Thursday, October 23, 2014

SkyWatch Friday - "The moon at night is big and bright . ."


A beautiful full moon at Wirrialpa Station



we were tempted to howl at it
but curbed our enthusiasm for fear 
of upsetting the farm dogs


no wonder primitive people were frightened
when they were robbed of the light of the full moon


even for us it was mildly eerie
watching the eclipse.

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17 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlOctober 23, 2014 at 7:58 AM

    very cool.

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  2. Sylvia KOctober 23, 2014 at 9:07 AM

    Fantastic!! And, yes, I'd want to howl at that moon, too!! Have a great weekend, Arija!!

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  3. LinetteOctober 23, 2014 at 9:21 AM

    Beautiful shots especially the top one; thanks for sharing my friend. =0)

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  4. JimOctober 23, 2014 at 3:21 PM

    Great sky

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  5. Joanne OlivieriOctober 23, 2014 at 6:08 PM

    Amazing shots and I love the commentary as well. Nicely done.

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  6. BarbOctober 23, 2014 at 7:39 PM

    You were at the perfect place to witness it. I'd have liked to hear that howl, Arija!

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  7. GaelynOctober 23, 2014 at 8:26 PM

    Seems the desire to howl comes from our Pleistocene souls. What a delightful night.

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  8. Sallie (FullTime-Life)October 23, 2014 at 10:25 PM

    An amazing cap for a perfect vacation. I'm in awe of your pictures and a tad envious that you saw the eclipse. I couldn't stay up ... It was around three a.m here. Thank you for sharing.

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  9. Jidhu JoseOctober 23, 2014 at 10:58 PM

    nice clicks

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  10. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"October 23, 2014 at 11:16 PM

    Great to see these things. Our farm dogs used to howl on moonlit nights without any human encouragement; in fact, despite a good deal of discouragement. Most astronomical wonders are usually hidden by clouds in this country.

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  11. AnonymousOctober 23, 2014 at 11:36 PM

    Wow - what a gorgeous sight!

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  12. Margaret Birding For PleasureOctober 23, 2014 at 11:41 PM

    Great shots. I was singing along to that song we stared the words of.

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  13. Hootin AnniOctober 24, 2014 at 5:45 AM

    Great moon images. And that first photo, I love the surroundings.

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  14. CarverOctober 24, 2014 at 7:29 AM

    Great captures of the moon.

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  15. ValerieOctober 24, 2014 at 8:33 AM

    Love the sense of tranquility in that first shot - the colours in the sky are so soft!

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  16. KarenOctober 24, 2014 at 5:45 PM

    Oh wow, I love that last capture!

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  17. Spare Parts and PicsOctober 24, 2014 at 6:37 PM

    Had to laugh at your comment about howling at the moon!! Very cool.

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