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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Super Moon in March


We catch our first glimpse of the so-called Supermoon after dinner and head home to the deck to do some moon bathing and hanging out. It is a balmy, wonderful night for a moon dance and a couple of drinks. I take my first moon shot at 7:17 p.m. on Friday, March 18.

Supermoon casting super moonshadows around 8 p.m. as our resident skunk, raccoon and muskrat listen to Pink Floyd and forage for food.


Yes, via CD. How old school. But how many of us also have this concept album as a cassette—or even vinyl? We reminisce about the fabulous concert we saw in November at the Meadowlands and look forward to seeing Roger Waters The Wall Live in Europe this summer. So that, my friends, is why we didn't spin the more obvious Pink Floyd choice, Dark Side of the Moon (which we saw three times in concert during 2006-07).

And then the clouds come in at 9:29 p.m., just as The Wall ends... But our night on the deck continues. This is exactly why we did the renovation in exactly the way we did.



I share some of the better Supermoon shots via Facebook and see what my Twitter timeline has so say about the event. Neil deGrasse Tyson (Director of the Hayden Planetarium and a Research Associate in the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History) tries to set the record straight: "Full moon Sat. nite. Rare? Once per month. Moon closer to Earth. Rare? Once per month. Both together? Once every 2 or 3 years... Last time was December 2008." So, not 1993... The truth doesn't reduce the beauty of the still-super-to-me Supmermoon.


I take a Supermoon photograph at 2:40 a.m., enjoying the reflection off the metal roof over the screen porch, and then get back into bed.


Supermoon Part Deux — moon rising over the lake. But brrrrr cold tonight (40 degrees F and falling), so we enjoy the event from the couch.


Bright and beautiful, the moon at 8:08 p.m.


Indulging in ongoing moon watching at 8:59 p.m., I quickly run out on the deck to snap a quick shot of the Supermoon...


...and even more quickly run back into the house to warm myself by the fire as Matt enjoys March Madness. (For me, my husband explains while crumpling up a mysterious bracketology-based piece of paper and tossing it into the blaze, this was a bracket-busting game.)


As with its Friday night predecessor, Supermoon II: The Lovenator is a social media event, as Facebook friends again post and comment on each other's photos.

High in the sky at 11:25 p.m., the moon fills our bedroom with light and draws me momentarily out on the deck.


Still 99 percent visible, the almost-full moon at 2:38 a.m. on Sunday, March 20, completes its trip across the lake and heads for the hills.


Shakira's She Wolf fills my mind: "Nocturnal creatures/Aren't so prudent/The Moon's my teacher/I'm her student."


"Enough lunacy," my shivering skin says, admonishing me for covering it with nothing more than a (super sexy [not!]) flannel nightgown.

As signs of spring, swans glide across the lake on March 20 at 5:36 p.m., the Spring Equinox less than two hours away.


A spring storm dumps more than seven inches of snow on us during Wednesday, March 23, as seen here at 10:48 a.m. as I work (diligently) from home. My "glass half full" side says, "pretty." My glass overflowing with winter weather side says, "enough already!"


What a difference a week makes: Saturday, March 26 at 4:09 a.m. the moon—reflecting off the grill and lake—is in its last quarter (per Moon Calendar site) and the temperature is below freezing.

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2 Comments:

  • Breathtaking views! Thank you so much for posting!
    Tell Matt there are many tears flowing here in C-bus after our loss to KY.

    By Blogger Shannon, at 1:08 PM  

  • Beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing

    By Anonymous Alison Davis, at 1:59 PM  

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