Somewhere out There

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Earlier tonight, the moon was in a Waxing Gibbous phase. That means more than 50% of it is illuminated, and almost, but not quite a Full Moon. In fact, in less than an hour, it will migrate over to the full moon status.

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I'm fascinated by the moon. It was the first attempt with this lens and the first rookie mistake was a long lens and no tripod. The moon influences so much of what we know as life on earth. Our oceans, weather, and the hours in our days - the moon's influence! If there was no moon, tides would fall, nights would be darker, seasons would change, and the length of our days would alter. I pulled some of this off Google.

Special Moon Events in 2021

Super Full Moon: Apr 26
Micro New Moon: May 11
Super Full Moon: May 26
Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Washington DC on May 26
Blue Moon: Aug 22 (third Full Moon in a season with four Full Moons)
Super New Moon: Nov 4
Micro Full Moon: Nov 19
Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Washington DC on Nov 19
Super New Moon: Dec 4
Micro Full Moon: Dec 18
No Black Moon in Washington DC in 2021 (third New Moon in a season with four New Moons) source

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It was super huge. Next month at this time will be the largest of the year. Given the distance from earth, I am not sure anyone will be able to tell which is bigger. Apologies for the blur in the pictures.

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Somewhere, out there...

On another note, unrelated to the moon, the Mama Mallard that wandered in our yard to build a nest, far and away from the maddening crowd at the pond, has been incubating those eggs for over two weeks' time. I am excited to see twelve little ducklings wandering about. That is it for the update. I'll keep you informed of our progress.

Beauty is so fleeting...Every eye can see a beautiful face but very few can make out a beautiful mind.

Some of my loveliest memories surround the blooming of flowers, making me feel like I was touched by an angel -and their soft whispers, out of the gentle stillness tenderly caresses my heart. The sweetest dreams come from days like this. Heavenly. May there always be a flower to color your world. #alwaysaflower

All I have are my words, armed in my mind, written in pen, stand by stand. Oh, yes. Still by hand. It has a different feel. Altered not by keys, backspace, and delete, I write, erase, tear it to pieces and start all over again. And again.

It’s my way. I walk out to the deep end of the page and dive right in.

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