Moon and More

My walk after supper yielded a few photos of the moon. 

March 25 Waxing Gibbous 

My baby brother was born many moons ago...I think he should be my older brother any year now.   He is 67 today.   He bumped me out of the most favorite only child position in 1954.   Happy Birthday baby brother!

Yesterday Adventure Grocery Day was not much of an adventure...they were short of Lime Outshine Bars.  Everything else was as ordered....they even put the yogurt in its own bag after several were punctured during last weeks delivery. 

We received word that one of our Grands tested positive for Covid eight days after getting the first vaccination, was very ill for a day and is feeling better now.  

Anything is possible...stay safe out there! 

Far Side

Hunter Moon

Last night as the sun went down the moon came up.  The Hunter Moon.

We waited and waited…Chance kept sighing.  It seemed to take forever.

Finally it was full in the sky. 

We made Flat Bread and Andy’s Chili yesterday, cross something off our list.  Chili will go into individual servings to be frozen for nights when we don’t want to cook (That would be most nights lately.)

I napped most of the afternoon, I am still feeling partly rotten…my body is still at war with itself.

Moon

Well our Supermoon was obscured by clouds.

We went by Steve and Jos to wait out the clouds.

By that time it was dark and more clouds moved in so we went home.

Back at home I sat outside and finally got a shot or two during the eclipse.

Not perfect photos but it was fun to try. It was very quiet out, the crickets were making their nightly noises and Bailey barked at me a few times.  I could hear people talking down at the lake. I saw a few shooting stars….and it sure was dark out there during totality.  It was a beautiful night to be outside…no bugs and about 65 F or 18 C eh!

The Moon

Wednesday morning I woke up as usual about 4 AM to go potty.  I looked out the window to see if I could see the moon…there it was with no clouds. Yeah me!!  I can take photos from the yard, I don’t even have to go away from all our trees.

I very quietly tried to extricate my tripod out of the closet…Far Guy said “Are you going out?” “ Well yes!”  “Wanna go?”  “Not really.”

I told Chance to give me a minute to chase small smelly creatures from the yard just incase any were traveling through.  I go out and bark and make lots of noise.  I let Chance out to do his thing and when his mission is complete I make him go back inside.  I didn’t need a skunk encounter to interrupt my photo session.

I watch as the moon is slowly covered.  A small plane is flying around…it is distracting.  I can hear a couple of cars out on the highway.  It is very quiet and the wind is not blowing!  Soon the door to the house opens and out come Chance and Far Guy…it seems Chance was crying…pathetically.  Chance ran over smelled the tripod greeted me and was ready to go back inside. Far Guy looked up and said “Well that’s cool, I just brought your dog out because he was upset.” It was 22 degrees F or –5 C eh. A tad chilly. I tried lots of different settings on my camera.

The stars were beautiful the air was crisp and clear.  If it had been a bit warmer I would have stayed out longer…next time I need a lawn chair and a warm quilt.

My best shot of the blood moon….during the total eclipse.  I got some stars too…or planets…bright objects.

It was fun to see, the next lunar events will take place in April and September of 2015.

My toes were cold, it might be time to get out my winter boots.  I made some hot chocolate and warmed up the corn bag so I would get all cozy warm and go back to sleep.

Did you see the lunar eclipse?  Have you tried to take photos of it? 

Super Harvest Moon

Last night we headed out on the prairie to watch and wait for the moon to rise.

You could barely see it and then all of a sudden it was there.

It was a beautiful evening…except we finally got enough rain for some wayward skeeters to hatch.

We stopped by Steve and Jo’s to wait for the moon to come over the trees at their place. Odda and Putz were happy to see Chance.

By the time the moon came over the trees it was dark and the moon was smaller…but still pretty. 

Did you see the moon last night?

Snow flurries and a Full Moon

Yes, we had snow flurries several times yesterday.  It didn’t stay on the ground but the white crap was in the air.  It was cold and the wind  blew and blew…it was just bitter outside.

After dark I wandered out in the yard looking at the full moon.  The camera settings should be good if I am still awake for the blood moon that is supposed to appear in the middle of the night.

Hopefully I will get a photo to show you what the Blood Moon looked like here in Minnesnowda.

If not here is the snow headed our way. What looks like fog or smoke in the air is snow. 

I thought about putting my parka away.  I did manage to put my good snow boots away…no use in getting them all muddy/wet…I have an old pair with a patched toe to wear for everyday and of course my old standby crocs with socks!  Someday when that look goes down the Paris Runway I will be in fashion.

Saw Lorri (a friend) yesterday she was rushing the season with capris and flip flops.  I am always amazed at the women who can walk and sometimes even run in flip flops.  I am certain if I tried that I would end up in the home with something broken.

My best shot of the Blood Moon.  What a night…froze my butt off and fingers too.  There were some high clouds that flitted in and out, forgot my flashlight at the house, came in to warm up twice.  It was interesting to watch…I was outside from 2:30 to 4AM.  This was taken closer to 4AM as it was starting to go back to normal.  I am off to sleep now…good thing I have another chance in the fall for a better photograph.