We celebrated my husband's birthday yesterday with a big dinner at a steakhouse, followed by chocolate cake and ice cream at home. Lying in a food coma on the couch afterward, I looked out the window and spied the moon. Naturally, I grabbed the camera and headed outside into the cool night air, my feet crunching through the grass still damp from the day's rain. Steadying my hands on the back fence, I took a few photos of the Virgo Full Moon:
I love how the trees and rooflines can frame my shots.
We have just a little digital Canon SureShot, but it takes great pics on infinity mode!
I have little stickers for my planner* that help me remember the moon phases. I try to go outside under each full moon. It reminds me to look up, breathe, listen, get a global perspective.
Last night was perfect; cool and clear, when the bugs aren't attacking and the air is easy to breathe. Moongazing is one of my favorite things to do.
*I found my stickers here, on Etsy.
Wow, those shots are incredible. Lovely how you use the moon to help provide perspective in life. "...look up, breathe, get a global perspective." Sage words. Sometimes we get so caught up in our microscopic view of the world, we miss nature's wonders- like the moon! Thanks for this!
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Thanks, Lanny! I'm just glad I looked out the window; had forgotten about it in the midst of our birthday celebration. My full moon routine certainly helps me snap out of the mundane.
DeleteIn the 90s, there was a teacher book called "Moon Journals: Writing, Art, and Inquiry Through Focused Nature Study" by Joni Chancer and Gina Rester-Zodrow. I always wanted to do it, but the sky in the Pacific NW is so overcast most of the year, I never did.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a lovely professional book, Adrienne; I will have to hunt it down! Sorry your moongazing is not as consistent as it can be here in central TX.
DeleteYour pictures are beautiful. I too love looking at the moon especially when it is full. My iphone doesn't take such great pix of the moon - may have to look into the sure shot!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Christine! It's nice to get out now, when the weather hasn't turned too muggy--or too buggy.
DeleteThat moon last night was breathtaking. "OMG! Dewayne, come check out this moon!" Your captures were perfect. May we never tire of the beauty & wonder of life😘
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine you will ever tire of the wonder of life, Ms. JoAnn!
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