You've named a couple of popular tunes about the moon and blue moon. There could be lots more tunes with moon in them.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Jacqi StevensAugust 22, 2013 at 5:38 PM

    It was courtesy of my husband that I was treated to a rendition of the definitions of a blue moon, courtesy of Wikipedia and some place else that I forgot...apparently, it is only officially a full moon for a matter of a few hours. By the time he read that to me, the moment was over.

    You've captured it quite capably for me, however, so I can't exactly say I've missed it. And, truth be told, I did get a stale take of it outdoors, myself, a little later....

    Your photo of the sunset is magnificent! And, of course, Chance is always charming in travel mode.

    ReplyDelete
  16. DreamingAugust 22, 2013 at 7:25 PM

    Pretty pictures - great 'celebrations' of our world... and a wonderful dog!

    ReplyDelete
  17. LindaGAugust 22, 2013 at 9:24 PM

    Great photos! I saw that moon and didn't even realize it was a blue one.
    Have a great Friday!

    ReplyDelete
  18. WebsterAugust 23, 2013 at 3:20 AM

    You have taught me something! I had no idea that there were two types of blue moons; and I love me a full moon - lol.

    And don't let anyone tell you that blogging is just a waste of time.

    ReplyDelete
  19. AnonymousAugust 23, 2013 at 6:41 AM

    Your photos are gorgeous. I just wrote about "You are my Sunshine" and how it connects my mom to her grandkids. :)

    ReplyDelete
  20. RitaAugust 23, 2013 at 12:01 PM

    Two ear worms! LOLOL!
    I missed the blue moon. ;)

    ReplyDelete
  21. Terry and LindaAugust 23, 2013 at 12:16 PM

    Great shots!!!

    WE LOVE DIRT ROADS ALSO!!

    Of course we have LOTS of dirt roads!

    Fuzzy and Boomer

    Linda
    http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
    http://deltacountyhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com

    ReplyDelete
  22. L. D. August 24, 2013 at 4:49 PM

    I noticed the past few nights that the back yard was lighted enough that I didn't need to turn on the light for the dogs. It is a pretty night even if it is muggy and warm.

    ReplyDelete
  23. NancyAugust 25, 2013 at 2:31 PM

    Wonderful photos - I never think of taking photos of the moon. Your photo captured it well.

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate your comments! If you have a question I will try to answer it here. I no longer accept anonymous comments. All comments will be approved before posting...due to spammers...may the fleas of a thousand camels infest every hair on his body. Connie

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)