There has been much talk in recent weeks about Monday night’s major lunar event – the fact of the moon being ‘super’, ie the closest it gets to the earth.
I love this kind of thing. It reminds us, if we needed a prompt, of the beauty of nature; that the universe is bigger than us and all our problems. So I was really looking forward to seeing the moon.
A few days beforehand, the view out of our back window looked like this. Not the best ever photo, but you get the idea:
Fabulous, I thought – it’s going to be even better with the super-moon.
But, alas, it was not to be. A thick blanket of cloud over Edinburgh on Monday night meant that not even the super-est of moons could shine through.
Oh well, I thought, I will just have to wait until this phenomenon occurs again – only another 18 years to wait until 2034!
Meanwhile, I contented myself with looking at the beautiful moon photos circulating around – check out this National Geographic summary for example. And it so happens that my Mum bought me this great postcard when she last visited – I love the design aspect of it, and it means I can have a moon-fix whenever I like.
But then, something really unexpected happened – we found that we could see the moon in all its glory the following morning from our front windows!
This is a rather grainy shot, but shows the landscape in full:
And this magnificent picture was taken by Hub at the same time as mine above. You wouldn’t know it!! Hub under-exposed the shot to get the detail of the moon’s surface – stunning. I am now a happy moon-bunny! 🙂
LEAPING LIFE 
Super that Super moon. We had a totally grey sky and couldn’t see a thing…. 😦 so thanks for those pictures Liz.
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My pleasure, Ute!!
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Ah, welcome to my world – Vancouver was cloudy, but there was a small opening for some lucky shutterbugs!!! Knowing there was a super moon behind the clouds was magical. Love your photos – two perspectives.
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I love the idea of shutterbugs!! Xxx
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“the universe is bigger than us and all our problems”
So well said. We had the visible moon for two nights now and I couldn’t see the difference, but I loved it too, just like you! Who care if you can see a difference, the moon is super!
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Perfectly put, Cindy – cheers to you & yours 😀💕
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We were cloudy too though I managed to see it this morning, just a bit late! You have a clever husband; what an excellent photo!
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Hub says thanks v much, Clare! 🙂
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My pleasure! 🙂
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It was beautiful here–I’m sorry you couldn’t see much of it. I tried to take photos but they really didn’t turn out, so I’m enjoying all the amazing ones real photographers took. Your husband did a great job!
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Thanks Kerry – and Hub says thanks too! 🙂
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I love the moon too but we had some cloud cover like you. Still got a few peeks though. Last full moon was also big (as will December’s be if I’ve understood correctly – just not as big as this one). And I was rewarded in October by the amazing sight of the moon setting behind the hill near us when I got up. I took pictures but they simply didn’t do it justice. There’s always something magical about gazing at the moon ….
(Great photo from your hub!)
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I’m not sure what it is, but spotting the moon always seems to bring a sense of joy and peace. Very difficult to get decent photos – I am always trying, but am happy to let Hub do the heavy lifting 🙂 He says thanks for the compliment, by the way x
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