That Old Christmas Moon
I've lived in major cities most of my adult life, so sky viewing was
limited but still quite enjoyable. I remember just a few years ago
during the New York City Blackout of 2003, how amazing the sky looked
with a darkened skyline, sitting on the roof of my building that night
was a magical feeling and perhaps a once in a lifetime feeling. When I
had my cottage in Woodstock, I woke my friend at 4AM to come out on a
very cold November evening to watch the Leonid Meteor Shower, she was a
bit grumpy at first but once we got outside, we stood in awe as the sky
lit up in a literal shower of meteors. Finally as a child, looking into
the sky during Christmas Eve was a thrill as well. Wishing to get a
glimpse of Santa across the sky, or perhaps finding the Christmas Star
to guide the 3 Wisemen. The night sky was always a source of
wonderment, imagination and of course quite humbling. I came across a
story the other day about how
this Sunday December 23 our Full Moon will look to be relatively close to Mars (which will passed the closest to Earth this past Tuesday). For information on what you will see,where ever you live and when you will see it Please click here.
Download 08_that_old_christmas_moon.mp3 (Leon Redbone)
The Photo is from 2003 by Becky Ramotowski
so beautiful. thank you for reminding me about the moon, and for alerting me of this lunar moment.
the moon, and the ocean, they are both healing calm and inspiration.
Posted by: lucy | December 22, 2007 at 12:16 AM